From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Msuck: nntp://news.gmane.io/gmane.comp.tex.context/114003 Path: news.gmane.io!.POSTED.blaine.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Aditya Mahajan via ntg-context Newsgroups: gmane.comp.tex.context Subject: Re: context manuals -- absence of \definefontfamily Date: Mon, 3 Jan 2022 18:21:18 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: References: <95593437-adc5-8549-dbe9-5760790e13eb@xs4all.nl> Reply-To: mailing list for ConTeXt users Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="8323329-1243272741-1641252078=:10944" Injection-Info: ciao.gmane.io; posting-host="blaine.gmane.org:116.202.254.214"; logging-data="11217"; mail-complaints-to="usenet@ciao.gmane.io" User-Agent: Alpine 2.23 (LNX 453 2020-06-18) Cc: Aditya Mahajan To: Hans Hagen via ntg-context Original-X-From: ntg-context-bounces@ntg.nl Tue Jan 04 00:21:49 2022 Return-path: Envelope-to: gctc-ntg-context-518@m.gmane-mx.org Original-Received: from zapf.boekplan.nl ([5.39.185.232] helo=zapf.ntg.nl) by ciao.gmane.io with esmtps (TLS1.3:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.92) (envelope-from ) id 1n4WeD-0002kz-G0 for gctc-ntg-context-518@m.gmane-mx.org; Tue, 04 Jan 2022 00:21:49 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by zapf.ntg.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP id 07098289016; Tue, 4 Jan 2022 00:21:26 +0100 (CET) X-Virus-Scanned: Debian amavisd-new at zapf.boekplan.nl Original-Received: from zapf.ntg.nl ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (zapf.ntg.nl [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id CkNYD9rjF3N8; Tue, 4 Jan 2022 00:21:24 +0100 (CET) Original-Received: from zapf.ntg.nl (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by zapf.ntg.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP id 10ADF2867D4; Tue, 4 Jan 2022 00:21:24 +0100 (CET) Original-Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by zapf.ntg.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP id 015EA286892 for ; Tue, 4 Jan 2022 00:21:22 +0100 (CET) X-Virus-Scanned: Debian amavisd-new at zapf.boekplan.nl Original-Received: from zapf.ntg.nl ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (zapf.ntg.nl [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 3k4IAc-7TmoU for ; Tue, 4 Jan 2022 00:21:21 +0100 (CET) Received-SPF: Softfail (mailfrom) identity=mailfrom; client-ip=132.206.73.2; helo=orford.cim.mcgill.ca; envelope-from=adityam@umich.edu; receiver= Original-Received: from orford.cim.mcgill.ca (smtp.cim.mcgill.ca [132.206.73.2]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by zapf.ntg.nl (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 038ED28291A for ; Tue, 4 Jan 2022 00:21:20 +0100 (CET) Original-Received: from adi-thinkpad.local (135-23-198-80.cpe.pppoe.ca [135.23.198.80]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) key-exchange X25519 server-signature RSA-PSS (2048 bits) server-digest SHA256) (No client certificate requested) (Authenticated sender: adityam) by orford.cim.mcgill.ca (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id AE90AF7980 for ; Mon, 3 Jan 2022 18:21:18 -0500 (EST) In-Reply-To: <95593437-adc5-8549-dbe9-5760790e13eb@xs4all.nl> X-BeenThere: ntg-context@ntg.nl X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.26 Precedence: list List-Id: mailing list for ConTeXt users List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: ntg-context-bounces@ntg.nl Original-Sender: "ntg-context" Xref: news.gmane.io gmane.comp.tex.context:114003 Archived-At: This message is in MIME format. The first part should be readable text, while the remaining parts are likely unreadable without MIME-aware tools. --8323329-1243272741-1641252078=:10944 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: QUOTED-PRINTABLE On Mon, 3 Jan 2022, Hans Hagen via ntg-context wrote: > On 1/3/2022 9:41 PM, Youssef Cherem via ntg-context wrote: > > Dear all, > >=20 > > I've come back to using Context and I noticed the nice manuals around -= -=20 > > but one thing I miss is \definefontfamily=C2=A0(and=C2=A0\definefallbac= kfamily). > >=20 > > There is info here: > > https://wiki.contextgarden.net/Use_fonts_distributed_with_ConTeXt=20 > > > >=20 > > and then checking out the specific page:=20 > > https://wiki.contextgarden.net/Command/definefontfamily=20 > > > >=20 > > It still baffles me that definefontfamily, though much simpler than=20 > > typescripts (which is intimidating), is not mentioned in the beginner's= =20 > > manuals (unless I missed something) and neither is it given more=20 > > prominence in the Wiki, although I often see it mentioned in the forums= =2E=20 > > Being used to fontspec's simplicity, I'd never use typescripts. It woul= d=20 > > help a lot, for example, to include a sample of "definefontfamily" in= =20 > > "Use any font you like". > >=20 > > Is there a reason why definefontfamily=C2=A0doesn't appear at all in th= e=20 > > manuals (as far as I could see), which are rather comprehensive otherwi= se? >=20 > Because Wolfgang has to write a chapter (or a MyWay document) and we're= =20 > all mostly volunteers so ... 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