Am 01.04.2009 um 00:38 schrieb curiouslearn:
Can someone please help me with the following questions so that I can use some of the typescripts that Wolfgang and some others have so kindly made available.
I will use font Bera as an example, since I would like to use it.
I have a Mac OS X Version 10.5.6
(1) How do I know if I have font Bera? As in, where on my computer do I look to see if I have font Bera installed?
All my typescripts work with XeTeX/LuaTeX only, if you want to use pdfTeX write your own typescripts. You can show a list of all available fonts for LuaTeX with 'mtxrun -- script fonts --list' and for XeTeX with 'fc-list' on the terminal. Bera is a Bitsream Vera modification and I suggest to use DejaVu instead, you can find a link to the font in the file.
(2) If I do not have the font, how do I install Bera? I see that there are files on ctan. Where should I save this?
The easiest way is to install the font as normal system fonts.
(3) Once I have installed the font and I have downloaded Wolfgang's type-bera.tex file, where do I save this file? Can I save it where I save the third-party modules. Once I save it, do I run the usual texhash, followed by luatools --generate followed by context --make
Save the file in your local TeX tree, I have them under 'texmf-local/ tex/context/third/typescrips/'. Before you could use them TeX has to know about the file, to do this call 'mktexlsr' for XeTeX and 'luatools --generate' or 'context --generate' for LuaTeX. 'context --make' is only used to create a new format file for ConTeXt but you don't need this for third party files which are loaded at runtime.
(4) Once I have accomplished the top three steps, how do I use it in a document? Do I just type
\usetypescript[bera] \switchtobodyfont[bera,12pt]
\usetypescriptfile[type-...] % load the typescript file \usetypescript[...] % load the typescript \setupbodyfont[...] Wolfgang