Re: [NTG-context] Finding Minion and Myriad

On Thu, Sep 29, 2011 at 6:41 PM, john Culleton  wrote:
> On Thu, 29 Sep 2011 18:13:12 +0200
> luigi scarso  wrote:
>
>> On Thu, Sep 29, 2011 at 5:38 PM, john Culleton
>>  wrote:
>> > On Thu, 29 Sep 2011 17:12:07 +0200
>> > luigi scarso  wrote:
>> >
>> >> On Thu, Sep 29, 2011 at 5:10 PM, john Culleton
>> >>  wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> > These two fonts are in /usr/share/fonts/OTF.
>> >> > In that directory they are listed in fonts.dir.
>> >> > I want to use simplefonts to use Minion as the base font.
>> >> > I ran the various commands described in the Wiki page:
>> >> >
>> >> > http://wiki.contextgarden.net/Fonts_in_LuaTeX
>> >> > and got the two fonts listed in the font database.
>> >> >
>> >> > I put the following in my MKIV context file:
>> >> > ...
>> >> > \usemodule[simplefonts] % load the module
>> >> > \setmainfont[minionproregular] %
>> >> >
>> >> > %\whitespace[line]
>> >> >
>> >> > \usetypescript[serif,sans][hanging][pure]
>> >> > \setupalign[hanging]
>> >> > \setupbodyfont[minionproregular,14pt]
>> >> > ...
>> >> > Now I get a new error message:
>> >> > -------------------------
>> >> > mtx-context.lua:675: attempt to call field 'locate_format' (a nil
>> >> > value)
>> >> >
>> >> > Any suggestions?
>> >> which context version ?
>> > 2011.05.18 18:04
>> >
>> > As delivered with TeXLive 2011.
>> hm, quite old but possible right.
>> Can you try
>> 1)mkdir texmf-project/test
>> 2)## copy Minion  fonts onto texmf-project/test
>> 3) cd texmf-project/test
>> 4) mtxrun --script fonts --reload
>> 5) mtxrun --generate
>> 6) context test.tex
>> where test.tex is
>>
>> \usemodule[simplefonts] % load the module
>> \setmainfont[minionproregular] %
>>
>> %\whitespace[line]
>>
>> \usetypescript[serif,sans][hanging][pure]
>> \setupalign[hanging]
>>
>>
>> \starttext
>>
>> \input knuth
>>
>> \stoptext
>>
>> in latest suite is ok.
>
> Now that works! The error message went away. The program compiles a pdf
> file using the Minion Pro font.  But the same test.tex program in the
> parent directory came up with the same error. So long as I run context
> etc. in that new directory,  including my own document book.tex
> I get good results. When I move to another directory the world goes
> crazy again.
>
> I am ready for your next instruction, Sensei Luigi :<)
:-)
not so soon -- it's dinner time here
anyway --- apart the notes from wolfgang, and assuming the suite  aka
standalone aka minimals installation
you can
1) copy the minion font in
tex/texmf/fonts/opentype/adobe/minion
2) mtxrun --script fonts --reload
3) mtxrun --generate
4) try context test.tex in a folder without the fonts, just to check
that it's ok

The location can vary, but I like this one ; as Wolfgang said,
 test.tex is a mix of mkiv and mkii and you should use

\setmainfont[minionpro]
instead of
\setmainfont[minionproregular] %
and
\definefontfeature[default][default][protrusion=quality]
instead of
\usetypescript[serif,sans][hanging][pure]
-- 
luigi