From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Msuck: nntp://news.gmane.io/gmane.comp.tex.context/61184 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Oliver Buerschaper Newsgroups: gmane.comp.tex.context Subject: Re: ConTeXt meeting Lua tutorials Date: Tue, 24 Aug 2010 20:37:15 +0200 Message-ID: <90814E5C-517B-4D79-A332-3B306F9207B9@mpq.mpg.de> References: <4C6FBCFE.4030904@elvenkind.com> Reply-To: mailing list for ConTeXt users NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v1081) Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: dough.gmane.org 1282675057 27707 80.91.229.12 (24 Aug 2010 18:37:37 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@dough.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 24 Aug 2010 18:37:37 +0000 (UTC) To: mailing list for ConTeXt users Original-X-From: ntg-context-bounces@ntg.nl Tue Aug 24 20:37:32 2010 Return-path: Envelope-to: gctc-ntg-context-518@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from balder.ntg.nl ([195.12.62.10]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1OnyNB-0005YO-JQ for gctc-ntg-context-518@m.gmane.org; Tue, 24 Aug 2010 20:37:25 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by balder.ntg.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9B471CA605; Tue, 24 Aug 2010 20:37:24 +0200 (CEST) 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 RPAKNTke3UpQ; Tue, 24 Aug 2010 20:37:21 +0200 (CEST) Original-Received: from balder.ntg.nl (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by balder.ntg.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP id AAEDDCA602; Tue, 24 Aug 2010 20:37:21 +0200 (CEST) Original-Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by balder.ntg.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP id E6504CA602 for ; Tue, 24 Aug 2010 20:37:19 +0200 (CEST) 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 2IcTyAcNQMB7 for ; Tue, 24 Aug 2010 20:37:17 +0200 (CEST) Original-Received: from filter1-nij.mf.surf.net (filter1-nij.mf.surf.net [195.169.124.152]) by balder.ntg.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP id D39AFCA5FA for ; Tue, 24 Aug 2010 20:37:17 +0200 (CEST) Original-Received: from post.rzg.mpg.de (post.rzg.mpg.de [130.183.30.42]) by filter1-nij.mf.surf.net (8.14.3/8.14.3/Debian-5+lenny1) with ESMTP id o7OIbGTH013492 for ; Tue, 24 Aug 2010 20:37:17 +0200 Original-Received: from shaun.fritz.box (nrbg-4d072c7c.pool.mediaWays.net [77.7.44.124]) (authenticated bits=0) by post.rzg.mpg.de (8.14.3/8.14.3) with ESMTP id o7OIbFQR467572 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=AES128-SHA bits=128 verify=NO) for ; Tue, 24 Aug 2010 20:37:16 +0200 In-Reply-To: <4C6FBCFE.4030904@elvenkind.com> X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1081) X-Bayes-Prob: 0.0001 (Score 0, tokens from: @@RPTN) X-CanIt-Geo: ip=130.183.30.42; country=DE; region=02; city=Garching; latitude=48.2500; longitude=11.6500; http://maps.google.com/maps?q=48.2500,11.6500&z=6 X-CanItPRO-Stream: uu:ntg-context@ntg.nl (inherits from uu:default, base:default) X-Canit-Stats-ID: 07CWiBgsl - 8a22819c617b - 20100824 X-Scanned-By: CanIt (www . roaringpenguin . com) on 195.169.124.152 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:61184 Archived-At: > Hi all, > > Today I started preparations for my activities at the ConTeXt meeting. > > There are two small lua tutorials in the program, and I am looking > for input on both. There is one that is supposed to be a general > beginner's introduction, and one specifically about fonts. > > For both, I am looking for input on what subjects I should cover? > > Since both tutorials will end up as articles/wiki pages, it makes > sense to ask everybody on the list for input (but requests by actual > attendees will be scored considerably higher). Perhaps some example to modify a font at runtime? I don't know whether that's possible at all, but if yes, it would be great to see how one could modify kerning tables etc. Often a font needs to be groomed but its license places some restrictions on modifying the file itself... Oliver P.S. Will have to wait for the article... ___________________________________________________________________________________ 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 ___________________________________________________________________________________