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* [http://dl.contextgarden.net/myway/expertfonts.pdf Installing Expert Fonts: Minion Pro] by Idris Samawi Hamid; contains step-by-step instructions, from preinstallation to writing typescripts
* [[Pseudo Small Caps]] by Vit Zyka
* Matt Gushee's introduction to [http://havenrock.com/textips/bookfonts.html virtual fonts], especially for getting expert fonts to work.
* [[URW Garamond]]
* [[otfinstall|otfinst - a sample ruby script for using OpenType fonts in ConTeXt]]
* [[Understanding how fonts work in ConTeXt]]
Reorganized contents
< [[Visuals]] | [[Symbols]] >
= Where to find fonts =
== Available Free Fonts ==
* [http://ctan.tug.org/tex-archive/info/Free_Math_Font_Survey/survey.html Free Math Fonts] : overview of different free Math fonts; [http://www.geocities.com/hartke01/ links to other free fonts]
* [http://greekfontsociety.org/ GFS Didot] : Latin, full set of polytonik Greek, small caps, oldstyle figures, full f-ligatures ([http://modules.contextgarden.net/gfsdidot Module for ConTeXt])
* [[TeX Gyre]] : a set of great text fonts by our GUST friends, based on URW's free PostScript standard fonts for GhostScript.
* [http://www.janusz.nowacki.strefa.pl/kurier.html Foto Alfa] : some TeX related fonts from Poland (Antykwa Toruńska. Antykwa Półtawskiego, Kurier, Iwona...)
* [http://linuxlibertine.sourceforge.net Libertine Open Fonts Project]: GPL/OFL serif font
* [http://scripts.sil.org SIL International] : great Unicode fonts for scholars by SIL (Gentium, Doulos, Charis, etc.)
* [http://ist-socrates.berkeley.edu/~pinax/greekkeys/GreekKeys.html GreekKeys] : links to polytonic Greek fonts
* [http://scholarsfonts.net Scholar's Fonts] : Font for Scholars (Latin, Germanic languages, Greek, Hebrew and Linguistics)
* [http://www.engl.virginia.edu/OE/junicode/junicode.html Junicode] : Junius-Unicode, a font for medievalists
* [http://www.freelang.net/fonts/index.html FreeLang fonts] : fonts for exotic languages
* [http://www.blambot.com Blambot] : Comic fonts
* [http://www.chank.com/freefonts.php Chank] : some free Chank fonts
* [http://www.fontface.com/fonts/ FontFace] : free fonts
* [http://www.dafont.com DaFont] : more free fonts
* [http://fonts.tom7.com/fonts98.html Divide by Zero] : more fonts
* [http://moorstation.org/typoasis/typoasis1.htm TypOasis] : lots of nice fonts, but a bit hard to find (have a look at designers Apostrophic Lab, Manfred Klein and Dieter Steffmann)
* [http://kadyellebee.com/fonts/ Kristine's Font Organization] : find a font in a sorted directory
* [http://www.fontlover.com FontLover] : font news portal site
* [http://www.stormtype.com/typefaces-fonts-shop/free.php Lido] : OpenType and TrueType typeface by Storm Type Foundry, free for non-commercial use. [http://modules.contextgarden.net/stormfontsupport Support].
* [http://www.alanwood.net/unicode/fontsbyrange.html Alan Wood’s Unicode Resources] : find fonts by Unicode character range
* [http://www.josbuivenga.demon.nl/ exljbris] Free Quality Font Foundry by Jos Buivenga
* [http://www.stixfonts.org/ STIX Fonts] Beta download of the STIX-Fonts
* ''... many more to be added ...''
= How to use fonts in ConTeXt =
'''The ConTeXt way of handling fonts are [[TypeScripts]].''' It’s a system of abstraction and aliases, which may seem “strange” at first for LaTeX users.
* If you happen to use [[XeTeX]] then you can forget almost all the magic and start using your system fonts (see [[Fonts_in_XeTeX]]).
* If you want to keep using [[pdfTeX]], read on.
= Font support & configuration === Type 1 fonts ==* Using [[psnfss]] metrics in ConTeXt* Matt Gushee's introduction to [http://www.pragma-adehavenrock.com/generaltextips/manuals/mtexfontbookfonts.pdf font installation with texfonthtml virtual fonts] by Pragma, especially for getting expert fonts to work.* [http://www.pragma-ade.com/general/manuals/mfonts.pdf ConTeXt's font mechanism in detail[URW Garamond]] by Pragma* [http[Lucida]] ://tuglarge font family designed by Bigelow & Holmes; suitable e.org/TUGboat/Articles/tb28-2/tb89mahajang.pdf ConTeXt basics for users: Font styles] by Aditya Mahajan (2007)presentations* [http://wwwdl.pragma-adecontextgarden.comnet/generalmyway/manuals/mmakempyexpertfonts.pdf making outlinesInstalling Expert Fonts: Minion Pro] by Pragma* [http://pragmaIdris Samawi Hamid; contains step-ade.com/specials/fonts/fontspecialby-p.pdf Here] you can try out several TeX fonts online (PDF interface!)* Troubleshooting: solving [[TeXfont]] problems.* Character [[Protrusion]] (also known as hanging or font handling) is a more subtle typographic effect.* [[Font Handling Internals]]step instructions, from preinstallation to writing typescripts* [http://homepagewww.macstormtype.com/atl/tex/ Adam Lindsay's pageStorm Type Foundry] focuses on typography (OpenType, Unicode etc.), esp. on MacOS X* : [http://watershademodules.contextgarden.net/wmcclain/context-help.html Bill McClain's ConTeXt beginners pagestormfontsupport support] has also a lot about of selected fonts == True Type fonts==
* [http://tug.org/pracjourn/2005-2/schmitz/schmitz.pdf Integrating TrueType Fonts into ConTeXt] by Thomas A. Schmitz (PracTeX Journal)
* [[Installing a TrueType font, step by step]]. If you just need to install a TrueType font, this may be what you are looking for.
==Basic Hints==
''Some hints by Taco from the mailing list on 2005-11-20:''
There are ways to trick ConTeXt into using different conventions, but if you do that you are likely to run into trouble.
=Configuration=* Using [[psnfss]] metrics in ConTeXt* Matt Gushee about [http://havenrock.com/textips/bookfonts.html virtual fonts]* Fonts rely on [[Encodings and Regimes]], and it helps to know what happens underneath the hood, from time to time.* In newer distributions, map files belong in <tt>…/fonts/map/pdftex/context</tt>!* Don't forget to look at [[cont-sys.tex]]! = Available Free Fonts =* [http://ctan.tug.org/tex-archive/info/Free_Math_Font_Survey/survey.html Free Math Fonts] : overview of different free Math fonts; [http://www.geocities.com/hartke01/ links to other free fonts]* [http://greekfontsociety.org/ GFS Didot] : Latin, full set of polytonik Greek, small caps, oldstyle figures, full f-ligatures ([http://modules.contextgarden.net/gfsdidot Module for ConTeXt])* [[TeX Gyre]] : a set of great text fonts by our GUST friends, based on URW's free PostScript standard fonts for GhostScript.* [http://www.janusz.nowacki.strefa.pl/kurier.html Foto Alfa] : some TeX related fonts from Poland (Antykwa Toruńska. Antykwa Półtawskiego, Kurier, Iwona...)* [http://linuxlibertine.sourceforge.net Libertine Open Fonts Project]: GPL/OFL serif font* [http://scripts.sil.org SIL International] : great Unicode fonts for scholars by SIL (Gentium, Doulos, Charis, etc.)* [http://ist-socrates.berkeley.edu/~pinax/greekkeys/GreekKeys.html GreekKeys] : links to polytonic Greek fonts* [http://scholarsfonts.net Scholar's Fonts] : Font for Scholars (Latin, Germanic languages, Greek, Hebrew and Linguistics)* [http://www.engl.virginia.edu/OE/junicode/junicode.html Junicode] : Junius-Unicode, a font for medievalists* [http://www.freelang.net/fonts/index.html FreeLang fonts] : fonts for exotic languages* [http://www.blambot.com Blambot] : Comic fonts* [http://www.chank.com/freefonts.php Chank] : some free Chank fonts* [http://www.fontface.com/fonts/ FontFace] : free fonts* [http://www.dafont.com DaFont] : more free fonts* [http://fonts.tom7.com/fonts98.html Divide by Zero] : more fonts* [http://moorstation.org/typoasis/typoasis1.htm TypOasis] : lots of nice fonts, but a bit hard to find (have a look at designers Apostrophic Lab, Manfred Klein and Dieter Steffmann)* [http://kadyellebee.com/fonts/ Kristine's Font Organization] : find a font in a sorted directory* [http://www.fontlover.com FontLover] : font news portal site* [http://www.stormtype.com/typefaces-fonts-shop/free.php Lido] : OpenType and TrueType typeface by Storm Type Foundry, free for non-commercial use. [http://modules.contextgarden.net/stormfontsupport Support].* [http://www.alanwood.net/unicode/fontsbyrange.html Alan Wood’s Unicode Resources] : find fonts by Unicode character range* [http://www.josbuivenga.demon.nl/ exljbris] Free Quality Font Foundry by Jos Buivenga* [http://www.stixfonts.org/ STIX Fonts] Beta download of the STIX-Fonts* ''... many more to be added ...'' = NonFree Font Support =* [[Lucida]] : large font family designed by Bigelow & Holmes; suitable e.g. for presentations* [http://www.stormtype.com Storm Type Foundry] : [http://modules.contextgarden.net/stormfontsupport support] of selected fonts =Hints by Language==
* general: [[Encodings and Regimes]]
* [[Arabic and Hebrew]] (Idris? other ArabTeX specialists?)
* [[Russian]]
* [[Vietnamese]]
= Unsorted links =
* [http://www.pragma-ade.com/general/manuals/mtexfont.pdf font installation with texfont] by Pragma
* [http://www.pragma-ade.com/general/manuals/mfonts.pdf ConTeXt's font mechanism in detail] by Pragma
* [http://tug.org/TUGboat/Articles/tb28-2/tb89mahajan.pdf ConTeXt basics for users: Font styles] by Aditya Mahajan (2007)
* [http://www.pragma-ade.com/general/manuals/mmakempy.pdf making outlines] by Pragma
* [http://pragma-ade.com/specials/fonts/fontspecial-p.pdf Here] you can try out several TeX fonts online (PDF interface!)
* Troubleshooting: solving [[TeXfont]] problems.
* Character [[Protrusion]] (also known as hanging or font handling) is a more subtle typographic effect.
* [[Font Handling Internals]]
* [http://homepage.mac.com/atl/tex/ Adam Lindsay's page] focuses on typography (OpenType, Unicode etc.), esp. on MacOS X
* [http://watershade.net/wmcclain/context-help.html Bill McClain's ConTeXt beginners page] has also a lot about fonts
* [[Pseudo Small Caps]] by Vit Zyka
* [[otfinstall|otfinst - a sample ruby script for using OpenType fonts in ConTeXt]]
* [[Understanding how fonts work in ConTeXt]]
* Fonts rely on [[Encodings and Regimes]], and it helps to know what happens underneath the hood, from time to time.
* In newer distributions, map files belong in <tt>…/fonts/map/pdftex/context</tt>!
* Don't forget to look at [[cont-sys.tex]]!
[[Category:Fonts]]
