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Re: Help: Arabic fonts for Turklangs

From:Pipian <pipian@...>
Date:Monday, February 7, 2005, 22:23
> > ---------- > > 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