Re: Simplefonts: Font scaling problem

["Christian" <metan0r@gmx.de>]

> >> Good evening!
> >>> I want to scale a font loaded via the simplefonts so sans and serif
> >>> have the same x-height.
> >>> But as soon as I use a font size larger than 12pt, the scaling is
> >>> somehow off or ignored.
> >>> Example:
> >>>
> >>> \usemodule[simplefonts]
> >>> \setupsimplefonts[expansion=quality, protrusion=quality]
> >>> \setmainfont[Times New Roman] \setsansfont[Arial][scale=0.863]
> >>> \starttext \setupbodyfont[6pt] 06pt serif xx{\ss xx sans}\\ %fine
> >>> \setupbodyfont[12pt] 12pt serif xx{\ss xx sans}\\ %fine, too
> >>> \setupbodyfont[14pt] 14pt serif xx{\ss xx sans}\\ %here it starts to
> >>> be off \setupbodyfont[16pt] 16pt serif xx{\ss xx sans}\\ \stoptext
> >
> > Your example is a bit difficult to test here because it's windows-centric, I
> don't have Arial on my system. But by looking at it, you should have
> something like this in your file before setting the fonts:
> >
> > \starttypescript [sans] [default] [size] \definebodyfont [16pt] [ss]
> > [default] \stoptypescript \definebodyfontenvironment[16pt]
> >
> > and so on for other arbitrary sizes. ConTeXt doesn't define complete
> environments for every imaginable size (but I imagine Wolfgang may come
> up with a clever solution within his module).
> 
> A clever solution would take a while because in this case i want to change the
> whole code in rewrite it with all the new mkiv goodies and the spec interface.
> 
> A fast solution is also possible but it won’t be more than a fix.

No need to rush from my part. I have what I need (bodyfont in 11.5pt with a properly scaled sans companion).
I get the rest of the font sizes with \tfa etc. and that keeps the proportions intact.

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