Re: Unicode greek in Context

["Βασίλης Γκολφινόπουλος" <me01593@cc.uoi.gr>]

OK, that worked with XeTeX. Thank you all.

Now, if I could just install the thing...

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mojca Miklavec" <mojca.miklavec.lists@gmail.com>
To: "mailing list for ConTeXt users" <ntg-context@ntg.nl>
Sent: Wednesday, February 06, 2008 2:03 PM
Subject: Re: [NTG-context] Unicode greek in Context


> On Feb 5, 2008 8:24 PM, Βασίλης Γκολφινόπουλος wrote:
>> Hello,
>>
>> I am evaluating context for using it to write long greek documents. So 
>> far I
>> have not succeeded in typesetting unicode greek in live-context. I have
>> tried scanning the documentation and mailing list archive with no 
>> success. I
>> must admit I am not a very technical user. This is what I have tried so 
>> far
>> (unseccessfuly):
>>
>> \enableregime[utf-8]
>> \mainlanguage[gr]
>> \starttext
>> Hello world!
>> Καλημέρα κόσμε!
>> \stoptext
>>
>> Is there something wrong with that? Sorry if I am wasting your time -- if
>> there is a good "RTFM" answer I would not mind.
>
> ConTeXt Live didn't work because the default font (Latin Modern) has
> almost no Greek glyphs present. You need to use another font, but then
> again - the garden might be lacking good greek fonts. You shold add at
> least
>
> \usetypescript[antykwa-torunska]
> \setupbodyfont[antykwa]
>
> and choose XeTeX or LuaTeX.
>
> But then again - I bothered Taco so much about the urge to upload the
> latest version of ConTeXt to CTAN, and completely forgot that the
> latest LM font release broke the ConTeXt live as well.
>
> ConTeXt live is based on TeX Live 2007 + latest ConTeXt - we will
> probably move it to use the "new minimals". In the meantime I will try
> to replace the Latin Modern fonts.
>
> The misfunction of live ConTeX should not be the showstopper.
>
> Mojca
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