Hi, after watching the list for some time, I decided to try luatex. On ubuntu, I installed the minimals as indicated in http://wiki.contextgarden.net/ConTeXt_Minimals (in my home folder) A simple testfile works with "texmfstart texexec file" (Mk II) and "context file" (Mk IV). I then tried to install fonts I use frequently (LinLibertine and Gentium). I created a "texmf-local" folder and mirrored my previous installation, i.e.: texmf-local/fonts/truetype/sil/gentium texmf-local/fonts/tfm/sil/gentium texmf-local/fonts/vf/sil/gentium texmf-local/map/pdftex/context/texnansi-sil-... texm-local/tex/context/base/type-... Then: mktexlsr Result: font not used (with texmfstart texexec file) I then tried other commands (without expecting much), namely: mtxrun --selfupdate luatools --selfupdate luatools --generate mtxrun --script font --reload again, without effect. I then copied everything into texmf-context and executed the above commands. Without effect. Before I provide more details, these questions: 1. I created texmf-local in the hope that it will survive updates. Is this so? 2. Shouldn't mktexlsr be enough, if you use Mk II? I used this method of copying fonts from one installation to another before. 3. Is there something I'm missing? Thanks for answers, Jörg
On Thu, 17 Jul 2008, Jörg Hagmann wrote:
Hi,
after watching the list for some time, I decided to try luatex. On
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2. Shouldn't mktexlsr be enough, if you use Mk II?
mktexlsr is enough for MkII, but MkII used pdftex and not luatex and using ttf fonts with MkII is complicated (You need to make tfm files). For using ttf and otf fonts directly, you need to use MkIV. What happens when you use luatools --generate, followed by context filename. Aditya
Aditya Mahajan wrote:
On Thu, 17 Jul 2008, Jörg Hagmann wrote:
Hi,
after watching the list for some time, I decided to try luatex. On
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2. Shouldn't mktexlsr be enough, if you use Mk II?
mktexlsr is enough for MkII, but MkII used pdftex and not luatex and using ttf fonts with MkII is complicated (You need to make tfm files). For using ttf and otf fonts directly, you need to use MkIV. What happens when you use luatools --generate, followed by context filename. Thanks, Aditya. Well, I have the truetype, the vf and the tfm files (originally generated with texfont) on my previous installation (Mk II only). Whatever is being used, it works, and I therefore copied everything to the new installation.
"luatools --generate" followed by "context filename" also gives me latin modern. More suggestions? Jörg
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