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On 18-2-2011 10:39, Florian Wobbe wrote:
Hi Hans,
in symb-mis.mkiv you define most symbols with \mathematics. I don't know why you take these symbols from the math font. Just in case the symbol does not exist in the regular font, I would guess.
Problem is only, that you will loose most symbols when switching the math font to something else than computer-modern (I tested with euler and cambria). BTW: I wonder how many contexters use modern for math...
Anyway it appears most fonts have geometric shapes and common symbols and dingbats. So I end up redefining the symbols:
\definesymbol [bullet] [\textbullet] \definesymbol [dash] [--] \definesymbol [star] [\char"2734] \definesymbol [triangle] [\char"25B6] \definesymbol [square] [\char"25A0] \definesymbol [diamond] [\char"25C6] \definesymbol [checkmark] [\char"2713]
Also it looks nicer when you use item symbols matching the text font.
a next beta will have \definesymbol [bullet] [\textormathchar{"2022}] % • \bullet \definesymbol [dash] [\textormathchar{"2013}] % – \definesymbol [star] [\textormathchar{"22C6}] % ✴ \star \definesymbol [triangle] [\textormathchar{"22B3}] % ⊳ \triangleright \definesymbol [circle] [\textormathchar{"2218}] % ∘ \circ \definesymbol [square] [\textormathchar{"25A1}] % □ \square \definesymbol [diamond] [\textormathchar{"22C4}] % ⋄ \diamond \definesymbol [checkmark] [\textormathchar{"2713}] % ✓ \checkmark \definesymbol [blacktriangle] [\textormathchar{"25B6}] % ▶ \definesymbol [blacksquare] [\textormathchar{"25A0}] % ■ \definesymbol [blackdiamond] [\textormathchar{"25C6}] % ◆ but it's experimental (and fonts like cambria don't have all of them) ----------------------------------------------------------------- Hans Hagen | PRAGMA ADE Ridderstraat 27 | 8061 GH Hasselt | The Netherlands tel: 038 477 53 69 | voip: 087 875 68 74 | www.pragma-ade.com | www.pragma-pod.nl -----------------------------------------------------------------