Gerion Entrup schrieb am 09.01.2024 um 16:21:

Hi,

I have to come back to that topic, since it seems not to work. The said source code produces just the text "times" and "check" for me (see 1.pdf). I also tried:

``` \usesymbols[fontawesome]

\starttext \showsymbolset[fontawesome-solid] \stoptext ``` and get a list of symbols that do not belong to fontawesome (see 2.pdf).

I also tried to find the symbol file directly in the context distribution and found: tex/texmf-context/tex/context/base/mkiv/symb-imp-fontawesome.mkiv

However, most parts are commented out there, one of the few remaining symbols is wheelchair. However, when using that, I just got the string _378 (3.pdf). Source code:

``` \usesymbols[fontawesome]

\startTEXpage[offset=1pt] \symbol[fontawesome][wheelchair] \stopTEXpage ```

Is there a problem with my installation? Additional output: ``` % mtxrun --script fonts --list --all --pattern='fontawesome' identifier familyname fontname filename subfont instances

fontawesome fontawesome fontawesome FontAwesome.otf fontawesome6brands fontawesome6brands fontawesome6brandsregular /usr/share/fonts/fontawesome/Font Awesome 6 Brands-Regular-400.otf fontawesome6brandsnormal fontawesome6brands fontawesome6brandsregular /usr/share/fonts/fontawesome/Font Awesome 6 Brands-Regular-400.otf fontawesome6freenormal fontawesome6free fontawesome6freesolid /usr/share/fonts/fontawesome/Font Awesome 6 Free-Solid-900.otf fontawesomenormal fontawesome fontawesome FontAwesome.otf fontawesomeregular fontawesome fontawesome FontAwesome.otf ```

The symbols expect version 5 of fontawesome but you have version 6. I guess it's time to switch to the new version of the fonts which can be done by replacing 5 (file:fontawsome5...) with 6 (file:fontawsome6...) in the following lines in symb-imp-fontawesome.mkiv \definefontsynonym [FontAwesomeBrands] [file:fontawesome5brandsregular400.otf] \definefontsynonym [FontAwesomeRegular] [file:fontawesome5freeregular400.otf] \definefontsynonym [FontAwesomeSolid] [file:fontawesome5freesolid900.otf] Wolfgang

On 1/9/2024 8:31 PM, Gerion Entrup wrote:

My system awesome font is version 6 but isn't the one bundled with ConTeXt version 5 (FontAwesome.otf)? This one: tex/texmf/fonts/data/fonticons/fontawesome/FontAwesome.otf: OpenType font data

I would assume that ConTeXt is using the bundled file by default. It's not our hobby to keep up with font versions and changing names so we depend on users to signal that. Also, with fonts you never know what updated fonts will break.

In a next upload we'll define a list of names [5-9] so that we're more future proof. 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 -----------------------------------------------------------------

Am Donnerstag, 11. Januar 2024, 15:56:32 CET schrieb Gerion Entrup:

Am Dienstag, 9. Januar 2024, 21:17:57 CET schrieb Hans Hagen:

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On 1/9/2024 8:31 PM, Gerion Entrup wrote:

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My system awesome font is version 6 but isn't the one bundled with ConTeXt version 5 (FontAwesome.otf)? This one: tex/texmf/fonts/data/fonticons/fontawesome/FontAwesome.otf: OpenType font data

I would assume that ConTeXt is using the bundled file by default. It's not our hobby to keep up with font versions and changing names so we depend on users to signal that. Also, with fonts you never know what updated fonts will break.

In a next upload we'll define a list of names [5-9] so that we're more future proof.

Thanks.

Sure, it was my interest to understand, if the error lays in my installation or is due to the predefined files. Especially, since I did not manage to display a single symbol of FontAwesome at all, not even the one that seems to be explicitly defined.

For me, it is not relevant at all, in which version the font is. My main interest is to get an \xmark symbol.

FontAwesome works with the new version 2024.01.18 (the times symbol is not present but an xmark symbol directly). Thank you! Gerion