Re: [NTG-context] Specifying font style variant with \definefontfamily

[Wolfgang Schuster]

Pavneet Arora 
9. Juni 2016 um 22:37
I'm still a bit at a loss on how one goes about correctly specifying the
variants in \definefontfamily using the default form given in the wiki.
Usually adding "* Light", etc. is sufficient (see commented line using
Junction font).

(As an aside, is it also possible to combine \sc\bf? I haven't been
able to figure that out).

My application is using the (free) Andada font family, and I need to
point the smallcaps style to the correct font
(https://www.fontsquirrel.com/fonts/andada).

In the following MWE I tried the following without success:

1. [sc=* SC Regular]
2. [sc=Andada SC Regular]
3. [sc=* SC-Regular]
4. [sc=Andada SC-Regular]

All give the following (or similar) error to stdout:

...ext/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/base/mkiv/font-sel.lua:121: 
attempt to index local 'file' (a nil value)

stack traceback:
...ext/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/base/mkiv/font-sel.lua:121: in 
function 'selectfont_savefile'
...ext/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/base/mkiv/font-sel.lua:151: in 
function <...ext/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/base/mkiv/font-sel.lua:142>
...ext/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/base/mkiv/font-sel.lua:526: in 
function 'registerfiles'
...ext/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/base/mkiv/font-sel.lua:567: in 
function 'action1'
[string "local function scan1()..."]:55: in function <[string "local 
function scan1()..."]:42>


1 \definefontfamily[mainface][rm][Latin Modern]
2 >> \definefontfamily[mainface][rm][Andada][sc=Andada SC Regular]


I end up finally settling on the form using the explicit file:
[sc=file:AndadaSC-Regular.otf], which does work.

But I really would like to understand how the first form as given in the
wiki should be used properly? What patterns should I be looking for?

There was a bug in the code but I fixed it.

Wolfgang
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[NTG-context] Specifying font style variant with \definefontfamily

[Pavneet Arora]

I'm still a bit at a loss on how one goes about correctly specifying the 
variants in \definefontfamily using the default form given in the wiki.  
Usually adding "* Light", etc. is sufficient (see commented line using 
Junction font).

(As an aside, is it also possible to combine \sc\bf?  I haven't been 
able to figure that out).

My application is using the (free) Andada font family, and I need to 
point the smallcaps style to the correct font 
(https://www.fontsquirrel.com/fonts/andada).

In the following MWE I tried the following without success:

1.  [sc=* SC Regular]
2.  [sc=Andada SC Regular]
3.  [sc=* SC-Regular]
4.  [sc=Andada SC-Regular]

All give the following (or similar) error to stdout:

...ext/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/base/mkiv/font-sel.lua:121: attempt to 
index local 'file' (a nil value)
stack traceback:
  ...ext/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/base/mkiv/font-sel.lua:121: in function 
'selectfont_savefile'
  ...ext/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/base/mkiv/font-sel.lua:151: in function 
<...ext/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/base/mkiv/font-sel.lua:142>
  ...ext/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/base/mkiv/font-sel.lua:526: in function 
'registerfiles'
  ...ext/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/base/mkiv/font-sel.lua:567: in function 
'action1'
  [string "local function scan1()..."]:55: in function <[string "local function 
scan1()..."]:42>

 1 \definefontfamily[mainface][rm][Latin Modern]
 2 >>  \definefontfamily[mainface][rm][Andada][sc=Andada SC Regular]


I end up finally settling on the form using the explicit file: 
[sc=file:AndadaSC-Regular.otf], which does work.

But I really would like to understand how the first form as given in the 
wiki should be used properly?  What patterns should I be looking for?

An output of 'strings' on the font .otf file yields:

"... with Reserved Font Name 'Andada'Andada SCRegular"
"AndadaSC-Regular"

advTHANKSance.

 MWE

\definefontfamily[mainface][rm][Latin Modern]
\definefontfamily[mainface][rm][Andada][sc=Andada SC Regular]
%\definefontfamily[mainface][rm][Andada][sc=file:AndadaSC-Regular.otf]
%\definefontfamily[mainface][ss][Junction][tf=* Light,bf=* Regular]
\definefontfamily[mainface][ss][Fira Sans]
\definefontfamily[mainface][tt][Inconsolata]
\definefontfamily[mainface][mm][Latin Modern Math]

\setupbodyfont[mainface,9pt]

\starttext
\sc Test of Small Caps.
\stoptext

 MWE

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