For the time being I simplified my design and removed the use of Zapf
Chancery, and there is no problem.
Johan
2007/2/1, Hans Hagen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> Johan Sandblom wrote:
> > It took a lot of searching for a minimal case, apparently there are
> > many levels of interaction here. The file below has blanks for fi fl
> > ff when compiled with pdftex-1.40.1 but not with pdftex-1.30.5. Do you
> > need some parts of my tex/font setup as well?
> >
> > Johan
> >
> > \usetypescriptfile[type-sil-gentium]
> > \usetypescript[my][sil-gentium]
> > \setupbodyfont[sil-gentium, 10pt]
> >
> > \definetypeface
> > [chance]
> > [cg]
> > [calligraphy]
> > [chancery]
> > [default]
> > [encoding=texnansi]
> >
> > \def\ChCmd#1#2{%
> > \switchtobodyfont[14pt]
> > \setupinterlinespace[small]
> > \framed[width=15cm, align=normal, frame=off]
> > {\framed[frame=off, align=middle, offset=2mm,
> > width=.8\textwidth]{#2}
> > \hfilll\switchtobodyfont[chance,30pt]
> > \framed[background=color, backgroundcolor=black, width=3cm,
> > align=right]{\white\bf#1}}}
> >
> > \setuphead
> > [chapter]
> > [command=\ChCmd,
> > header=empty,
> > page=right]
> >
> > \starttext
> >
> > \chapter[meth]{Methods for studying human brain function}
> >
> > fill significantly flog flash floozy flagellation
> >
> > \stoptext
> >
> > 2007/2/1, Taco Hoekwater <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> >
> >> Hi Johan,
> >>
> >> If the only change is the pdftex version, than it sounds like this
> >> is a pdftex bug. Any chance you can create a small standalone testfile?
> >>
> >> Best, Taco
> >>
> >> Johan Sandblom wrote:
> >>
> >>> When I moved from pdftex-1.30.5-2.2 (from texlive-base-bin
> >>> 2005.dfsg.2-10 on debian) to pdftex-1.40.1 suddenly ligatures in
> >>> gentium exhibited erratic behavior: they appeared correctly (or, more
> >>> accurately, the letters appeared, they did not look like a proper
> >>> ligature) on screen in xpdf and acroread but did not print (there were
> >>> just empty spaces). On windows, the fi, fl, and ff combinations made
> >>> blanks, just as on the printer. Reverting to pdftex-1.30.5-2.2
> >>> corrected the problem. Gentium is from ttf-gentium 1.02-2 on debian
> >>> and the typescript I use is below. Perhaps my poor typesetting
> >>> knowledge has lead me wrong and the lack of true ligatures is the
> >>> actual problem?
> >>>
>
> no, but it may be related to a bug in vf handling that has been resolved
> by now (new version of pdftex coming)
>
> Hans
>
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