Re: First go at book with ConTeXt, questions

[Hans Hagen <pragma@wxs.nl>]

Frans Goddijn wrote:

> I had peeked in the file "font-ptm.tex" and in the big PDF manual and got
> the idea of how this works. Is it also o.k. if I do this:
> 
> \definebodyfont [14.4pt,12pt,11pt,10pt,9pt,8pt] [rm]
>   [bse=Times-Bold scaled \magstep5]
> 
> {\bse Dit is de titel}   ?

Indeed it accepts 

 at <n>pt
 scaled <number>  (\magstep returns a number)

and non tex: 

 sa <number> 

the later meaning scaled at (so:

  define...[12pt]...[  sa 2 ...] 

means 2*12pt

which is handy when you feed a list of sizes. 

>  HH> (see font-ini)
> 
> That's a remarkable file, with a manual hidden in it and exotic looking
> comands like "\dodododefinebodyfont" ;=}

All documented modules are manual sat the same time. About 50% is
documented that way. 

> Does this command wait for a next command to switch these headers/foorters
> back on or is it only effective for the one page that it was issued on?

Only one page but it canbe overruled by later settings. 

> I expect this to be an interesting but tricky trip to accomplish so I'll
> postpone that until I have several chapters ready.

Not that hard to do, just experment some time. 

> Any suggestions will be welcome in the meantime though...

Try it yourself first ... 

> I have:
> name           bytes   date      time
> ======================================
> texutil.exe    107066  16-09-97  10:45
> 
> If there's an even latester (;=}) version, I'd be much obliged if you sent
> me that one!

Ok. 

Hans

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