On Thu, 29 Sep 2011 17:12:07 +0200 luigi scarso wrote:

On Thu, Sep 29, 2011 at 5:10 PM, john Culleton wrote:

...

These two fonts are in /usr/share/fonts/OTF. In that directory they are listed in fonts.dir. I want to use simplefonts to use Minion as the base font. I ran the various commands described in the Wiki page:

http://wiki.contextgarden.net/Fonts_in_LuaTeX and got the two fonts listed in the font database.

I put the following in my MKIV context file: ... \usemodule[simplefonts] % load the module \setmainfont[minionproregular] %

%\whitespace[line]

\usetypescript[serif,sans][hanging][pure] \setupalign[hanging] \setupbodyfont[minionproregular,14pt] ... Now I get a new error message: ------------------------- mtx-context.lua:675: attempt to call field 'locate_format' (a nil value)

Any suggestions?

which context version ? 2011.05.18 18:04

As delivered with TeXLive 2011. -- John Culleton Wexford Press "Create Book Covers with Scribus" http://www.booklocker.com/books/4055.html

Am 29.09.2011 um 18:13 schrieb luigi scarso:

\setmainfont[minionproregular] %

Use “Minion Pro” (could also be lowercase and without spaces) but not “minionproregular” because simplefonts can’t then find the italic and bold styles.

\usetypescript[serif,sans][hanging][pure]

This is MkII, for MkIV overload the default set with “\definefontfeature[default][default][protrusion=quality]”. Wolfgang

On Thu, Sep 29, 2011 at 6:41 PM, john Culleton  wrote:
> On Thu, 29 Sep 2011 18:13:12 +0200
> luigi scarso  wrote:
>
>> On Thu, Sep 29, 2011 at 5:38 PM, john Culleton
>>  wrote:
>> > On Thu, 29 Sep 2011 17:12:07 +0200
>> > luigi scarso  wrote:
>> >
>> >> On Thu, Sep 29, 2011 at 5:10 PM, john Culleton
>> >>  wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> > These two fonts are in /usr/share/fonts/OTF.
>> >> > In that directory they are listed in fonts.dir.
>> >> > I want to use simplefonts to use Minion as the base font.
>> >> > I ran the various commands described in the Wiki page:
>> >> >
>> >> > http://wiki.contextgarden.net/Fonts_in_LuaTeX
>> >> > and got the two fonts listed in the font database.
>> >> >
>> >> > I put the following in my MKIV context file:
>> >> > ...
>> >> > \usemodule[simplefonts] % load the module
>> >> > \setmainfont[minionproregular] %
>> >> >
>> >> > %\whitespace[line]
>> >> >
>> >> > \usetypescript[serif,sans][hanging][pure]
>> >> > \setupalign[hanging]
>> >> > \setupbodyfont[minionproregular,14pt]
>> >> > ...
>> >> > Now I get a new error message:
>> >> > -------------------------
>> >> > mtx-context.lua:675: attempt to call field 'locate_format' (a nil
>> >> > value)
>> >> >
>> >> > Any suggestions?
>> >> which context version ?
>> > 2011.05.18 18:04
>> >
>> > As delivered with TeXLive 2011.
>> hm, quite old but possible right.
>> Can you try
>> 1)mkdir texmf-project/test
>> 2)## copy Minion  fonts onto texmf-project/test
>> 3) cd texmf-project/test
>> 4) mtxrun --script fonts --reload
>> 5) mtxrun --generate
>> 6) context test.tex
>> where test.tex is
>>
>> \usemodule[simplefonts] % load the module
>> \setmainfont[minionproregular] %
>>
>> %\whitespace[line]
>>
>> \usetypescript[serif,sans][hanging][pure]
>> \setupalign[hanging]
>>
>>
>> \starttext
>>
>> \input knuth
>>
>> \stoptext
>>
>> in latest suite is ok.
>
> Now that works! The error message went away. The program compiles a pdf
> file using the Minion Pro font.  But the same test.tex program in the
> parent directory came up with the same error. So long as I run context
> etc. in that new directory,  including my own document book.tex
> I get good results. When I move to another directory the world goes
> crazy again.
>
> I am ready for your next instruction, Sensei Luigi :<)
:-)
not so soon -- it's dinner time here
anyway --- apart the notes from wolfgang, and assuming the suite  aka
standalone aka minimals installation
you can
1) copy the minion font in
tex/texmf/fonts/opentype/adobe/minion
2) mtxrun --script fonts --reload
3) mtxrun --generate
4) try context test.tex in a folder without the fonts, just to check
that it's ok

The location can vary, but I like this one ; as Wolfgang said,
 test.tex is a mix of mkiv and mkii and you should use

\setmainfont[minionpro]
instead of
\setmainfont[minionproregular] %
and
\definefontfeature[default][default][protrusion=quality]
instead of
\usetypescript[serif,sans][hanging][pure]
-- 
luigi

On Thu, Sep 29, 2011 at 05:19:27PM +0200, Wolfgang Schuster wrote:

To use the fonts which are shipped with Adobe Reader you can use two different methods.

Method 1:

\usemodule[simplefonts]

\setmainfont[Minion Pro][protrusion=quality]

\setupalign[hanging]

\starttext\showframe \input tufte \stoptext

Method 2:

\usetypescriptfile[type-adobe]

\definefontfeature[default][default][protrusion=quality]

\setupbodyfont[minion]

\setupalign[hanging]

\starttext\showframe \input tufte \stoptext

Wolfgang

Please note that the path to the Adobe fonts must be included in the environment. On my system, this works if I have: export OSFONTDIR="$HOME/.fonts;/usr/local/share/fonts;/usr/local/Adobe/Reader9/ENU/Adobe/Reader9/Resource/Font/" Alan

On Thu, Sep 29, 2011 at 6:19 PM, john Culleton wrote:

On Thu, 29 Sep 2011 17:19:27 +0200 Wolfgang Schuster wrote:

...

Am 29.09.2011 um 17:10 schrieb john Culleton:

...

These two fonts are in /usr/share/fonts/OTF. In that directory they are listed in fonts.dir. I want to use simplefonts to use Minion as the base font. I ran the various commands described in the Wiki page:

http://wiki.contextgarden.net/Fonts_in_LuaTeX and got the two fonts listed in the font database.

I put the following in my MKIV context file: ... \usemodule[simplefonts] % load the module \setmainfont[minionproregular] %

%\whitespace[line]

\usetypescript[serif,sans][hanging][pure] \setupalign[hanging] \setupbodyfont[minionproregular,14pt]

To use the fonts which are shipped with Adobe Reader you can use two different methods.

Method 1:

\usemodule[simplefonts]

\setmainfont[Minion Pro][protrusion=quality]

\setupalign[hanging]

\starttext\showframe \input tufte \stoptext

Put that exact text in a file test.tex, ran context test.tex and got the same error message: mtx-context.lua:675: attempt to call field 'locate_format' (a nil value)

This message cropped up after I ran some of the scripts in the wiki. I seem to have messed something up in that process.

Unless I receive other directions here I am considering reinstalling texlive-2011. I strongly suggest to you to install latest suite (was standalone was minimals ) into a separate dir (ie /opt/luatex/suite-2011-09-29) and eventually copy the fonts you need into that folder. You can always use the TeXLive in a separate shell -- luigi

Am 29.09.2011 um 21:07 schrieb john Culleton:

OK. Can you give me the url that points to the latest Context suite? The offerings I see are dated 2010 etc. I run Slackware Linux 13.37.

http://wiki.contextgarden.net/ConTeXt_Standalone Wolfgang

Am 29.09.2011 um 22:29 schrieb john Culleton:

Excellent. Now if there is a way to make Myriad the font of choice for sans-serif I will be deliriously happy.

\usetypescriptfile[type-adobe] \setupbodyfont[minion] \starttext Minion Pro and \ss Myriad Pro \stoptext or \usemodule[simplefonts] \setmainfont[Minion Pro] \setsansfont[Myriad Pro] \starttext Minion Pro and \ss Myriad Pro \stoptext Wolfgang

Am 03.10.2011 um 22:04 schrieb john Culleton:

For future reference, how do I get MKIV to find fonts that are in /usr/share/fonts?

http://wiki.contextgarden.net/Fonts_in_LuaTeX#Building_the_font_database http://wiki.contextgarden.net/ConTeXt_Standalone#Font-Dir Wolfgang

On Tue, Oct 4, 2011 at 01:29, john Culleton wrote:

Are you stating that I need a system-wide installation to get MKIV to find fonts in /usr/share/fonts?

It should be enough to set OSFONTDIR or FONTCONFIG_PATH (which should point to folder where your distribution has the fonts.conf file). Mojca

On Thu, Sep 29, 2011 at 10:29 PM, john Culleton wrote:

On Thu, 29 Sep 2011 21:07:08 +0200 Wolfgang Schuster wrote:

...

Am 29.09.2011 um 21:07 schrieb john Culleton:

...

OK. Can you give me the url that points to the latest Context suite? The offerings I see are dated 2010 etc. I run Slackware Linux 13.37.

http://wiki.contextgarden.net/ConTeXt_Standalone

Wolfgang

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Excellent. Now if there is a way to make Myriad the font of choice for sans-serif I will be deliriously happy. And I promise not to bother the list for a while.

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An important note: if you install you fonts under texmf-project e.g tex/texmf-project/fonts/adobe/minion tex/texmf-project/fonts/adobe/myriad then every time you update the suite, the fonts stay here. If you put your fonts under tex/texmf/fonts/opentype i.e tex/texmf/fonts/opentype/adobe/minion as I suggested on a prev. email then every time you update the suite, the fonts *will be deleted* . This is because the way operate rsynch is to "synch" the folders but not tex/texmf-project On the other side, the locations are good if you will not update the suite --- that to say, if you have another project just download another suite . So we can have for example project1 => /opt/luatex/suite-2011-09-20-prj1 project2 => /opt/luatex/suite-2011-09-30-prj2 and so on or project1 => /opt/luatex/suite-2011-09-20/tex/texmf-project/prj1 project2 => /opt/luatex/suite-2011-09-20/tex/texmf-project/prj2 -- luigi