Re: [Indic-computing-users] Help needed for modifying Akruti Devnagari font.

[Baiju M <mal...@ya...>]

--- Sayamindu Dasgupta <unm...@So...> wrote:
> On Tue, 2002-10-22 at 07:51, Arun M wrote:
> > 
> > > > We are working on linux localisation in HBCSE under
> guidance of Mr.
> > > > Nagarjuna. We hv been able to partially transform the
> font to unicode
> > > > mapping. Although we could not figure out where to place
> the glyphs
> > > > required for jodaksharas as no positions are specified
> for them. 
> > > 
> > > The Unicode standard only defines the base characters and
> for
> > > yuktakshars you need to add open type tables (ie, convert
> the fonts into
> > > OTF)
> > > for OTF creation, you would need M$ Volt (does any Free
> alternative
> > > exist??)
> > 
> > PfaEdit.
> > 
> > 
> 
> how do you handle the features in there ??

Infact PfaEdit can use for making working OpenType font for any
indian language, but now it will not assign the standared
features for indian languages (registred by Microsoft).
So after making a rough OTF font by using PfaEdit, 
you can manually edit the tables after dumping the 
font to XML by using TTX. (I mentioned about these things in a
prvious mail, please look into that)

I suggest all of you to use free tools for making free fonts.
and never use any propriatery softwares.

Regards,
Baiju M





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