Re: Help: Arabic fonts for Turklangs

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>  > Tim May wrote:
>  >
>  >
>  > > If it's simply a matter of being able to display Arabic script with
>  > > the extended characters used in those languages, that's easily done.
>  > > You just need a Unicode font that supports those characters in the
>  > > Arabic range.
>  >
>  > As you see, it's not so easy. One needs fonts that would make ligatures
>  > correctly.
>
>
> A good point.  I should make it clear that by "supports" I include
> having the necessary OpenType tables for the rendering of ligatures*.
> And even given that, a successful outcome is contingent upon the
> presence of suitable complex text rendering architecture on your
> platform.
>
>
> * Or equivalent - I forget what the Apple technology is called, for
>   example.
As a side note, as I don't know if it's been mentioned yet, Alan Wood's
site is invaluable for lists of fonts for every Unicode range.  Here's
the Arabic one.

http://www.alanwood.net/unicode/fonts.html#arabic