New typescript mechanism for weights/opticals?
Hi, I like Mojcas idea for new typescripts: %%%%%%%%%%% \startsomenewfonttypescriptcommand [kepler] [width={condensed,semicondensed,*regular,extended}] [size={caption,*regular,subhead,display},switch={10pt,12pt,17pt}] [weight={light,*regular,medium,semibold,*bold,black}] ... %%%%%%%%%%% \switchtofontdimension[width=semicondensed,weight={light,medium}] %%%%%%%%%%% That would make different weight/opticals font handling much less cumbersome. At the moment its no fun dealing with weights/opticals. I really would appreciate that (or any other easy usable) solution that provides a standardized way to handle weights/opticals with not too much overhead. Regards Marco
On 22-9-2010 1:35, Marco wrote:
Hi,
I like Mojcas idea for new typescripts:
%%%%%%%%%%% \startsomenewfonttypescriptcommand [kepler] [width={condensed,semicondensed,*regular,extended}] [size={caption,*regular,subhead,display},switch={10pt,12pt,17pt}] [weight={light,*regular,medium,semibold,*bold,black}] ... %%%%%%%%%%% \switchtofontdimension[width=semicondensed,weight={light,medium}] %%%%%%%%%%%
sure. looks nice, but the outcome is quite unpredictable unless you know the font and that in turn demands some investiation on the users end
That would make different weight/opticals font handling much less cumbersome. At the moment its no fun dealing with weights/opticals.
it will never be fun ... (in most cases one will use suggested combinations and then for odd cases like a section title something special)
I really would appreciate that (or any other easy usable) solution that provides a standardized way to handle weights/opticals with not too much overhead.
given the huge differences in font collections there will never be an easy way with fonts that come in many weights/widths/sizes .. at least I cannot remember a project that I did where any system was present 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 -----------------------------------------------------------------
On 2010-09-22 Hans Hagen
On 22-9-2010 1:35, Marco wrote:
Hi,
I like Mojcas idea for new typescripts:
%%%%%%%%%%% \startsomenewfonttypescriptcommand [kepler] [width={condensed,semicondensed,*regular,extended}] [size={caption,*regular,subhead,display},switch={10pt,12pt,17pt}] [weight={light,*regular,medium,semibold,*bold,black}] ... %%%%%%%%%%% \switchtofontdimension[width=semicondensed,weight={light,medium}] %%%%%%%%%%%
sure. looks nice, but the outcome is quite unpredictable unless you know the font and that in turn demands some investiation on the users end I think some user investiation will always be necessary since the vendors dont't follow the same schema and every font collection is different.
That would make different weight/opticals font handling much less cumbersome. At the moment its no fun dealing with weights/opticals.
it will never be fun ... (in most cases one will use suggested combinations and then for odd cases like a section title something special) Don't be that pessimistic ;-) Selecting the proper font *is* fun.
I really would appreciate that (or any other easy usable) solution that provides a standardized way to handle weights/opticals with not too much overhead.
given the huge differences in font collections there will never be an easy way with fonts that come in many weights/widths/sizes .. at least I cannot remember a project that I did where any system was present That's a true point. But I think there is room for improvements. ConTeXt supports a standardized interface for Bold/Sans/Italic/Slanted... font variants and it lacks an interface for (more) weights/widths.
Of course the person setting up the (whatever variant of) typescript(s) has to do some investiation about the font. But after that the user should be provided with standardized commands for the weights/widths. Regards Marco
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