wrong interlinespace or wrong font?
Dear list, with the following sample: \setupinterlinespace[line=3.2ex] \usemodule[simplefonts] \setmainfont[UnifrakturMaguntia] \starttext xAAbfas\\xAAbfas\\xAAbfas\\ \stoptext I have the impression that the interline space is too small. Has the font wrong defined metrics or is there something I'm missing? Many thanks for your help, Pablo -- http://www.ousia.tk
Hi Pablo, I think this is a problem with the Unifraktur Maguntia font. I just downloaded it [1], and measured it using \blackrule -- and the x-height is indeed ridiculously low. [1] from here: http://unifraktur.sourceforge.net/maguntia.html \setupinterlinespace[line=3.2ex] \usemodule[simplefonts] \setmainfont[UnifrakturMaguntia] \starttext xAAgfas\smash{\blackrule[height=1ex]}\smash{\blackrule[height=2mm]\\ xAAgfas\smash{\blackrule[height=2ex]}\\ xAAgfas\smash{\blackrule[height=3ex, color=red]}\\ xAAgfas\smash{\blackrule[height=3.2ex, color=blue]}\\ \stoptext Probably best to take this up with the font designer? I have no idea how a font is supposed to declare its x-height. (I get the impression that `font-con.lua` queries some parameter called 'xheight' or 'x_height', but you should take these impressions of mine with a grain of salt.) Cheers, Sietse
On 24/06/13 10:26, Sietse Brouwer wrote:
Hi Pablo,
I think this is a problem with the Unifraktur Maguntia font. I just downloaded it [1], and measured it using \blackrule -- and the x-height is indeed ridiculously low.
[1] from here: http://unifraktur.sourceforge.net/maguntia.html
\setupinterlinespace[line=3.2ex] \usemodule[simplefonts] \setmainfont[UnifrakturMaguntia] \starttext
xAAgfas\smash{\blackrule[height=1ex]}\smash{\blackrule[height=2mm]\\ xAAgfas\smash{\blackrule[height=2ex]}\\ xAAgfas\smash{\blackrule[height=3ex, color=red]}\\ xAAgfas\smash{\blackrule[height=3.2ex, color=blue]}\\
\stoptext
Probably best to take this up with the font designer?
Many thanks for your reply, Sietse. I'll report the proper bug to the font designer. I cannot compile your code either on my system or on http://live.contextgarden.net/. I don't know what the error might be, but I'm not able to compile it. Thanks for your help, Pablo -- http://www.ousia.tk
I cannot compile your code either on my system or on http://live.contextgarden.net/. I don't know what the error might be, but I'm not able to compile it.
Yeah, that one's all my fault. I copy-pasted my working code to the e-mail, then decided to add one little change (the extra \blackrule), and promptly introduced an error. Forgot to close the \smash{ braces.
_< Correct code below.
Cheers, Sietse \setupinterlinespace[line=3.2ex] \usemodule[simplefonts] \setmainfont[UnifrakturMaguntia] \starttext xAAgfas\smash{\blackrule[height=1ex]}\smash{\blackrule[height=2mm]} \\ xAAgfas\smash{\blackrule[height=2ex]} \\ xAAgfas\smash{\blackrule[height=3ex, color=red]} \\ xAAgfas\smash{\blackrule[height=3.2ex, color=blue]}\\ \stoptext
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