Re: [NTG-context] Long s in ConTeXt
Am 2007-11-18 um 10:02 schrieb Taco Hoekwater: Andreas Hauser wrote: How do I go about finding a font that contains all my special characters? That's the problem, and it depends somewhat on what you are doing. If your text will be historical, you will probably need lots of old ligatures and abbreviation glyphs that may not be available in any current font at all. I just found the MUFI homepage (Mediaeval Unicode Font Initiative), they seem to target mainly Old Norse: http://www.mufi.info/ From their specs I learned that the combining e and o accents are already in the Unicode standard (0364). 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 : https://foundry.supelec.fr/projects/contextrev/ wiki : http://contextgarden.net ___
Re: [NTG-context] Long s in ConTeXt
Andreas Hauser wrote: How do I go about finding a font that contains all my special characters? That's the problem, and it depends somewhat on what you are doing. If your text will be historical, you will probably need lots of old ligatures and abbreviation glyphs that may not be available in any current font at all. If you text is descriptive, perhaps you can get by using one of the SIL fonts (or perhaps even something mundane like arial). In both cases, it will be worth the effort to write/email to the editor or publisher of a reference work in the field that _does_ use the correct font, or failing that, to talk to a university that has a large interest in the field you are after. Scholars are generally willing to share such information. Searching on the internet is a madmans' work. Almost all fonts online (whether from big foundries or cheap/free amateur works) are intended for typical uses (i.e. advertisments), so if they contain a long s at all, it will definately not be used by default, and there will be almost certainly no ligatures. I have at least ſ (long s), aͤ (a^e SMALL e ABOVE), ʒ etc. Most are from a historical context. And a lot of ligatures. As I understand Mac OS is able to produce arbitrary ligatures. But will this work on a Linux too? It will only work if the ligutares glyphs are present in the font. This is true on linux as well as on osx. 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 : https://foundry.supelec.fr/projects/contextrev/ wiki : http://contextgarden.net ___
Re: [NTG-context] Long s in ConTeXt
lutz.haseloff wrote @ Wed, 14 Nov 2007 10:56:44 +0100: You can try following file: -- % engine=xetex \font\myfont=Vollkorn at 12pt\myfont \starttext ſ \stoptext -- Every otf/ttf font containing a ſ will work. Live i get: http://live.contextgarden.net/output.cgi?id=pOm785 and locally: -8- ... kpathsea: Running mktexmf Vollkorn ! I can't find file `Vollkorn'. ... -8- So I guess, I don't have that font locally. Maybe there is a good standard font with many special characters? It would be nice if other people could also easily compile the tex source. Is it generally a superior font for special characters? How do I go about finding a font that contains all my special characters? I have at least ſ (long s), aͤ (a^e SMALL e ABOVE), ʒ etc. Most are from a historical context. And a lot of ligatures. As I understand Mac OS is able to produce arbitrary ligatures. But will this work on a Linux too? I followed Tacos advise and am subscribed now. -- Thanks Andy ___ 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 : https://foundry.supelec.fr/projects/contextrev/ wiki : http://contextgarden.net ___
Re: [NTG-context] Long s in ConTeXt
Hi Andy, You can try following file: -- % engine=xetex \font\myfont=Vollkorn at 12pt\myfont \starttext ſ \stoptext -- Every otf/ttf font containing a ſ will work. Greetings Lutz 13 Nov 2007 10:34:31 +0100, Andreas Hauser [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Hoi, how can I produce a ſ (long s) in ConTeXt? Please CC me, as i'm not subscribed. -- Andy ___ 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 : https://foundry.supelec.fr/projects/contextrev/ wiki : http://contextgarden.net ___
Re: [NTG-context] Long s in ConTeXt
Andreas Hauser wrote: Hoi, how can I produce a ſ (long s) in ConTeXt? Do you have a font that has it (most fonts don't)? Please CC me, as i'm not subscribed. I strongly suggest you do so. I normally delete all pending messages, since 99.9 % of them is spam. You got lucky this morning. 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 : https://foundry.supelec.fr/projects/contextrev/ wiki : http://contextgarden.net ___
