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Using fonts with TeX was once a Jedi fight, before (2013 / 2015 ?) and LuaTeX development. | Using fonts with TeX was once a Jedi fight, before (2013 / 2015 ?) and LuaTeX development. | ||
| − | = Nowadays, Fonts are a | + | = Nowadays, Fonts are a pleasure = |
You will find here the preliminary steps before actually playing with the fonts in your input file. | 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 | + | At the end, with one or two commands, you will make your document enable to use any fonts available on your computer. |
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| − | === [[Use_fonts_provided_with_ConTeXt|#1 Use fonts provided with ConTeXt]] === | + | === [[Use_fonts_provided_with_ConTeXt|#1. Use fonts provided with ConTeXt]] === |
| − | How to use the [[ConTeXt distribution's Fonts|21 provided fonts]]. | + | * How to use the [[ConTeXt distribution's Fonts|21 provided fonts]]. |
| + | * These are the basics you may want to start with, in 2 or 3 steps, less than 3 minutes. | ||
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| − | === [[Use_the_fonts_you_want|#2 Use the fonts you want]] === | + | === [[Use_the_fonts_you_want|#2. Use the fonts you want]] === |
| − | + | * Cover two cases: | |
| + | ** Quick "one shot": < 5 minutes. | ||
| + | ** A more comprehensive approach: ~10 minutes. | ||
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| − | The actual use of fonts within your document | + | The actual use of fonts within your document is detailed in [[Font_Switching]]: |
* how to define font size, | * how to define font size, | ||
* how to use alternative styles like regular / bold / italic / small caps | * how to use alternative styles like regular / bold / italic / small caps | ||
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= Advanced stuff = | = Advanced stuff = | ||
| − | + | == The Manuals == | |
| − | + | * [http://www.pragma-ade.com/general/manuals/fonts-mkiv.pdf 2016 Fonts manual, all the details] for advanced users | |
| + | * [http://context.aanhet.net/svn/contextman/context-reference/en/co-fonts.pdf the 2013 font chapter] as a separate document | ||
| + | * [http://pmrb.free.fr/contextref.pdf#[145,{%22name%22:%22Fit%22}] 2013 reference manual] never officially released, with the 2013 font chapter | ||
| + | * [http://www.pragma-ade.com/general/manuals/cont-enp.pdf#[106,{%22name%22:%22Fit%22}] 2001 reference manual] ('''!!! WARNING !!!''' TO KEEP OR NOT TO KEEP) | ||
| − | + | == A little beyond the basics == | |
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* [[Fontsize|What defines the size in a font?]] (2019) | * [[Fontsize|What defines the size in a font?]] (2019) | ||
* [[Optical Size]] ('''!!! WARNING !!!''' 2010 = TO KEEP OR NOT ?) | * [[Optical Size]] ('''!!! WARNING !!!''' 2010 = TO KEEP OR NOT ?) | ||
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| + | ;Practical application TO BE WRITTEN (==> reference to manuals pages ? to articles, to existing pages ?) | ||
| + | :*How to work with fonts which include: | ||
| + | :** different weights (light, extra-light, dark, extra-bold) | ||
| + | :** different widths (condensed, expanded) | ||
| + | :** different style (inline, shadowed, outline) | ||
| + | :* and explain the whole vocabulary | ||
| + | :** a font | ||
| + | :** a style switch | ||
| + | :** a fontfamily | ||
| + | :** a typeface | ||
| + | :** a typescript | ||
| + | :** a typescriptcollection | ||
== Deep dive into typescripts == | == Deep dive into typescripts == | ||
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* Small caps | * Small caps | ||
| + | ** [[Pseudo Small Caps]] by Vit Zyka (2011) | ||
* [[Ligatures]] (2017) | * [[Ligatures]] (2017) | ||
| − | * | + | * [[Protrusion]] (also known as hanging or font handling) is a more subtle typographic effect (2012 need update). |
* old style numbers | * old style numbers | ||
* Kerning | * Kerning | ||
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* {{cmd|definefontfamily}} | * {{cmd|definefontfamily}} | ||
* {{cmd|definedfont}} | * {{cmd|definedfont}} | ||
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Revision as of 20:53, 2 June 2020
Using fonts with TeX was once a Jedi fight, before (2013 / 2015 ?) and LuaTeX development.
Nowadays, Fonts are a pleasure
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 available on your computer.
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#1. Use fonts provided with ConTeXt
- How to use the 21 provided fonts.
- These are the basics you may want to start with, in 2 or 3 steps, less than 3 minutes.
-
#2. Use the fonts you want
- Cover two cases:
- Quick "one shot": < 5 minutes.
- A more comprehensive approach: ~10 minutes.
- Cover two cases:
The actual use of fonts within your document is detailed 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
The Manuals
- 2016 Fonts manual, all the details for advanced users
- the 2013 font chapter as a separate document
- 2013 reference manual never officially released, with the 2013 font chapter
- 2001 reference manual (!!! WARNING !!! TO KEEP OR NOT TO KEEP)
A little beyond the basics
- What defines the size in a font? (2019)
- Optical Size (!!! WARNING !!! 2010 = TO KEEP OR NOT ?)
- Practical application TO BE WRITTEN (==> reference to manuals pages ? to articles, to existing pages ?)
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- How to work with fonts which include:
- different weights (light, extra-light, dark, extra-bold)
- different widths (condensed, expanded)
- different style (inline, shadowed, outline)
- and explain the whole vocabulary
- a font
- a style switch
- a fontfamily
- a typeface
- a typescript
- a typescriptcollection
- How to work with fonts which include:
Deep dive into typescripts
- 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)
- Using Font Fallbacks (and perhaps a different page for Fallbacks for math fonts)
- Creating virtual math fonts from type 1 fonts (still needed?)
Activate fonts features
- Small caps
- Pseudo Small Caps by Vit Zyka (2011)
- Ligatures (2017)
- Protrusion (also known as hanging or font handling) is a more subtle typographic effect (2012 need update).
- 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.
