Idris ... great... my garamond is working now. A couple of things ... for a real novice like me... you need to tell where the type-* file should be located, and whether we need to do a texhash after moving the type-* file.
On Apr 2, 2005 7:15 PM, Idris Samawi Hamid <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Dear syndicate, > > [Garamond is a nice font. Now that there is a free version, this would be a > nice default font to add to the next ConTeXt distribution. In the meantime:] > > How to cook Garamond (my apologies to the experts for the verbosity): > > 1. Download > > ftp://dante.ctan.org/tex-archive/fonts/urw/garamond.zip (actually, you only > need the pfb and afm files, unless your texfont does not work); > > 2. place ONLY the afm and pfb files in an empty temporary directory; > > 3. from /temp>, run > > texfont --ma --in --ve=urw --co=garamond --show > > you may verify the installation of your font by examining > texnansi-urw-garamond.pdf. > > 4. If texfont does not work, you will have to do more work-> the zip package > contains tfms etc, and here is a map file you will need: > > =============texnansi-urw-garamond.map============== > % You need to add the following line to pdftex.cfg: > % > % map +texnansi-urw-garamond.map > % > % Alternatively in your TeX source you can say: > % > % \pdf {+texnansi-urw-garamond.map} > % > % In ConTeXt you can best use: > % > % \loadmapfile[texnansi-urw-garamond.map] > > texnansi-raw-ugmm8a GaramondNo8-Med 4 < ugmm8a.pfb texnansi.enc > texnansi-raw-ugmmi8a GaramondNo8-MedIta 4 < ugmmi8a.pfb texnansi.enc > texnansi-raw-ugmr8a GaramondNo8-Reg 4 < ugmr8a.pfb texnansi.enc > texnansi-raw-ugmri8a GaramondNo8-Ita 4 < ugmri8a.pfb texnansi.enc > ========================================================= > > If texfont works, ignore step 4; > > 5. Now write to file the following typescript: > > ==========================type-ugm.tex====================== > % raw fonts > > \starttypescript[serif] [garamond] [texnansi] > > \definefontsynonym[Garamond] [ugmr8a] [encoding=texnansi] > \definefontsynonym[GaramondItalic] [ugmri8a] [encoding=texnansi] > \definefontsynonym[GaramondBold] [ugmm8a] [encoding=texnansi] > \definefontsynonym[GaramondBoldItalic][ugmmi8a] [encoding=texnansi] > > \stoptypescript > > %Names > > \starttypescript [serif] [garamond] [name] > > \setups[font:fallback:serif] > > \definefontsynonym[Serif] [Garamond] > \definefontsynonym[SerifBold] [Garamond-Bold] > \definefontsynonym[SerifItalic] [Garamond-Italic] > \definefontsynonym[SerifBoldItalic][Garamond-BoldItalic] > > \stoptypescript > > %Synonyms > > \starttypescript [serif] [garamond] [texnansi] > > \definefontsynonym [Garamond] > [\typescriptthree-ugmr8a] > [encoding=\typescriptthree] > > \definefontsynonym [Garamond-Bold] > [\typescriptthree-ugmri8a] > [encoding=\typescriptthree] > > \definefontsynonym [Garamond-Italic] > [\typescriptthree-ugmm8a] > [encoding=\typescriptthree] > > \definefontsynonym [Garamond-BoldItalic] > [\typescriptthree-ugmmi8a] > [encoding=\typescriptthree] > > \stoptypescript > > % maps > > \starttypescript [map] [garamond] [texnansi] > > \loadmapfile[texnansi-urw-garamond.map] > > \stoptypescript% > > % typefaces > > \starttypescript [URWGaramond] > > \definebodyfontenvironment > [urwgaramond] > [default] > [interlinespace=2.8ex] > > \definetypeface [urwgaramond] > [rm] [serif] [garamond] [default] > [encoding=texnansi] > > \definetypeface [urwgaramond] > [ss] [sans] [helvetica] [default] > [encoding=texnansi] > > \definetypeface [urwgaramond] > [mm] [math] [palatino] [default] > [encoding=texnansi] > > \definetypeface [urwgaramond] > [tt] [mono] [modern] [default] > [encoding=texnansi] > > \stoptypescript > > =========================== > > If there are better/more aesthetic choices for sans and math, let me know-) > > 6. Test it out: > > =========================== > % output=pdf interface=en > > \starttext > > \usetypescriptfile[type-ugm] > \usetypescript[URWGaramond] > %\setupbodyfont[urwgaramond,12pt] > > \definetypeface [garamond][rm][serif][garamond][default][encoding=texnansi] > \switchtotypeface[garamond] > > \input knuth > > \stoptext > =========================== > > You try \setupbodyfont instead of \definetypeface. > > Have fun with Garamond! > > Best > Idris > > ============================ > Professor Idris Samawi Hamid > Department of Philosophy > Colorado State University > Fort Collins, CO 80523 > > _______________________________________________ > ntg-context mailing list > ntg-context@ntg.nl > http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context > -- ======================================= "All problems are at the interface. Each one of them has a solution." from: "The Guitar Maker, An Exploration of Wisdom, Design and Love." A novel by C. A. Soto Aguirre. Pub. Date: Aug. 2005. _______________________________________________ ntg-context mailing list ntg-context@ntg.nl http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context
