From: Lars Huttar <lars_huttar@sil.org>
To: mailing list for ConTeXt users <ntg-context@ntg.nl>
Subject: Re: syntax for \definesimplefont in TeX Live version of simplefonts
Date: Thu, 14 Nov 2013 11:51:35 -0500 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <5284FF97.4070103@sil.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <DF822B6A-CEA2-470B-B946-B1B5FDAD21A0@gmail.com>
On 11/14/2013 11:31 AM, Wolfgang Schuster wrote:
> Am 14.11.2013 um 16:42 schrieb Lars Huttar <lars_huttar@sil.org>:
>
>> Hello,
>> We are using simplefonts, the version included with TeX Live 2013. As
>> mentioned in another email, we don't have the freedom to experiment with
>> potentially unstable versions.
>>
>> I've been reading
>> http://wiki.contextgarden.net/simplefonts
>> and have it working well so far with the mainfont, sansfont, and
>> mainfontfallback.
>>
>> The part I need help with is for using another font.
>> http://wiki.contextgarden.net/simplefonts#Defining_other_typefaces_and_fonts
>> says we can use
>>
>> * |\definesimplefont|, defines a font for the use in headers or other
>> style elements.
>> * |\simplefont|, defines a font for inline use.
>>
>> Can anyone tell me the syntax for these commands - and for using them?
>> I tried
>> \definesimplefont[titleface][Gentium Basic]
>> ...
>> \setupbodyfont[titleface]
>>
>> There are no complaints and the \definesimplefont line, but I don't know
>> if it's the right syntax. And the \setupbodyfont line is giving the warning
>> fonts > typescripts > unknown library 'titleface'
>>
>>
>>
>> So I'm guessing that the \definesimplefont line is correct, but I just
>> don't know how to use the defined font.
> The \definesimplefont command can be used when you want a certain font
> for the chapter, section etc. heading, e.g.
>
> \definesimplefont[ChapterFont][Gentium Basic][size=24pt]
>
> \setuphead[chapter][style=ChapterFont]
>
> but I don’t recommend this command anymore (and removed it from the new version)
> because you can get the same result with a custom typeface, e.g.
>
> \definesimplefonttypeface[chapterfont][Gentium Basic]
>
> \definefont[ChapterFont][\classfont{chapterfont}{Serif} at 24pt]
>
> \setuphead[chapter][style=ChapterFont]
>
>
> When you want to change only the global font for your document you
> need the \definesimplefonttypeface command, e.g.
>
> \definesimplefonttypeface[documentfont][Gentium Basic]
>
> \setupbodyfont[documentfont]
>
>
> Wolfgang
Thanks, very helpful.
I will update the wiki page with this.
Lars
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Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2013-11-14 15:42 Lars Huttar
2013-11-14 16:31 ` Wolfgang Schuster
2013-11-14 16:51 ` Lars Huttar [this message]
2013-11-14 16:35 ` Aditya Mahajan
2013-11-14 16:50 ` Lars Huttar
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