Hi, I've added support for the excelent new fourier fonts by Michel Bovani, based on utopia. So, we have another math font! \usetypescript[fourier][ec] \setupbodyfont[fourier] \starttext test $x=1+\sqrt{x}$ test \type {test} \stoptext I expect math experts to look into math-fou.tex and complete the vectors. == from here only for font lovers == Now, since these fonts have quite some expert and oldstyle options, it makes sense to think of how to use them. Michel cleverly defined: \definefontsynonym [Fourier-Regular] [futr8t] [encoding=ec] \definefontsynonym [Fourier-Slanted] [futro8t] [encoding=ec] \definefontsynonym [Fourier-Italic] [futri8t] [encoding=ec] \definefontsynonym [Fourier-RegularCaps] [futrc8t] [encoding=ec] \definefontsynonym [Fourier-Bold] [futb8t] [encoding=ec] \definefontsynonym [Fourier-BoldSlanted] [futbo8t] [encoding=ec] \definefontsynonym [Fourier-BoldItalic] [futbi8t] [encoding=ec] \definefontsynonym [Fourier-BoldCaps] [futbc8t] [encoding=ec] \definefontsynonym [Fourier-Regular-Expert] [futr9e] [encoding=ec] \definefontsynonym [Fourier-Slanted-Expert] [futro9e] [encoding=ec] \definefontsynonym [Fourier-Italic-Expert] [futri9e] [encoding=ec] \definefontsynonym [Fourier-RegularCaps-Expert] [futrc9e] [encoding=ec] \definefontsynonym [Fourier-Semi-Expert] [futs9e] [encoding=ec] \definefontsynonym [Fourier-SemiSlanted-Expert] [futso9e] [encoding=ec] \definefontsynonym [Fourier-SemiItalic-Expert] [futsi9e] [encoding=ec] \definefontsynonym [Fourier-SemiCaps-Expert] [futsc9e] [encoding=ec] \definefontsynonym [Fourier-Bold-Expert] [futb9e] [encoding=ec] \definefontsynonym [Fourier-BoldSlanted-Expert] [futbo9e] [encoding=ec] \definefontsynonym [Fourier-BoldItalic-Expert] [futbi9e] [encoding=ec] \definefontsynonym [Fourier-Black-Expert] [futc9e] [encoding=ec] \definefontsynonym [Fourier-Regular-OldStyle] [futr9d] [encoding=ec] \definefontsynonym [Fourier-Slanted-OldStyle] [futro9d] [encoding=ec] \definefontsynonym [Fourier-Italic-OldStyle] [futri9d] [encoding=ec] \definefontsynonym [Fourier-RegularCaps-OldStyle] [futrc9d] [encoding=ec] \definefontsynonym [Fourier-Semi-OldStyle] [futs9d] [encoding=ec] \definefontsynonym [Fourier-SemiSlanted-OldStyle] [futso9d] [encoding=ec] \definefontsynonym [Fourier-SemiItalic-OldStyle] [futsi9d] [encoding=ec] \definefontsynonym [Fourier-SemiCaps-OldStyle] [futsc9d] [encoding=ec] \definefontsynonym [Fourier-Bold-OldStyle] [futb9d] [encoding=ec] \definefontsynonym [Fourier-BoldSlanted-OldStyle] [futbo9d] [encoding=ec] \definefontsynonym [Fourier-BoldItalic-OldStyle] [futbi9d] [encoding=ec] \definefontsynonym [Fourier-Black-OldStyle] [futc9d] [encoding=ec] and \definefontsynonym [Serif] [Fourier-Regular] \definefontsynonym [SerifSlanted] [Fourier-Slanted] \definefontsynonym [SerifItalic] [Fourier-Italic] \definefontsynonym [SerifCaps] [Fourier-RegularCaps] \definefontsynonym [SerifBold] [Fourier-Bold] \definefontsynonym [SerifBoldSlanted] [Fourier-BoldSlanted] \definefontsynonym [SerifBoldItalic] [Fourier-BoldItalic] \definefontsynonym [SerifBoldCaps] [Fourier-BoldCaps] \definefontsynonym [Serif-Expert] [Fourier-Regular-Expert] \definefontsynonym [SerifSlanted-Expert] [Fourier-Slanted-Expert] \definefontsynonym [SerifItalic-Expert] [Fourier-Italic-Expert] \definefontsynonym [SerifCaps-Expert] [Fourier-RegularCaps-Expert] \definefontsynonym [SerifSemiBold-Expert] [Fourier-Semi-Expert] \definefontsynonym [SerifSemiSlanted-Expert] [Fourier-SemiSlanted-Expert] \definefontsynonym [SerifSemiItalic-Expert] [Fourier-SemiItalic-Expert] \definefontsynonym [SerifSemiCaps-Expert] [Fourier-SemiCaps-Expert] \definefontsynonym [SerifBold-Expert] [Fourier-Bold-Expert] \definefontsynonym [SerifBoldSlanted-Expert] [Fourier-BoldSlanted-Expert] \definefontsynonym [SerifBoldItalic-Expert] [Fourier-BoldItalic-Expert] \definefontsynonym [SerifBlack-Expert] [Fourier-Black-Expert] \definefontsynonym [Serif-OldStyle] [Fourier-Regular-OldStyle] \definefontsynonym [SerifSlanted-OldStyle] [Fourier-Slanted-OldStyle] \definefontsynonym [SerifItalic-OldStyle] [Fourier-Italic-OldStyle] \definefontsynonym [SerifCaps-OldStyle] [Fourier-RegularCaps-OldStyle] \definefontsynonym [SerifSemiBold-OldStyle] [Fourier-Semi-OldStyle] \definefontsynonym [SerifSemiSlanted-OldStyle] [Fourier-SemiSlanted-OldStyle] \definefontsynonym [SerifSemiItalic-OldStyle] [Fourier-SemiItalic-OldStyle] \definefontsynonym [SerifSemiCaps-OldStyle] [Fourier-SemiCaps-OldStyle] \definefontsynonym [SerifBold-OldStyle] [Fourier-Bold-OldStyle] \definefontsynonym [SerifBoldSlanted-OldStyle] [Fourier-BoldSlanted-OldStyle] \definefontsynonym [SerifBoldItalic-OldStyle] [Fourier-BoldItalic-OldStyle] \definefontsynonym [SerifBlack-OldStyle] [Fourier-Black-OldStyle] \definefontsynonym [SerifBlackSlanted-OldStyle] [Fourier-BlackSlanted-OldStyle] with \definebodyfont [17.3pt,14.4pt,12pt,11pt,10pt,9pt,8pt,7pt,6pt,5pt,4pt] [rm] [ tf=Serif sa 1, it=SerifItalic sa 1, sl=SerifSlanted sa 1, sc=SerifCaps sa 1, bf=SerifBold sa 1, bi=SerifBoldItalic sa 1, bs=SerifBoldSlanted sa 1, bc=SerifBoldCaps sa 1, bca=SerifBoldCaps sa a, bcb=SerifBoldCaps sa b, bcc=SerifBoldCaps sa c, bcd=SerifBoldCaps sa d, bcx=SerifBoldCaps sa x, bcxx=SerifBoldCaps sa xx ] \definebodyfont [17.3pt,14.4pt,12pt,11pt,10pt,9pt,8pt,7pt,6pt,5pt,4pt] [rmx] [ tf=Serif-Expert sa 1, it=SerifItalic-Expert sa 1, sl=SerifSlanted-Expert sa 1, sc=SerifCaps-Expert sa 1, db=SerifSemiBold-Expert sa 1, dba=SerifSemiBold-Expert sa a,dbb=SerifSemiBold-Expert sa b, dbc=SerifSemiBold-Expert sa c,dbd=SerifSemiBold-Expert sa d, dbx=SerifSemiBold-Expert sa x,dbxx=SerifSemiBold-Expert sa xx, di=SerifSemiItalic-Expert sa 1, dia=SerifSemiItalic-Expert sa a,dib=SerifSemiItalic-Expert sa b, dic=SerifSemiItalic-Expert sa c,did=SerifSemiItalic-Expert sa d, dix=SerifSemiItalic-Expert sa x,dixx=SerifSemiItalic-Expert sa xx, ds=SerifSemiSlanted-Expert sa 1, dsa=SerifSemiSlanted-Expert sa a,dsb=SerifSemiSlanted-Expert sa b, dsc=SerifSemiSlanted-Expert sa c,dsd=SerifSemiSlanted-Expert sa d, dsx=SerifSemiSlanted-Expert sa x,dsxx=SerifSemiSlanted-Expert sa xx, dc=SerifSemiCaps-Expert sa 1, dca=SerifSemiCaps-Expert sa a,dcb=SerifSemiCaps-Expert sa b, dcc=SerifSemiCaps-Expert sa c,dcd=SerifSemiCaps-Expert sa d, dcx=SerifSemiCaps-Expert sa x,dcxx=SerifSemiCaps-Expert sa xx, bf=SerifBold-Expert sa 1, bi=SerifBoldItalic-Expert sa 1, bs=SerifBoldSlanted-Expert sa 1, eb=SerifBlack-Expert sa 1, eba=SerifBlack-Expert sa a,ebb=SerifBlack-Expert sa b, ebc=SerifBlack-Expert sa c,ebd=SerifBlack-Expert sa d, ebx=SerifBlack-Expert sa x,ebxx=SerifBlack-Expert sa xx ] \definebodyfont [17.3pt,14.4pt,12pt,11pt,10pt,9pt,8pt,7pt,6pt,5pt,4pt] [rmo] [ tf=Serif-OldStyle sa 1, it=SerifItalic-OldStyle sa 1, sl=SerifSlanted-OldStyle sa 1, sc=SerifCaps-OldStyle sa 1, db=SerifSemiBold-OldStyle sa 1, dba=SerifSemiBold-OldStyle sa a,dbb=SerifSemiBold-OldStyle sa b, dbc=SerifSemiBold-OldStyle sa c,dbd=SerifSemiBold-OldStyle sa d, dbx=SerifSemiBold-OldStyle sa x,dbxx=SerifSemiBold-OldStyle sa xx, di=SerifSemiItalic-OldStyle sa 1, dia=SerifSemiItalic-OldStyle sa a,dib=SerifSemiItalic-OldStyle sa b, dic=SerifSemiItalic-OldStyle sa c,did=SerifSemiItalic-OldStyle sa d, dix=SerifSemiItalic-OldStyle sa x,dixx=SerifSemiItalic-OldStyle sa xx, ds=SerifSemiSlanted-OldStyle sa 1, dsa=SerifSemiSlanted-OldStyle sa a,dsb=SerifSemiSlanted-OldStyle sa b, dsc=SerifSemiSlanted-OldStyle sa c,dsd=SerifSemiSlanted-OldStyle sa d, dsx=SerifSemiSlanted-OldStyle sa x,dsxx=SerifSemiSlanted-OldStyle sa xx, dc=SerifSemiCaps-OldStyle sa 1, dca=SerifSemiCaps-OldStyle sa a,dcb=SerifSemiCaps-OldStyle sa b, dcc=SerifSemiCaps-OldStyle sa c,dcd=SerifSemiCaps-OldStyle sa d, dcx=SerifSemiCaps-OldStyle sa x,dcxx=SerifSemiCaps-OldStyle sa xx, eb=SerifBlack-OldStyle sa 1, eba=SerifBlack-OldStyle sa a,ebb=SerifBlack-OldStyle sa b, ebc=SerifBlack-OldStyle sa c,ebd=SerifBlack-OldStyle sa d, ebx=SerifBlack-OldStyle sa x,ebxx=SerifBlack-OldStyle sa xx, bf=SerifBold-OldStyle sa 1, bi=SerifBoldItalic-OldStyle sa 1, bs=SerifBoldSlanted-OldStyle sa 1 ] the following works quite well: ==== beware: it demonstrates that one can build much more font switches in the low level mechanism than one would expect! ==== \rm \midaligned{\bcc Standard} {\tf Text1234} {\tfa Text1234} {\tfb Text1234} {\tfc Text1234} {\tfx Text1234} {\tfxx Text1234} {\it Text1234} {\ita Text1234} {\itb Text1234} {\itc Text1234} {\itx Text1234} {\itxx Text1234} {\sl Text1234} {\sla Text1234} {\slb Text1234} {\slc Text1234} {\slx Text1234} {\slxx Text1234} {\sc Text1234} {\sca Text1234} {\scb Text1234} {\scc Text1234} {\scx Text1234} {\scxx Text1234} {\bf Text1234} {\bfa Text1234} {\bfb Text1234} {\bfc Text1234} {\bfx Text1234} {\bfxx Text1234} {\bs Text1234} {\bsa Text1234} {\bsb Text1234} {\bsc Text1234} {\bsx Text1234} {\bsxx Text1234} {\bi Text1234} {\bia Text1234} {\bib Text1234} {\bic Text1234} {\bix Text1234} {\bixx Text1234} {\bc Text1234} {\bca Text1234} {\bcb Text1234} {\bcc Text1234} {\bcx Text1234} {\bcxx Text1234} \page \rmx \midaligned{\dcc Expert} {\tf Text1234} {\tfa Text1234} {\tfb Text1234} {\tfc Text1234} {\tfx Text1234} {\tfxx Text1234} {\it Text1234} {\ita Text1234} {\itb Text1234} {\itc Text1234} {\itx Text1234} {\itxx Text1234} {\sl Text1234} {\sla Text1234} {\slb Text1234} {\slc Text1234} {\slx Text1234} {\slxx Text1234} {\sc Text1234} {\sca Text1234} {\scb Text1234} {\scc Text1234} {\scx Text1234} {\scxx Text1234} {\bf Text1234} {\bfa Text1234} {\bfb Text1234} {\bfc Text1234} {\bfx Text1234} {\bfxx Text1234} {\bs Text1234} {\bsa Text1234} {\bsb Text1234} {\bsc Text1234} {\bsx Text1234} {\bsxx Text1234} {\bi Text1234} {\bia Text1234} {\bib Text1234} {\bic Text1234} {\bix Text1234} {\bixx Text1234} {\db Text1234} {\dba Text1234} {\dbb Text1234} {\dbc Text1234} {\dbx Text1234} {\dbxx Text1234} {\di Text1234} {\dia Text1234} {\dib Text1234} {\dic Text1234} {\dix Text1234} {\dixx Text1234} {\ds Text1234} {\dsa Text1234} {\dsb Text1234} {\dsc Text1234} {\dsx Text1234} {\dsxx Text1234} {\dc Text1234} {\dca Text1234} {\dcb Text1234} {\dcc Text1234} {\dcx Text1234} {\dcxx Text1234} {\eb Text1234} {\eba Text1234} {\ebb Text1234} {\ebc Text1234} {\ebx Text1234} {\ebxx Text1234} \page \rmo \midaligned{\dcc Old style} {\tf Text1234} {\tfa Text1234} {\tfb Text1234} {\tfc Text1234} {\tfx Text1234} {\tfxx Text1234} {\it Text1234} {\ita Text1234} {\itb Text1234} {\itc Text1234} {\itx Text1234} {\itxx Text1234} {\sl Text1234} {\sla Text1234} {\slb Text1234} {\slc Text1234} {\slx Text1234} {\slxx Text1234} {\sc Text1234} {\sca Text1234} {\scb Text1234} {\scc Text1234} {\scx Text1234} {\scxx Text1234} {\bf Text1234} {\bfa Text1234} {\bfb Text1234} {\bfc Text1234} {\bfx Text1234} {\bfxx Text1234} {\bs Text1234} {\bsa Text1234} {\bsb Text1234} {\bsc Text1234} {\bsx Text1234} {\bsxx Text1234} {\bi Text1234} {\bia Text1234} {\bib Text1234} {\bic Text1234} {\bix Text1234} {\bixx Text1234} {\db Text1234} {\dba Text1234} {\dbb Text1234} {\dbc Text1234} {\dbx Text1234} {\dbxx Text1234} {\di Text1234} {\dia Text1234} {\dib Text1234} {\dic Text1234} {\dix Text1234} {\dixx Text1234} {\ds Text1234} {\dsa Text1234} {\dsb Text1234} {\dsc Text1234} {\dsx Text1234} {\dsxx Text1234} {\dc Text1234} {\dca Text1234} {\dcb Text1234} {\dcc Text1234} {\dcx Text1234} {\dcxx Text1234} {\eb Text1234} {\eba Text1234} {\ebb Text1234} {\ebc Text1234} {\ebx Text1234} {\ebxx Text1234} Now, another approach is to use typescripts and something \definetypeface [fourier] [serif] [rm] [fourier] ... \definetypeface [fourier-expert] [serif] [rm] [fourier-expert] ... etc, i.e. let expert and oldstyel live in their own namespace For that i need to add a couple of more general mappings and this si what we should discuss: how are we going to deal with 'black' 'oldstyle' 'expert' 'semi' in the sense of prefixes and suffixes? Actually, \definefontsynonym [Serif-Expert] [Fourier-Regular-Expert] \definefontsynonym [SerifSlanted-Expert] [Fourier-Slanted-Expert] \definefontsynonym [SerifItalic-Expert] [Fourier-Italic-Expert] \definefontsynonym [SerifCaps-Expert] [Fourier-RegularCaps-Expert] \definefontsynonym [SerifSemiBold-Expert] [Fourier-Semi-Expert] \definefontsynonym [SerifSemiSlanted-Expert] [Fourier-SemiSlanted-Expert] \definefontsynonym [SerifSemiItalic-Expert] [Fourier-SemiItalic-Expert] \definefontsynonym [SerifSemiCaps-Expert] [Fourier-SemiCaps-Expert] \definefontsynonym [SerifBold-Expert] [Fourier-Bold-Expert] \definefontsynonym [SerifBoldSlanted-Expert] [Fourier-BoldSlanted-Expert] \definefontsynonym [SerifBoldItalic-Expert] [Fourier-BoldItalic-Expert] \definefontsynonym [SerifBlack-Expert] [Fourier-Black-Expert] can as well become \definefontsynonym [Serif] [Fourier-Regular-Expert] \definefontsynonym [SerifSlanted] [Fourier-Slanted-Expert] \definefontsynonym [SerifItalic] [Fourier-Italic-Expert] \definefontsynonym [SerifCaps] [Fourier-RegularCaps-Expert] \definefontsynonym [SerifSemiBold] [Fourier-Semi-Expert] \definefontsynonym [SerifSemiSlanted] [Fourier-SemiSlanted-Expert] \definefontsynonym [SerifSemiItalic] [Fourier-SemiItalic-Expert] \definefontsynonym [SerifSemiCaps] [Fourier-SemiCaps-Expert] \definefontsynonym [SerifBold] [Fourier-Bold-Expert] \definefontsynonym [SerifBoldSlanted] [Fourier-BoldSlanted-Expert] \definefontsynonym [SerifBoldItalic] [Fourier-BoldItalic-Expert] \definefontsynonym [SerifBlack] [Fourier-Black-Expert] i.e. we don't need the -Expert here because it can live in a typeface; but how to deal with Black and Semi? 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Hans Hagen said this at Fri, 19 Sep 2003 13:54:46 +0200:
i.e. we don't need the -Expert here because it can live in a typeface; but how to deal with Black and Semi?
And Light? (and ExtraLight and ExtraBlack?) Hmm. You're asking us? I always assumed, since I came to the ConTeXt game relatively late, that it was a conscious choice to make only two weights available at once. Typographically, it mostly makes sense not to mix Regular with SemiBold and Bold in text, so I didn't argue with that. However, I realise others will point out that SemiBold could be very useful in headings and other areas outside the normal text flow. Likewise with the other weights. Plus, many of these weights are somewhat intended by their designers to be contrasted with one another, like Light+SemiBold, Regular+Bold, SemiBold+ExtraBold. So one way could be to keep the [Serif] [SerifBold] [SerifSemiBold] [SerifLight] synonyms around, and selectively sub-set them and associate the with \tf and \bf as appropriate. It could be taken further, as Michel has done, to make all four accessible at once, with tf, db, bf, and eb. ...but then you run into people who want to accommodate a fifth and sixth weight. (I would also prefer to break small caps out as a separate design axis for faces in general, and not be tied to the notion that SerifSemiCaps is possible, but SerifItalicCaps is not. Side issue.) However, this list: [Serif] [SerifSlanted] [SerifItalic] [SerifCaps] [SerifSemiBold] [SerifSemiSlanted] [SerifSemiItalic] [SerifSemiCaps] %[SerifCapsSemi] ?? [SerifBold] [SerifBoldSlanted] [SerifBoldItalic] %[SerifCapsBold] ?? [SerifBlack] Looks reasonably well-named, as far as it goes, if that's the question. When dealing with the Adobe OpenType Pro font sets, I named a subset of them SerifCapsBold, etc. within their own family (rc), parallel to the Serif (rm) family. There's also the issue of the optical size axis (Caption, Text, Subhead, Display), but I think that can be sufficiently handled within size mappings. For interest, here's an except from my treatment of weight x shape x caps x size: \starttypescript [serif] [Opticals] [size] \definebodyfont [12pt,11pt][rm] [tf=SerifText sa 1, tfa=SerifSubhead sa \magfactor1, tfb=SerifSubhead sa \magfactor2, tfc=SerifSubhead sa \magfactor3, tfd=SerifDisplay sa \magfactor4, bf=SerifBoldText sa 1, bfa=SerifBoldSubhead sa \magfactor1, bfb=SerifBoldSubhead sa \magfactor2, bfc=SerifBoldSubhead sa \magfactor3, bfd=SerifBoldDisplay sa \magfactor4, it=SerifItalicText sa 1, ita=SerifItalicSubhead sa \magfactor1, itb=SerifItalicSubhead sa \magfactor2, itc=SerifItalicSubhead sa \magfactor3, itd=SerifItalicDisplay sa \magfactor4, bi=SerifBoldItalicText sa 1, bia=SerifBoldItalicSubhead sa \magfactor1, bib=SerifBoldItalicSubhead sa \magfactor2, bic=SerifBoldItalicSubhead sa \magfactor3, bid=SerifBoldItalicDisplay sa \magfactor4, sc=SerifCapsText sa 1, sca=SerifCapsSubhead sa \magfactor1, scb=SerifCapsSubhead sa \magfactor2, scc=SerifCapsSubhead sa \magfactor3, scd=SerifCapsDisplay sa \magfactor4] \definebodyfont [12pt,11pt][rc] [tf=SerifCapsText sa 1, tfa=SerifCapsSubhead sa \magfactor1, tfb=SerifCapsSubhead sa \magfactor2, tfc=SerifCapsSubhead sa \magfactor3, tfd=SerifCapsDisplay sa \magfactor4, bf=SerifCapsBoldText sa 1, bfa=SerifCapsBoldSubhead sa \magfactor1, bfb=SerifCapsBoldSubhead sa \magfactor2, bfc=SerifCapsBoldSubhead sa \magfactor3, bfd=SerifCapsBoldDisplay sa \magfactor4, it=SerifCapsItalicText sa 1, ita=SerifCapsItalicSubhead sa \magfactor1, itb=SerifCapsItalicSubhead sa \magfactor2, itc=SerifCapsItalicSubhead sa \magfactor3, itd=SerifCapsItalicDisplay sa \magfactor4, bi=SerifCapsBoldItalicText sa 1, bia=SerifCapsBoldItalicSubhead sa \magfactor1, bib=SerifCapsBoldItalicSubhead sa \magfactor2, bic=SerifCapsBoldItalicSubhead sa \magfactor3, bid=SerifCapsBoldItalicDisplay sa \magfactor4] \stoptypescript It's tough: you can easily come up with 100+ styles for a single font, very legitimately, which suggests that perhaps a stricter parameterisation could be useful: 3 upright vs italic vs slanted (+ upright italic?) 4 or 5 weights 2 roman vs caps (or oldstyle, other variants) x 4 optical sizes --- 96+ variations yow. -- =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Adam T. Lindsay atl@comp.lancs.ac.uk Computing Dept, Lancaster University +44(0)1524/594.537 Lancaster, LA1 4YR, UK Fax:+44(0)1524/593.608 -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
Am Freitag, 19.09.03, um 16:30 Uhr (Europe/Zurich) schrieb Adam Lindsay:
However, this list: [Serif] [SerifSlanted] [SerifItalic] [SerifCaps] [SerifSemiBold] [SerifSemiSlanted] [SerifSemiItalic] [SerifSemiCaps] %[SerifCapsSemi] ?? [SerifBold] [SerifBoldSlanted] [SerifBoldItalic] %[SerifCapsBold] ?? [SerifBlack]
And BlackItalic etc. and the same for Light. If you look at families like Univers or Neue Helvetica, there are: UltraLight/ExtraLight Thin Light Regular Medium Bold Heavy Black UltraBlack the same for condensed and expanded, and everytime with an oblique face.
It's tough: you can easily come up with 100+ styles for a single font, very legitimately, which suggests that perhaps a stricter parameterisation could be useful: 3 upright vs italic vs slanted (+ upright italic?)
and sometimes backward slanted
4 or 5 weights 2 roman vs caps (or oldstyle, other variants) x 4 optical sizes --- 96+ variations
plus Alternates plus Swash plus Outline plus... it never ends ;-) Grüßlis vom Hraban! -- http://www.fiee.net/texnique/
Am Freitag, 19.09.03, um 13:54 Uhr (Europe/Zurich) schrieb Hans Hagen:
but how to deal with Black and Semi?
In my typescript I make several families, if there are "too much" faces, e.g. myfont has Regular and Bold myfont-light has Light and Medium myfont-bold has Medium and Black That's easy, and the existing system is sufficient, but it's not beautiful. Grüßlis vom Hraban! -- http://www.fiee.net/texnique/
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