Mojca Miklavec wrote:

On Mon, Dec 13, 2010 at 10:27, Verhaag, G.C.H.M. wrote:

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I want to try to install some new fonts and it is common practice to use texfont for that. ConTeXt comes with its own texfont, but when I type texfont at my linux-prompt, no texfont can be found? Do I need to install additional tools to be able to build new fonts?

TeXfont used to be a common practice until the arrival of MKIV. It's not maintained, it is somewhat buggy, it has been removed from standard tools (though you can still make it work easily), but I would strongly recommend you to use ConTeXt MKIV (LuaTeX instead of pdfTeX) if you need non-texie fonts. In that case all you need to do is to put your fonts into texmf-fonts or texmf-local under tex/opentype/company/fontname (the part "tex/opentype" is the most important part - assuming that you are indeed dealing with OpenType fonts).

Alternatively you may configure OSFONTDIR to point to the folders where you have your system fonts and they will be picked up automatically. If you use XeTeX your system font should be found by default.

You only need the right typescripts, but no font conversion at all.

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Hi, I use the latest ConTeXt MkIV version on a Linux (kernel 2.4) based PC; so I use LuaTeX! I understand that I don't need to use texfont when using ttf-fonts, with this version of ConTeXt. But still need to write the proper typescripts, right? Does the same apply to opentype fonts? Regards, Gerard Verhaag

Henning Hraban Ramm wrote:

Am 2010-12-13 um 15:21 schrieb Verhaag, G.C.H.M.:

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I use the latest ConTeXt MkIV version on a Linux (kernel 2.4) based PC; so I use LuaTeX!

Good, that's most easy for fonts.

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I understand that I don't need to use texfont when using ttf-fonts, with this version of ConTeXt.

Right.

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But still need to write the proper typescripts, right?

Not if you use the simplefonts module (except you have a unregular font family) or someone else already wrote them ;-)

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Does the same apply to opentype fonts?

Yes.

Greetlings from Lake Constance! Hraban ....

Hi, Thanks for the tips! But now a real example. I've downloaded a font file called: PlymouthRock 'SnowDusted'.ttf, (Just a nice font to write Christmas cards; view it with Konqueror!) and put it into texmf-fonts/tex/truetype/plymouthrock/snowdusted directory. But what to do next is unclear to me! Frankly speaking, fonts are a very delicate and tricky aspect of TeX, which I've never understood, despite all the available documentation, sorry! Regards, Gerard Verhaag

Wolfgang Schuster wrote:

Am 14.12.2010 um 11:15 schrieb Verhaag, G.C.H.M.:

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Thanks for the tips! But now a real example. I've downloaded a font file called:

PlymouthRock 'SnowDusted'.ttf,

(Just a nice font to write Christmas cards; view it with Konqueror!)

and put it into texmf-fonts/tex/truetype/plymouthrock/snowdusted directory.

Wrong directory, you need

texmf-fonts/fonts/data

subdirectories below data are optional.

After that run „context --generate“ to inform context about the new file, after that you can use it in your document with

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

To use the font for the whole document you can try:

\usemodule[simplefonts] \setmainfont[SnowDusted] \starttext SnowDusted \stoptext

Regards, Wolfgang

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Hi, I've put the ttf-file into the texmf-fonts/fonts/data directory, without the subdirectories, right? After that I ran: context --generate. Wolfgang, the file parameter of the definefont command is unclear to me, can you explain that to me? Can I check for the new font with for example the mtxrun command? Example is not yet working with the new font, sorry! Regards, Gerard

Mojca Miklavec writes:

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 -- Marco

Marco Pessotto wrote:

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! Regards, Gerard -- Afz.: Geert C.H.M. Verhaag St. Jorisstraat 29 5954 AN Beesel NETHERLANDS Tel.: +31-(0)774742493, E-mail: verhaaggchm@ziggo.nl

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