[NTG-context] OpenType and XeConTeXt
Hi, using ConTeXt with XeTeX seems to be an nice option for us MacOSX users. But I get always confused with the names for these rich features like Style Option, Ligatures, Variants. I mean: how do I know how many variants and style options a font has and how they and their ligatures etc. want to be called? In plain ConTeXt (for the 255 characters) we can use \showfont[...] and \showcharacters in order to know how to call the specific characters/glyphs. But what about OpenType? Peeking at the LaTeX side of XeTeX, I saw that they have created a packages called fontspec which seems to give better access to all (?) if these options. What about us? Is there help also for XeConTeXt? Thank you, Steffen ___ ntg-context mailing list ntg-context@ntg.nl http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context
Re: [NTG-context] OpenType and XeConTeXt
Steffen Wolfrum wrote: Hi, using ConTeXt with XeTeX seems to be an nice option for us MacOSX users. But I get always confused with the names for these rich features like Style Option, Ligatures, Variants. I mean: how do I know how many variants and style options a font has and how they and their ligatures etc. want to be called? In plain ConTeXt (for the 255 characters) we can use \showfont[...] and \showcharacters in order to know how to call the specific characters/glyphs. But what about OpenType? \showfont is limited to unicode's 0-255 slots, but it's functional: \showfont[Book Antiqua] Peeking at the LaTeX side of XeTeX, I saw that they have created a packages called fontspec which seems to give better access to all (?) if these options. What about us? Is there help also for XeConTeXt? I find that the lcdf typetools are a tremendous help: otfinfo -f ~/Library/Fonts/WarnockPro-Regular.otf aaltAccess All Alternates c2scSmall Capitals From Capitals caseCase-Sensitive Forms cpspCapital Spacing cswhContextual Swash dligDiscretionary Ligatures dnomDenominators finaTerminal Forms fracFractions histHistorical Forms kernKerning ligaStandard Ligatures lnumLining Figures numrNumerators onumOldstyle Figures ordnOrdinals ornmOrnaments pnumProportional Figures saltStylistic Alternates sinfScientific Inferiors sizeOptical Size smcpSmall Capitals supsSuperscript tnumTabular Figures zeroSlashed Zero and I can test the features with: \showfont[Warnock Pro: +smcp] Fontspec is an impressive piece of work, but I think it's driven much more by the 'possible' than by requirements. My time constraints (i.e., daughter) won't let me do that sort of exploratory coding anymore. I can try and help out with concrete requests, though. [I feel like a lot of the stuff I've done in this space has been released into a vacuum, and that few people are actually making stuff with OpenType and/or XeConTeXt.] adam -- =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Adam T. Lindsay, Computing Dept. [EMAIL PROTECTED] Lancaster University, InfoLab21+44(0)1524/510.514 Lancaster, LA1 4WA, UK Fax:+44(0)1524/510.492 -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- ___ ntg-context mailing list ntg-context@ntg.nl http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context
[NTG-context] Including bitmapped fonts
Good evening. I typeset one of my documents in Computer Modern Concrete. I use text ghyphs from CM-Super family, but there are no mathematical fonts there, so I have to use old Metafont version of Concrete Math.Now, if I include it in plain TeX, pdfetex bitmaps it with the resolution 600 dpi. When I try the same from the ConTeXt, I get this error message: Warning: pdfetex (file xccmi10): Font xccmi10 at 50 not found kpathsea: Running mktexpk --mfmode / --bdpi 72 --mag 1+0/72 --dpi 72 ccr10 mktexpk: Mismatched mode ljfour and resolution 72; ignoring mode. mktexpk: Can't guess mode for 72 dpi devices. mktexpk: Use a config file, or update me. I tried to find in what configuration file it is mismatched, but I completely failed. I even don't know if it's ConTeXt problem, or a problem of my distribution. Now, I use the last ConTeXt (downloaded and installed today) :-) and teTeX tetex-3.0-13 from SuSE Linux 9.3 under SuSE 9.2. Many thanks for any hint. Yours Michal Kvasnicka P.S. If anybody knows where can I get math fonts for Concrete, please tell me. ___ ntg-context mailing list ntg-context@ntg.nl http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context
Re: [NTG-context] Including bitmapped fonts
Ooops, so easy was it, and lost so much time trying to fix it! Many thanks. M.K. Taco Hoekwater wrote: Try this statement in your preamble: \pdfpkresolution = 600 that should give you the same results as under plain pdfetex. ___ ntg-context mailing list ntg-context@ntg.nl http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context
Re: [NTG-context] Including bitmapped fonts
Michal Kvasnička wrote: Ooops, so easy was it, and lost so much time trying to fix it! Many thanks. M.K. Taco Hoekwater wrote: Try this statement in your preamble: \pdfpkresolution = 600 that should give you the same results as under plain pdfetex. i've added that value to the tpd driver Hans - Hans Hagen | PRAGMA ADE Ridderstraat 27 | 8061 GH Hasselt | The Netherlands tel: 038 477 53 69 | fax: 038 477 53 74 | www.pragma-ade.com | www.pragma-pod.nl - ___ ntg-context mailing list ntg-context@ntg.nl http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context
Re: [NTG-context] Including bitmapped fonts
Michal Kvasnička wrote: I tried to find in what configuration file it is mismatched, but I completely failed. I even don't know if it's ConTeXt problem, or a problem of my distribution. Now, I use the last ConTeXt (downloaded and installed today) :-) and teTeX tetex-3.0-13 from SuSE Linux 9.3 under SuSE 9.2. I think I know this :-) Try this statement in your preamble: \pdfpkresolution = 600 that should give you the same results as under plain pdfetex. Many thanks for any hint. Yours Michal Kvasnicka P.S. If anybody knows where can I get math fonts for Concrete, please tell me. Euler maybe? AFAIK, there is no scalable _free_ version of the concrete math fonts, but you can buy a 'Concrete Math' font package from micropress: http://www.micropress-inc.com/fonts.htm the package includes text fonts Cheers, Taco ___ ntg-context mailing list ntg-context@ntg.nl http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context
[NTG-context] combinations and captions
The setup of captions (\setupcaptions) seems to be independent of the captions in the members placed within \startcombination ... \stopcombination. I have a feeling that these captions also can be generally setup, but I cannot find the corresponding macros. Someone who can point me to these? yours sincerely, dr. H. van der Meer ___ ntg-context mailing list ntg-context@ntg.nl http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context
