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** old style numbers
 
** old style numbers
 
** Kerning
 
** Kerning
** [[Fontsize|What defines the size in a font?]] (2019)
 
** [[Optical Size]] ('''!!! WARNING !!!''' 2010 = TO KEEP OR NOT TO KEEP)
 
 
** [https://source.contextgarden.net/?search=s-fonts- the source browser] for s-fonts- files, that a user can run (to get an example) or use as module for own fonts  
 
** [https://source.contextgarden.net/?search=s-fonts- the source browser] for s-fonts- files, that a user can run (to get an example) or use as module for own fonts  
 
** Lua Font Goodies with examples.
 
** Lua Font Goodies with examples.

Revision as of 20:23, 1 June 2020


Using fonts with TeX was once a Jedi fight, before (2013 / 2015 ?) and LuaTeX development.

Nowadays, Fonts are a piece of cake

You will find here the preliminary steps before actually playing with the fonts in your input file. At the end, with one or two commands, you will make your document enable to use any fonts of available on your computer.


The actual use of fonts within your document are details in Font_Switching:

  • how to define font size,
  • how to use alternative styles like regular / bold / italic / small caps
  • how to switch between serif, sans serif, monospaced, or to another fonts with \switchtobodyfont
  • how to underline, strike...

Advanced stuff

  • Vocabulary, What is the scope of ==> reference to manuals pages ?
    • a font
    • a style
    • a fontfamily
    • a typeface
    • a typescript
    • a typescriptcollection
  • How to work with fonts which include:
    • different weights (light, extra-light, dark, extra-bold)
    • different widths (condensed, expanded)
    • different style (inline, shadowed, outline)
  • Obviously, fonts features:
    • Small caps
    • Ligatures (2017)
    • protrusion
    • old style numbers
    • Kerning
    • the source browser for s-fonts- files, that a user can run (to get an example) or use as module for own fonts
    • Lua Font Goodies with examples.
  • Creating virtual math fonts from type 1 fonts (still needed?)