Fonts/Typescripts examples/Roboto Typescript
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Task
Use Roboto Slab as roman, Roboto as sans and Roboto Mono as, well, mono. Also provide normal and condensed sans.
Requirements
Download the Roboto fonts from Google’s Github projects (Sans and Mono, Slab), from Fonts or several other font pages.
Put the font files e.g. in texmf-fonts/fonts/truetype/google/roboto and reload the font database:
mtxrun --script fonts --reload
Check if ConTeXt can find them:
mtxrun --script fonts --list --all --pattern=robot
That should result in something like this:
identifier familyname fontname filename subfont instances roboto roboto robotoregular Roboto-Regular.ttf robotoblack roboto robotoblack Roboto-Black.ttf robotoblackitalic roboto robotoblackitalic Roboto-BlackItalic.ttf robotobold roboto robotobold Roboto-Bold.ttf robotobolditalic roboto robotobolditalic Roboto-BoldItalic.ttf robotocondensed robotocondensed robotocondensedregular RobotoCondensed-Regular.ttf robotocondensedbold robotocondensed robotocondensedbold RobotoCondensed-Bold.ttf robotocondensedbolditalic robotocondensed robotocondensedbolditalic RobotoCondensed-BoldItalic.ttf robotocondenseditalic robotocondensed robotocondenseditalic RobotoCondensed-Italic.ttf robotocondensedlight robotocondensed robotocondensedlight RobotoCondensed-Light.ttf robotocondensedlightitalic robotocondensed robotocondensedlightitalic RobotoCondensed-LightItalic.ttf robotocondensednormal robotocondensed robotocondenseditalic RobotoCondensed-Italic.ttf robotocondensedregular robotocondensed robotocondensedregular RobotoCondensed-Regular.ttf robotoitalic roboto robotoitalic Roboto-Italic.ttf robotolight roboto robotolight Roboto-Light.ttf robotolightitalic roboto robotolightitalic Roboto-LightItalic.ttf robotomedium roboto robotomedium Roboto-Medium.ttf robotomediumitalic roboto robotomediumitalic Roboto-MediumItalic.ttf robotomono robotomono robotomonoregular RobotoMono-Regular.ttf robotomonobold robotomono robotomonobold RobotoMono-Bold.ttf robotomonobolditalic robotomono robotomonobolditalic RobotoMono-BoldItalic.ttf robotomonoitalic robotomono robotomonoitalic RobotoMono-Italic.ttf robotomonolight robotomono robotomonolight RobotoMono-Light.ttf robotomonolightitalic robotomono robotomonolightitalic RobotoMono-LightItalic.ttf robotomonomedium robotomono robotomonomedium RobotoMono-Medium.ttf robotomonomediumitalic robotomono robotomonomediumitalic RobotoMono-MediumItalic.ttf robotomononormal robotomono robotomonoitalic RobotoMono-Italic.ttf robotomonoregular robotomono robotomonoregular RobotoMono-Regular.ttf robotomonothin robotomono robotomonothin RobotoMono-Thin.ttf robotomonothinitalic robotomono robotomonothinitalic RobotoMono-ThinItalic.ttf robotonormal roboto robotoitalic Roboto-Italic.ttf robotoregular roboto robotoregular Roboto-Regular.ttf robotoslabblack robotoslab robotoslabblack RobotoSlab-Black.ttf robotoslabbold robotoslab robotoslabbold RobotoSlab-Bold.ttf robotoslabextrabold robotoslab robotoslabextrabold RobotoSlab-ExtraBold.ttf robotoslabextralight robotoslab robotoslabextralight RobotoSlab-ExtraLight.ttf robotoslablight robotoslab robotoslablight RobotoSlab-Light.ttf robotoslabmedium robotoslab robotoslabmedium RobotoSlab-Medium.ttf robotoslabnormal robotoslab robotoslabregular RobotoSlab-Regular.ttf robotoslabregular robotoslab robotoslabregular RobotoSlab-Regular.ttf robotoslabsemibold robotoslab robotoslabsemibold RobotoSlab-SemiBold.ttf robotoslabthin robotoslab robotoslabthin RobotoSlab-Thin.ttf robotothin roboto robotothin Roboto-Thin.ttf robotothinitalic roboto robotothinitalic Roboto-ThinItalic.ttf
Now we need to write a typescript... (TODO)
Problem
ConTeXt only offers two different font weights inside a typescript definition - Roboto offers six different font weights. A typescript definition also does’t know font variants and Roboto Sans offers two (normal and condensed).
Solution
You need to pair the specific weight and variants you want in your document.