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* [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
 
* [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
 
* [https://articles.contextgarden.net/journal/2018/83-94.pdf <i>Font installation example: IBM Plex (2018)</i>] by Taco Hoekwater and Pavneet Arora
 
* [https://articles.contextgarden.net/journal/2018/83-94.pdf <i>Font installation example: IBM Plex (2018)</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
 
 
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** how to switch between serif, sans serif, monospaced, or to another fonts with {{cmd|switchtobodyfont}}
 
** how to switch between serif, sans serif, monospaced, or to another fonts with {{cmd|switchtobodyfont}}
 
** how to underline, strike...
 
** how to underline, strike...
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* '''[[Fonts/Featuresets|OpenType features]]''' for some common options for {{cmd|definefontfeature}} like:
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** '''[[Fonts/Ligatures|Ligatures]]'''
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** '''[[Fonts/Protrusion]]''' (also known as hanging or font handling)
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* '''[[Fonts/Typescripts examples|Typescripts examples]]'''
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* Technical details
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** [[Fonts/Optical Size | How to set up a font family with optical size options]]
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** [[Fonts/Fontsize | What defines the size in a font]] ('natural' size. 'design' size)
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** 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)
  
== Deep dive into typescripts ==
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== To tidy ==
 
 
* [[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
 
* [[Fontsize|What defines the size in a font?]] (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 - Old Content|specific zone in the wiki]]. Work is also need to merge content of [[Fonts_in_LuaTeX]] here.
 
 
 
 
 
* {{cmd|definefontfamily}}
 
* {{cmd|definedfont}}
 
  
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* Work is also needed to merge content from [[Fonts/Fonts_in_LuaTeX| Fonts in LuaTeX]] in the pages above.
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* For older content, refering to mkii, we keep a [[Fonts - Old Content|specific zone in the wiki]].
  
 
[[Category:Fonts]]
 
[[Category:Fonts]]

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