Re: Font question

[Hans Hagen <pragma@wxs.nl>]

Marcin Borkowski wrote:
> Hi all!
> 
> I'm going to start using ConTeXt; I've been planning to do so for a few
> years, but now I finally have Internet access at home, so it's easier
> for me to look things up in the wiki (or ask here;)).
> 
> I have two questions.  The first one is connected with fonts.  I can't
> understand ConTeXt's font mechanism, which seems way too complicated for
> me; could anyone just tell me how I can switch to, e.g., Antykwa
> Poltawskiego (I'm Polish, so I'd like to use it;)) or, say, Pagella?  Of
> course, I'd also like to be able to typeset Polish texts with them; will

\usetypescriptfile[type-gyr]
\usetypescript[palatino][qx]

\setupbodyfont[palatino,10pt]

> \enableregime[utf-8]
> \mainlanguage[pl]

> be enough (apart, of course, from adapting ConTeXt to Polish typography
> customs, like dots after chapter numbers etc.)?

that should be set up already (\mainlanguage does that)

> I think that that's what the wiki lacks: a beginner's guide on _using_
> fonts (not _installing_ them or _messing_;) with them).  If someone
> enlightens me on this, I could write something on the wiki about it.

most free fonts that ship with tex live are already set up (and you can 
make combinations of them, which is what typefaces is about)

it mostly bpild down to choosing a proper font encoding (qx in your case)

> And the second, a bit "philosophical" question: the official manual is
> not so new.  How do I learn ConTeXt best?  I mean, are changes to the
> user interface since 2001 so big that I could run into troubles using
> the manual?  Or are there some changes which make something
> easier/possible which was difficult/impossible at the time or writing
> the manual - how do I learn about these?

no changes to the user interface, only additional features (often 
discussed in dedicated manuals)

Hans

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