On Monday 09 July 2007 03:28, Hans Hagen wrote: > Aditya Mahajan wrote: > > Is there a problem with font metrics for charter? > > > > \definetypeface [mainface][rm][serif][charter][default] > > [encoding=texnansi] > > \setupbodyfont[mainface, 10pt] > > \starttext > > POMDP. Test > > \stoptext > > > > The dot is a bit too close to the P, almost touching the vertical > > line. Is there an easy way to correct this? > The easy way is to break the pair and then type e.g.: POMDP\kern -0.1pt.
...or whatever distance suits your eye. You will need to test the distance. The number of these occurrences should be small. A slightly harder way as to define a macro for each combination that troubles you. Or you can do what Hans suggests below as a more general solution. But I would test the distances first. > this is indeed a very annoying property of these font metrics > (there are more such weird kern pairs), you can edit the afm files > and regenerate the texnansi metrics > > Hans > > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > Hans Hagen | PRAGMA ADE > Ridderstraat 27 | 8061 GH Hasselt | The Netherlands > tel: 038 477 53 69 | fax: 038 477 53 74 | www.pragma-ade.com > > | www.pragma-pod.nl > > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > ___________________________________________________________________ >________________ If your question is of interest to others as well, > please add an entry to the Wiki! > > maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl / > http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context webpage : > http://www.pragma-ade.nl / http://tex.aanhet.net archive : > https://foundry.supelec.fr/projects/contextrev/ wiki : > http://contextgarden.net > ___________________________________________________________________ >________________ > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Need personalized email and website? Look no further. It's easy > with Doteasy $0 Web Hosting! Learn more at www.doteasy.com -- John Culleton ATTN Publishers/authors: If you don't read you don't succeed. Free short list of publishing/marketing books. http://wexfordpress.com/tex/shortlist.pdf _________________________________________________________________ Need personalized email and website? Look no further. It's easy with Doteasy $0 Web Hosting! Learn more at www.doteasy.com ___________________________________________________________________________________ If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to the Wiki! maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl / http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context webpage : http://www.pragma-ade.nl / http://tex.aanhet.net archive : https://foundry.supelec.fr/projects/contextrev/ wiki : http://contextgarden.net ___________________________________________________________________________________
