[NTG-context] Re: How to use and not embed the 14 PDF standard 14 fonts?

Thanks for the comments, Alex and Vit! I now start to understand the relationships. The updmap --setoption pdftexDownloadBase14 false command is very useful. I managed to create PDFs without embedded fonts. Yet, I did not find a usable typescript that has the necessary settings. Therefore it

[NTG-context] 6 ways to ask for Times-Roman. Are they the same?

Hi all. Studying the pdftex.map file I found the following 6 TeX fonts that are used for Times-Roman: ptmr8y, ptmr8r, rptmr, rtxptmr, tir and tmrm108r. In the no download version of the map file, all these TeX fonts are mapped into Times-Roman. In the download the font utmr8a.pfb is embedded

[NTG-context] How to rotate a single character on a line?

Hi all. I want to use some arrows of the ZapfDingbats fonts. Most of the arrows included in this font are directed from left to right. I tried to use \rotate to produce arrows directed to different directions. Yet, rotate produces new lines. Example: \definefontsynonym[ZapfDingbats][zd]

Re: [NTG-context] playground for germans

Hello Hans, Hm, how to determine whether I got the right set of files? I just downloaded the latest beta-context, unpacked it and regenerated the formats. Then of course the mentioned line was uncommented. Can this have to do with the virtual fonts? - Currently I still use the old fonts.