From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Msuck: nntp://news.gmane.io/gmane.comp.tex.context/36367 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Andrea Valle Newsgroups: gmane.comp.tex.context Subject: Re: fonts from scratch: what's the way? Date: Tue, 4 Sep 2007 23:55:01 +0200 Message-ID: <67D67E87-4EB8-450B-B934-BA84ED44F930@di.unito.it> References: <20070904210020.GA10893@phare.normalesup.org> Reply-To: mailing list for ConTeXt users NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v752.3) Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="===============1202475300==" X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1188942969 534 80.91.229.12 (4 Sep 2007 21:56:09 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 4 Sep 2007 21:56:09 +0000 (UTC) To: mailing list for ConTeXt users Original-X-From: ntg-context-bounces@ntg.nl Tue Sep 04 23:56:07 2007 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 1ISgNO-0004ht-Hx for gctc-ntg-context-518@m.gmane.org; Tue, 04 Sep 2007 23:56:02 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by ronja.ntg.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8DE45202A7; Tue, 4 Sep 2007 23:55:59 +0200 (CEST) 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 03734-01; Tue, 4 Sep 2007 23:55:39 +0200 (CEST) Original-Received: from ronja.vet.uu.nl (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by ronja.ntg.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP id 353C02027B; Tue, 4 Sep 2007 23:55:39 +0200 (CEST) Original-Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by ronja.ntg.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3EB6F2027B for ; Tue, 4 Sep 2007 23:55:34 +0200 (CEST) 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 03700-01 for ; Tue, 4 Sep 2007 23:55:24 +0200 (CEST) Original-Received: from pianeta.di.unito.it (pianeta.di.unito.it [130.192.156.1]) by ronja.ntg.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP id 589E520244 for ; Tue, 4 Sep 2007 23:55:20 +0200 (CEST) Original-Received: from [192.168.1.2] (d83-184-26-189.cust.tele2.it [83.184.26.189]) by pianeta.di.unito.it (INFO-DIP) with ESMTP id l84Lt4dq028211 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=AES128-SHA bits=128 verify=NO userCertificateDN= AuthenticatedUser=valle ) for ; Tue, 4 Sep 2007 23:55:05 +0200 (MEST) In-Reply-To: <20070904210020.GA10893@phare.normalesup.org> X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.752.3) X-dipinfo-MailScanner-Information: Please contact Department of Computer Science technical staff for more information X-AntiVirus: Scanned for viruses by VirusFinder @2001-tecnici@di.unito.it - Email Clean X-SpamCheck: not spam, SpamAssassin (score=-100.652, required 3.5, autolearn=not spam, AUTHENTICATEDUSER -100.00, BAYES_00 -2.60, HTML_MESSAGE 0.00, RCVD_IN_NJABL_DUL 1.95) X-MailScanner-From: valle@di.unito.it X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at ntg.nl X-BeenThere: ntg-context@ntg.nl X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.9 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:36367 Archived-At: --===============1202475300== Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=Apple-Mail-74-182304587 --Apple-Mail-74-182304587 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; delsp=yes; format=flowed On 4 Sep 2007, at 23:00, Arthur Reutenauer wrote: > Fonts have always been a complicated subject indeed, but there's no > reason why they should be a mystery. Of course, but I have to say that I wasn't able to find an =20 introductory document explaining the whole stuff from the beginning. > What exactly do you find horrible there? Nothing of course :) I was joking. But as the first page of the wiki =20 is the starting point for many beginner, well, I would say that the =20 second paragraph is misplaced. Starting from its title it seems to suggest that mark IV is what you =20 need in order to run ConTeXt, so go and download it. I think that the =20= paragraph could be placed in http://wiki.contextgarden.net/What_is_ConTeXt, when one has =20 already understood what is pdfTeX. [thanks for all the infos] > Judging by your questions and what you say you intend to do, I don't > think you would really benefit from Mark IV. Staying with Mark II is > fine, but actually, if your main concern is about fonts, I suggest you > have a look at XeTeX; look at the wiki for instructions and examples. > ConTeXt with XeTeX is known as Mark III, although the name is much =20 > less > used. > Thanks. It is exactly what I have started doing (with success until =20 now at least). You're right, I think I can go with XeTeX. Many thanks Best -a- -------------------------------------------------- Andrea Valle -------------------------------------------------- CIRMA - DAMS Universit=E0 degli Studi di Torino --> http://www.cirma.unito.it/andrea/ --> andrea.valle@unito.it -------------------------------------------------- I did this interview where I just mentioned that I read Foucault. Who =20= doesn't in university, right? I was in this strip club giving this =20 guy a lap dance and all he wanted to do was to discuss Foucault with =20 me. Well, I can stand naked and do my little dance, or I can discuss =20 Foucault, but not at the same time; too much information. (Annabel Chong) -------------------------------------------------- Andrea Valle -------------------------------------------------- CIRMA - DAMS Universit=E0 degli Studi di Torino --> http://www.cirma.unito.it/andrea/ --> andrea.valle@unito.it -------------------------------------------------- I did this interview where I just mentioned that I read Foucault. Who =20= doesn't in university, right? I was in this strip club giving this =20 guy a lap dance and all he wanted to do was to discuss Foucault with =20 me. Well, I can stand naked and do my little dance, or I can discuss =20 Foucault, but not at the same time; too much information. (Annabel Chong) --Apple-Mail-74-182304587 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1
On 4 Sep 2007, at = 23:00, Arthur Reutenauer wrote:
=A0=A0Fon= ts have always been a complicated subject indeed, but there's = no
reason why they should be a = mystery.

Of course, but I have to = say that I wasn't able to find an introductory document explaining the = whole stuff from the beginning.

=A0 = What exactly do you find horrible there? =
Nothing of course :) I was joking. But as = the first page of the wiki is the starting point for many beginner, = well, I would say that the second paragraph is = misplaced.=A0
Starting from its title it seems to suggest that = mark IV is what you need in order to run ConTeXt, so go and download it. = I think that the paragraph could be placed=A0
in=A0http://wiki.context= garden.net/What_is_ConTeXt, when one has already understood what is = pdfTeX.=A0


[thanks for all the = infos]

=A0 Judging by your questions and = what you say you intend to do, I don't
think = you would really benefit from Mark IV. Staying with Mark II is
fine, but actually, if your main concern is about = fonts, I suggest you
have a look at XeTeX; look = at the wiki for instructions and examples.
ConTeXt = with XeTeX is known as Mark III, although the name is much = less
used.


Thanks. It is exactly what = I have started doing (with success until now at least). You're right, I = think I can go with XeTeX.

Many = thanks=A0

Best

-a-

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Andrea = Valle
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CIRMA - DAMS
Universit=E0 degli Studi di = Torino
= --------------------------------------------------


I did this interview where I just = mentioned that I read Foucault. Who doesn't in = university, right? I was in this strip = club giving this guy a lap = dance and all he wanted to do was to discuss Foucault = with me. Well, I can stand naked and do my little dance, or I can = discuss Foucault, but not at the same time; too much = information.
(Annabel = Chong)


 =
http://www.cirma.unito.it/andre= a/
= --------------------------------------------------


I did this interview where I just = mentioned that I read Foucault. Who doesn't in = university, right? I was in this strip = club giving this guy a lap = dance and all he wanted to do was to discuss Foucault = with me. Well, I can stand naked and do my little dance, or I can = discuss Foucault, but not at the same time; too much = information.
(Annabel = Chong)



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