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{{todo| continue to link with existing and up-to-date wiki material + references to manuals + improve structure}}== The Manuals ==
== A little bit further ==* [http://www.pragma-ade.com/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* [http://www.pragma-ade.com/general/manuals/cont-enp.pdf#[106,{%22name%22:%22Fit%22}] 2001 reference manual] ('''!!! WARNING !!!''' TO KEEP OR NOT TO KEEP)
Vocabulary, What is == A little beyond the scope of basics ==> 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)
* Font chapter of the reference manual
** [http://www.pragma-ade.com/general/manuals/cont-enp.pdf#[106,{%22name%22:%22Fit%22}] 2001 reference manual] ('''!!! WARNING !!!''' TO KEEP OR NOT TO KEEP)
** [http://pmrb.free.fr/contextref.pdf#[145,{%22name%22:%22Fit%22}] 2013 reference manual] never officially released, with a font chapter
** [http://context.aanhet.net/svn/contextman/context-reference/en/co-fonts.pdf the 2013 font chapter] as a separate document
→A little beyond the basics
Using fonts with TeX was once a Jedi fight, before (2013 / 2015 ?) and LuaTeX development.
= Nowadays, Fonts are a piece of cake pleasure =
You will find here the preliminary steps before actually playing with the fonts in your input file.
At the end, with one or two commands, you will make your document enable to use any fonts of available on your computer.
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=== [[Use_fonts_provided_with_ConTeXt|#1 . Use fonts provided with ConTeXt]] === * How to use the [[ConTeXt distribution's Fonts|21 provided fonts]]. This * These are the basics you may want to start with, in 2 or 3 steps, less than 1 minute3 minutes.
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=== [[Use_the_fonts_you_want|#2 . Use the fonts you want]] === Also the basics, in 4 or 5 steps, less than * Cover two cases:** Quick "one shot": < 5 minutes.** A more comprehensive approach: ~10 minutes.
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The actual use of fonts within your document are details is detailed in [[Font_Switching]]:
* how to define font size,
* how to use alternative styles like regular / bold / italic / small caps
= Advanced stuff =
* [[Fontsize|What defines the size in a font?]] (2019)
* [[Optical Size]] ('''!!! WARNING !!!''' 2010 = TO KEEP OR NOT ?)
;Practical application TO BE WRITTEN (==> reference to manuals pages ? to articles, to existing pages ?)
:*How to work with fonts which include:
:** different weights (light, extra-light, dark, extra-bold)
:** different widths (condensed, expanded)
:** different style (inline, shadowed, outline)
:* and explain the whole vocabulary
:** a font
:** a style switch
:** a fontfamily
:** a typeface
:** a typescript
:** a typescriptcollection
== Deep dive into typescripts ==
* Small caps
** [[Pseudo Small Caps]] by Vit Zyka (2011)
* [[Ligatures]] (2017)
* protrusion[[Protrusion]] (also known as hanging or font handling) is a more subtle typographic effect (2012 need update).
* old style numbers
* Kerning
* {{cmd|definefontfamily}}
* {{cmd|definedfont}}
[[Category:Fonts]]
