Re: how to use Times Roman font

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Hi ishamid!


On Sunday, 20 Mar 2005, ishamid wrote:

    > >===== Original Message From mailing list for ConTeXt users 
    > <ntg-context@ntg.nl>
    > >
    > >Unfortunately, error again:
    > 
    > Yes, an error here as well. Did you try the two other ways I mentioned in my 
    > other reply:
    > 
    > ============================================
    > %\usetypescript[adobekb][\defaultencoding]
    > %\setupbodyfont[pos] % note the comments
    > 
    > \usetypescript[times][\defaultencoding]
    > \setupbodyfont[times,12pt]
    > 
    > \starttext
    > 
    > \input knuth
    > 
    > \stoptext
    > ============================================
    > 
    > Another way:
    > 
    > ============================================
    > \definetypeface [times] [rm] [serif] [times] [default] [encoding=ec]
    > 
    > \switchtotypeface [times] [12pt,rm]
    > 
    > 
    > \starttext
    > \input knuth
    > \stoptext
    > ===========================================
    > 
    > If neither of these two work then something is really wrong...


    Yes, neither of them seems to work in my box :(

    The error log as follows:

    ----------------------------
    kpathsea: Running mktexmf ec-utmr8a
    ! I can't find file `ec-utmr8a'.
    <*> ...jfour; mag:=1; nonstopmode; input ec-utmr8a
                                                      
    Please type another input file name
    ! Emergency stop.
    <*> ...jfour; mag:=1; nonstopmode; input ec-utmr8a
                                                      
    Transcript written on mfput.log.
    mktextfm: `mf-nowin -progname=mf \mode:=ljfour; mag:=1; nonstopmode; input ec-utmr8a' failed.
    kpathsea: Appending font creation commands to missfont.log.
    
    ! Font \*times12ptrmtf*:=ec-utmr8a at 12.0pt not loadable: Metric (TFM) file no
    t found.
    <to be read again> 
                       \let 
    \xxdododefinefont ... {#4}\newfontidentifier \let 
                                                      \localrelativefontsize \de...
    
    \fontstrategy ...me \fontclass #2#3#4#5\endcsname 
                                                      \tryingfontfalse \fi 
    <inserted text> ...yle \fontalternative \fontsize 
                                                      \fi \iftryingfont \fontstr...
    
    \synchronizefont ...strategy \the \fontstrategies 
                                                      \relax \fi \iftryingfont \...
    <argument> \getvalue {\@style@ \fontstyle }
                                               \edef \fontstyle {\fontstyle }\if...
    ...
    l.9 \switchtotypeface [times] [12pt,rm]
    ?
    -------------------

    Best
    Leo

    > 
    > Best
    > Idris
    > 
    > ============================
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    > Department of Philosophy
    > Colorado State University
    > Fort Collins, CO 80523
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Best Regards!