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= Practical application If it is already installed on your computer, and you already updated the ConTeXt databases like shown previously, go directly to '''#1: Quick use of a new font from the web =2'''.
Let's take a exampleIt not, we want you have to use [https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Noto+Serif Noto Serif]download and store it first. The google Google website enable us to download provides a zip file with the 4 alternative variations (Regular 400, Regular 400 italic, Bold 700, Bold 700 italic).
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The first step is to declare the storage locations of the fonts you want ConTeXt to consider.
Either way, ConTeXt will use fonts properly stored in its tree structure (for example, any fonts you would have downloaded from [https://www.fontsquirrel.com Fonts Squirrel] [https://fonts.google.com Google Fonts], or see [[Available Free Fonts]]).
* '''TeX users create a new folder for each new font in <code>tex/texmf-fonts/fonts/</code>''', following [http://tug.org/tds/ TeX Directory Structure].
** it helps the algorithms to deal with the incredibly wide variety of fonts's variables and parameters.
** People who handle a lot of fonts can be more structured by using *: <code>tex/texmf-fonts/fonts/truetype/vendor/fontfamily</code>.
But it it's very likely that you also want to use the '''fonts already available on your Operating System''':
;1. Specify where ConTeXt should looked for fonts, by setting the '''OSFONTDIR''' environment variable.
:* WINDOWS: <code>set OSFONTDIR=c:/windows/fonts/</code>
:* MAC: <code>export OSFONTDIR=/Library/Fonts/;:/System/Library/Fonts;:$HOME/Library/Fonts</code>:* GNU/LINUX: <code>export OSFONTDIR=$HOME/Library/Fonts/;.fonts:/Systemusr/Libraryshare/Fonts;$HOME/Library/Fontsfonts</code>
:* Add it to your .bashrc or shell equivalent to make the declaration permanent.
;2. Run ConTeXt to index the files:* update of and the file databasefonts : <codetexcode>mtxrun --generate</code>:* update of the fonts database: <code>mtxrun --script font --reload</codetexcode>;3. Check by looking for the specific font you want to use next:* a very . A common example :<codetexcode>mtxrun --script font --list --file -pattern=*helvetica*</codetexcode> Now, let's learn how to use them for typesetting. = Practical application #1 - Quick use of a new font =
Let's take an example: we want to use [https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Noto+Serif Noto Serif].
; #1. Store them is in a dedicated folder[[#Fonts location on your computer|indexed by ConTeXt]].:* for example, create a "Noto-serif" in the ConTeXt distribution <code>tex/texmf-fonts/fonts/</code>.
:* unzip and store the .ttf file in <code>tex/texmf-fonts/fonts/Noto-serif/</code>.
:* Regenerate ConTeXt databases
:** the file database: <code>mtxrun --generate</code>
:** the fonts database: <code>mtxrun --script font --reload</code>
; #2. Regenerate ConTeXt databases:* Now you can check the file database: <code>mtxrun --generate</code>:* ''fontname'' used to identify the fonts database: <code>mtxrun --script font --reload</code>, :* and check the situation run <code>mtxrun --script font --list --file -pattern=*noto*</code>:. You should obtain something like<texcode>familyname weight style style width variant fontname filename subfont fontweight
notoserif bold bold normal normal normal normal notoserifbold NotoSerif-Bold.ttfnotoserif bold bold italic normal normal normal notoserifbolditalic NotoSerif-BoldItalic.ttfnotoserif normal italic normal normal normal notoserifitalic NotoSerif-Italic.ttfnotoserif normal normal normal normal normal notoserif NotoSerif-Regular.ttf
</texcode>
; #3. Your You are done! You can use the font anywhere in your input files with {{cmd|definedfont}}:* it's good to add <code>*default</code> to benefit from default features, like for example [http://www.pragma-ade.com/general/manuals/fonts-mkiv.pdf#[169,{%22name%22:%22Fit%22}] kerning].
<texcode>
\definedfont[filename:NotoSerif-BoldItalic notoserifbolditalic*default at 12pt12 pt]
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog
</texcode>
[[File:result_of_test_with_noto-serif_one.png]]
= Practical application #2: - Use the different font variations (i.e. define a typescript) =
* It's not nice to have to write \definedfont[filename:YourSuperFontyoursuperfont-WeightStyle weightstyle*default at xxpt] each time you want to use a particular font. * That why it's worth defining a '''typescript'''. It's just 3 steps, and less than 5 minutes. Then, you will be able to easily switch between fonts with {{cmd|tf}}, {{cmd|it}}, {{cmd|bf}}, {{cmd|bi}} (see [[Font_Switching#Font_styles_and_alternatives|Font styles and alternatives]]), and all the typesetting of your document will use a consistent set of fonts.* [[Typescripts_examples| Many typescripts are ready ]] for use on usual free and commercial fonts, and obviously for the [[ConTeXt_distribution's_Fonts|ConTeXt distribution's Fonts]].
</texcode>
; #2. The boring step, define the links between ''[https://github.com/contextgarden/context-mirror/blob/a0270f13065d116355a953c6f246cbba26289fc2/tex/context/base/mkiv/font-sel.lua#L514 ConTeXt basics names]'' and the ''People-readable names''.
:* It's good to add a fallback.
<texcode>
\starttypescript [mynotoserif]
\setups[font:fallback:serif] % security: if not found==> bask back to defaults% \definefontsynonym[ConTeXt bascics basics name] [Human readable] [features=default]
\definefontsynonym[Serif] [NotoSerif-Regular] [features=default]
\definefontsynonym[SerifItalic] [NotoSerif-Italic] [features=default]
= Install your new typescript to use it anywhere =
You will probably want to use your new customized typescript definition across different documents, so you have to install them in the distribution. Here is , we remind the definition.:
<texcode>
# Save your file as <code>type-(fontname|foundrysome-name-you-like).tex</code>, for example here <code>type-mynotoserif.tex</code>
# Copy the typescript files into <code>tex/texmf-fonts/tex/context/user/</code>
# Run <code>context --generate</code> to update ConTeXt file database
# You are It's done!Now, two lines at the beginning of any input will declare to typeset with the new fonts:<texcode>#* you can add \usetypescriptfile[mynotoserif] at % this is the beginning 'some-name-you-like' part of any input filethe saved filename#* and \setupbodyfont[mynotoserif] will declare % this is the first argument to typeset with your new font.\definetypeface</texcode> [[Category:Fonts]]
