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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
* [[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.
