Problem creating a typescript for Adobe Avenir

Problem creating a typescript for Adobe Avenir

[Markus Hubig]

Hi all!

I'm new into context an I'm trying to write a user-manual for my company.
For some strange reasons I have to use a font names Adobe Avenir. I managed
to install the TTF-Files with texfont but now I'm lost in the creation
of a typescript.
Maybe there is someone who can give me a little help!

My map file looks like this (texnansi-adobe-avenir.map):

texnansi-AVENI17 Avenir-Heavy 4             < AVENI17.ttf texnansi.enc
texnansi-AVENI18 Avenir-HeavyOblique 4 < AVENI18.ttf texnansi.enc
texnansi-AVENI23 Avenir-Oblique 4           < AVENI23.ttf texnansi.enc
texnansi-AVENI24 Avenir-Roman 4            < AVENI24.ttf texnansi.enc

And my typescript looks like this (type-adobe-avenir.tex):

\starttypescript [map] [avenir] [textansi]
  \loadmapfile [texnansi-adobe-avenir.map]
\stoptypescript

\starttypescript [sans] [avenir] [texnansi]
  \definefontsynonym [Avenir-Heavy]             [texnansi-AVENI17]
[encoding=texnansi]
  \definefontsynonym [Avenir-HeavyOblique] [texnansi-AVENI18]
[encoding=texnansi]
  \definefontsynonym [Avenir-Oblique]           [texnansi-AVENI23]
[encoding=texnansi]
  \definefontsynonym [Avenir-Roman]            [texnansi-AVENI24]
[encoding=texnansi]
\stoptypescript

\starttypescript [sans] [avenir] [name]
  \definefontsynonym [Sans]               [Avenir-Roman]
  \definefontsynonym [SansItalic]        [Avenir-Oblique]
  \definefontsynonym [SansBold]        [Avenir-Heavy]
  \definefontsynonym [SansBoldItalic] [Avenir-HeavyOblique]
\stoptypescript

\starttypescript [Avenir]
  \definetypeface [Avenir] [rm] [sans] [avenir] [default]
\stoptypescript

When I try to use my typescript in my environment file like this:

\usetypescriptfile[type-adobe-avenir]
\usetypescript[Avenir]
\setupbodyfont[Avenir,10pt]

... simply nothing happens ... I get the same font as before. Arrgh!
In the logging messages of  texexec I see a message that my
typescript-file is loaded!

Hopefully someone can give my a hand,

Markus

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Re: Problem creating a typescript for Adobe Avenir

[Thomas A. Schmitz]

Hi Markus,

you're on the right track; just two or three small corrections, and  
you should be in business:


On Mar 25, 2009, at 8:21 PM, Markus Hubig wrote:

>
> My map file looks like this (texnansi-adobe-avenir.map):
>
> texnansi-AVENI17 Avenir-Heavy 4             < AVENI17.ttf texnansi.enc
> texnansi-AVENI18 Avenir-HeavyOblique 4 < AVENI18.ttf texnansi.enc
> texnansi-AVENI23 Avenir-Oblique 4           < AVENI23.ttf texnansi.enc
> texnansi-AVENI24 Avenir-Roman 4            < AVENI24.ttf texnansi.enc
>
I'm not sure if you can have a space after the <

> \starttypescript [map] [avenir] [textansi]
>  \loadmapfile [texnansi-adobe-avenir.map]
> \stoptypescript
>
> \starttypescript [sans] [avenir] [texnansi]
>   \definefontsynonym [Avenir-Heavy]             [texnansi-AVENI17]
> [encoding=texnansi]
>   \definefontsynonym [Avenir-HeavyOblique] [texnansi-AVENI18]
> [encoding=texnansi]
>   \definefontsynonym [Avenir-Oblique]           [texnansi-AVENI23]
> [encoding=texnansi]
>   \definefontsynonym [Avenir-Roman]            [texnansi-AVENI24]
> [encoding=texnansi]
> \stoptypescript
>
> \starttypescript [sans] [avenir] [name]
>   \definefontsynonym [Sans]               [Avenir-Roman]
>   \definefontsynonym [SansItalic]        [Avenir-Oblique]
>   \definefontsynonym [SansBold]        [Avenir-Heavy]
>   \definefontsynonym [SansBoldItalic] [Avenir-HeavyOblique]
> \stoptypescript
>
> \starttypescript [Avenir]
>   \definetypeface [Avenir] [rm] [sans] [avenir] [default]
> \stoptypescript
>

Two things here: you're defining a sans font, so change [rm] into  
[ss]. And for mkii (old-fashioned pdftex), I think you'll need to add  
the encoding to the typescript:

\starttypescript [Avenir] [texnansi]
   \definetypeface [Avenir] [ss] [sans] [avenir] [default]  
[encoding=texnansi]
\stoptypescript

> When I try to use my typescript in my environment file like this:
>
> \usetypescriptfile[type-adobe-avenir]
> \usetypescript[Avenir]
> \setupbodyfont[Avenir,10pt]

Yes, you have defined a sans font, but you're not setting sans as your  
bodyfont. ConTeXt defaults to serif (i.e. rm), and since your  
typescript doesn't define a rm font, it defaults to latin modern. So  
simply write:

\setupbodyfont[Avenir,ss,10pt]

HTH

Thomas
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Re: Problem creating a typescript for Adobe Avenir

[Markus Hubig]

Thank you very much!
It finally works!

Markus

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