> On 25 Aug 2021, at 13:56, Wolfgang Schuster > <wolfgang.schuster.li...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Bruce Horrocks via ntg-context schrieb am 25.08.2021 um 14:28: >> Why does HerosBold give bold italic instead of just bold? >> >> \definefont[TestA][name:Heros at 14pt] >> \definefont[TestB][name:HerosBold at 14pt] >> \definefont[TestC][name:HerosItalic at 14pt] >> \starttext >> \TestA {The quick brown} >> \TestB {fox jumps over} >> \TestC {the lazy dog} >> \stoptext > > I guess you try to use TeX Gyre Heros, when this is the case you use the > wrong names for the font. The correct names are in the following example. > > Another problem is how you use the new font commands, unlike many other user > created commands \definefont creates a switch and you have to move the left > braces before the command. > > \definefont [TestA] [name:texgyreheros*default at 14pt] > \definefont [TestB] [name:texgyreherosbold*default at 14pt] > \definefont [TestC] [name:texgyreherositalic*default at 14pt] > > \starttext > {\TestA The quick brown} > {\TestB fox jumps over} > {\TestC the lazy dog} > \stoptext > > > In my cases it is easier to use \switchtobodyfont rather than using a fixed > font style, below is a modified version of your example above. While the > example itself isn't very useful the method can be used to change the font > for a header, typing environment etc. > > \usebodyfont[heros] > > \starttext > \style[style={\switchtobodyfont[heros,14pt]}]{The quick brown} > \style[style={\switchtobodyfont[heros,14pt]\bf}]{fox jumps over} > \style[style={\switchtobodyfont[heros,14pt]\it}]{the lazy dog} > \stoptext
Thanks Wolfgang. I always get very confused when ConTeXt 'nearly' works and this was one of those times. Your \style example is interesting and I'll bear it in mind but at the moment I only need this for some one-off title page text rather than body text. — Bruce Horrocks Hampshire, UK ___________________________________________________________________________________ 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://context.aanhet.net archive : https://bitbucket.org/phg/context-mirror/commits/ wiki : http://contextgarden.net ___________________________________________________________________________________