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Daniel Joyce wrote:
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>         Is there a way to get TrueType fonts into Context under Linux?

I'm guessing it is not a Context issue, but rather one for the backend.
The pdftex manual shows how to use TrueType fonts: you put a line in the
map file just as if it were a Type1 font. 

However, I only tried this once and the kerning was not right. I haven't
had time to investigate since. 

-Bill