On Wed, 3 Oct 2012 10:45:39 +0200 Wolfgang Schuster <wolfgang.schus...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > The command ___ mkluatexfontdb___ creates a font database for LaTeX > (or more concrete the luaotfload package) but context has always used > it___s own font database. > > To update the font database for context you have to call ___mtxrun > --script fonts --reload___ but the script searches for system fonts > only on windows and mac machines. When you___re working on a linux > system you have to set the ___OSFONTDIR___ variable first. > > Read also this: > http://wiki.contextgarden.net/Fonts_in_LuaTeX#Building_the_font_database > > Wolfgang > followed the advice in the wiki but with modifications. On my Slackware single-user system the OTF fonts are in /usr/share/fonts/OTF So my Context script now contains just two commands: export OSFONTDIR=/usr/share/fonts/OTF context $1 And the title.tex file now looks like this: ------------------------------------ \usemodule[simplefonts] \definefont [titlefont][MyriadPro-Bold at 70bp] \definefont [subtitle][MyriadPro-Bold at 25bp] \startstandardmakeup \titlefont \centerline{Scribus} \vskip 10pt \subtitle \centerline {for} \vskip 10pt \titlefont \centerline{Book Covers} \subtitle \vfil \centerline{Free Publishing Software Series} \vfil \rm \stopstandardmakeup -------------------------- -- John Culleton Wexford Press Free list of books for self-publishers: http://wexfordpress.net/shortlist.html PDF e-book: "Create Book Covers with Scribus" available at http://www.booklocker.com/books/4055.html ___________________________________________________________________________________ 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 : http://foundry.supelec.fr/projects/contextrev/ wiki : http://contextgarden.net ___________________________________________________________________________________
