simplefonts vs typescripts
I have been trying for weeks to set up the Google Noto fonts for ConTeXt. I have tried (but do not understand all the syntax and parameters of) typescripts and simplefonts. It seems that I probably should gravitate towards typescripts because the typescripts seem to be what comes with the distribution of other fonts. Is there detailed documentation describing all the parameters in detail and giving examples? All I found is some vague examples without any explanations in the contextgarden.net wiki. Is there a tool that I can use to look at the .ttf or .otf file and discern the values I need to put into the typescripts? Is there a tool to generate typescripts from the .ttf and/or .otf files or would one be easy for me to write in say Korn, Perl, or Python? Please advise! Thanks. David Boerschlein (214) 412-3275 home office land (585) 278-4687 cell www.linkedin.com/in/davidboerschlein ____________________________________________________________ Forget the iPhone 6 1 little-known Apple supplier holds wealth-changing growth potential. http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/55479dd6d67bc1dd66582st03duc
On 5/4/2015 6:26 PM, david.boerschlein@juno.com wrote:
I have been trying for weeks to set up the Google Noto fonts for ConTeXt. I have tried (but do not understand all the syntax and parameters of) typescripts and simplefonts.
It seems that I probably should gravitate towards typescripts because the typescripts seem to be what comes with the distribution of other fonts.
Is there detailed documentation describing all the parameters in detail and giving examples? All I found is some vague examples without any explanations in the contextgarden.net wiki.
Is there a tool that I can use to look at the .ttf or .otf file and discern the values I need to put into the typescripts? Is there a tool to generate typescripts from the .ttf and/or .otf files or would one be easy for me to write in say Korn, Perl, or Python?
Please advise!
- if you know the names of the fonts simplefonts is the way for a fast setup - otherwise you can look at e.g. type-imp-mscore and make a typescript (in mkiv normally only a few lines so having that scripted is (1) overkill and (2) duplicates simplefonts) typescripts used with filenames are a robust way to be future proof as fonts can change (for the same reason even system fonts can be be copied to tex/texmf-fonts/fonts/data) 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 -----------------------------------------------------------------
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