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= Nowadays, Fonts are a piece of cake =  
 
= Nowadays, Fonts are a piece of cake =  
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You will find here material to be able to use all the fonts you want with ConTeXt.
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Some important details are details in other pages:
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- how to use different alternative styles of a given font, like regular / bold / italic, see the [[Font_Switching]] in the [[Basics]].
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= Advanced stuff =
 
= Advanced stuff =
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* Deep dive into typescripts
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** What is and how far can be extended
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*** a font
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*** a fontfamily
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*** a typeface
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*** a typescript
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*** a typescriptcollection
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** How to work with fonts with
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*** different weights (light, extra-light, dark, extra-bold)
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*** different widths (condensed, expanded)
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*** different style (inline, shadowed, outline)
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** [https://source.contextgarden.net/?search=type-imp- the source browser] for type-imp- files.
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** [[Alegreya Typescript]]: a quite complete example (2019), MkIV for the Alegreya fonts by Huerta Tipográfica / Juan Pablo del Peral, downloadable from [https://fonts.google.com/?query=Alegreya Google Fonts].
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** [[Fraktur_fonts|Summary of experiences of three Fraktur]] (2019)
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** [[Typescripts_examples]] (Cf Thomas Hala)
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** Vocabulary : fontname, fontfamily, typeface, typescript, fonts, styles...
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** What is a typescriptcollection
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* Obviously, fonts features:  
 
* Obviously, fonts features:  
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** [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  
  
* Deep dive into typescripts
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** [https://source.contextgarden.net/?search=type-imp- the source browser] for type-imp- files.
 
** [[Alegreya Typescript]]: a quite complete example (2019), MkIV for the Alegreya fonts by Huerta Tipográfica / Juan Pablo del Peral, downloadable from [https://fonts.google.com/?query=Alegreya Google Fonts].
 
** [[Fraktur_fonts|Summary of experiences of three Fraktur]] (2019)
 
** [[Typescripts_examples]] (Cf Thomas Hala)
 
** Vocabulary : fontname, fontfamily, typeface, typescript, fonts, styles...
 
** What is a typescriptcollection
 
  
 
* Font chapter of the reference manual
 
* Font chapter of the reference manual

Revision as of 19:56, 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 material to be able to use all the fonts you want with ConTeXt.

Some important details are details in other pages: - how to use different alternative styles of a given font, like regular / bold / italic, see the Font_Switching in the Basics.


Advanced stuff

  • Deep dive into typescripts
    • What is and how far can be extended
      • a font
      • a fontfamily
      • a typeface
      • a typescript
      • a typescriptcollection
    • How to work with fonts with
      • different weights (light, extra-light, dark, extra-bold)
      • different widths (condensed, expanded)
      • different style (inline, shadowed, outline)
    • the source browser for type-imp- files.
    • Alegreya Typescript: a quite complete example (2019), MkIV for the Alegreya fonts by Huerta Tipográfica / Juan Pablo del Peral, downloadable from Google Fonts.
    • Summary of experiences of three Fraktur (2019)
    • Typescripts_examples (Cf Thomas Hala)
    • Vocabulary : fontname, fontfamily, typeface, typescript, fonts, styles...
    • What is a typescriptcollection