Eureka! [was Re: typescripts faq-in-progress]

[Idris Samawi Hamid <ishamid@attbi.com>]

I finally got a set of typescripts working! The problem, as I suspected, was in step 3:

>3. Set up the appropriate sizes for the fonts with respect to one of the default style parameters,
>rm, ss, tt, mm, cg, or hw. 
>
>\starttypescript   [style]                                                                             [default]  [size]
>\definebodyfont [20.7pt, 17.3pt, 14.4pt, 12pt, 11pt, 10pt, 9pt, 8pt, 7pt]  [rm]         [default]
>\stoptypescript

The \definebodyfont line is the source of the problem. The [default] option is sending things back to computer modern. 
This line should read

\definebodyfont [20.7pt, 17.3pt, 14.4pt, 12pt, 11pt, 10pt, 9pt, 8pt, 7pt]  [rm]   
[tf=original, bf=originalb]

The list of options are in setup-en.pdf, pg. 9.

Part 4 and 5 of the textscripts how-to must be changed to 

4. 
\starttypescript [collect]
\usetypescript  [style]   [family]    [name]
\usetypescript  [style]   [family]  [size]
\stoptypescript

5. 
\starttypescript [mycollect]
\definetypeface [collect] [rm] [style] [family] [family] [encoding=theencoding, rscale=thescalefactor]
\stoptypescript

I would still like to know what rscale means. I leave fixing type-arabic.tex as an exercise:-) 
This will then serve the default omega arabic script fonts for anyone wishing to use them.

Question: In a previous email, Hans says:

"the rm, ss, tt cg, hw entries are predefined which means that they will be
recognized and have associated commands, if you want more (with as
restiction that they should have two char names) you can define them with
\definefontstyle; "

\definefontstyle is not mentioned in setup-en.pdf;  what are its options and arguments? 
I really need this because, e.g. [rm] makes no sense in Arabic:->

Hans says further;

"in a similar fashion you can define \tfp|q|r if you want
or even map names onto families (math) etc etc"

What does "define \tfp|q|r" mean? Please explain.

Best wishes
Idris

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Dr. Idris Samawi Hamid
Depatment of Philosophy
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, CO 80526