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You can have a look to [[Available Free Fonts]] from the web.
{{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#[106Finally,{%22name%22:%22Fit%22}] 2001 reference manual] ('''!!! WARNING !!!''' TO KEEP OR NOT TO KEEP)** [http://pmrb.free.fr/contextref.pdf#[145for older content,{%22name%22:%22Fit%22}] 2013 reference manual] never officially releasedrefering to mkii, with we keep a font chapter** [http://context.aanhet.net/svn/contextman/context[Fonts -reference/en/co-fontsOld Content|specific zone in the wiki]].pdf the 2013 font chapterWork is also need to merge content of [[Fonts_in_LuaTeX]] as a separate documenthere.
→Using fonts
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Using fonts with TeX was once a Jedi fight, before (2013 / 2015 ?) XeTeX and LuaTeX development. Nowadays, using fonts is simple.
= Nowadays, Fonts are a pleasure Using fonts =
You will find here the preliminary steps before actually playing with the fonts in your input file.
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=== [[Use_fonts_provided_with_ConTeXtUse fonts distributed with ConTeXt|#1. Use fonts provided distributed with ConTeXt]] ===
* How to use the [[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.
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=== [[Use_the_fonts_you_want|#2. Use the fonts you wantany other font ]] ===
* Cover two cases:
** Quick "one shot": < 5 minutes.
The actual use of fonts within your document is detailed in '''[[Font_SwitchingFont 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 =
* [[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 ==
* [[Alegreya Typescript]]: a quite complete example (2019), MkIV for the Alegreya fonts by Huerta Tipográfica / Juan Pablo del Peral, downloadable from [https://fonts.google.com/?query=Alegreya Google Fonts].
* [[Fraktur_fonts|Summary of experiences of three Fraktur]] (2019)
* [[Typescripts_examples]] (Cf Thomas Hala)and [[Palatino Linotype under MKIV]].
* Using Font Fallbacks (and perhaps a different page for Fallbacks for math fonts)
* Creating virtual math fonts from type 1 fonts (still needed?)
* 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
