On Aug 15, 2023, 8:09 AM -0600, Hans Hagen <j.hagen@xs4all.nl>, wrote:

> yes, but there are also typescript that define the sizes (made more
> sense on low res printers) .. the current defaults have been so for many
> years (so the fact that you didn't notice ...)

Maybe I forgot about it.. I seem to remember a very long time ago some experiments with typescripts for computer-modern opticals, before latin modern became default (it's all foggy now..)

But for sure ConTeXt used to load lmroman12-regular (or the computer-modern 12 pt) by default. So things have changed..

> well you can load the design size typescript

Ok, where is that design size typescript? A search for, e.g., lmroman8-regular etc. in 

texmf-context/tex/context/base/mkiv 

yields no results, so it must be defined at some higher level of abstraction..


> (likely we will go for \enableexperiments[fonts.compact] anyway which is
> also more efficient)

Ok, that would be very helpful; many thanks.

Best wishes
Idris
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Professor Idris Samawi Hamid
Department of Philosophy
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, CO 80523