From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Msuck: nntp://news.gmane.io/gmane.comp.tex.context/48490 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Hans Hagen Newsgroups: gmane.comp.tex.context Subject: Re: font switching questions Date: Tue, 17 Mar 2009 23:27:59 +0100 Message-ID: <49C023EF.9050106@wxs.nl> References: <326847810903171448l5208311do3b5d440486dd8122@mail.gmail.com> Reply-To: mailing list for ConTeXt users NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; Format="flowed" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1237328988 31487 80.91.229.12 (17 Mar 2009 22:29:48 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 17 Mar 2009 22:29:48 +0000 (UTC) To: mailing list for ConTeXt users Original-X-From: ntg-context-bounces@ntg.nl Tue Mar 17 23:31:03 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 1LjhoG-0003bt-5s for gctc-ntg-context-518@m.gmane.org; Tue, 17 Mar 2009 23:30:56 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by ronja.ntg.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP id E37CA1FD1B; Tue, 17 Mar 2009 23:29:30 +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 19595-02; Tue, 17 Mar 2009 23:28:43 +0100 (CET) Original-Received: from ronja.vet.uu.nl (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by ronja.ntg.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8FAB51FD08; Tue, 17 Mar 2009 23:28:42 +0100 (CET) Original-Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by ronja.ntg.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP id 468121FD08 for ; Tue, 17 Mar 2009 23:28:36 +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 19594-02 for ; Tue, 17 Mar 2009 23:28:10 +0100 (CET) Original-Received: from filter1-til.mf.surf.net (filter1-til.mf.surf.net [194.171.167.217]) by ronja.ntg.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2FCF21FD02 for ; Tue, 17 Mar 2009 23:28:06 +0100 (CET) Original-Received: from mail.pragma-ade.net (dsl-083-247-100-017.solcon.nl [83.247.100.17]) by filter1-til.mf.surf.net (8.13.8/8.13.8/Debian-3) with ESMTP id n2HMS48h019328 for ; Tue, 17 Mar 2009 23:28:04 +0100 Original-Received: from [10.100.1.107] (unverified [10.100.1.107]) by controller-1 (SurgeMail 3.9e) with ESMTP id 20394-1840426 for ; Tue, 17 Mar 2009 23:28:04 +0100 User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.19 (Windows/20081209) In-Reply-To: <326847810903171448l5208311do3b5d440486dd8122@mail.gmail.com> X-Originating-IP: 10.100.1.107 X-Authenticated-User: hagen@controller-1 X-Bayes-Prob: 0.0001 (Score 0, tokens from: @@RPTN) X-CanIt-Geo: ip=83.247.100.17; country=NL; region=16; city=Dronten; latitude=52.5333; longitude=5.7167; http://maps.google.com/maps?q=52.5333,5.7167&z=6 X-CanItPRO-Stream: uu:ntg-context@ntg.nl (inherits from uu:default, base:default) X-Canit-Stats-ID: 195162999 - 3f866678daec X-Scanned-By: CanIt (www . roaringpenguin . com) on 194.171.167.217 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:48490 Archived-At: Alan Stone wrote: > Ahoi, > > Following a previous discussion, I've been advised to "try to avoid > \switchtobodyfont and use \definedfont or \definefont instead". what is better depends on the situation - for a structured document using \switchtobodyfont is ok - for special layout elements (headers, title pages, keywords) \definefont might be handier (esp when funny sizes are used) - when using \definefont it can be handy to use the symbolic names (Serif, SansBold etc) and sizes (sa 1.2) because that makes redefinition easier > (1) What's the difference between \definefont and \definedfont ? \definefont defines a macro that represents a font, and \definedfont just switches to a font (the forst one is more efficient when you switch often) > (2) In the underneath example... > > (2a) how to implement \define(d)font for font switching ? > > (2b) how to define \myFontHook ? > > Thanks, > Alan > > \usemodule[t-lettrine] > > \usetypescriptfile[tps_arial] > \usetypescript[arial] ... just look how gyre typefaces are defined > \setupbodyfont[myFont,\myFontSize] just \setupbodyfont[myFont,12pt] and an occasional \definefont[BigFont][SerifBold sa 3.5] which gives you \BigFont > \setuphead[chapter][style={\switchtobodyfont[myOtherFont,\myOtherFontSize]}] it depends on what can occur in a title, if there's math and monospaced and whatever being used mixed, then best use a typeface (apart from the one time definition it's quite fast to switch a typeface) ----------------------------------------------------------------- Hans Hagen | PRAGMA ADE Ridderstraat 27 | 8061 GH Hasselt | The Netherlands tel: 038 477 53 69 | fax: 038 477 53 74 | www.pragma-ade.com | www.pragma-pod.nl ----------------------------------------------------------------- ___________________________________________________________________________________ If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to the Wiki! maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl / http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context webpage : http://www.pragma-ade.nl / http://tex.aanhet.net archive : https://foundry.supelec.fr/projects/contextrev/ wiki : http://contextgarden.net ___________________________________________________________________________________