Re: access to system fonts under MacOSX

["j. van den hoff" <veedeehjay@googlemail.com>]

On Sat, 20 Dec 2014 23:26:29 +0100, Pablo Rodriguez <oinos@gmx.es> wrote:

> On 12/20/2014 07:31 PM, j. van den hoff wrote:
>> newbie question:
>>
>> how can I get access to fonts installed outside the TeX tree under  
>> MacOSX
>> (10.9 to be precise)?
>>
>> mtxrun --script font --list --name --pattern=*
>>
>> shows lots of fonts (so they are recognized by context, I'd guess)
>>
>> but the simple-minded approach, namely to trying something like
>>
>> \starttypescript [stix]
>>      \definetypeface [stix] [rm] [serif] [stix]      [default]
>>      \definetypeface [stix] [ss] [sans]  [adventor]  [default]
>>      \definetypeface [stix] [tt] [mono]  [cursor]    [default]
>>      \definetypeface [stix] [mm] [math]  [stix]      [default]
>> \stoptypescript
>>
>> \usetypescript[stix]
>> \setupbodyfont[stix,12pt]
>>
>> fails with `unknown library stix'.
>>
>> obviously I am doing something wrong -- or is this a luatex problem not
>> being able to find the system fonts?
>
> Hi Jörg,
>
hi pablo,

> I don’t have a Mac, but this works in ConTeXt:
>
> \definefontfamily [mainface] [serif] [TeX Gyre Pagella]
> \definefontfamily [mainface] [sans]  [Helvetica]
> \definefontfamily [mainface] [mono]  [Courier]
> \definefontfamily [mainface] [math]  [TeX Gyre Pagella Math]
> \setupbodyfont[mainface]

yes this seems to work (mostly, at least -- there are still some hickups).
thanks a lot for this solution.

>
> You don’t need to define a typescript. \definefontfamily is the command
> you need.
>
> Typeface should be defined only once ([rm] and [serif] are redundant).

essentially, I copied/pasted this from contextgarden and my understanding  
was
that `rm' and `serif' are aliases?

also: why does the typescript definition does not work in the first place?

>
> Default body font size is 12pt.
>
> I think it is easier to invoke typefaces with the system font name. I
> mean, use the same name as you use in Word or any other MacOS X program.

understood. OTOH, ` mtxrun --script font --list --name --pattern=*' lists
the fonts using a different convention (lower case, no blanks), so I am
undecided what might be the "best practice" here?

>
> I hope this helps. Don’t hesitate to ask, if you have further questions.

well, see above ;-).

joerg
>
>
> Pablo


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