Thanks,. Hans! That doesn't change the slightly off-placed bar, but now I can use the character with the precomposed bar. Interesting... (This also looks not perfect, but much better than the version with the combining character.)
Has using \definefontfeature[default][default][compose=yes] any downsides, unwanted side-effects? Best, Denis > -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- > Von: Hans Hagen via ntg-context <ntg-context@ntg.nl> > Gesendet: Mittwoch, 28. Mai 2025 14:29 > An: denis.ma...@unibe.ch; mailing list for ConTeXt users <ntg-context@ntg.nl> > Cc: Hans Hagen <j.ha...@freedom.nl> > Betreff: [NTG-context] Re: K with combining macron below > > On 5/26/2025 11:08 AM, denis.ma...@unibe.ch wrote: > > Just a quick follow up: Does anyone know how I could approach/solve > > this problem? Or do I just have to wait for a font update? > > maybe > > \definefontfeature[default][default][compose=yes] > > at the top of the file works > > > Best, > > > > Denis > > > > *Von:*Maier, Denis Christian (UB) > > *Gesendet:* Dienstag, 20. Mai 2025 14:36 > > *An:* mailing list for ConTeXt users <ntg-context@ntg.nl> > > *Betreff:* K with combining macron below > > > > Hi, > > > > I’m trying to use a k with a bar/line below: ḵ. The problem is that my > > font (Cardo) doesn’t seem to have this character in a precombined > > version. So, I need to combine the letter with the combining macron > > below: https://www.compart.com/en/unicode/U+0331 <https:// > > www.compart.com/en/unicode/U+0331> > > > > While this works with the default font, with Cardo the result looks > > off, i.e., the macron is not placed centered under the letter, but > > slightly to the right. How can I get the correct placement of the macron? > > > > Best, > > > > Denis > > > > %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% > > > > \definefontfamily[cardo][rm][Cardo] > > > > \setupbodyfont[ > > > > mainface, > > > > 11pt, > > > > ] > > > > \starttext > > > > {\em ḵabc} (with macron) > > > > {\em ḵabc} (with combining macron) > > > > \switchtobodyfont[cardo] > > > > {\em ḵabc} (with macron) > > > > {\em ḵabc} (with combining macron) > > > > {ḵabc} (with combining macron) > > > > \stoptext > > > > %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% > > > > > > > ___________________________________________________________________ > ___ > > _____________ If your question is of interest to others as well, > > please add an entry to the Wiki! > > > > maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl / > > https://mailman.ntg.nl/mailman3/lists/ntg-context.ntg.nl > > webpage : https://www.pragma-ade.nl / https://context.aanhet.net > > (mirror) archive : https://github.com/contextgarden/context > > wiki : https://wiki.contextgarden.net > > > ___________________________________________________________________ > ___ > > _____________ > > > -- > > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > Hans Hagen | PRAGMA ADE > Ridderstraat 27 | 8061 GH Hasselt | The Netherlands > tel: 038 477 53 69 | www.pragma-ade.nl | www.pragma-pod.nl > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > ___________________________________________________________________ > ________________ > If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to the > Wiki! > > maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl / > https://mailman.ntg.nl/mailman3/lists/ntg-context.ntg.nl > webpage : https://www.pragma-ade.nl / https://context.aanhet.net (mirror) > archive : > https://github.com/contextgarden/context > wiki : https://wiki.contextgarden.net > ___________________________________________________________________ > ________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to the Wiki! maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl / https://mailman.ntg.nl/mailman3/lists/ntg-context.ntg.nl webpage : https://www.pragma-ade.nl / https://context.aanhet.net (mirror) archive : https://github.com/contextgarden/context wiki : https://wiki.contextgarden.net ___________________________________________________________________________________