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> >In certain fonts the -- produces weird effects because the - isn't a
> >straight dash, but something a bit more fancy.
> >
> >Is it possible in context to replace -- by {\ss --} (or so)?
> >
>
> STOP!
>
> -, --, --- and $-$ are all different glyphs!
>
>   '-'   hyphen
>   '--'  endash
>   '---' emdash  (_not_ used in german!)
>
> if '--' or '---' produces weired effects that is just an error in the
> (virtual) font where these character sequences aren't
> properly mapped (as
> a ligature) to the appropriate glyph.

Hello Uwe,

Quite correct. But this font has no mapping of -- (and I doubt if there is a
suitable thing in that font file). So context appends two --.

And because the - is drawn with the left side a bit lower (swirling up) and
the right side a bit higher (also swirling up) two -- produce a strange
effect.

So I have to fix this outside the font file.

Groetjes,

Berend. (-: