Re: [NTG-context] TTF fonts and MKIV

Am 29.01.2011 um 06:42 schrieb David Rogers:

* John Culleton [2011-01-28 16:39]:

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Is there a short, simple guide somewhere that shows how to use TTF and OTF fonts in Context? I downloaded the new Fonts chapter but it goes deep into the weeds on typescripts etc. I am looking for a method that allows me to do in Context what I can already do in most other DTP programs: simply designate for use a font or font family that exists in /usr/share/fonts without typescripts, complex and confusing aliasing schemes or tfm files.

The Simplefont module by Wolfgang Schuster is very good for my (not highly demanding) purposes. Certainly it is intended to do just what you describe.

Or you use \definetypeface and specserif, specsans and specmono, e.g. \definetypeface[mainface][rm][specserif][Times New Roman][default] \definetypeface[mainface][ss][specsans] [Arial] [default] \definetypeface[mainface][tt][specmono] [Courier] [default] \definetypeface[mainface][mm][math] [times] [default] \setupbodyfont[mainface] \starttext … \stoptext Wolfgang