Re: [NTG-context] Minimal ConTeXt and texfont!

On 12/14/2010 02:06 PM, Verhaag, G.C.H.M. wrote:

Marco Pessotto wrote:

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Mojca Miklavec writes:

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On Tue, Dec 14, 2010 at 11:53, Verhaag, G.C.H.M. wrote:

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Hi,

I've put the ttf-file into the texmf-fonts/fonts/data directory, without the subdirectories, right?

You either have to put the font into texmf-fonts/fonts/truetype/anywhere or texmf-fonts/fonts/data/anywhere

(You can use texmf-fonts, texmf-local, I think that also ~/texmf would work.)

The first folder fonts/truetype is appropriate for TrueType fonts only and is a more general location inside TDS (valid for other distributions as well). Any font-related file may go to fonts/data.

You forgot the "fonts" subfolder in your earlier message.

Mojca

Try this sequece:

copy the .ttf in <contextroot>/tex/texmf-fonts/fonts/truetype/anywhere

mktexlsr

mtxrun --script fonts --reload

context --generate

and finally check with

mtxrun --script font --list if it appears in the list

In my experience (i.e., if i recall correctly) mktexlsr is needed even if you use only mkiv.

Bests

Hi,

Well I've put my ttf into: texmf-fonts/fonts/data, and entered the following sequence of commands:

mktexlsr

mtxrun --scripts fonts --reload

context --generate

Then I checked using the following command:

mtxrun --script fonts --list --all --pattern=*snow*

which yielded the following output:

plymouthrocksnowdusted plymouthrocksnowdusted PlymouthSnowDusted.ttf plymouthrocksnowdustednormal plymouthrocksnowdusted PlymouthSnowDusted.ttf

So this seams to be okay!

Next I used the proposed context file:

\definefont[snowdust][file:snowdusted*default] \starttext \snowdust SnowDusted \stoptext

This however gives the following output (only part of it!): ... bodyfont : 12pt rm is loaded language : language en is active systems : begin file test at line 2 define fonts > font with name snowdusted is not found define fonts > unknown font snowdusted, loading aborted define fonts > unable to define snowdusted as \**snowdust** pages > flushing realpage 1, userpage 1, subpage 1 systems : end file test at line 4 system : cont-err loaded ...

What does the file-parameter do? I'm somehow lost now, sorry!

The file: tries to find a font by file name. In your case, it fails because the font is not called 'snowdusted.ttf', it is 'plymouthsnowdusted.ttf' (the filename is lowercased automatically). So, \definefont[snowdust][file:plymouthsnowdusted*default] should work Best wishes, Taco