> On 25 Aug 2021, at 13:56, Wolfgang Schuster
> <wolfgang.schuster.li...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Bruce Horrocks via ntg-context schrieb am 25.08.2021 um 14:28:
>> Why does HerosBold give bold italic instead of just bold?
>>
>> \definefont[TestA][name:Heros at 14pt]
>> \definefont[TestB][name:HerosBold at 14pt]
>> \definefont[TestC][name:HerosItalic at 14pt]
>> \starttext
>> \TestA {The quick brown}
>> \TestB {fox jumps over}
>> \TestC {the lazy dog}
>> \stoptext
>
> I guess you try to use TeX Gyre Heros, when this is the case you use the
> wrong names for the font. The correct names are in the following example.
>
> Another problem is how you use the new font commands, unlike many other user
> created commands \definefont creates a switch and you have to move the left
> braces before the command.
>
> \definefont [TestA] [name:texgyreheros*default at 14pt]
> \definefont [TestB] [name:texgyreherosbold*default at 14pt]
> \definefont [TestC] [name:texgyreherositalic*default at 14pt]
>
> \starttext
> {\TestA The quick brown}
> {\TestB fox jumps over}
> {\TestC the lazy dog}
> \stoptext
>
>
> In my cases it is easier to use \switchtobodyfont rather than using a fixed
> font style, below is a modified version of your example above. While the
> example itself isn't very useful the method can be used to change the font
> for a header, typing environment etc.
>
> \usebodyfont[heros]
>
> \starttext
> \style[style={\switchtobodyfont[heros,14pt]}]{The quick brown}
> \style[style={\switchtobodyfont[heros,14pt]\bf}]{fox jumps over}
> \style[style={\switchtobodyfont[heros,14pt]\it}]{the lazy dog}
> \stoptext
Thanks Wolfgang. I always get very confused when ConTeXt 'nearly' works and
this was one of those times. Your \style example is interesting and I'll bear
it in mind but at the moment I only need this for some one-off title page text
rather than body text.
—
Bruce Horrocks
Hampshire, UK
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