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diff --git a/Master/texmf-dist/doc/fonts/alkalami/README.txt b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/fonts/alkalami/README.txt new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..0492e42ce96 --- /dev/null +++ b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/fonts/alkalami/README.txt @@ -0,0 +1,83 @@ +This is the README for alkalami version 1.000 (2017-05-30). + +Alkalami is designed for Arabic-based writing systems in +the Kano region of Nigeria and Niger. Alkalami (pronounced +al-KA-la-mi) is the local word for the Arabic "qalam", a +type of sharpened stick used for writing on wooden boards +in the Kano region of Nigeria and in Niger, and what gives +the style its distinct appearance. The baseline stroke is +very thick and solid. The ascenders and other vertical +strokes including the teeth are very narrow when compared +to the baseline. A generous line height is necessary to +allow for deep swashes and descenders, and the overall look +of the page is a very black, solid rectangle. Diacritics +are much smaller in scale, with very little distance from +the main letters. + +Alkalami supports a subset of the Unicode 9.0 Arabic +character repertoire. It only includes characters known to +be used in Modern Standard Arabic and characters known to +be necessary in a few West African languages. + +Font smarts are implemented using the OpenType technology. +A number of glyph variations are accessible through +Stylistic Sets available via the OpenType technology. + +Alkalami is released under the SIL Open Font License. +Alkalami is a trademark of SIL International. + +See OFL.txt for details of the SIL Open Font License. + +For further information about this font, including Unicode +ranges supported, OpenType font features and how to use +them, and licensing, please see the documentation on the +website (http://software.sil.org/alkalami/) or in the +documentation subfolder of this font package. + +Encoding: + +The fonts are encoded according to Unicode, so your +application must support Unicode text in order to access +letters. For Arabic text, your application must be able to +handle Right to Left text as well as the initial, medial, +final forms of each Arabic letter. You will also need some +way of entering Unicode text into your document. + +Keyboarding: + +This font does not include any keyboarding helps or +utilities. You may use the built-in keyboards of the +operating system. You may also need to install an +appropriate keyboard and input method for the characters +of the language you wish to use. If you want to enter +characters that are not supported by any system keyboard, +the Keyman program (www.keyman.com) can be helpful on +Windows systems. Also available for Windows is MSKLC +(http://www.microsoft.com/globaldev/tools/msklc.mspx). +For other platforms, KMFL (http://kmfl.sourceforge.net/), +XKB (http://www.x.org/wiki/XKB) or Ukelele +(http://scripts.sil.org/ukelele) can be helpful. + +If you want to enter characters that are not supported +by any system keyboard, and to access the full Unicode +range, you might try charmap.exe on Windows or, on Ubuntu +or similar software, gucharmap or kcharselect. + +Another method of entering some symbols is provided by a +few applications such as Adobe InDesign or LibreOffice.org. +They can display a glyph palette or input dialog that shows +all the glyphs (symbols) in a font and allow you to enter +them by clicking on the glyph you want. + +Rendering: + +This font is designed to work with the OpenType technology. +To take advantage of the advanced typographic capabilities +of this font, you must be using applications that provide +an adequate level of support for OpenType. + +For more information see the Alkalami website: +http://software.sil.org/alkalami/ + +This CTAN package was packaged by Bob Tennent +rdt(at)cs.queensu.ca. |