Re: [***SPAM***] Re: Converting normal font into bold

[Khaled Hosny <khaledhosny@eglug.org>]

On Sun, Nov 24, 2013 at 08:49:40PM +0100, "H. Özoguz" wrote:
> >http://amirifont.org/
> >
> >>/  - and more hard to find such a find in this style (Uthmanic).
> >/
> >There is no such a style, it is just a simplified (dumbed down) Naskh
> >style used only in one single Mushaf. Why is that a requirement?
> 
> Thanks Khaled,
> 
> the Naskh-Style is not an absolute requirement, but it is very well known
> and very common (at least for muslims in germany) - and it is very nice, of
> course, this is an question of flavor.
> 
> I know your font, of course, but I had always problems with it in
> typesetting quran. Maybe you can help?
> 
> See the following code:
> 
> \definefont[arabicamiri][file:amiri-quran.ttf*arabic at 15pt]
> \definefont[arabicb][file:uthmantn1ver10.ttf*arabic at 17pt]
> \starttext
>      \setupalign[r2l]
>      \arabicamiri ??? ?????? ????? ?????????? ????????? ???????????? ? ?????
> ????????? ????????? ???????????? ??????? ?????? ??????? ??????? ? ?????????
> ??????? ??? ?????????
> \blank\blank
>      \arabicb ??? ?????? ????? ?????????? ????????? ???????????? ? ?????
> ????????? ????????? ???????????? ??????? ?????? ??????? ??????? ? ?????????
> ??????? ??? ?????????\par
> \stoptext

Your text got corrupted somewhere in its way.

> There are some issues within this example:
> 
> - overlapping letters (see "Aziyz")
> - "bi ayaatillah" (overlapping of fatha and hamza)
> 
> And besides from that: It is not so harmonic like the other font, seems more
> like a not-caligraphic hand-font (no offense of course :))

Funny, I always get complaints that it is too caligraphic for some
peoples taste. Besides, it is actually more closer to the authentic
Naskh style than Uthman Taha’s dumbed down Naskh.

> But possibly I am making something very wrong, can you help me? Thank you
> very much. My project is to typesetting quran completely, and that is not
> easy without an perfect font. If you have a commercial variant with license,
> please inform me, our company would surely buy it.

That was my project too, but I got distracted building the perfect font
since none existed.
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