handling fonts with missing math (was: math signs in itemize)
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On Sat, Sep 24, 2011 at 11:29, R. Ermers wrote:
Snippets from log file:
! Math error: parameter \Umathquad\displaystyle is not set.
Independent of everything else that has been said in that thread: wouldn't it be nice to simply fall back on Latin Modern for math when some font doesn't provide accompanying math glyphs instead of giving up in the middle of the run? Of course that will give suboptimal result (in particular everything inside $math$ will be in LM as opposed to original font), but at least it won't complain about a missing $\bullet$ and one can always use $\frac{\text{1}}{\text{2}}$ or something similar :). Mojca
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On 26-9-2011 08:46, Mojca Miklavec wrote:
On Sat, Sep 24, 2011 at 11:29, R. Ermers wrote:
Snippets from log file:
! Math error: parameter \Umathquad\displaystyle is not set.
Independent of everything else that has been said in that thread: wouldn't it be nice to simply fall back on Latin Modern for math when some font doesn't provide accompanying math glyphs instead of giving up in the middle of the run? Of course that will give suboptimal result (in particular everything inside $math$ will be in LM as opposed to original font), but at least it won't complain about a missing $\bullet$ and one can always use $\frac{\text{1}}{\text{2}}$ or something similar :).
there is some fall back mechanism that does that but as soon as one defined his/her own typescript that can interfere Hans ----------------------------------------------------------------- Hans Hagen | PRAGMA ADE Ridderstraat 27 | 8061 GH Hasselt | The Netherlands tel: 038 477 53 69 | voip: 087 875 68 74 | www.pragma-ade.com | www.pragma-pod.nl -----------------------------------------------------------------
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On Tue, Sep 27, 2011 at 19:44, Hans Hagen wrote:
there is some fall back mechanism that does that but as soon as one defined his/her own typescript that can interfere
How should we define trypescripts to avoid interference then? Mojca
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On 27-9-2011 19:52, Mojca Miklavec wrote:
On Tue, Sep 27, 2011 at 19:44, Hans Hagen wrote:
there is some fall back mechanism that does that but as soon as one defined his/her own typescript that can interfere
How should we define trypescripts to avoid interference then?
A typeface definition normally has a matching monospace and math definition (so: ss + tt + mm or rm + tt + mm or in some cases rm + ss + tt + mm). Of course some relative scaling has to be considered then. Hans ----------------------------------------------------------------- Hans Hagen | PRAGMA ADE Ridderstraat 27 | 8061 GH Hasselt | The Netherlands tel: 038 477 53 69 | voip: 087 875 68 74 | www.pragma-ade.com | www.pragma-pod.nl -----------------------------------------------------------------
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Dear All, In the mean time my general font problem subsists. It seems that the gentium font is not loaded at all (see snippet from log file). I use the regular standalone installation, I have not changed anything. I use the standard typescript file. Note that my file processed normally, including the gentium font, until the last update. I currently use version 2011.05.18 18:04. Do I have to change anything? Regards, Robert Snippet 1 from log file: Snippet 2 from log file: The gentium font is mentioned in lines such as these: ..... ....\localleftbox=null ....\localrightbox=null ...\*gentium11ptrmtf* G ...\*gentium11ptrmtf* e ...etc. ..\penalty 4100 .... ...\glue(\leftskip) 0.0 plus 29.87538 ...\*gentium11ptrmtf* d ...\*gentium11ptrmtf* e ...\discretionary [] ...\*gentium11ptrmtf* l ...etc. ..\glue(\baselineskip) 1.49379 ..etc. Snippets from mtxrun.log: In some lines it says: 0 okay. Does this mean that the fonts cannot be used? fonts | names | identifying tree font files with suffix ttf fonts | names | scanning /prog2/context2/tex/texmf-project for ttf files fonts | names | 6 entries found, 0 ttf files checked, 0 okay fonts | names | scanning /prog2/context2/tex/texmf-fonts for ttf files fonts | names | 398 entries found, 13 ttf files checked, 13 okay fonts | names | scanning /prog2/context2/tex/texmf-local for ttf files fonts | names | 6 entries found, 0 ttf files checked, 0 okay fonts | names | scanning /prog2/context2/tex/texmf-modules for ttf files fonts | names | 80 entries found, 0 ttf files checked, 0 okay fonts | names | scanning /prog2/context2/tex/texmf-context for ttf files fonts | names | 1941 entries found, 1 ttf files checked, 1 okay fonts | names | scanning /prog2/context2/tex/texmf-osx-64 for ttf files fonts | names | 73 entries found, 0 ttf files checked, 0 okay fonts | names | scanning /prog2/context2/tex/texmf for ttf files fonts | names | 3431 entries found, 55 ttf files checked, 55 okay fonts | names | identifying tree font files with suffix TTF fonts | names | scanning /prog2/context2/tex/texmf-project for TTF files fonts | names | 6 entries found, 0 TTF files checked, 0 okay fonts | names | scanning /prog2/context2/tex/texmf-fonts for TTF files fonts | names | 398 entries found, 0 TTF files checked, 0 okay fonts | names | scanning /prog2/context2/tex/texmf-local for TTF files fonts | names | 6 entries found, 0 TTF files checked, 0 okay fonts | names | scanning /prog2/context2/tex/texmf-modules for TTF files fonts | names | 80 entries found, 0 TTF files checked, 0 okay fonts | names | scanning /prog2/context2/tex/texmf-context for TTF files fonts | names | 1941 entries found, 0 TTF files checked, 0 okay fonts | names | scanning /prog2/context2/tex/texmf-osx-64 for TTF files fonts | names | 73 entries found, 0 TTF files checked, 0 okay fonts | names | scanning /prog2/context2/tex/texmf for TTF files fonts | names | 3431 entries found, 0 TTF files checked, 0 okay fonts | names | 69 tree files identified, 40 skipped, 32 duplicates, 29 hash entries added, runtime 0.061 seconds ... fonts | names | 13 files rejected due to clashes fonts | names | 152 double lookups in mappings fonts | names | 2 double lookups in fallbacks Op 27 sep 2011, om 19:57 heeft Hans Hagen het volgende geschreven:
On 27-9-2011 19:52, Mojca Miklavec wrote:
On Tue, Sep 27, 2011 at 19:44, Hans Hagen wrote:
there is some fall back mechanism that does that but as soon as one defined his/her own typescript that can interfere
How should we define trypescripts to avoid interference then?
A typeface definition normally has a matching monospace and math definition (so: ss + tt + mm or rm + tt + mm or in some cases rm + ss + tt + mm). Of course some relative scaling has to be considered then.
Hans
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On Wed, Sep 28, 2011 at 10:58 AM, R. Ermers
Dear All,
In the mean time my general font problem subsists.
It seems that the gentium font is not loaded at all (see snippet from log file). I use the regular standalone installation, I have not changed anything. I use the standard typescript file.
Note that my file processed normally, including the gentium font, until the last update. I currently use version 2011.05.18 18:04.
This works \usemodule[simplefonts] \setmainfont[gentium] \starttext \input knuth \stoptext current version: 2011.09.27 20:05 Install simplefonts with first-setup.sh --modules=t-simplefonts -- luigi
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Thanks Luigi, The option with simplefonts does not work either. Please have a look at the snippets below. There it says that simplefonts is loaded. There still is an issue with a math font. I think the two issues are somehow combined. There is a general problem regarding finding installed fonts. Thanks again! Robert mkiv lua stats > loaded tex modules - 4 requested, 4 found (*-newmat *-simplefonts t-annotation t-lettrine), 0 missing mkiv lua stats > luatex banner - this is luatex, version beta-0.70.1-2011051908 (rev 4277) fonts > defining > forced type otf of lmmath not found fonts > defining > font with asked name 'lmmath' is not found using lookup 'file' fonts > defining > unknown font lmmath, loading aborted fonts > defining > unable to define lmmath.otf as \*gentium5ptmmmr33* fonts > defining > forced type otf of lmmath not found fonts > defining > font with asked name 'lmmath' is not found using lookup 'file' fonts > defining > unknown font lmmath, loading aborted fonts > defining > unable to define lmmath.otf as \*gentium7ptmmmr22* Op 28 sep 2011, om 11:14 heeft luigi scarso het volgende geschreven:
On Wed, Sep 28, 2011 at 10:58 AM, R. Ermers
wrote: Dear All,
In the mean time my general font problem subsists.
It seems that the gentium font is not loaded at all (see snippet from log file). I use the regular standalone installation, I have not changed anything. I use the standard typescript file.
Note that my file processed normally, including the gentium font, until the last update. I currently use version 2011.05.18 18:04.
This works
\usemodule[simplefonts] \setmainfont[gentium] \starttext \input knuth \stoptext
current version: 2011.09.27 20:05
Install simplefonts with first-setup.sh --modules=t-simplefonts
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On Wed, Sep 28, 2011 at 1:14 PM, R. Ermers
Thanks Luigi,
The option with simplefonts does not work either.
Please have a look at the snippets below. There it says that simplefonts is loaded. There still is an issue with a math font.
I think the two issues are somehow combined. There is a general problem regarding finding installed fonts.
Thanks again!
Robert
mkiv lua stats > loaded tex modules - 4 requested, 4 found (*-newmat *-simplefonts t-annotation t-lettrine), 0 missing
mkiv lua stats > luatex banner - this is luatex, version beta-0.70.1-2011051908 (rev 4277)
fonts > defining > forced type otf of lmmath not found fonts > defining > font with asked name 'lmmath' is not found using lookup 'file' fonts > defining > unknown font lmmath, loading aborted fonts > defining > unable to define lmmath.otf as \*gentium5ptmmmr33* fonts > defining > forced type otf of lmmath not found fonts > defining > font with asked name 'lmmath' is not found using lookup 'file' fonts > defining > unknown font lmmath, loading aborted fonts > defining > unable to define lmmath.otf as \*gentium7ptmmmr22*
%%%test.tex \usemodule[simplefonts] \setmainfont[gentium] \starttext \input knuth $1\neq0$ \stoptext # pdffonts test.pdf name type emb sub uni object ID ------------------------------------ ----------------- --- --- --- --------- POGNQK+Gentium CID TrueType yes yes yes 18 0 YQLDYZ+LMMath-Regular CID Type 0C yes yes yes 19 0 It seems ok here with latest mkiv. -- luigi
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On Tue, Sep 27, 2011 at 19:57, Hans Hagen
On 27-9-2011 19:52, Mojca Miklavec wrote:
On Tue, Sep 27, 2011 at 19:44, Hans Hagen wrote:
there is some fall back mechanism that does that but as soon as one defined his/her own typescript that can interfere
How should we define trypescripts to avoid interference then?
A typeface definition normally has a matching monospace and math definition (so: ss + tt + mm or rm + tt + mm or in some cases rm + ss + tt + mm). Of course some relative scaling has to be considered then.
Do you want to say that we need an explicit definition of LM Math? Just curious: how much information is missing/how much would would it be if we would want to create a virtual math font by combining LM + populating italic/bold/bold italic latin and greek math alphabets from text font? Would that look horrible because of lack of information about glyph metrics? Mojca
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On 30-9-2011 23:39, Mojca Miklavec wrote:
On Tue, Sep 27, 2011 at 19:57, Hans Hagen
wrote: On 27-9-2011 19:52, Mojca Miklavec wrote:
On Tue, Sep 27, 2011 at 19:44, Hans Hagen wrote:
there is some fall back mechanism that does that but as soon as one defined his/her own typescript that can interfere
How should we define trypescripts to avoid interference then?
A typeface definition normally has a matching monospace and math definition (so: ss + tt + mm or rm + tt + mm or in some cases rm + ss + tt + mm). Of course some relative scaling has to be considered then.
Do you want to say that we need an explicit definition of LM Math?
Just curious: how much information is missing/how much would would it be if we would want to create a virtual math font by combining LM + populating italic/bold/bold italic latin and greek math alphabets from text font? Would that look horrible because of lack of information about glyph metrics?
that is relatively easy: just make a lfg file that contains the specification (and choose some math font that suits) my guess is that it will look bad in most cases we might consider making a sort of generic partial math font (maybe even needs to be designed) that sort of fills in the usual bits and pieces (root signs, arrows etc) in a way that matches an average font (we probably need a few weights then) of course that would only work for not too fancy math Hans ----------------------------------------------------------------- Hans Hagen | PRAGMA ADE Ridderstraat 27 | 8061 GH Hasselt | The Netherlands tel: 038 477 53 69 | voip: 087 875 68 74 | www.pragma-ade.com | www.pragma-pod.nl -----------------------------------------------------------------
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