accessing ital axis in variable font
Dear list, using the Literata variable fonts from https://github.com/googlefonts/literata/tree/main/fonts/variable, I have the following source: \definefontfeature[myaxis][axis={weight=500, italic=1}] \definefontfamily[mainface][rm][Literata][features={default, myaxis}] \setupbodyfont[mainface] \starttext \input zapf\par \it\input zapf \stoptext Other axes than weight (and only when not invoked as 'wght') don’t work for me (using latest from 2022.12.01 13:05). I have used the following source (it seems to be a goodie from current latest): \usemodule[fonts-variable] \starttext \showfontvariations[font=file:literata-italic.ttf] \showfontvariations[font=file:literata.ttf] \stoptext It reports that the Literata fonts have three (design) axes: wght, opsz and ital. ital is only a design axis. As explained before, they don’t work for me. How can I access to the italic and the optical size axes? Many thanks for your help, Pablo
Dear list,
using the Literata variable fonts from https://github.com/googlefonts/literata/tree/main/fonts/variable, I have the following source:
\definefontfeature[myaxis][axis={weight=500, italic=1}] \definefontfamily[mainface][rm][Literata][features={default, myaxis}] \setupbodyfont[mainface] \starttext \input zapf\par \it\input zapf \stoptext
Other axes than weight (and only when not invoked as 'wght') don’t work for me (using latest from 2022.12.01 13:05).
I have used the following source (it seems to be a goodie from current latest):
\usemodule[fonts-variable] \starttext \showfontvariations[font=file:literata-italic.ttf] \showfontvariations[font=file:literata.ttf] \stoptext
It reports that the Literata fonts have three (design) axes: wght, opsz and ital. ital is only a design axis.
As explained before, they don’t work for me. How can I access to the italic and the optical size axes?
On 12/1/2022 7:54 PM, Pablo Rodriguez via ntg-context wrote: there is no axis defined for italic (it's a design axis so that's probably why you have two fonts one with italic in the name) so, just forget about it 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 -----------------------------------------------------------------
On 12/1/22 21:44, Hans Hagen via ntg-context wrote:
On 12/1/2022 7:54 PM, Pablo Rodriguez via ntg-context wrote:
[...] As explained before, they don’t work for me. How can I access to the italic and the optical size axes?
there is no axis defined for italic (it's a design axis so that's probably why you have two fonts one with italic in the name)
so, just forget about it
Many thanks for your reply, Hans. It seems that Literata has what they call an upright italic (https://raw.githubusercontent.com/googlefonts/literata/main/Documentation/DS...). But I’m afraid I cannot use weight (when invoked as 'wght'). Optical sizes don’t seem to work. The following code shows the issue I’m experiencing: \definefontfeature[myaxis][axis={wght=100, opsz=1.0}] \definefontfamily[mainface][rm][Literata] [features={default, myaxis}, designsize=auto] \setupbodyfont[mainface] \starttext \scale[width=\textwidth] {\switchtobodyfont[7pt]\tf Regular, \it Italic} \scale[width=\textwidth] {\switchtobodyfont[12pt]\tf Regular, \it Italic} \scale[width=\textwidth] {\switchtobodyfont[36pt]\tf Regular, \it Italic} \scale[width=\textwidth] {\switchtobodyfont[72pt]\tf Regular, \it Italic} \stoptext What am I missing here? Many thanks for your help, Pablo
On 12/2/2022 6:20 PM, Pablo Rodriguez via ntg-context wrote:
On 12/1/22 21:44, Hans Hagen via ntg-context wrote:
On 12/1/2022 7:54 PM, Pablo Rodriguez via ntg-context wrote:
[...] As explained before, they don’t work for me. How can I access to the italic and the optical size axes?
there is no axis defined for italic (it's a design axis so that's probably why you have two fonts one with italic in the name)
so, just forget about it
Many thanks for your reply, Hans.
It seems that Literata has what they call an upright italic (https://raw.githubusercontent.com/googlefonts/literata/main/Documentation/DS...).
But I’m afraid I cannot use weight (when invoked as 'wght'). Optical sizes don’t seem to work.
The following code shows the issue I’m experiencing:
\definefontfeature[myaxis][axis={wght=100, opsz=1.0}] \definefontfamily[mainface][rm][Literata] [features={default, myaxis}, designsize=auto] \setupbodyfont[mainface] \starttext \scale[width=\textwidth] {\switchtobodyfont[7pt]\tf Regular, \it Italic} \scale[width=\textwidth] {\switchtobodyfont[12pt]\tf Regular, \it Italic} \scale[width=\textwidth] {\switchtobodyfont[36pt]\tf Regular, \it Italic} \scale[width=\textwidth] {\switchtobodyfont[72pt]\tf Regular, \it Italic} \stoptext
What am I missing here? \definefontfeature[myaxisa][axis={weight=200,optical size=12}] \definefontfeature[myaxisb][axis={weight=200,optical size=42}] \definefontfeature[myaxisc][axis={weight=200,optical size=72}]
\usemodule[fonts-variable] \starttext \definedfont[file:literata.ttf*default,myaxisa] Some Text\par \definedfont[file:literata.ttf*default,myaxisb] Some Text\par \definedfont[file:literata.ttf*default,myaxisc] Some Text\par \stoptext optical size looks rather useless btw, we don't check for optical size in relation to the asked size anyway 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 -----------------------------------------------------------------
On 12/2/22 19:18, Hans Hagen via ntg-context wrote:
On 12/2/2022 6:20 PM, Pablo Rodriguez via ntg-context wrote:
[...] But I’m afraid I cannot use weight (when invoked as 'wght'). Optical sizes don’t seem to work.
What am I missing here?
\definefontfeature[myaxisa][axis={weight=200,optical size=12}] \definefontfeature[myaxisb][axis={weight=200,optical size=42}] \definefontfeature[myaxisc][axis={weight=200,optical size=72}]
Many thanks for your reply, Hans. In order to be able to start an entry in the wiki about variable fonts, axes are only accesible using their name (not their tag) in the axis section (not in the design axis section), aren't they? And each font feature requires a new font instance (unlike other font features such as small caps or many other OpenType features), doesn't it?
btw, we don't check for optical size in relation to the asked size anyway
I don't know whether this is too complex to be implemented, but it would ease the use of optical sizes in this case. Many thanks for your help, Pablo
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