Thank you very much for the example. I got it working for the "regular" style-alternative. I don't know why, but the italic style-alternative do not work. In the log, the font is not even loaded... Do you have an idea of what I'm doing wrong? \definefontalternative[me] \definefontalternative[meit] \definefontalternative[se] \definefontalternative[seit] \starttypescript [serif] [minionpro] \definebodyfont [default] [rm] [tf=Serif sa 1, it=SerifItalic sa 1, me=SerifMedium sa 1, meit=SerifMediumItalic sa 1, se=SerifSemiBold sa 1, seit=SerifSemiBoldItalic sa 1, bf=SerifBold sa 1, bi=SerifBoldItalic sa 1] \stoptypescript \starttypescript [serif] [minionpro] \definefontsynonym [Serif] [file:MinionPro-Regular.otf] \definefontsynonym [SerifItalic] [file:MinionPro-It.otf] \definefontsynonym [SerifMedium] [file:MinionPro-Medium.otf] \definefontsynonym [SerifMediumItalic] [file:MinionPro-MediumIt.otf] \definefontsynonym [SerifSemiBold] [file:MinionPro-Semibold.otf] \definefontsynonym [SerifSemiBoldItalic] [file:MinionPro-SemiboldIt.otf] \definefontsynonym [SerifBold] [file:MinionPro-Bold.otf] \definefontsynonym [SerifBoldItalic] [file:MinionPro-BoldIt.otf] \stoptypescript \definetypeface [source] [rm] [serif] [minionpro] [default] [features=default] \definetypeface [source] [mm] [math] [xits] [default] ---- mtx-context | warning: synctex is enabled mtx-context | run 1: luatex --fmt="/usr/local/texlive/2015/texmf-var/luatex-cache/context/a86c089b384a3076dc514ba966a1fac9/formats/luatex/cont-en" --jobname="font2" --lua="/usr/local/texlive/2015/texmf-var/luatex-cache/context/a86c089b384a3076dc514ba966a1fac9/formats/luatex/cont-en.lui" --no-parse-first-line --synctex=1 --c:autogenerate --c:currentrun=1 --c:directives="system.synctex=1" --c:fulljobname="./font2.tex" --c:input="./font2.tex" --c:kindofrun=1 --c:maxnofruns=9 --c:synctex="1" "cont-yes.mkiv" This is LuaTeX, Version beta-0.80.0 (TeX Live 2015) (rev 5238) \write18 enabled. system > synctex functionality is enabled (1)! open source > 1 > 1 > /usr/local/texlive/2015/texmf-dist/tex/context/base/cont-yes.mkiv ConTeXt ver: 2015.05.18 12:26 MKIV current fmt: 2016.4.25 int: english/english system > 'cont-new.mkiv' loaded open source > 2 > 2 > /usr/local/texlive/2015/texmf-dist/tex/context/base/cont-new.mkiv close source > 2 > 2 > /usr/local/texlive/2015/texmf-dist/tex/context/base/cont-new.mkiv system > files > jobname 'font2', input './font2', result 'font2' fonts > latin modern fonts are not preloaded languages > language 'en' is active open source > 2 > 3 > /Users/acailliau/Google Drive/PhD/Dissertation/test-context/font2.tex open source > 3 > 4 > /usr/local/texlive/2015/texmf-dist/tex/context/base/type-imp-xits.mkiv open source > 4 > 5 > /usr/local/texlive/2015/texmf-dist/tex/context/base/type-imp-texgyre.mkiv close source > 4 > 5 > /usr/local/texlive/2015/texmf-dist/tex/context/base/type-imp-texgyre.mkiv close source > 3 > 5 > /usr/local/texlive/2015/texmf-dist/tex/context/base/type-imp-xits.mkiv fonts > preloading modern-designsize (mono) *fonts > typescripts > unknown library 'modern-designsize'* *fonts > 'fallback modern-designsize tt 12pt' is loaded* backend > xmp > using file '/usr/local/texlive/2015/texmf-dist/tex/context/base/lpdf-pdx.xml' pages > flushing realpage 1, userpage 1 close source > 2 > 5 > /Users/acailliau/Google Drive/PhD/Dissertation/test-context/font2.tex close source > 1 > 5 > /usr/local/texlive/2015/texmf-dist/tex/context/base/cont-yes.mkiv mkiv lua stats > used config file: selfautoparent:/texmfcnf.lua;selfautoparent:/texmf-dist/web2c/texmfcnf.lua mkiv lua stats > used cache path: /usr/local/texlive/2015/texmf-var/luatex-cache/context/a86c089b384a3076dc514ba966a1fac9 mkiv lua stats > synctex tracing: synctex has been enabled (extra log file generated) mkiv lua stats > resource resolver: loadtime 0.105 seconds, 0 scans with scantime 0.000 seconds, 0 shared scans, 17 found files, scanned paths: mkiv lua stats > stored bytecode data: 371 modules (0.300 sec), 78 tables (0.009 sec), 449 chunks (0.309 sec) mkiv lua stats > traced context: maxstack: 1132, freed: 0, unreachable: 1132 mkiv lua stats > running in nuts mode: yes mkiv lua stats > cleaned up reserved nodes: 44 nodes, 439 lists of 438 mkiv lua stats > node memory usage: 2 glue, 2 penalty, 9 attribute, 35 glue_spec, 3 attribute_list, 2 temp mkiv lua stats > node list callback tasks: 6 unique task lists, 5 instances (re)created, 202 calls mkiv lua stats > used backend: pdf (backend for directly generating pdf output) mkiv lua stats > loaded patterns: en::2, load time: 0.000 mkiv lua stats > jobdata time: 0.001 seconds saving, 0.000 seconds loading mkiv lua stats > callbacks: 577 direct, 762 indirect, 1339 total mkiv lua stats > randomizer: resumed with value 0.5377294446983 mkiv lua stats > result saved in file: font2.pdf, compresslevel 3, objectcompresslevel 3 *mkiv lua stats > loaded fonts: 8 files: minionpro-bold.otf, minionpro-boldit.otf, minionpro-it.otf, minionpro-medium.otf, minionpro-regular.otf, minionpro-semibold.otf, xits-math.otf, xits-mathbold.otf* mkiv lua stats > fonts load time: 0.275 seconds mkiv lua stats > used platform: osx-ppc, type: unix, binary subtree: bin mkiv lua stats > luatex banner: this is luatex, version beta-0.80.0 (tex live 2015) (rev 5238) mkiv lua stats > control sequences: 42831 of 65536 + 100000 mkiv lua stats > lua properties: engine: lua, used memory: 113 MB (ctx: 113 MB), hash type: lua, hash chars: min(64,40), symbol mask: utf (τεχ) mkiv lua stats > runtime: 0.790 seconds, 1 processed pages, 1 shipped pages, 1.266 pages/second SyncTeX written on font2.synctex.gz. system | total runtime: 0.999 seconds On 3 May 2016 at 22:13, Wolfgang Schuster wrote: > Antoine Cailliau > 3. Mai 2016 um 08:58 > >> The \definefontfamily command is limited to the default alternatives (tf, >> bf, it, sl, bi, bs ans sc). >> > > Thanks for your answer, what shall I use to define non-default > alternatives? > > At the moment your only option is to write your own typescript for the > fonts. > > \definefontalternative[sb] > \definefontalternative[si] > > \starttypescript [sans] [source-sans] > \definebodyfont [default] [ss] > [tf=Sans sa 1, > it=SansItalic sa 1, > sb=SansMedium sa 1, > si=SansMediumItalic sa 1, > bf=SansBold sa 1, > bi=SansBoldItalic sa 1] > \stoptypescript > > \starttypescript [sans] [source-sans] > \definefontsynonym [Sans] [file:SourceSansPro-Regular.otf] > \definefontsynonym [SansItalic] [file:SourceSansPro-It.otf] > \definefontsynonym [SansMedium] [file:SourceSansPro-Semibold.otf > ] > \definefontsynonym [SansMediumItalic] [ > file:SourceSansPro-SemiboldIt.otf] > \definefontsynonym [SansBold] [file:SourceSansPro-Bold.otf] > \definefontsynonym [SansBoldItalic] [file:SourceSansPro-BoldIt.otf] > \stoptypescript > > \definetypeface [source] [ss] [sans] [source-sans] [default] > [features=default] > \definetypeface [source] [mm] [math] [xits] [default] > > \setupbodyfont[source] > > \starttext > > Upright {\it Italic} {\sb SemiBold} {\si SemiBoldItalic} {\bf Bold} {\bi > BoldItalic} > > \stoptext > > 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 > > ___________________________________________________________________________________