Re: 'kern': TrueType table and GPOS lookup feature

[luigi scarso <luigi.scarso@gmail.com>]

On Fri, Nov 30, 2012 at 12:40 PM, Steve White <stevan.white@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi Luigi,
>
> I am lacking still
>
>     * a working input (*.tex) file
%% test.tex
\usemodule[simplefonts][size=25pt]
\definefontfeature[latins][default][script=latn]
\setmainfont[FreeSerif]
\starttext
\showfontkerns
dadedidodufafefifofufrflftlalelilolutatetitotu\par
\addfs{latins}
dadedidodufafefifofufrflftlalelilolutatetitotu\par
\stoptext





>     * the command line to build it with ConTeXt
$> context test.tex

>
> There are already two ConTeXt installations on different machines here.
> The most recent is 2012.05.30 MKIV, on Ubuntu.
> Are you saying I have to install the latest version of ConTeXt to see the
> effects being discussed?
Quick how-to
$>##  install latest minimals under  /opt/luatex/standalone-new
$>## and run the test
$>mkdir -p /opt/luatex/standalone-new
$>cd /opt/luatex/standalone-new
$>wget http://minimals.contextgarden.net/setup/first-setup.sh
$>bash /first-setup.sh --modules=simplefonts
$>## wait a little
$>cd tex
$>source setuptex
$>## ok we shoudl have context mkiv now
$>context --version
$>cd texmf-project
$>mkdir fonts &&  cd fonts
$>wget http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/freefont/freefont-src-20120503.zip
$>unzip freefont-src-20120503.zip
$>cd freefont-20120503
$>mv *.ttf  ../
$>cd ..
$>mtxrun --script font --reload
$>## let's see if they are installed
$>mtxrun --script fonts --list --all|grep free
$>cd ..
$>## put the test.tex here
$>context test.tex



>
> I see vertical lines in your attached PDF... is this a new complaint?
vertical bars are the result of \showkerns
> I thought the problem was that sometimes kerning isn't activated.
could be.

--
luigi
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