Marcin Borkowski wrote:
Hi all!
I'm going to start using ConTeXt; I've been planning to do so for a few years, but now I finally have Internet access at home, so it's easier for me to look things up in the wiki (or ask here;)).
I have two questions. The first one is connected with fonts. I can't understand ConTeXt's font mechanism, which seems way too complicated for me; could anyone just tell me how I can switch to, e.g., Antykwa Poltawskiego (I'm Polish, so I'd like to use it;)) or, say, Pagella? Of course, I'd also like to be able to typeset Polish texts with them; will
\usetypescriptfile[type-gyr] \usetypescript[palatino][qx] \setupbodyfont[palatino,10pt]
\enableregime[utf-8] \mainlanguage[pl]
be enough (apart, of course, from adapting ConTeXt to Polish typography customs, like dots after chapter numbers etc.)?
that should be set up already (\mainlanguage does that)
I think that that's what the wiki lacks: a beginner's guide on _using_ fonts (not _installing_ them or _messing_;) with them). If someone enlightens me on this, I could write something on the wiki about it.
most free fonts that ship with tex live are already set up (and you can make combinations of them, which is what typefaces is about) it mostly bpild down to choosing a proper font encoding (qx in your case)
And the second, a bit "philosophical" question: the official manual is not so new. How do I learn ConTeXt best? I mean, are changes to the user interface since 2001 so big that I could run into troubles using the manual? Or are there some changes which make something easier/possible which was difficult/impossible at the time or writing the manual - how do I learn about these?
no changes to the user interface, only additional features (often discussed in dedicated manuals) Hans ----------------------------------------------------------------- Hans Hagen | PRAGMA ADE Ridderstraat 27 | 8061 GH Hasselt | The Netherlands tel: 038 477 53 69 | fax: 038 477 53 74 | www.pragma-ade.com | www.pragma-pod.nl -----------------------------------------------------------------