From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Msuck: nntp://news.gmane.io/gmane.comp.tex.context/73193 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Peter Park Nelson Newsgroups: gmane.comp.tex.context Subject: Re: MnSymbol (math) support in ConTeXt Date: Wed, 14 Dec 2011 12:08:55 -0600 Message-ID: References: <20111214173830.GA3854@khaled-laptop> <86FA307F-D1C1-4317-90F1-9EEE728F23C4@googlemail.com> Reply-To: mailing list for ConTeXt users NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="===============1919614193==" X-Trace: dough.gmane.org 1323886174 32051 80.91.229.12 (14 Dec 2011 18:09:34 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@dough.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 14 Dec 2011 18:09:34 +0000 (UTC) To: mailing list for ConTeXt users Original-X-From: ntg-context-bounces@ntg.nl Wed Dec 14 19:09:28 2011 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 1RatGe-0002ls-VE for gctc-ntg-context-518@m.gmane.org; Wed, 14 Dec 2011 19:09:25 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by balder.ntg.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP id C1828CB169; Wed, 14 Dec 2011 19:09:24 +0100 (CET) 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 GK4sAs7rQZuZ; Wed, 14 Dec 2011 19:09:24 +0100 (CET) Original-Received: from balder.ntg.nl (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by balder.ntg.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP id 22978CB16A; Wed, 14 Dec 2011 19:09:09 +0100 (CET) Original-Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by balder.ntg.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3F844CB16A for ; Wed, 14 Dec 2011 19:09:08 +0100 (CET) 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 a6FoqQl7AQ0G for ; Wed, 14 Dec 2011 19:09:03 +0100 (CET) Original-Received: from filter4-ams.mf.surf.net (filter4-ams.mf.surf.net [192.87.102.72]) by balder.ntg.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP id 165F8CB169 for ; Wed, 14 Dec 2011 19:09:03 +0100 (CET) Original-Received: from mail-ww0-f45.google.com (mail-ww0-f45.google.com [74.125.82.45]) by filter4-ams.mf.surf.net (8.14.3/8.14.3/Debian-5+lenny1) with ESMTP id pBEI92Tc026194 for ; Wed, 14 Dec 2011 19:09:02 +0100 Original-Received: by wgbds13 with SMTP id ds13so1724758wgb.2 for ; Wed, 14 Dec 2011 10:09:02 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :content-type; bh=DPxTRQjW3nqCY+YbJfeU5JjgBPJh5ZQCqyLcyh6K0Y8=; b=mM0bNNGjFRNWPopg6+gif7JINoromaegb/zTnDJVsnijuia3mukiIu/G26vVKVdDcw QmiKBSnGfLla6W0Kn4Mct9RagRZTqXiiBJek6T803xhhkKKYeBKnQUEk68mzUHo11BHL pg1mXN9z7o9JhrRgz6pzzYAFsEv584jj6EHsI= Original-Received: by 10.227.206.205 with SMTP id fv13mr3840200wbb.17.1323886141883; Wed, 14 Dec 2011 10:09:01 -0800 (PST) Original-Received: by 10.223.60.206 with HTTP; Wed, 14 Dec 2011 10:08:55 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <86FA307F-D1C1-4317-90F1-9EEE728F23C4@googlemail.com> X-Bayes-Prob: 0.0001 (Score 0, tokens from: @@RPTN) X-CanIt-Geo: ip=74.125.82.45; country=US; region=CA; city=Mountain View; postalcode=94043; latitude=37.4192; longitude=-122.0574; metrocode=807; areacode=650; http://maps.google.com/maps?q=37.4192,-122.0574&z=6 X-CanItPRO-Stream: uu:ntg-context@ntg.nl (inherits from uu:default, base:default) X-Canit-Stats-ID: 03G9692I6 - 886d89a234e5 - 20111214 X-Scanned-By: CanIt (www . roaringpenguin . com) on 192.87.102.72 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:73193 Archived-At: --===============1919614193== Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=0015174c396235cb8704b4114338 --0015174c396235cb8704b4114338 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Minion Math does appear to be ideal for this application. However, given current budget constraints, it is unlikely that my department can purchase Minion Math for this project (an open-access academic journal). We already own Minion Pro. Thus my interest in MnSymbol. If adding MnSymbol support were only a matter of tedious manual labor, I would be willing to give it a try, but without an understanding of font internals I don't know where to start. Perhaps someone can suggest resources for learning? Also, I see that there are MnSymbol files in http://minimals.contextgarden.net/current/fonts/extra/mnsymbol/ but these don't appear to be included in my ConTeXt Standalone installation. Does anyone know about them? PPN On Wed, Dec 14, 2011 at 11:44 AM, Wolfgang Schuster < schuster.wolfgang@googlemail.com> wrote: > > Am 14.12.2011 um 18:38 schrieb Khaled Hosny: > > > On Wed, Dec 14, 2011 at 06:16:29PM +0100, Mojca Miklavec wrote: > >> the same author as MnSymbol: > > > > Is he? > > No, MnSymbol is from Achim Blumensath and Minion Math from Johannes K=FCs= ter. > > Wolfgang > > _________________________________________________________________________= __________ > 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 > > _________________________________________________________________________= __________ > --=20 Peter Park Nelson peter.park.nelson@gmail.com --0015174c396235cb8704b4114338 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Minion Math does appear to be ideal for this application.

However, = given current budget constraints, it is unlikely that my department can pur= chase Minion Math for this project (an open-access academic journal). We al= ready own Minion Pro. Thus my interest in MnSymbol.

If adding MnSymbol support were only a matter of tedious manual labor, = I would be willing to give it a try, but without an understanding of font i= nternals I don't know where to start. Perhaps someone can suggest resou= rces for learning?

Also, I see that there are MnSymbol files in http://minimals.contextga= rden.net/current/fonts/extra/mnsymbol/ but these don't appear to be= included in my ConTeXt Standalone installation. Does anyone know about the= m?

PPN

On Wed, Dec 14, 2011 at 11:44 AM, Wolfgang S= chuster <schuster.wolfgang@googlemail.com> wr= ote:

Am 14.12.2011 um 18:38 schrieb Khaled Hosny:

> On Wed, Dec 14, 2011 at 06:16:29PM +0100, Mojca Miklavec wrote:
>> the same author as MnSymbol:
>
> Is he?

No, MnSymbol is from Achim Blumensath and Minion Math from Johannes K= =FCster.

Wolfgang
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