Am 16.06.25 um 09:05 schrieb Hans Hagen:
On 6/15/2025 7:13 PM, Pablo Rodriguez via ntg-context wrote:
ConTeXt supports variable fonts, but from time to time glitches may
appear.
Keep in mind that we were among the firstin supporting variable fonts
(someone involved told me actually the first using it in typeset text).
There were not that many fonts at that time and the specification was
minimal. So a lot of trial and error was involved. And it's not like I
use these fonts myself. So, we adapt as we go and fonts show up, it's
the best we can do.
There’s an increasing number of variable fonts e.g. at Google:
https://fonts.google.com/?categoryFilters=Technology:%2FTechnology%2FVariable
Since “everyone” is producing them I guess their use is already quite
widespread.
They’re supported in CSS:
https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/CSS_fonts/Variable_fonts_guide
See also https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Variable_font#Adoption
Hraban
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