Re: [NTG-context] Microtype in ConTeXt

[Yan Zhou]

Thanks for all your replies. They helps a lot.

As I can see now ConTeXt is indeed a far more advanced system than LaTeX. But I 
have one more query. Where can I find the documents. When following these 
replies and some other messages in the list, I find some commands not 
documented in the Manual or Reference Manual. In LaTeX, all commands are 
detailed documented in source2e.tex, in TeX, The TeXBook explains everything. 
So in ConTeXt, where can I find such detailed documents. I tried the documented 
source, but it is more like a PDF version or source with only a little 
documentation.



On Mar 25, 2010, at 10:42 PM, Hans Hagen wrote:

 On 25-3-2010 19:14, Wolfgang Schuster wrote:
 
 \setupcharacterkerning[kerncharacters][factor=\ctxlua{tex.write(#1/1000)}]%
 
 i'll add it but simply with
 
   \setupcharacterkerning[kerncharacters][factor=#1]%
 
 there is no reason to use a different model than we have now (also, these 
 1000 based values are old fashioned tex approaches that don't make much sense 
 nowadays)
 
 Hans
 
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[NTG-context] Microtype in ConTeXt

[Yan Zhou]

Dear all,

I am thinking about moving from LaTeX to ConTeXt. But there is one thing make 
this particularly difficult. That is the microtype LaTeX package. More 
specifically I have the following questions (assuming I will use MKIV and 
luatex)

1. I understand that ConTeXt can do margin kerning and font expansion, but is 
there a way to setup a configuration file for each font set. Like the 
mt-foo.cfg file for font family foo when using microtype in latex.

2. Is there a way to do letterspace in ConTeXt. I understand there is a command 
called \stretched. But what I want is the feature like the tracking option in 
microtype package, which can automatically letterspace all small caps. Moreover 
is there a way to define new sets of fonts for letterspace. For example I 
defined a new font shape called \capshape, which use  case tags of OpenType, 
and I want to use letterspace this shape with certain amount  all the time 
because I am not satisfied with the space provided by the cpsp tag of OpenType.

I am sorry for using and LaTeX terminology. I haven't start learning ConTeXt at 
all at this stage. I want to first know if it provide all the features I need 
before I spend my time on learning a new language.
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