[NTG-context] Re: Issue with italics

[Denis Maier via ntg-context <ntg-context@ntg.nl>]

I don't know, but maybe GFS Didot has not italic shape?
At least, that's what I'd guess after looking at this https://fonts.google.com/specimen/GFS+Didot (maybe your version has italics...)

Best,
Denis

> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
> Von: Jean-Pierre Delange <adeimantos@free.fr>
> Gesendet: Montag, 26. Februar 2024 13:32
> An: mailing list for ConTeXt users <ntg-context@ntg.nl>
> Betreff: [NTG-context] Issue with italics
> 
> Dear list,
> 
> When handling the preamble to a document in which I would like to treat the
> text in French, with sometimes italics text and phrases in ancient Greek, I
> encounter the following difficulty:
> if I use TeX Gyre Pagella as the main font, everything works fine, except for the
> Ancient Greek text, which I don't like the look of. But the Greek text is
> displayed, as are the French italics. On the other hand, if I use GFS Didot as the
> main font and Theano Didot for the Greek, the italics disappear and the Greek
> text looks better. The CTX version I use is: mtx-context | current version:
> 2024.01.24 22:39.
> 
> Herewith are two MWE attachments (*.tex + *.pdf) with different fonts. What
> am I missing ? Thanks for your answers.
> 
> JP

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