From: Denis Maier via ntg-context <ntg-context@ntg.nl>
To: <ntg-context@ntg.nl>, <texml@fiee.net>
Cc: denis.maier@unibe.ch
Subject: Re: Fontsizes in Adobe Acrobat vs ConTeXt
Date: Thu, 29 Jul 2021 12:19:43 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <2306b8e76e734b03b85fc03f4962c8e6@unibe.ch> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <b7fb37e9f0174909b8a929f0fa72148f@unibe.ch>
This question is still not resolved. Maybe someone has another hint?
Best,
Denis
> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
> Von: ntg-context <ntg-context-bounces@ntg.nl> Im Auftrag von
> denis.maier@unibe.ch
> Gesendet: Dienstag, 20. Juli 2021 13:44
> An: ntg-context@ntg.nl; texml@fiee.net
> Betreff: Re: [NTG-context] Fontsizes in Adobe Acrobat vs ConTeXt
>
> > -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
> > Von: ntg-context <ntg-context-bounces@ntg.nl> Im Auftrag von Henning
> > Hraban Ramm
> > Gesendet: Dienstag, 20. Juli 2021 13:12
> > An: mailing list for ConTeXt users <ntg-context@ntg.nl>
> > Betreff: Re: [NTG-context] Fontsizes in Adobe Acrobat vs ConTeXt
> >
> >
> >
> > > Am 20.07.2021 um 13:09 schrieb denis.maier@unibe.ch:
> > >
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > I have to reproduce a book layout that was done in Adobe Indesign,
> > > and I
> > don’t really manage to get the right fontsizes, i.e. according to
> > Acrobat Pro the fonts are consistently a bit smaller then expected.
> > > That may well be an Adobe problem, it’s just that I have to aim for
> > > rather
> > specific target values... As you can see below the deviation is not so
> > significant with the normal font size and bigger sizes, but more so with the
> smaller sizes.
> >
> > The TeX point is smaller than the PostScript/DTP point.
> > Use the unit "bp" to get the same sizes as in desktop apps.
> >
> > See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Point_(typography)
> >
> > Hraban
>
> Thanks for your help. That's already better. The base font size, and the bigger
> sizes are correct now. But it still does not work with the smaller sizes:
>
> % ---------------------------------------
> \setupbodyfont[10bp]
> \definebodyfontenvironment
> [10bp]
> [xx=7bp,
> x=8.5bp,
> a=11.75bp,
> b=15bp,
> ]
>
> \starttext
>
>
> {\tfxx Smallest } % => expected 7pt, actual 6pt with LM Roman 7
>
> {\tfx Small} % => expected 8.5pt, actual 8pt with LM Roman 9
>
> {\tf Normal} % => expected 10pt, ok
>
> {\tfa Larger} % => expected 11.75pt, ok
>
> {\tfb Largest} % => expected 15pt, ok
>
> \stoptext
> %-------------------------------------------------------
>
> Maybe that's an issue with optical sizes?
>
> Best,
> Denis
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2021-07-29 12:19 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 6+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2021-07-20 11:09 denis.maier
2021-07-20 11:12 ` Henning Hraban Ramm
2021-07-20 11:43 ` denis.maier
2021-07-29 12:19 ` Denis Maier via ntg-context [this message]
2021-07-29 13:07 ` Hans Hagen via ntg-context
2021-07-29 13:12 ` Denis Maier via ntg-context
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