From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Msuck: nntp://news.gmane.io/gmane.comp.tex.context/48568 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Alan Stone Newsgroups: gmane.comp.tex.context Subject: Re: font switching questions Date: Thu, 19 Mar 2009 17:38:29 +0100 Message-ID: <326847810903190938s4cb4030l28229d37a4ba2510@mail.gmail.com> References: <326847810903171448l5208311do3b5d440486dd8122@mail.gmail.com> <49C023EF.9050106@wxs.nl> <326847810903180112r369058daxc1ead108ac62746a@mail.gmail.com> <49C0AF85.7040605@wxs.nl> <326847810903180826v1f8e26edva1fbf52dcaad6aab@mail.gmail.com> <326847810903190817u700acd64m786a7cbf411440d7@mail.gmail.com> <49C2639D.7040607@elvenkind.com> Reply-To: mailing list for ConTeXt users NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1237480751 20796 80.91.229.12 (19 Mar 2009 16:39:11 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 19 Mar 2009 16:39:11 +0000 (UTC) To: mailing list for ConTeXt users Original-X-From: ntg-context-bounces@ntg.nl Thu Mar 19 17:40:28 2009 Return-path: Envelope-to: gctc-ntg-context-518@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from ronja.vet.uu.nl ([131.211.172.88] helo=ronja.ntg.nl) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1LkLIB-0007Sn-Vn for gctc-ntg-context-518@m.gmane.org; Thu, 19 Mar 2009 17:40:28 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by ronja.ntg.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP id B8D131FBFB; Thu, 19 Mar 2009 17:39:01 +0100 (CET) Original-Received: from ronja.ntg.nl ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (smtp.ntg.nl [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with LMTP id 17094-02-2; Thu, 19 Mar 2009 17:38:42 +0100 (CET) Original-Received: from ronja.vet.uu.nl (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by ronja.ntg.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1B6F21FBEF; Thu, 19 Mar 2009 17:38:42 +0100 (CET) Original-Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by ronja.ntg.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP id BB3FE1FBEB for ; Thu, 19 Mar 2009 17:38:39 +0100 (CET) Original-Received: from ronja.ntg.nl ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (smtp.ntg.nl [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with LMTP id 17094-02 for ; Thu, 19 Mar 2009 17:38:31 +0100 (CET) Original-Received: from filter4-til.mf.surf.net (filter4-til.mf.surf.net [194.171.167.220]) by ronja.ntg.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP id 06DA11FBEF for ; Thu, 19 Mar 2009 17:38:31 +0100 (CET) Original-Received: from mail-ew0-f178.google.com (mail-ew0-f178.google.com [209.85.219.178]) by filter4-til.mf.surf.net (8.13.8/8.13.8/Debian-3) with ESMTP id n2JGcU9B018807 for ; Thu, 19 Mar 2009 17:38:30 +0100 Original-Received: by ewy26 with SMTP id 26so624063ewy.2 for ; Thu, 19 Mar 2009 09:38:30 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:received:in-reply-to:references :date:message-id:subject:from:to:content-type :content-transfer-encoding; bh=dRCgQNIvUYJ0g2ayAJWolJjZqy0U1Xm4IwjamJSVvrI=; b=X2KoXcfb6KjWtQXgPWCSKEalXxRQApdhgtZ/Nm0Qx19ClXq4UQXxnPnuap4cnpV0j9 x/JnxXXN1qtJFtRt4xZu1w0YSq/ybtkeJS92+TE32AjfxZJLOMj9SAReHP693c+ay5/m 6U9VUIqQToftfO2yCIWMM2lqkCILvN0eexnf4= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :content-type:content-transfer-encoding; b=lJTjx1iRSRIrGp2Jigp14q+JipVmPwQIIEUD5TogtUh66YnFcsh8HO92QO88nXtBMP /58wpdMYyneDIAIeOYGkb9oaWONk4IRqkrXSk3i6mR+zax8QF6A4VU5Mx9dQcxxJp60z WT5c69mk+vg2uahVY+xQIoQQxO8bWlNy3pNfQ= Original-Received: by 10.216.55.211 with SMTP id k61mr1265024wec.95.1237480709932; Thu, 19 Mar 2009 09:38:29 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <49C2639D.7040607@elvenkind.com> X-Bayes-Prob: 0.0001 (Score 0, tokens from: @@RPTN) X-CanIt-Geo: ip=209.85.219.178; 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: 196212665 - c078e0a5d748 X-Scanned-By: CanIt (www . roaringpenguin . com) on 194.171.167.220 X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at ntg.nl X-BeenThere: ntg-context@ntg.nl X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.11 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 X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at ntg.nl Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.comp.tex.context:48568 Archived-At: On Thu, Mar 19, 2009 at 4:24 PM, Taco Hoekwater wrote: > > > Alan Stone wrote: >> >> The most important thing I understand from reading the fonts manual >> and the ConTeXt manual's old and new font chapter for the n-th time >> (lost count), is that explaining fonts and their use is not a piece >> cake. As such, every effort in trying to explain it in a way that's >> understandable to non initiated people can only be appreciated and >> welcomed. > > Any remaining inclarity in any published documentation is by definition > unexpected by the author of that documentation. Hmmm... By definition ??? What a fascinating point of view. >So if something is > unclear, you really have to mention specifically what it is exactly > that is unclear. Otherwise, no progress will ever be made... Indeed. However, please take into account that... This topic is (way ?) beyond my present means of comprehension. So be prepared to receive some stupid and/or hilarious questions. ;O) It might also be, quoting the great Alberto, and with all due respect (really) for the author(s)... =93If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough=94 - Albert Einstein >>From my own small experience, it's often a mix of both. And that's ok. That means there's means of improvement, learning and growth for everybody involved. Considering the complexity of the matter and taking into account the great Alberto's wise words, I'll try to understand my own questions first before posting them in a hopefully understandable way. Talk soon. Cheers, Alan > > Best wishes, > Taco ___________________________________________________________________________= ________ If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to t= he Wiki! maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl / http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-cont= ext webpage : http://www.pragma-ade.nl / http://tex.aanhet.net archive : https://foundry.supelec.fr/projects/contextrev/ wiki : http://contextgarden.net ___________________________________________________________________________= ________