From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Msuck: nntp://news.gmane.io/gmane.comp.tex.context/65613 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: David Rogers Newsgroups: gmane.comp.tex.context Subject: Re: TTF fonts and MKIV Date: Fri, 28 Jan 2011 21:42:59 -0800 Message-ID: <20110129054259.GA11435@beigebox> References: <201101281639.05277.john@wexfordpress.com> Reply-To: mailing list for ConTeXt users NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; Format="flowed" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: dough.gmane.org 1296279799 30639 80.91.229.12 (29 Jan 2011 05:43:19 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@dough.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sat, 29 Jan 2011 05:43:19 +0000 (UTC) To: mailing list for ConTeXt users Original-X-From: ntg-context-bounces@ntg.nl Sat Jan 29 06:43:14 2011 Return-path: Envelope-to: gctc-ntg-context-518@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from balder.ntg.nl ([195.12.62.10]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1Pj3ab-0006tG-RY for gctc-ntg-context-518@m.gmane.org; Sat, 29 Jan 2011 06:43:13 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by balder.ntg.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP id D0C73CA9D4; Sat, 29 Jan 2011 06:43:12 +0100 (CET) X-Virus-Scanned: Debian amavisd-new at balder.ntg.nl Original-Received: from balder.ntg.nl ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (balder.ntg.nl [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with LMTP id PUQfEL65Ymsi; Sat, 29 Jan 2011 06:43:10 +0100 (CET) Original-Received: from balder.ntg.nl (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by balder.ntg.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP id 20DD7CA9D5; Sat, 29 Jan 2011 06:43:10 +0100 (CET) Original-Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by balder.ntg.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP id ACA70CA9D4 for ; Sat, 29 Jan 2011 06:43:08 +0100 (CET) X-Virus-Scanned: Debian amavisd-new at balder.ntg.nl Original-Received: from balder.ntg.nl ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (balder.ntg.nl [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with LMTP id 6ne1MKaGnKgV for ; Sat, 29 Jan 2011 06:43:06 +0100 (CET) Original-Received: from filter2-nij.mf.surf.net (filter2-nij.mf.surf.net [195.169.124.153]) by balder.ntg.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9F75FCA9C1 for ; Sat, 29 Jan 2011 06:43:06 +0100 (CET) Original-Received: from mail-gx0-f169.google.com (mail-gx0-f169.google.com [209.85.161.169]) by filter2-nij.mf.surf.net (8.14.3/8.14.3/Debian-5+lenny1) with ESMTP id p0T5JENT029330 for ; Sat, 29 Jan 2011 06:19:15 +0100 Original-Received: by gxk5 with SMTP id 5so1506782gxk.14 for ; Fri, 28 Jan 2011 21:43:04 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:date:from:to:subject:message-id:references :mime-version:content-type:content-disposition:in-reply-to :user-agent; bh=osU9IJ8DviA+1c+Rrv/IBfnIw6C42tocJSgUOr8Ey84=; b=LmArtIKt5+hKFnl+y2Tf49J2pjV/rHyNq7IVFdviUBQlmN4zNLkmNZo9Vr9lBdUyOt /t1AFM6Ed8gjMTcHjbHllsc0DoOnMNl5wig/+SqsX0ylSWve0gwsoPhb/HoadzaxSfdy 6+zJvwpHiiNSpNMfHFOVbGKWAjK+HNwHbHVlY= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=date:from:to:subject:message-id:references:mime-version :content-type:content-disposition:in-reply-to:user-agent; b=QEeMpDwXXcK6oovyH7Rz1tQwhCmKXP1f+moCVNKX08lFYI8PDjylnluoYI4q+EJbah wZWzN9z6fDhpvoLNC92aao6NtjNBPRMf1Rc0nZGt27h5xbfxyvCl1FT0NGhx0kWT5eun QPppW+l6E1LvG/4OWbrfw6FpRNTpPulXGuMtw= Original-Received: by 10.151.15.3 with SMTP id s3mr5430662ybi.277.1296279784439; Fri, 28 Jan 2011 21:43:04 -0800 (PST) Original-Received: from beigebox (d207-6-171-178.bchsia.telus.net [207.6.171.178]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id v39sm615116yba.7.2011.01.28.21.43.02 (version=SSLv3 cipher=RC4-MD5); Fri, 28 Jan 2011 21:43:03 -0800 (PST) Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <201101281639.05277.john@wexfordpress.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.21 (2010-09-15) X-Bayes-Prob: 0.0001 (Score 0, tokens from: @@RPTN) X-CanIt-Geo: ip=209.85.161.169; country=US; region=CA; city=Mountain View; postalcode=94043; latitude=37.4192; longitude=-122.0574; metrocode=807; areacode=650; http://maps.google.com/maps?q=37.4192,-122.0574&z=6 X-CanItPRO-Stream: uu:ntg-context@ntg.nl (inherits from uu:default, base:default) X-Canit-Stats-ID: 0aE1hjfts - 7dd34fbd1bac - 20110129 X-Scanned-By: CanIt (www . roaringpenguin . com) on 195.169.124.153 X-BeenThere: ntg-context@ntg.nl X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.12 Precedence: list List-Id: mailing list for ConTeXt users List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: ntg-context-bounces@ntg.nl Errors-To: ntg-context-bounces@ntg.nl Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.comp.tex.context:65613 Archived-At: * John Culleton [2011-01-28 16:39]: >Is there a short, simple guide somewhere that shows how to use TTF and >OTF fonts in Context? I downloaded the new Fonts chapter but it goes >deep into the weeds on typescripts etc. I am looking for a method >that allows me to do in Context what I can already do in most other >DTP programs: simply designate for use a font or font family that >exists in /usr/share/fonts without typescripts, complex and confusing >aliasing schemes or tfm files. The Simplefont module by Wolfgang Schuster is very good for my (not highly demanding) purposes. Certainly it is intended to do just what you describe. -- David ___________________________________________________________________________________ If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to the Wiki! maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl / http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context webpage : http://www.pragma-ade.nl / http://tex.aanhet.net archive : http://foundry.supelec.fr/projects/contextrev/ wiki : http://contextgarden.net ___________________________________________________________________________________