Syriac (Estrangelo Edessa) query

Syriac (Estrangelo Edessa) query

[Alan Bowen]

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I am trying to set text in the Syriac font Estrangelo Edessa.

Right now, I have the following (taken for the wiki):

\definefontfeature[semitic-complete]
  [mode=node,analyze=yes,language=dflt,ccmp=yes,
autoscript=position,autolanguage=position,
init=yes,medi=yes,fina=yes,isol=yes,
mark=yes,mkmk=yes,kern=yes,curs=yes,
liga=yes,dlig=yes,rlig=yes,clig=yes,calt=yes]
\definefontfeature[arabic]
  [semitic-complete]
[script=arab]
\definefontfeature[syriac]
  [arabic]
  [fin2=yes, fin3=yes, med2=yes]
\definefallbackfamily[mainface][rm][estrangeloedessa]
[range={syriac},
features=syriac]

\definefontfamily[mainface][rm][STIX Two Text]
[protrusion=quality,
expansion=quality,
mode=node,
force=yes,
features={default, f:oldstyle}]

\setupbodyfont[mainface, 20pt]
\starttext

Hello world!

{
\setupalign[r2l]
ܐܝܟ  ܟܝܢܐ  ܕܐܐܪܣ  ܡܲܥܕܢܘܬܗܘܢ  ܘܡܲܥܒܿܕܝܢ  ܩܪܒ̈ܐ  ܘܚܣܡܐ  ܠܗܠܝܢ
}
\stoptext

Though the file compiles, the Syriac text does not look the same as the
 source text (Estrangelo Edessa unicode). See attachment.

Any guidance in fixing this will be gladly received.

Alan

Disclaimer: I do not know Syriac.

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Re: Syriac (Estrangelo Edessa) query

[Hans Hagen]

On 5/3/2021 8:07 PM, Alan Bowen wrote:
> I am trying to set text in the Syriac font Estrangelo Edessa.
> 
> Right now, I have the following (taken for the wiki):
> 
> \definefontfeature[semitic-complete]
> [mode=node,analyze=yes,language=dflt,ccmp=yes,
> autoscript=position,autolanguage=position,
> init=yes,medi=yes,fina=yes,isol=yes,
> mark=yes,mkmk=yes,kern=yes,curs=yes,
> liga=yes,dlig=yes,rlig=yes,clig=yes,calt=yes]
> \definefontfeature[arabic]
> [semitic-complete]
> [script=arab]
> \definefontfeature[syriac]
> [arabic]
> [fin2=yes, fin3=yes, med2=yes]
> \definefallbackfamily[mainface][rm][estrangeloedessa]
> [range={syriac},
> features=syriac]
> 
> \definefontfamily[mainface][rm][STIX Two Text]
> [protrusion=quality,
> expansion=quality,
> mode=node,
> force=yes,
> features={default, f:oldstyle}]
> 
> \setupbodyfont[mainface, 20pt]
> \starttext
> 
> Hello world!
> 
> {
> \setupalign[r2l]
> ܐܝܟ  ܟܝܢܐ  ܕܐܐܪܣ  ܡܲܥܕܢܘܬܗܘܢ  ܘܡܲܥܒܿܕܝܢ  ܩܪܒ̈ܐ  ܘܚܣܡܐ  ܠܗܠܝܢ
> }
> \stoptext
> 
> Though the file compiles, the Syriac text does not look the same as the 
>   source text (Estrangelo Edessa unicode). See attachment.
> 
> Any guidance in fixing this will be gladly received.
> 
> Alan
> 
> Disclaimer: I do not know Syriac.
me neither

\definefontfeature
   [syriac]
   [syriac]
   [language=dflt,script=syrc]

\starttext

{\definedfont[file:estre.ttf*syriac]\righttoleft ܐܝܟ  ܟܝܢܐ  ܕܐܐܪܣ 
ܡܲܥܕܢܘܬܗܘܢ  ܘܡܲܥܒܿܕܝܢ  ܩܪܒ̈ܐ  ܘܚܣܡܐ  ܠܗܠܝܢ}

\stoptext

we need to add a script key ... probably also in font-pre.*

Hans


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