Re: Greek module

["Thomas A. Schmitz" <thomas.schmitz@uni-bonn.de>]

On May 2, 2008, at 11:46 AM, cidadaum@sapo.pt wrote:

> I managed to install the greek module. Here is where it is placed:
>
> adsm@adsm:/etc/texmf/tex/context/third> ls
> t-ancientgreek
> adsm@adsm:/etc/texmf/tex/context/third> cd t-ancientgreek/
> adsm@adsm:/etc/texmf/tex/context/third/t-ancientgreek> ls
> fonts                t-ancientgreek.mkiv  t-oldgreek.tex  type- 
> agr.mkiv
> t-ancientgreek.mkii  t-ancientgreek.tex   type-agr.mkii   type-agr.tex
> adsm@adsm:/etc/texmf/tex/context/third/t-ancientgreek>
>
> adsm@adsm:~> kpsewhere t-ancientgreek.tex
> /etc/texmf/tex/context/third/t-ancientgreek/t-ancientgreek.tex
>

Oh boy. This is really not the place where your personal additions to  
your TeX installation should go. But if it can find the files in this  
location, let's take it from there.
>
> The point  now is that I need to build the fonts (or build the  
> metric =20
> files of the fonts). So need to use texfont, am I right? One  
> mandatory =20
> argument is the vendor's name. Which name should I type for  
> GFSDidot, =20
> GFSPorson, Ibycus, Gentium?

No, the entire point is that the module comes with these metric files;  
I have prepared all this and run texfont for you. Plus, you don't need  
any metrical files for XeTeX. I have included a couple of fonts too,  
so you should be good to go. Try a minimal file:

\enableregime[utf]
\usemodule[ancientgreek][font=GFSPorson]

\starttext

test: \localgreek{Μῆνιν ἄειδε, θεά}

\stoptext
>
> Another issue: Xetex says repeatedly (as you can see on the attached  
> file)
>
> ! Undefined control sequence.
> l.5 \beginOLDTEX

Two explanations are possible (there was no attachment to your mail):
- you're not using ConTeXt. you should invoke it with texexec --xtx  
yourfilename.tex
- your ConTeXt is too old. OpenSuSE has TeXLive 2007, I guess, so you  
should update ConTeXt.

>
> I ask if there is no compatibility between Xetex and greekmodule can  
> I =20
> use Context with unicode (utf8) input (the manual which I suppose is  
> =20
> quite outdated says Context expects pure ASCII input)?

As I said, with the latest version, you should be able to use all  
engines. So you can use ConTeXt with utf8 input (you have to include  
the \enableregime[utf] line at the beginning of the file) or XeTeX  
(which will only work with utf8-input) or luatex. Which manual says  
that ConTeXt expects pure ASCII input?

Thomas
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