Re: Losing my patience with (understanding) ConTeXt/LuaTeX's font handling... [ re: Whacko font behaviour ? ( Or Am I ? :O) ]

["Wolfgang Schuster" <schuster.wolfgang@googlemail.com>]

On Thu, Jul 17, 2008 at 5:00 PM, Alan Stone
<software.list.1es9s@gmail.com> wrote:
> Thanks Wolfgang.
>
>> calm down.
>
> Done.
>
> I've let some steam off earlier on.    OoOo<:O)
>
>>\setuphead[chapter][style=\
>>
>> >myHeadingsFont\myChapterFont]
>> >
>> >You have to load 'myHeadingsfont' typescript before you can use
>> >them because they are not available on outer level, only fonts used
>> >as bodyfont can be accesed without this selection.
>
> That works indeed.
>
>>I found the information to solve your problem in the fonts manual and
>>you should read it if you need more information.
>
> Oh, the number of times I read it. One more time a moment ago.
>
> Sooo... the Da Fonti Code is hidden in there. In which section of the manual
> did you find the clue ?

I found at page 9 and 9 what I needed.

> In my quest to further understand how this stuff works, I've been testing
> the following...
>
> \setuppapersize [A4][A4]
>
> \starttypescript [serif] [mySerifFont]
>     \definefontsynonym [mySerifFontRegular] [name:Times New Roman]
> [features=default]
>     \definefontsynonym [mySerifFontItalic] [name:Times New Roman Italic]
> [features=default]
>     \definefontsynonym [mySerifFontBold] [name:Times New Roman Bold]
> [features=default]
>     \definefontsynonym [mySerifFontBoldItalic] [name:Times New Roman Bold
> Italic] [features=default]
> \stoptypescript
> \starttypescript [serif] [mySerifFont]
>     \setups[font:fallback:serif]
>     \definefontsynonym [Serif] [mySerifFontRegular]
>     \definefontsynonym [SerifItalic] [mySerifFontItalic]
>     \definefontsynonym [SerifBold] [mySerifFontBold]
>     \definefontsynonym [SerifBoldItalic] [mySerifFontBoldItalic]
> \stoptypescript
> %\starttypescript [mySerifFont]
> %    \definetypeface [mySerifFont] [rm] [serif] [mySerifFont] [default]
> %\stoptypescript
>
> \starttypescript [sans] [mySansFont]
>     \definefontsynonym [mySansFontRegular] [name:Arial] [features=default]
>     \definefontsynonym [mySansFontItalic] [name:Arial Italic]
> [features=default]
>     \definefontsynonym [mySansFontBold] [name:Arial Bold] [features=default]
>     \definefontsynonym [mySansFontBoldItalic] [name:Arial Bold Italic]
> [features=default]
> \stoptypescript
> \starttypescript [sans] [mySansFont]
>     \setups[font:fallback:sans]
>     \definefontsynonym [Sans] [mySansFontRegular]
>     \definefontsynonym [SansItalic] [mySansFontItalic]
>     \definefontsynonym [SansBold] [mySansFontBold]
>     \definefontsynonym [SansBoldItalic] [mySansFontBoldItalic]
> \stoptypescript
> %\starttypescript [mySansFont]
> %    \definetypeface [mySansFont] [ss] [sans] [mySansFont] [default]
> %\stoptypescript
>
> \starttypescript[myFonts]
>     \definetypeface [mySerifFont] [rm] [serif] [mySerifFont] [default]
>     \definetypeface [mySansFont] [ss] [sans] [mySansFont] [default]
> \stoptypescript

\starttypescript[myFonts]
    \definetypeface [myFonts] [rm] [serif] [mySerifFont] [default]
    \definetypeface [myFonts] [ss] [sans] [mySansFont] [default]
\stoptypescript

You need the same name for both typefaces.

> \usetypescript[myFonts]
>
> \setupbodyfont[mySerifFont,12pt]            % this displays the correct font
> %\setupbodyfont[mySansFont,12pt]        % this displays the correct font

\setupbodyfont[myFonts]

> \definefont[myChapterFont][mySansFont sa 1.728]     % compile error at line
> 57 with (2) [and (1)]
> %\definefont[myChapterFont][Arial sa 1.728]               % this works with
> (1), compile error at line 57 with (2)
> %\definefont[myChapterFont][Sans sa 1.728]               % defaults to LM
> font with (1), compile error at line 57 with (2)
>
> %\setuphead[chapter][style=\myChapterFont]                      % (1)
> %\setuphead[chapter][style=\myFonts\myChapterFont]      % (2)
> %\setuphead[chapter][style=\tfc\mySansFont]                     % (3) this
> works
>
> \starttext
>
> \chapter{chapter test}      % line 57
>
> \section{section test}
>
> text test
>
> \stoptext
>
>
> Looking for further clues.
>
> Alan
>
> P.S. Resistance is futile Fontzi...I will assimilate you!

I will add to my todo list "Write a few lines about font installation
for XeTeX and LuaTeX and how to use them in style keys".

Regards,
Wolfgang
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