Re: Two newbie questions about Texfont

[Wolfgang Schuster <schuster.wolfgang@googlemail.com>]

Am 17.07.2009 um 14:34 schrieb Harrie Frericks:

> 3. I ran mtxrun --script fonts --list --pattern=*stone*.
> I got about twenty lines of output in three columns. Here is an  
> example:
>
> stonesans  StoneSans c:/fonts/ITC Stone Sans/SS______.AFM
>
> So far, so good. Now, I want to use this font and you included a  
> link to a Wiki article. This article says I have to use a  
> typescript. The example typescript from the Wiki uses the  
> \definetypeface command. I searched everywhere for a good  
> description of this command, but wasn't able to find one,  
> unfortunately. Using the example from the Wiki:
>
> \definetypeface [Bonum] [rm] [serif] [bonum] [default]
>
> how would I use this command to be able to use my Stone Sans font  
> from the mtxrun output? In the [Bonum] example I can't find a  
> reference to a font file of the type c:\fonts\etc.....

The \definetypeface command alone is not enough, you have to tell  
ConTeXt
which of the fonts should be used for the upright, italic, bold etc.  
style.

You can find such a example at the end of the page -> http://wiki.contextgarden.net/Fonts_in_LuaTex#Example

It's a good exercise to write a complete typescripts once by hand but  
when
you want a simpler way to use font with LuaTeX you can use the  
simplefonts
module, it hides the complete typescript mechanism from the user and you
have to know only a few commands, the following code should be enough to
use your font in a document.

\usemodule[simplefonts] % make sure the module is available on your  
system

\setmainfont[StoneSans] % create a typescript for 'StoneSans' and  
enable the font

\starttext

This is a dummy text which is hopefully typeset with the StoneSans  
font, you
could also switch the style to {\it italic}, {\bf bold} or {\bi  
bolditalic}.

\stoptext

Wolfgang
  
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