[Tex/LaTex] (ConTeXt) Changing to garamond or other typefaces

Question

As far as I understood changing the typeface from the default is hard in ConTeXt. Here is my example of using not the default typeface – first question: Is this the correct way?:

    \mainlanguage   [de]

%\usetypescript[Garamond][default]
%\setupbodyfont[Garamond,15pt]

\definepapersize[MyBook][A5]
\setuppapersize[MyBook][A5] % Prints on paper the size of MyBook
%\setuppapersize[MyBook][A4]

% Fonts & Typography
\definefontfeature[default][default][expansion=quality,protrusion=quality]
\setupalign[hz,hanging]

\usetypescript[palatino]
\setupbodyfont[palatino,10pt]
\setupbodyfontenvironment   [default][em=italic] % use italic as em, not slanted

\setuplayout[location=middle,
  topspace=1cm,
  bottomspace=1.5cm,
  width=middle,
  cutspace=2.6cm,
  backspace=1.3cm,
  height=fit,
  rightmargin=2cm,
  leftmargin=1cm,
  rightmargindistance=0.4cm,
  leftmargindistance=0.2cm,
  footer=1.2cm,
  grid=yes]

\starttext
This is a test text.
\stoptext

Now if I change from palatino to garamond by setting

\usetypescript[garamond]
    \setupbodyfont[garamond,10pt]

then ConTeXt goes back to its Standard Computer Modern, how to change to garamond?

Answer 1

The easiest way to use fonts with ConTeXt is to use the simplefonts module.

For testing, I am using EB Garamond. (You may need to run mtxrun --script fonts --reload to refresh the font database after you install the font).

\setuppapersize[A6]

\usemodule  [simplefonts][size=10pt]
\setmainfont[EB Garamond 12][expansion=quality,protrusion=quality]

\setupalign [hanging] 

\showframe % To show protrusion

\starttext
\input ward
\stoptext