[Indic-computing-users] indian fonts - issues

[LinuxLingam <lin...@bh...>]

On Wednesday 16 October 2002 10:23 am, Dr. U.B. Pavanaja wrote:
> I have some reservations here. The process of making a font
> is the job of professionals. I don't think some students
> can do a good job.

i agree with you. i do not expect the students to be professional 
calligraphers and/or typographers, much less professional digital 
typographers.

the objective is to get the students community excited, enthusiastic, 
interested, about this "obscure" art&science, appreciate its significance and 
impact on our culture, and certainly develop appreciation and sensitivity 
towards typography and our language.

by making it under the gpl license, i hope the more enthusiastic, and/or the 
professionals, will clean up and further refine the projects. in turn, this 
will lead to further learning and understanding for all.


>
> As of now, since Akruti has released a lot of fonts in
> public domain, there is no immediate need of making
> Truetype fonts. No doubt TTF are needed, but the current
> priority should be converting the public domain TTF to OTF.

akruti's postive and wonderful initiative came in much after the contest had 
been finalized. perhaps at another school event, this could be taken up. will 
work on this suggestion.

my earlier emails also mention the scope, diversity, and depth of indian 
language projects that need to be undertaken, and my heart wishes this 
happens as a jungle-fire movement in our academia. if experts, professionals, 
consultants, assist and help with their expertise and share their knowledge 
and wisdom, would be truly spectacular.

> Note: I don't worry about pselling mixtakes

eye don't care about smelling miss takes either!

:-)
LL