Re: [NTG-context] Minimal ConTeXt and texfont!
Henning Hraban Ramm wrote: Am 2010-12-13 um 15:21 schrieb Verhaag, G.C.H.M.: I use the latest ConTeXt MkIV version on a Linux (kernel 2.4) based PC; so I use LuaTeX! Good, that's most easy for fonts. I understand that I don't need to use texfont when using ttf-fonts, with this version of ConTeXt. Right. But still need to write the proper typescripts, right? Not if you use the simplefonts module (except you have a unregular font family) or someone else already wrote them ;-) Does the same apply to opentype fonts? Yes. Greetlings from Lake Constance! Hraban Hi, Thanks for the tips! But now a real example. I've downloaded a font file called: PlymouthRock 'SnowDusted'.ttf, (Just a nice font to write Christmas cards; view it with Konqueror!) and put it into texmf-fonts/tex/truetype/plymouthrock/snowdusted directory. But what to do next is unclear to me! Frankly speaking, fonts are a very delicate and tricky aspect of TeX, which I've never understood, despite all the available documentation, sorry! Regards, Gerard Verhaag ___ If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to the Wiki! maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl / http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context webpage : http://www.pragma-ade.nl / http://tex.aanhet.net archive : http://foundry.supelec.fr/projects/contextrev/ wiki : http://contextgarden.net ___
Re: [NTG-context] Minimal ConTeXt and texfont!
Am 14.12.2010 um 11:15 schrieb Verhaag, G.C.H.M.: Thanks for the tips! But now a real example. I've downloaded a font file called: PlymouthRock 'SnowDusted'.ttf, (Just a nice font to write Christmas cards; view it with Konqueror!) and put it into texmf-fonts/tex/truetype/plymouthrock/snowdusted directory. Wrong directory, you need texmf-fonts/fonts/data subdirectories below data are optional. After that run „context --generate“ to inform context about the new file, after that you can use it in your document with \definefont[snowdust][file:snowdusted*default] \starttext \snowdust SnowDusted \stoptext To use the font for the whole document you can try: \usemodule[simplefonts] \setmainfont[SnowDusted] \starttext SnowDusted \stoptext Regards, Wolfgang ___ If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to the Wiki! maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl / http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context webpage : http://www.pragma-ade.nl / http://tex.aanhet.net archive : http://foundry.supelec.fr/projects/contextrev/ wiki : http://contextgarden.net ___
Re: [NTG-context] Minimal ConTeXt and texfont!
Wolfgang Schuster wrote: Am 14.12.2010 um 11:15 schrieb Verhaag, G.C.H.M.: Thanks for the tips! But now a real example. I've downloaded a font file called: PlymouthRock 'SnowDusted'.ttf, (Just a nice font to write Christmas cards; view it with Konqueror!) and put it into texmf-fonts/tex/truetype/plymouthrock/snowdusted directory. Wrong directory, you need texmf-fonts/fonts/data subdirectories below data are optional. After that run „context --generate“ to inform context about the new file, after that you can use it in your document with \definefont[snowdust][file:snowdusted*default] \starttext \snowdust SnowDusted \stoptext To use the font for the whole document you can try: \usemodule[simplefonts] \setmainfont[SnowDusted] \starttext SnowDusted \stoptext Regards, Wolfgang ___ If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to the Wiki! maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl / http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context webpage : http://www.pragma-ade.nl / http://tex.aanhet.net archive : http://foundry.supelec.fr/projects/contextrev/ wiki : http://contextgarden.net ___ Hi, I've put the ttf-file into the texmf-fonts/fonts/data directory, without the subdirectories, right? After that I ran: context --generate. Wolfgang, the file parameter of the definefont command is unclear to me, can you explain that to me? Can I check for the new font with for example the mtxrun command? Example is not yet working with the new font, sorry! Regards, Gerard ___ If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to the Wiki! maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl / http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context webpage : http://www.pragma-ade.nl / http://tex.aanhet.net archive : http://foundry.supelec.fr/projects/contextrev/ wiki : http://contextgarden.net ___
Re: [NTG-context] Minimal ConTeXt and texfont!
On Tue, Dec 14, 2010 at 11:53, Verhaag, G.C.H.M. wrote: Hi, I've put the ttf-file into the texmf-fonts/fonts/data directory, without the subdirectories, right? You either have to put the font into texmf-fonts/fonts/truetype/anywhere or texmf-fonts/fonts/data/anywhere (You can use texmf-fonts, texmf-local, I think that also ~/texmf would work.) The first folder fonts/truetype is appropriate for TrueType fonts only and is a more general location inside TDS (valid for other distributions as well). Any font-related file may go to fonts/data. You forgot the fonts subfolder in your earlier message. Mojca ___ If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to the Wiki! maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl / http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context webpage : http://www.pragma-ade.nl / http://tex.aanhet.net archive : http://foundry.supelec.fr/projects/contextrev/ wiki : http://contextgarden.net ___
Re: [NTG-context] Minimal ConTeXt and texfont!
Mojca Miklavec mojca.miklavec.li...@gmail.com writes: On Tue, Dec 14, 2010 at 11:53, Verhaag, G.C.H.M. wrote: Hi, I've put the ttf-file into the texmf-fonts/fonts/data directory, without the subdirectories, right? You either have to put the font into texmf-fonts/fonts/truetype/anywhere or texmf-fonts/fonts/data/anywhere (You can use texmf-fonts, texmf-local, I think that also ~/texmf would work.) The first folder fonts/truetype is appropriate for TrueType fonts only and is a more general location inside TDS (valid for other distributions as well). Any font-related file may go to fonts/data. You forgot the fonts subfolder in your earlier message. Mojca Try this sequece: copy the .ttf in contextroot/tex/texmf-fonts/fonts/truetype/anywhere mktexlsr mtxrun --script fonts --reload context --generate and finally check with mtxrun --script font --list if it appears in the list In my experience (i.e., if i recall correctly) mktexlsr is needed even if you use only mkiv. Bests -- Marco ___ If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to the Wiki! maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl / http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context webpage : http://www.pragma-ade.nl / http://tex.aanhet.net archive : http://foundry.supelec.fr/projects/contextrev/ wiki : http://contextgarden.net ___
Re: [NTG-context] Minimal ConTeXt and texfont!
Marco Pessotto melmo...@gmail.com writes: Mojca Miklavec mojca.miklavec.li...@gmail.com writes: On Tue, Dec 14, 2010 at 11:53, Verhaag, G.C.H.M. wrote: Hi, I've put the ttf-file into the texmf-fonts/fonts/data directory, without the subdirectories, right? You either have to put the font into texmf-fonts/fonts/truetype/anywhere or texmf-fonts/fonts/data/anywhere (You can use texmf-fonts, texmf-local, I think that also ~/texmf would work.) The first folder fonts/truetype is appropriate for TrueType fonts only and is a more general location inside TDS (valid for other distributions as well). Any font-related file may go to fonts/data. You forgot the fonts subfolder in your earlier message. Mojca Try this sequece: copy the .ttf in contextroot/tex/texmf-fonts/fonts/truetype/anywhere Sorry, I meant contextroot/tex/texmf-local/fonts/truetype/anywhere mktexlsr mtxrun --script fonts --reload context --generate and finally check with mtxrun --script font --list if it appears in the list In my experience (i.e., if i recall correctly) mktexlsr is needed even if you use only mkiv. Bests -- Marco ___ If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to the Wiki! maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl / http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context webpage : http://www.pragma-ade.nl / http://tex.aanhet.net archive : http://foundry.supelec.fr/projects/contextrev/ wiki : http://contextgarden.net ___
Re: [NTG-context] Minimal ConTeXt and texfont!
Marco Pessotto wrote: Mojca Miklavec mojca.miklavec.li...@gmail.com writes: On Tue, Dec 14, 2010 at 11:53, Verhaag, G.C.H.M. wrote: Hi, I've put the ttf-file into the texmf-fonts/fonts/data directory, without the subdirectories, right? You either have to put the font into texmf-fonts/fonts/truetype/anywhere or texmf-fonts/fonts/data/anywhere (You can use texmf-fonts, texmf-local, I think that also ~/texmf would work.) The first folder fonts/truetype is appropriate for TrueType fonts only and is a more general location inside TDS (valid for other distributions as well). Any font-related file may go to fonts/data. You forgot the fonts subfolder in your earlier message. Mojca Try this sequece: copy the .ttf in contextroot/tex/texmf-fonts/fonts/truetype/anywhere mktexlsr mtxrun --script fonts --reload context --generate and finally check with mtxrun --script font --list if it appears in the list In my experience (i.e., if i recall correctly) mktexlsr is needed even if you use only mkiv. Bests Hi, Well I've put my ttf into: texmf-fonts/fonts/data, and entered the following sequence of commands: mktexlsr mtxrun --scripts fonts --reload context --generate Then I checked using the following command: mtxrun --script fonts --list --all --pattern=*snow* which yielded the following output: plymouthrocksnowdusted plymouthrocksnowdusted PlymouthSnowDusted.ttf plymouthrocksnowdustednormal plymouthrocksnowdusted PlymouthSnowDusted.ttf So this seams to be okay! Next I used the proposed context file: \definefont[snowdust][file:snowdusted*default] \starttext \snowdust SnowDusted \stoptext This however gives the following output (only part of it!): ... bodyfont: 12pt rm is loaded language: language en is active systems : begin file test at line 2 define fonts font with name snowdusted is not found define fonts unknown font snowdusted, loading aborted define fonts unable to define snowdusted as \**snowdust** pagesflushing realpage 1, userpage 1, subpage 1 systems : end file test at line 4 system : cont-err loaded ... What does the file-parameter do? I'm somehow lost now, sorry! Regards, Gerard -- Afz.: Geert C.H.M. Verhaag St. Jorisstraat 29 5954 AN Beesel NETHERLANDS Tel.: +31-(0)774742493, E-mail: verhaagg...@ziggo.nl ___ If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to the Wiki! maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl / http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context webpage : http://www.pragma-ade.nl / http://tex.aanhet.net archive : http://foundry.supelec.fr/projects/contextrev/ wiki : http://contextgarden.net ___
Re: [NTG-context] Minimal ConTeXt and texfont!
Verhaag, G.C.H.M. verhaagg...@ziggo.nl writes: Well I've put my ttf into: texmf-fonts/fonts/data, and entered the following sequence of commands: mktexlsr mtxrun --scripts fonts --reload context --generate Then I checked using the following command: mtxrun --script fonts --list --all --pattern=*snow* which yielded the following output: plymouthrocksnowdusted plymouthrocksnowdusted PlymouthSnowDusted.ttf plymouthrocksnowdustednormal plymouthrocksnowdusted PlymouthSnowDusted.ttf So this seams to be okay! Next I used the proposed context file: \definefont[snowdust][file:snowdusted*default] \starttext \snowdust SnowDusted \stoptext try instead \usemodule[simplefonts] % load the module \setmainfont[PlymouthRock 'SnowDusted'] I don't know if the '' in the family name will break the module. I downloaded the file and checked with otfinfo -a file.ttf to get the family name. You should do the same. http://wiki.contextgarden.net/Fonts_in_LuaTeX#With_the__simplefonts_module -- Marco ___ If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to the Wiki! maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl / http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context webpage : http://www.pragma-ade.nl / http://tex.aanhet.net archive : http://foundry.supelec.fr/projects/contextrev/ wiki : http://contextgarden.net ___
Re: [NTG-context] Minimal ConTeXt and texfont!
On 12/14/2010 02:06 PM, Verhaag, G.C.H.M. wrote: Marco Pessotto wrote: Mojca Miklavec mojca.miklavec.li...@gmail.com writes: On Tue, Dec 14, 2010 at 11:53, Verhaag, G.C.H.M. wrote: Hi, I've put the ttf-file into the texmf-fonts/fonts/data directory, without the subdirectories, right? You either have to put the font into texmf-fonts/fonts/truetype/anywhere or texmf-fonts/fonts/data/anywhere (You can use texmf-fonts, texmf-local, I think that also ~/texmf would work.) The first folder fonts/truetype is appropriate for TrueType fonts only and is a more general location inside TDS (valid for other distributions as well). Any font-related file may go to fonts/data. You forgot the fonts subfolder in your earlier message. Mojca Try this sequece: copy the .ttf in contextroot/tex/texmf-fonts/fonts/truetype/anywhere mktexlsr mtxrun --script fonts --reload context --generate and finally check with mtxrun --script font --list if it appears in the list In my experience (i.e., if i recall correctly) mktexlsr is needed even if you use only mkiv. Bests Hi, Well I've put my ttf into: texmf-fonts/fonts/data, and entered the following sequence of commands: mktexlsr mtxrun --scripts fonts --reload context --generate Then I checked using the following command: mtxrun --script fonts --list --all --pattern=*snow* which yielded the following output: plymouthrocksnowdusted plymouthrocksnowdusted PlymouthSnowDusted.ttf plymouthrocksnowdustednormal plymouthrocksnowdusted PlymouthSnowDusted.ttf So this seams to be okay! Next I used the proposed context file: \definefont[snowdust][file:snowdusted*default] \starttext \snowdust SnowDusted \stoptext This however gives the following output (only part of it!): ... bodyfont : 12pt rm is loaded language : language en is active systems : begin file test at line 2 define fonts font with name snowdusted is not found define fonts unknown font snowdusted, loading aborted define fonts unable to define snowdusted as \**snowdust** pages flushing realpage 1, userpage 1, subpage 1 systems : end file test at line 4 system : cont-err loaded ... What does the file-parameter do? I'm somehow lost now, sorry! The file: tries to find a font by file name. In your case, it fails because the font is not called 'snowdusted.ttf', it is 'plymouthsnowdusted.ttf' (the filename is lowercased automatically). So, \definefont[snowdust][file:plymouthsnowdusted*default] should work Best wishes, Taco ___ If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to the Wiki! maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl / http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context webpage : http://www.pragma-ade.nl / http://tex.aanhet.net archive : http://foundry.supelec.fr/projects/contextrev/ wiki : http://contextgarden.net ___
Re: [NTG-context] Minimal ConTeXt and texfont!
On Dec 14, 2010, at 14:06 , Verhaag, G.C.H.M. wrote: mtxrun --script fonts --list --all --pattern=*snow* which yielded the following output: plymouthrocksnowdusted plymouthrocksnowdusted PlymouthSnowDusted.ttf plymouthrocksnowdustednormal plymouthrocksnowdusted PlymouthSnowDusted.ttf So this seams to be okay! Next I used the proposed context file: \definefont[snowdust][file:snowdusted*default] Hi, this should work: \definefont[snowdust][name:plymouthrocksnowdusted] Florian \starttext \snowdust SnowDusted \stoptext ___ If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to the Wiki! maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl / http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context webpage : http://www.pragma-ade.nl / http://tex.aanhet.net archive : http://foundry.supelec.fr/projects/contextrev/ wiki : http://contextgarden.net ___
[NTG-context] Minimal ConTeXt and texfont!
Hi, I've removed my old TeXLive installation from my Linux box, an decided to start using ConTeXt only! So, I installed the ConTeXt minimals (from contextgarden) and everything seems to work just fine, but.. I want to try to install some new fonts and it is common practice to use texfont for that. ConTeXt comes with its own texfont, but when I type texfont at my linux-prompt, no texfont can be found? Do I need to install additional tools to be able to build new fonts? Any suggestions? Thanks in advance! Regards, Gerard Verhaag ___ If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to the Wiki! maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl / http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context webpage : http://www.pragma-ade.nl / http://tex.aanhet.net archive : http://foundry.supelec.fr/projects/contextrev/ wiki : http://contextgarden.net ___
Re: [NTG-context] Minimal ConTeXt and texfont!
Am 2010-12-13 um 10:27 schrieb Verhaag, G.C.H.M.: I've removed my old TeXLive installation from my Linux box, an decided to start using ConTeXt only! Congratulations! I want to try to install some new fonts and it is common practice to use texfont for that. ConTeXt comes with its own texfont, but when I type texfont at my linux-prompt, no texfont can be found? Do I need to install additional tools to be able to build new fonts? You normally don't need texfont nor any other tools. What version of ConTeXt (MarkII or MarkIV) and if MarkII, which engine (pdfTeX or XeTeX) do you use? On which OS? What kind of fonts do you want to use (OPenType, TrueType, PS Type1 or other)? Have a look at the wiki* and Wolfgang's simplefonts[2] module (to avoid the need to write typescripts). [1] http://wiki.contextgarden.net/Fonts#How_to_use_fonts_in_ConTeXt (Might be more confusing that helping, though.) [2] http://wiki.contextgarden.net/Fonts_in_LuaTeX#With_the__simplefonts_module Greetlings from Lake Constance! Hraban --- http://www.fiee.net/texnique/ http://wiki.contextgarden.net https://www.cacert.org (I'm an assurer) ___ If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to the Wiki! maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl / http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context webpage : http://www.pragma-ade.nl / http://tex.aanhet.net archive : http://foundry.supelec.fr/projects/contextrev/ wiki : http://contextgarden.net ___
Re: [NTG-context] Minimal ConTeXt and texfont!
On Mon, Dec 13, 2010 at 10:27, Verhaag, G.C.H.M. wrote: I want to try to install some new fonts and it is common practice to use texfont for that. ConTeXt comes with its own texfont, but when I type texfont at my linux-prompt, no texfont can be found? Do I need to install additional tools to be able to build new fonts? TeXfont used to be a common practice until the arrival of MKIV. It's not maintained, it is somewhat buggy, it has been removed from standard tools (though you can still make it work easily), but I would strongly recommend you to use ConTeXt MKIV (LuaTeX instead of pdfTeX) if you need non-texie fonts. In that case all you need to do is to put your fonts into texmf-fonts or texmf-local under tex/opentype/company/fontname (the part tex/opentype is the most important part - assuming that you are indeed dealing with OpenType fonts). Alternatively you may configure OSFONTDIR to point to the folders where you have your system fonts and they will be picked up automatically. If you use XeTeX your system font should be found by default. You only need the right typescripts, but no font conversion at all. Mojca ___ If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to the Wiki! maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl / http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context webpage : http://www.pragma-ade.nl / http://tex.aanhet.net archive : http://foundry.supelec.fr/projects/contextrev/ wiki : http://contextgarden.net ___
Re: [NTG-context] Minimal ConTeXt and texfont!
Mojca Miklavec wrote: On Mon, Dec 13, 2010 at 10:27, Verhaag, G.C.H.M. wrote: I want to try to install some new fonts and it is common practice to use texfont for that. ConTeXt comes with its own texfont, but when I type texfont at my linux-prompt, no texfont can be found? Do I need to install additional tools to be able to build new fonts? TeXfont used to be a common practice until the arrival of MKIV. It's not maintained, it is somewhat buggy, it has been removed from standard tools (though you can still make it work easily), but I would strongly recommend you to use ConTeXt MKIV (LuaTeX instead of pdfTeX) if you need non-texie fonts. In that case all you need to do is to put your fonts into texmf-fonts or texmf-local under tex/opentype/company/fontname (the part tex/opentype is the most important part - assuming that you are indeed dealing with OpenType fonts). Alternatively you may configure OSFONTDIR to point to the folders where you have your system fonts and they will be picked up automatically. If you use XeTeX your system font should be found by default. You only need the right typescripts, but no font conversion at all. Mojca ___ If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to the Wiki! maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl / http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context webpage : http://www.pragma-ade.nl / http://tex.aanhet.net archive : http://foundry.supelec.fr/projects/contextrev/ wiki : http://contextgarden.net ___ Hi, I use the latest ConTeXt MkIV version on a Linux (kernel 2.4) based PC; so I use LuaTeX! I understand that I don't need to use texfont when using ttf-fonts, with this version of ConTeXt. But still need to write the proper typescripts, right? Does the same apply to opentype fonts? Regards, Gerard Verhaag ___ If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to the Wiki! maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl / http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context webpage : http://www.pragma-ade.nl / http://tex.aanhet.net archive : http://foundry.supelec.fr/projects/contextrev/ wiki : http://contextgarden.net ___
Re: [NTG-context] Minimal ConTeXt and texfont!
Am 2010-12-13 um 15:21 schrieb Verhaag, G.C.H.M.: I use the latest ConTeXt MkIV version on a Linux (kernel 2.4) based PC; so I use LuaTeX! Good, that's most easy for fonts. I understand that I don't need to use texfont when using ttf-fonts, with this version of ConTeXt. Right. But still need to write the proper typescripts, right? Not if you use the simplefonts module (except you have a unregular font family) or someone else already wrote them ;-) Does the same apply to opentype fonts? Yes. Greetlings from Lake Constance! Hraban --- http://www.fiee.net/texnique/ http://wiki.contextgarden.net https://www.cacert.org (I'm an assurer) ___ If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to the Wiki! maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl / http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context webpage : http://www.pragma-ade.nl / http://tex.aanhet.net archive : http://foundry.supelec.fr/projects/contextrev/ wiki : http://contextgarden.net ___
