On Nov 23, 2009, at 10:07 AM, Wolfgang Murth wrote:

Hi all,

Sorry for popping up that question again, but has anybody a hint for me how to solve it or where I can read more about it?

I'm working on converting my lecture papers from latex to ConTeXt, where I also use a condended font, but only for Excel formulas and not as main body font . For example

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{ \changefont{cmss}{sbc}{n}\small% \begin{tabbing}% \hspace{1cm}\=\$E\$9:\$E\$13 <=\$D\$9:\$D\$13\\ \> {\$F\$18:\$H\$18 >=0}\\ \end{tabbing} }%

My question is how I can change a font only for a particular text. Not only normal->condensed, even change the complete font like using Zapf for a special markup in a Helvetica/Heros text.

I'm afraid your question is just too vague to allow for meaningful answers. The LaTeX snippet doesn't help because we use ConTeXt. And the answer to "how can I change a font only for a particular text" is \bgroup\switchtobodyfont[something] text \egroup, but I'm sure you know this command. So unless you give us meaningful details or better yet an example, it will be difficult to help you. Thomas

Am 23.11.2009 um 10:51 schrieb Willi Egger:

Hi,

Load the necessary typescripts at the beginning of the document.

For longer pieces: \switchtobodyfont[....][...]

For short pieces: \definedfont[fontname at 12pt]

And for table: \setuptables[bodyfont=...] Wolfgang

Wolfgang Murth wrote:

Thank you all for your input at suggestions. Before I posted my question I did a search in the Wiki and the mailinglist archive but didn't find a clue.

Finaly I got a working minimal example. The with \definedfont[file:...] I found out that I can use every Font that ist installed on my Windows System.

Is this a correct way for font switching for a special markup or is there a better or more correct way?

depends on your need,

% Define language \language[de] \mainlanguage[de]

no need for \language as you already use \mainlanguage

%------------------------------------ % % Bodyfont Helvetica \usetypescript[helvetica][texnansi] \setupbodyfont[helvetica,ss,10pt]

%------------------------------------ % % Excel Funcions and Formulas \def\xlf#1{{\definedfont[file:texgyreheroscn-bold*regular at 10pt]#1}}

\def\xlf#1{{\definedfont[SansBold sa 1]#1}} (current SansBold at bodyfontsize) \def\xlf#1{{\definedfont[Bold sa 1]#1}} (current Bold at bodyfontsize)

\starttext \chapter{Excel Time and Date}

When using Time and Date calculations with Excel important functions are \xlf{DATUM} and \xlf{ZEIT}.

best use some uppercase in yoru own names as \xlf can be a pretty important low level command some day Hans ----------------------------------------------------------------- Hans Hagen | PRAGMA ADE Ridderstraat 27 | 8061 GH Hasselt | The Netherlands tel: 038 477 53 69 | fax: 038 477 53 74 | www.pragma-ade.com | www.pragma-pod.nl -----------------------------------------------------------------

Wolfgang Murth wrote:

Hi Hans,

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depends on your need, Main text in one font (Helvetica), Excel Formulas in another font (Heros Condensed).

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no need for \language as you already use \mainlanguage ok

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\def\xlf#1{{\definedfont[Bold sa 1]#1}} With that I just use the bold style of the current font and not the condensed font or have I seen that wrong?

current bodyfont, and depend on what you've set ----------------------------------------------------------------- Hans Hagen | PRAGMA ADE Ridderstraat 27 | 8061 GH Hasselt | The Netherlands tel: 038 477 53 69 | fax: 038 477 53 74 | www.pragma-ade.com | www.pragma-pod.nl -----------------------------------------------------------------