[NTG-context] Automatic selection of font shape depending on size

24 Jan 2003

      Dear All!

Is there in ConTeXt an equivalent of LaTeX2e automatic
selection of font shape depending on font size?

For example, the following LaTeX statement (from type1ec.sty):

\DeclareFontShape{OT1}{cmr}{m}{n}{
        <-6>    cmr5
        <6-7>   cmr6
        <7-8>   cmr7
        <8-9>   cmr8
        <9-10>  cmr9
        <10-12> cmr10
        <12-17> cmr12
        <17->   cmr17
      }{}

means: for cmr family in OT1 encoding (series=medium,
shape=normal) LaTeX will use:

   for font sizes < 6pt use (scaled) external font cmr5 
   for font sizes >= 6pt and < 7pt,  use (scaled) external font cmr6
   for font sizes >= 7pt and < 8pt,  use (scaled) external font cmr7
   . . .
   for font sizes >= 12pt and < 17pt, use (scaled) external font cmr12
   for font sizes >= 17pt, use (scaled) external font cmr17).

For example, if 5,5 pt font size of cmr font family in OT1 encoding
(series=medium, shape=normal) is needed for typing text or math,
LaTeX will automatically use external font cmr5 (cmr5.tfm), scaled 
to 5,5pt design size. For 24 pt font size -- external font cmr17
scaled to 24pt design size, etc.

Is there in ConTeXt something like this?

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Victor Figurnov