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__NOTOC__{| class="wikitable" style="margin:auto; width: 70%;"|-Using ! style="width: 50%"| Tutorials (learning) ! style="width: 50%"| How-to guides (goals)|-|* [https://meeting.contextgarden.net/2021/talks/2021-09-23/typescripts-presentation.pdf ''Handling fonts with TeX was once a Jedi fightin ConTEXt (2021)''] ConTEXt-Meeting 15th, before 2021, Willi Egger, 38 invaluable slides* [https://articles.contextgarden.net/journal/2018/83-94.pdf <i>Font installation example: IBM Plex (2013 2018)</ 2015 ?) i>] by Taco Hoekwater and LuaTeX development.Pavneet Arora|
= Nowadays, * See below on this [[Fonts are a piece of cake = #How-to_guides|Fonts central page]] You will find here the preliminary steps before actually playing with the fonts * [[:Category:Fonts | Wiki pages in your input file.Fonts category]]At the end, with one or two commands, you will make your document enable to use any fonts of available on your computer.|-! Explanation (understanding) !! Reference (information){{ThreeColumnsHighlight|-
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=== * [http://www.pragma-ade.nl/general/manuals/fonts-mkiv.pdf 2016 Fonts manual, all the details] for advanced users* [Use_fonts_provided_with_ConTeXt|#1 Use http://context.aanhet.net/svn/contextman/context-reference/en/co-fonts provided with ConTeXt.pdf the 2013 font chapter]] === as a separate documentReally the basics* [http://pmrb.free.fr/contextref.pdf#&#91;145, in 2 or 3 steps{%22name%22:%22Fit%22}&#93; 2013 reference manual] never officially released, less than 1 minute.with the 2013 font chapter
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=== [[Use fonts found on the web|#2 Use fonts found on the web]] === Also the basics, in 2 or 3 steps, less than 5 minutes.|=== [[Use_fonts_of_your_Operating_System|#3 Use fonts of your Operating System]] ===Few preliminary commands, then it's as easy as '''#2'''}}  The actual use of fonts within your document are details in [[Font_Switching]]:* how to define font size, * how to use alternative styles like regular Category:Command/ bold / italic / small caps* how to switch between serif, sans serif, monospaced, or to another fonts with {{cmdFonts |switchtobodyfont}}* how to underline, strike... = Advanced stuff = * Vocabulary, What is the scope of ==> reference to manuals pages ?** a font** a style** a fontfamily** a typeface** a typescript** a typescriptcollection * How to work with fonts which include: ** different weights (light, extra-light, dark, extra-bold)** different widths (condensed, expanded)** different style (inline, shadowed, outline)** [[Fontsize|What defines the size commands in a font?Fonts category]] (2019)** [[Optical Size]] ('''!!! WARNING !!!''' 2010 = TO KEEP OR NOT TO KEEP) * Deep dive into typescripts** [https://source.contextgarden.net/?search=type-imp- the source browser] for type-imp|- files.** [[Alegreya Typescript]]: a quite complete example (2019), MkIV for the Alegreya fonts by Huerta Tipográfica / Juan Pablo del Peral, downloadable from [https://fonts.google.com/?query=Alegreya Google Fonts].** [[Fraktur_fonts|Summary of experiences of three Fraktur]] (2019)** [[Typescripts_examples]] (Cf Thomas Hala)** Using Font Fallbacks (and perhaps a different page for Fallbacks for math fonts) * Obviously, fonts features: ** Small caps** [[Ligatures]] (2017)** protrusion** old style numbers** Kerning** [https://source.contextgarden.net/?search=s-fonts- the source browser] for s-fonts- files, that a user can run (to get an example) or use as module for own fonts ** Lua Font Goodies with examples. * Creating virtual math fonts from type 1 fonts (still needed?)}
= How-to guides =
* Font chapter of '''[[Fonts/Use fonts distributed with ConTeXt| Use fonts distributed with ConTeXt]]'''** How to use the reference manual[[Fonts/ConTeXt distribution's Fonts|21 provided fonts]].** These are the basics you may want to start with, in 2 or 3 steps, less than 3 minutes.* '''[http[Fonts/Use_the_fonts_you_want| Use any other font ]]'''** Case 1:Quick "one shot" (< 5min.)** Case 2: Comprehensive approach (~10min.)* '''[[Fonts//www.pragmaFont Switching| "Font Switching", or "how-ade.comto use the different fonts within your document"]]'''** how to define font size, ** how to use alternative styles like regular /generalbold /manualsitalic /cont-enp.pdf#&#91;106small caps** how to switch between serif, sans serif, monospaced,or to another fonts with {{%22name%22:%22Fit%22cmd|switchtobodyfont}}&#93; 2001 reference manual** how to underline, strike...* '''[[Fonts/Featuresets|OpenType features]] ('''!!! WARNING !!!for some common options for {{cmd|definefontfeature}} like:** '''[[Fonts/Ligatures|Ligatures]]''' TO KEEP OR NOT TO KEEP)** '''[[http:Fonts/Protrusion]]''' (also known as hanging or font handling)* '''[[Fonts/pmrb.free.frTypescripts examples|Typescripts examples]]'''* Technical details** [[Fonts/contextref.pdf#&#91;145,{%22name%22:%22Fit%22}&#93; 2013 reference manualOptical Size | How to set up a font family with optical size options]] never officially released, with ** [[Fonts/Fontsize | What defines the size in a font chapter]] ('natural' size. 'design' size)** Get examples from [httphttps://contextsource.aanhetcontextgarden.net/svn/contextman/context?search=s-fonts-reference/en/cos-fonts.pdf the 2013 font chapter- files] , that you can compile and/or use as a separate documentmodule for own fonts (with lua font goodies)
== To tidy ==
* Work is also needed to merge content from [[Fonts/Fonts_in_LuaTeX| Fonts in LuaTeX]] in the pages above.
* For older content, refering to mkii, we keep a [[Fonts - Old Content|specific zone in the wiki]].
* {{cmd|definefontfamily}}* {{cmd|definedfont}}[[Category:Fonts]]
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