__NOTOC__ Using fonts with TeX was once a Jedi fight, before XeTeX and LuaTeX development. Nowadays, using fonts is simple. {| class= Using fonts "wikitable" style= "margin:auto; width: 70%;"|-You will find here the preliminary steps before actually playing with the fonts in your input file.! style="width: 50%"| Tutorials (learning) At the end, with one or two commands, you will make your document enable ! style="width: 50%"| How-to use any fonts available on your computer.guides (goals) {{TwoColumnsHighlight|-
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=== * [[Use https://meeting.contextgarden.net/2021/talks/2021-09-23/typescripts-presentation.pdf ''Handling fonts distributed with ConTeXt| Use fonts distributed with ConTeXtin ConTEXt (2021)'']] === ConTEXt-Meeting 15th, 2021, Willi Egger, 38 invaluable slides* How to use the [[ConTeXt distribution's Fonts|21 provided fonts]]https://articles.contextgarden.* These are the basics you may want to start with, in 2 or 3 steps, less than 3 minutesnet/journal/2018/83-94.pdf <i>Font installation example: IBM Plex (2018)</i>] by Taco Hoekwater and Pavneet Arora
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=== [[Use_the_fonts_you_want| Use any other font ]] ===
* Case 1: Quick "one shot" (< 5min.)
* Case 2: Comprehensive approach (~10min.)
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The actual use of fonts within your document is detailed in '''[[Font Switching]]''':
* how to define font size,
* how to use alternative styles like regular / bold / italic / small caps
* how to switch between serif, sans serif, monospaced, or to another fonts with {{cmd|switchtobodyfont}}
* how to underline, strike...
= Advanced stuff =
== The Manuals ==
* See below on this [[Fonts#How-to_guides|Fonts central page]]
* [[:Category:Fonts | Wiki pages in Fonts category]]
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* [http://www.pragma-ade.nl/general/manuals/fonts-mkiv.pdf 2016 Fonts manual, all the details] for advanced users
* [http://context.aanhet.net/svn/contextman/context-reference/en/co-fonts.pdf the 2013 font chapter] as a separate document
* [http://pmrb.free.fr/contextref.pdf#[145,{%22name%22:%22Fit%22}] 2013 reference manual] never officially released, with the 2013 font chapter
* [https://meeting.contextgarden.net/2021/talks/2021-09-23/typescripts-presentation.pdf Handling fonts in ConTEXt (2021)] ConTEXt-Meeting 15th, 2021, Willi Egger, 38 invaluable slides** Where to Place a New Font in ConTEXt** Using System Fonts** Finding a Fontname** Example: LATO*** Using a Font with \definedfont** Typescripts*** Creating a Typescript for a Third-Party Font*** Font Fallback System*** Setting up a Typescript*** Example: LATO*** Setting up the Lato-Font in a Document*** Font Features| *** Switching on and off Font Features** The \definebodyfont command** The \definebodyfontenvironment command** Defining a Typeface** The Complete Typescript File** Font Classes** The command \usebodyfont** References* [https[://articles.contextgarden.net/journal/2018/83-94.pdf <i>Font installation exampleCategory: IBM Plex (2018)<Command/i>] by Taco Hoekwater and Pavneet Arora** Installation** Understanding the mtxrun output** Testing a few font instances** Font repertoire** Feature discovery** Creating typescripts** Fallbacks** Stylistic alternates and other features == Deep dive into typescripts == * [[Typescripts examples]] look at the existing examples to build your own Typescripts.* [[Featuresets]], and here some of common option for {{cmd|definefontfeature}}** <code>onum=yes</code> for old style numbers, vs <code>lnum=yes</code> for lining numbers** <code>kern=yes</code> for kerning** See [[Ligatures]] (2017). <code>liga=yes</code> for common ligature and <code>dlig=yes</code> for discretionary ligature (like st), <code>calt=yes</code> for contextual alternates. ** for small caps, the font must propose Caps variation like "EBGaramondSC12-Regular.otf" et "AlegreyaSC-Regular.otf"** [https://helpx.adobe.com/fonts/using/open-type-syntax.html Syntax for OpenType features] from Adobe* [[FontsizeFonts |What defines the size commands in a font?Fonts category]] (2019)* [[Optical Size|How to set up a font family with optical size options]]* [[Protrusion]] (also known as hanging or font handling) is a more subtle typographic effect (2012 need update). * [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.|}
Finally, for older content, refering to mkii, we keep a [[Fonts = How- Old Content|specific zone in the wiki]]. Work is also need to merge content of [[Fonts_in_LuaTeX]] here.guides =
* '''[[Fonts/Use fonts distributed with ConTeXt| Use fonts distributed with ConTeXt]]'''
** How to use the [[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.
* '''[[Fonts/Use_the_fonts_you_want| Use any other font ]]'''
** Case 1: Quick "one shot" (< 5min.)
** Case 2: Comprehensive approach (~10min.)
* '''[[Fonts/Font Switching| "Font Switching", or "how-to use the different fonts within your document"]]'''
** how to define font size,
** how to use alternative styles like regular / bold / italic / small caps
** how to switch between serif, sans serif, monospaced, or to another fonts with {{cmd|switchtobodyfont}}
** how to underline, strike...
* '''[[Fonts/Featuresets|OpenType features]]''' for some common options for {{cmd|definefontfeature}} like:
** '''[[Fonts/Ligatures|Ligatures]]'''
** '''[[Fonts/Protrusion]]''' (also known as hanging or font handling)
* '''[[Fonts/Typescripts examples|Typescripts examples]]'''
* Technical details
** [[Fonts/Optical Size | How to set up a font family with optical size options]]
** [[Fonts/Fontsize | What defines the size in a font]] ('natural' size. 'design' size)
** Get examples from [https://source.contextgarden.net/?search=s-fonts- s-fonts- files], that you can compile and/or use as module for own fonts (with lua font goodies)
* {{cmd|definefontfamily}}* {{cmd|definedfont}}== 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]].
[[Category:Fonts]]