Re: [NTG-context] OpenType in ConTeXt

Hi Pascal, > I adjusted it to my own situation (AGaramondPro, not the Premier > version). And I ran it succesfully. However, I can't see where the files > have gone? They end up in a directory called texmf in the local directory, unless you have given the command line to change this directory (se

Re: [NTG-context] OpenType in ConTeXt

Hello Wolfgang, > The otftotfm documentation is exemplary! It is, indeed. > I would like to volunteer to help writing such docs for texfont or > otfinstall. But it is very difficult to get the information. Not all > of us are able to read sourcecode in perl and ruby and lua. Well, as propably

Re: [NTG-context] OpenType in ConTeXt

John R. Culleton wrote: > On Wednesday 08 August 2007, Taco Hoekwater wrote: >> Wolfgang Werners-Lucchini wrote: >> well, i still use texfont for type 1 fonts, but for open type >> i use luatex anyway which can handle it directly (actually, >> mkiv also usese afm files instead of tfm wh

Re: [NTG-context] OpenType in ConTeXt

On Wednesday 08 August 2007, Taco Hoekwater wrote: > Wolfgang Werners-Lucchini wrote: > well, i still use texfont for type 1 fonts, but for open type > i use luatex anyway which can handle it directly (actually, > mkiv also usese afm files instead of tfm when available, so > tex

Re: [NTG-context] OpenType in ConTeXt

On Thu, 2007-08-09 at 16:36 -0400, John R. Culleton wrote: > On Tuesday 07 August 2007, Hans Hagen wrote: > > Hans van der Meer wrote: > > > On Aug 7, 2007, at 9:16, Taco Hoekwater wrote: > > >>> Does LuaTeX already support OpenType things like > > >>> SmallCaps, Old Style Figures, Alternates, Liga

Re: [NTG-context] OpenType in ConTeXt

On Tuesday 07 August 2007, Hans Hagen wrote: > Hans van der Meer wrote: > > On Aug 7, 2007, at 9:16, Taco Hoekwater wrote: > >>> Does LuaTeX already support OpenType things like > >>> SmallCaps, Old Style Figures, Alternates, Ligatures, etc? > >> > >> Yes. Best read the magazine has mentioned, and

Re: [NTG-context] OpenType in ConTeXt

On Thu, 9 Aug 2007, Hans van der Meer wrote: > No access to this link. Does it really exist? > My browser says on entering "http://www.pragma-ade.com/general/ > magazines/": > > Access forbidden! This is what I use as starting point: http://www.pragma-ade.com/dir Cheers, Peter -- http://pmrb.

Re: [NTG-context] OpenType in ConTeXt

Oliver Buerschaper wrote: >> Yes. Best read the magazine has mentioned, and lookup >> \definefontfeature. >> >>http://www.pragma-ade.com/general/magazines/mag-0012.pdf > > By the way, is there a "This way" number 11? no, well, there is an unifinished file on my disk -) --

Re: [NTG-context] OpenType in ConTeXt

Hans van der Meer wrote: > No access to this link. Does it really exist? Yes, but something seens wrong with the web server right now. Try this link instead: http://context.aanhet.net/general/magazines/mag-0012.pdf Best wishes, Taco ___

Re: [NTG-context] OpenType in ConTeXt

No access to this link. Does it really exist? My browser says on entering "http://www.pragma-ade.com/general/ magazines/": Access forbidden! You don't have permission to access the requested directory. There is either no index document or the directory is read-protected. If you think this is

Re: [NTG-context] OpenType in ConTeXt

> Yes. Best read the magazine has mentioned, and lookup > \definefontfeature. > >http://www.pragma-ade.com/general/magazines/mag-0012.pdf By the way, is there a "This way" number 11? Cheerio, Oliver ___ If your qu

Re: [NTG-context] OpenType in ConTeXt

Wolfgang Werners-Lucchini wrote: well, i still use texfont for type 1 fonts, but for open type i use luatex anyway which can handle it directly (actually, mkiv also usese afm files instead of tfm when available, so texfont is not needed any more) >>> How stable/reliable is LuaT

Re: [NTG-context] OpenType in ConTeXt

> Is it possible to run both (mkiv/LuaTeX and mkii/pdfTeX) in parallel? And Mark III! That's what ConTeXt Live does http://live.contextgarden.net/ There are some configuration issues and I haven't solved them all, but that's mostly because I'm waiting for the steam to disappear after

Re: [NTG-context] OpenType in ConTeXt

> >> well, i still use texfont for type 1 fonts, but for open type i > >> use luatex anyway which can handle it directly (actually, mkiv also > >> usese afm files instead of tfm when available, so texfont is not > >> needed any more) > > > > How stable/reliable is LuaTeX for general use? > > Wel

Re: [NTG-context] OpenType in ConTeXt

> > It is nice to have such scripts. But I would like to know what > > goes on behind the scene. In principle one has to know all the > > steps to do it by hand. > > Just use the great otftotfm by hand and you know what is missing. > Then try to read the source code of otfinstall and try to unde

Re: [NTG-context] OpenType in ConTeXt

Hans van der Meer wrote: > On Aug 7, 2007, at 9:16, Taco Hoekwater wrote: > >>> Does LuaTeX already support OpenType things like >>> SmallCaps, Old Style Figures, Alternates, Ligatures, etc? >> Yes. Best read the magazine has mentioned, and lookup >> \definefontfeature. >> >>http://www.pragma-

Re: [NTG-context] OpenType in ConTeXt

On Mon, 2007-08-06 at 22:07 +0200, Patrick Gundlach wrote: > Hi Pascal, > > > I'll give otfinstall a shot tomorrow. > > this is the oinst file for the adobe garamond premier I've used. There > is no support for opticals yet. This is really a simple tool. > > adobe_garamond_premier_pro.oinst: > -

Re: [NTG-context] OpenType in ConTeXt

> >http://www.pragma-ade.com/general/magazines/mag-0012.pdf > > > > I seem not to be able to reach/allowed on this link. > Nor did I find it in the download/magazine section of the pragma site. > How do I get this? it works for me; try http://context.aanhet.net/general/magazines/mag-0012.pdf P

Re: [NTG-context] OpenType in ConTeXt

On Aug 7, 2007, at 9:16, Taco Hoekwater wrote: > >> Does LuaTeX already support OpenType things like >> SmallCaps, Old Style Figures, Alternates, Ligatures, etc? > > Yes. Best read the magazine has mentioned, and lookup > \definefontfeature. > >http://www.pragma-ade.com/general/magazines/mag-

Re: [NTG-context] OpenType in ConTeXt

Hi, > It is nice to have such scripts. But I would like to know what goes > on behind the scene. In principle one has to know all the steps to do > it by hand. Just use the great otftotfm by hand and you know what is missing. Then try to read the source code of otfinstall and try to underst a

Re: [NTG-context] OpenType in ConTeXt

Pascal de Bruijn wrote: > On 8/6/07, *Hans Hagen* <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote: > > > well, i still use texfont for type 1 fonts, but for open type i use > luatex anyway which can handle it directly (actually, mkiv also uses afm > files instead of tfm when avai

Re: [NTG-context] OpenType in ConTeXt

Pascal de Bruijn wrote: > On 8/6/07, Hans Hagen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> well, i still use texfont for type 1 fonts, but for open type i use >> luatex anyway which can handle it directly (actually, mkiv also uses afm >> files instead of tfm when available, so texfont is not needed any more)

Re: [NTG-context] OpenType in ConTeXt

On 8/6/07, Hans Hagen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > well, i still use texfont for type 1 fonts, but for open type i use > luatex anyway which can handle it directly (actually, mkiv also uses afm > files instead of tfm when available, so texfont is not needed any more) How stable/reliable is Lu

Re: [NTG-context] OpenType in ConTeXt

> > Why should I use otfinstall instead of texfont, besides the fact > > that texfont doesn't work? > > Do you really need another reason? Have you tried otfinst? The > point > of all these scripts is to make your life easier in generating > metrics, > auxiliary fonts and map files; if you tear

Re: [NTG-context] OpenType in ConTeXt

Pascal de Bruijn wrote: > Hi, > > On Mon, 2007-08-06 at 19:54 +0200, Arthur Reutenauer wrote: >>> Why should I use otfinstall instead of texfont, besides the fact that >>> texfont doesn't work? >> Do you really need another reason? Have you tried otfinst? The point >> of all these scripts is to

Re: [NTG-context] OpenType in ConTeXt

Hi, On Mon, 2007-08-06 at 19:54 +0200, Arthur Reutenauer wrote: > > Why should I use otfinstall instead of texfont, besides the fact that > > texfont doesn't work? > > Do you really need another reason? Have you tried otfinst? The point > of all these scripts is to make your life easier in gene

Re: [NTG-context] OpenType in ConTeXt

Hi Pascal, > I'll give otfinstall a shot tomorrow. this is the oinst file for the adobe garamond premier I've used. There is no support for opticals yet. This is really a simple tool. adobe_garamond_premier_pro.oinst: -- vendor "adobe" collect

Re: [NTG-context] OpenType in ConTeXt

Hello Pascal, > I already noticed that script, however... It seems texfont already has > support for OpenType. It has the --preproc and --lcdf parameters. I have written otfinstall after I have played around with texfont. texfont is much more versatile then otfinstall, but I think that otfinstall

Re: [NTG-context] OpenType in ConTeXt

> Why should I use otfinstall instead of texfont, besides the fact that > texfont doesn't work? Do you really need another reason? Have you tried otfinst? The point of all these scripts is to make your life easier in generating metrics, auxiliary fonts and map files; if you tear yourself with qu

Re: [NTG-context] OpenType in ConTeXt

On Mon, 2007-08-06 at 09:45 +0200, Patrick Gundlach wrote: > Hi, > > > Can anybody lend me some aid? > > You could use otfinstall to install your opentype fonts. > > http://wiki.contextgarden.net/otfinstall I already noticed that script, however... It seems texfont already has support for Ope

Re: [NTG-context] OpenType in ConTeXt

Hi, > Can anybody lend me some aid? You could use otfinstall to install your opentype fonts. http://wiki.contextgarden.net/otfinstall Patrick ___ If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an en