Re: Installing custom fonts?

[Mojca Miklavec <mojca.miklavec.lists@gmail.com>]

On Fri, Mar 13, 2009 at 15:51, Pierre Huyghebaert wrote:
> Hello List,
>
> I'm using texexec or texexec --xtx to compile my files (without problems) on
> Ubuntu Gutsy. I'm also able to use the font in other software, Inkscape by
> example.
>
> But when I add this code :
>
> \definetypeface[InitiationRitualFont][rm][Xserif][Initiated]
> \setupbodyfont[InitiationRitualFont, 12pt]
> \starttext
> Hello List!
> \stoptext
>
> I've this error returned :
>
> ! Font \*InitiationRitualFont12ptrmtfrm*:='"mapping=tex-text at 12.0pt"' not
> lo
> adable: installed font not found.
> <to be read again>
>                   \relax
> \xxdododefinefont ...tspec {#4}\newfontidentifier
>                                                  \let
> \localrelativefontsiz...
> \fontstrategy ...me \fontclass #2#3#4#5\endcsname
>                                                  \tryingfontfalse \fi
> <inserted text> ...yle \fontalternative \fontsize
>                                                  \fi \iftryingfont
> \fontstr...
> \synchronizefont ...strategy \the \fontstrategies
>                                                  \relax \fi \iftryingfont
> \...
> <argument> \getvalue {\@style@ \fontstyle }
>                                           \edef \fontstyle {\fontstyle
> }\if...
> ...
> l.2 \setupbodyfont[InitiationRitualFont, 12pt]
>
> I've tried with :
> - different names
> - different places
> - with or without the extension in the name
> - with ttf or otf version of the font
> - with other fonts

You forgot to list one thing:
- with a different ConTeXt version

Well ... joke aside. I'm not sure what to tell you since I'm not sure
what ConTeXt version you are using. I'm afraid that if you take a more
recent version you'll also have some problems because of to too old
XeTeX version and/or because of to too old Latin Modern version.

I would suggest you to at least try the ConTeXt minimals. You can
install and try them without breaking anything on your computer. See:
    http://wiki.contextgarden.net/ConTeXt_Minimals

But the version that you use is almost hopeless unless you use
low-level font switching commands (that's also an option). XeTeX
high-level support has been completely broken in past for at least
half a year if not longer.

If you need ConTeX for production there's one thing that you need to
be warned about: keep backups of any installation that works for you
and do not update until you have to.

Mojca
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