Hello everyone,

I am reading the ConTexT manual’s chapter on Typography. I want to achieve a Palatino-like small font which is bolder than the default provided by ConTeXt like in some math textbooks. So I loaded the typescript files ie type-xxx stated in the chapter in turns no matter the type-xxx I load. I always got this in the log:

fonts > typescripts > unknown library 'xtx' fonts > typescripts > unknown library 'gyr' selectfont > the requested font 'palatino' has no files for the 'tf' alternative, Latin Modern is used instead. selectfont > the requested font 'palatino' has no files for the 'tf' alternative, Latin Modern is used instead. selectfont > the requested font 'palatino' has no files for the 'tf' alternative, Latin Modern is used instead. selectfont > the requested font 'palatino' has no files for the 'tf' alternative, Latin Modern is used instead.

\usetypescriptfile[type-xtx] \usetypescriptfile[type-gyr] \usetypescript[palatino][ec] \definefontfamily [mainface] [rm] [palatino] \definefontfamily [mainface] [ss] [palatino] \definefontfamily [mainface] [mm] [palatino] \definefontfamily [mainface] [tt] [palatino] \setupbodyfont[mainface,11pt]

\starttext Hello world! \stoptext

What am I missing? Are these not available right from the box like the book said? These are ‘predefined typescripts’ as the book said after all. Thanks. I use MacOS if that helps current version of ConTeXt: 2021.03.05 19:11 looks like you combine some mkii examples (xtx is a mkii xetex file, and

On 6/15/2021 6:56 AM, mastermind_ x wrote: there is no gyr) with mkiv Here is a simple way: \definefontfeature[default] [boldened-30] \definefontfeature[mathextra][boldened-20] \setupbodyfont[pagella] \startTEXpage test test $t e s t$ test \stopTEXpage the boldened-10/15/20/25/30 are predefined effects but you can roll out your own if needed Hans ----------------------------------------------------------------- Hans Hagen | PRAGMA ADE Ridderstraat 27 | 8061 GH Hasselt | The Netherlands tel: 038 477 53 69 | www.pragma-ade.nl | www.pragma-pod.nl -----------------------------------------------------------------