From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Msuck: nntp://news.gmane.io/gmane.comp.tex.context/56615 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Henning Hraban Ramm Newsgroups: gmane.comp.tex.context Subject: Re: Suggestions on fonts and foundries Date: Tue, 2 Mar 2010 11:26:59 +0100 Message-ID: <595D3D7F-C3A8-4ABE-8448-574635B1AE8E@fiee.net> References: <002301cab8f2$e444c8f0$acce5ad0$@com> Reply-To: mailing list for ConTeXt users NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v936) Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; Format="flowed"; DelSp="yes" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: dough.gmane.org 1267525646 28679 80.91.229.12 (2 Mar 2010 10:27:26 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@dough.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 2 Mar 2010 10:27:26 +0000 (UTC) To: mailing list for ConTeXt users Original-X-From: ntg-context-bounces@ntg.nl Tue Mar 02 11:27:22 2010 Return-path: Envelope-to: gctc-ntg-context-518@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from [195.12.62.10] (helo=balder.ntg.nl) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1NmPJy-0000uZ-62 for gctc-ntg-context-518@m.gmane.org; Tue, 02 Mar 2010 11:27:22 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by balder.ntg.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP id D62EFC9D96; Tue, 2 Mar 2010 11:27:10 +0100 (CET) X-Virus-Scanned: Debian amavisd-new at balder.ntg.nl Original-Received: from balder.ntg.nl ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (balder.ntg.nl [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with LMTP id VcRhYBkaYt40; Tue, 2 Mar 2010 11:27:10 +0100 (CET) Original-Received: from balder.ntg.nl (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by balder.ntg.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP id 08A89C9DA0; Tue, 2 Mar 2010 11:27:08 +0100 (CET) Original-Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by balder.ntg.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP id E039BC9DA0 for ; Tue, 2 Mar 2010 11:27:06 +0100 (CET) X-Virus-Scanned: Debian amavisd-new at balder.ntg.nl Original-Received: from balder.ntg.nl ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (balder.ntg.nl [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with LMTP id bpjfG8D3cpmZ for ; Tue, 2 Mar 2010 11:27:04 +0100 (CET) Original-Received: from turan.fiee.net (lvps87-230-77-106.dedicated.hosteurope.de [87.230.77.106]) by balder.ntg.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP id 87202C9D96 for ; Tue, 2 Mar 2010 11:27:04 +0100 (CET) X-No-Auth: unauthenticated sender Original-Received: from turan.fiee.net (lvps87-230-77-106.dedicated.hosteurope.de [127.0.0.1]) by turan.fiee.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 030EB17BC02DA for ; Tue, 2 Mar 2010 11:27:03 +0100 (CET) Original-Received: from [10.128.9.9] (109-52.78-83.cust.bluewin.ch [83.78.52.109]) by turan.fiee.net (Postfix) with ESMTP for ; Tue, 2 Mar 2010 11:27:03 +0100 (CET) In-Reply-To: <002301cab8f2$e444c8f0$acce5ad0$@com> X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.936) X-BeenThere: ntg-context@ntg.nl X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.12 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 Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.comp.tex.context:56615 Archived-At: Am 2010-03-01 um 04:54 schrieb Tom: > Some time back I recall seeing a message in which someone discussed > using > fonts available from foundries and recommended certain ones. > Unfortunately, > I can't seem to find that message. I will probably need one serif > font for > the text of the book, a plain sans serif font to use for entries in > a table, > a fancier sans serif font for chapter titles and, possibly a different > not-too-plain sans serif font for page headers. Also, I can't figure > out how > to tell ConTeXt which font to use for page headers. I guess you know http://wiki.contextgarden.net/Fonts ? Without knowing the subject and/or intended audience of your book I can't suggest suitable fonts. Generally I find Palatino (TeX Gyre Pagella) with Frutiger (in a pinch: MS Calibri) a very good combination, even if rather conservative. SIL Gentium is also a very nice body font, if you like a "soft, human" touch. Linotype Finnegan is a matching sans-serif; perhaps try Libertine Biolinum, if you want a free one. For more technically looking sans's I like LM Sans and URW Grotesk (especially in small sizes). Greetlings from Lake Constance! Hraban --- http://www.fiee.net/texnique/ http://wiki.contextgarden.net https://www.cacert.org (I'm an assurer) ___________________________________________________________________________________ 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 : http://foundry.supelec.fr/projects/contextrev/ wiki : http://contextgarden.net ___________________________________________________________________________________