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** [http://www.pragma-ade.com/general/manuals/fonts-mkiv.pdf 2016 Fonts manual, all the details]for advanced users** [http://wwwcontext.pragma-adeaanhet.comnet/svn/contextman/generalcontext-reference/manualsen/contco-enpfonts.pdf#[106,{%22name%22:%22Fit%22}] 2001 reference manualthe 2013 font chapter] ('''!!! WARNING !!!''' TO KEEP OR NOT TO KEEP)as a separate document** [http://pmrb.free.fr/contextref.pdf#[145,{%22name%22:%22Fit%22}] 2013 reference manual] never officially released, with a the 2013 font chapter** [http://contextwww.aanhetpragma-ade.netcom/svngeneral/contextmanmanuals/contextcont-reference/en/co-fontsenp.pdf the 2013 font chapter#[106,{%22name%22:%22Fit%22}] 2001 reference manual] as a separate document('''!!! WARNING !!!''' TO KEEP OR NOT TO KEEP)
Vocabulary, What is the scope of ==> 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)
→Using fonts
__NOTOC__
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
= Advanced stuff =
== First: the The Manuals ==
== A little bit further beyond the basics ==
* [[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?)
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.
