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diff --git a/Master/texmf-dist/doc/fonts/shobhika/README.md b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/fonts/shobhika/README.md index 5891fe4e013..e60be26a0f9 100644 --- a/Master/texmf-dist/doc/fonts/shobhika/README.md +++ b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/fonts/shobhika/README.md @@ -1,20 +1,30 @@ -Version: 1.04 +Version: 1.05 Maintainer: Aditya Kolachana # Shobhika ## A Devanāgarī font for scholars -Shobhika is a free, open source, Unicode compliant, OpenType font with support for Devanāgarī, Latin, and Cyrillic scripts. It is available in two weights—regular and bold. The font is designed with over 1600 Devanāgarī glyphs, including support for over 1100 conjunct consonants, as well as vedic accents. The Latin component of the font not only supports a wide range of characters required for Roman transliteration of Sanskrit, but also provides a subset of regularly used mathematical symbols for scholars working with scientific and technical documents. The project has been launched under the auspices of the Science and Heritage Initiative (SandHI) at [IIT Bombay](www.iitb.ac.in), and builds upon the following two fonts for its Devanāgarī and Latin components respectively: (i) [Yashomudra](https://github.com/RajyaMarathiVikasSanstha/Yashomudra) by [Rājya Marāṭhī Vikās Saṃsthā](https://rmvs.maharashtra.gov.in), and (ii) [PT Serif](https://fonts.google.com/specimen/PT+Serif) by [ParaType](http://www.paratype.com). We would like to thank both these organisations for releasing their fonts under the SIL Open Font Licence, which has enabled us to create Shobhika. +Shobhika is a free, open source, Unicode compliant, OpenType font with support for Devanāgarī, Latin, and Cyrillic scripts. It is available in two weights—regular and bold. The font is designed with over 1600 Devanāgarī glyphs, including support for over 1100 conjunct characters, as well as vedic accents. The Latin component of the font not only supports a wide range of characters required for Roman transliteration of Sanskrit, but also provides a subset of regularly used mathematical symbols for scholars working with scientific and technical documents. The project has been launched under the auspices of the Science and Heritage Initiative (SandHI) at [IIT Bombay](www.iitb.ac.in), and builds upon the following two fonts for its Devanāgarī and Latin components respectively: (i) [Yashomudra](https://github.com/RajyaMarathiVikasSanstha/Yashomudra) by [Rājya Marāṭhī Vikās Saṃsthā](https://rmvs.maharashtra.gov.in), and (ii) [PT Serif](https://fonts.google.com/specimen/PT+Serif) by [ParaType](http://www.paratype.com). We would like to thank both these organisations for releasing their fonts under the SIL Open Font Licence, which has enabled us to create Shobhika. -------------- +## Objectives + +Shobhika has been developed with the following objectives. The font should: + +1. Render most Devanāgarī conjunct characters accurately +2. Position vedic accents correctly +3. Ensure compatibility across operating systems and applications +4. Be available in regular and bold weights +5. Provide a good quality companion Latin font with support for Devanāgarī transliteration + ## Highlights of the font The following are the main features of the Shobhika font: * **Outstanding support for Devanāgarī conjuncts:** Building upon the Yashomudra font, Shobhika ships with support for over 1100 Devanāgarī conjunct characters found in Sanskrit texts, and also includes support for some common conjuncts found in Marathi, Urdu, and English. The ि and ी *mātrās* have been designed in multiple widths to ensure that they sit properly on conjunct characters of various widths. Marks like the *repha*, *bindu*, and *chandrabindu* have been designed to render properly together with various *mātrās*. -* **Support for vedic accents:** Shobhika supports the *svarita*, *dīrgha-svarita*, and the *anudātta*, as well as a number of other vedic accents and nasalisation marks required for the proper typesetting of *ṛgveda* and *yajurveda*. +* **Support for vedic accents:** Shobhika supports and positions accurately a large number of vedic accents and nasalisation marks required for the proper typesetting of *ṛgveda* and *yajurveda*. * **Availability in two weights:** Shobhika is available in regular and **bold** weights. @@ -25,6 +35,29 @@ The following are the main features of the Shobhika font: Shobhika is licensed under the [SIL Open Font License v1.1](http://scripts.sil.org/OFL) To view the copyright and specific terms and conditions please refer to [OFL.txt](OFL.txt) + +## Downloading the font + +The latest release of the font can be found on the [releases page](https://github.com/Sandhi-IITBombay/Shobhika/releases). + +## Installing the font + +Shobhika is compatible across different operating systems and has been tested on Windows, macOS, and Ubuntu Linux. To install on any of these, double click the downloaded file and follow instructions. + +## Typing special characters +The unicode implementation of Devanāgarī characters is found in three blocks: [*Devanagari*](https://unicode.org/charts/PDF/U0900.pdf), [*Devanagari Extended*](https://unicode.org/charts/PDF/UA8E0.pdf), and [*Vedic Extensions*](https://unicode.org/charts/PDF/U1CD0.pdf). To type special characters which may not be found on your keyboard, do the following: + +1. Identify the hexadecimal code of the character you require from the above links. +2. To enter this character in + * **Windows**: Follow the procedure given [here](https://support.microsoft.com/en-in/help/315684/how-to-use-special-characters-in-windows-documents). A simpler procedure for use in MS Word is given [here](https://support.office.com/en-us/article/insert-ascii-or-unicode-latin-based-symbols-and-characters-d13f58d3-7bcb-44a7-a4d5-972ee12e50e0). + * **MacOS**: Activate the Unicode Hex Input keyboard, hold down the option key, and type the hexadecimal code. + * **Ubuntu**: Follow the procedure describe [here](https://help.ubuntu.com/stable/ubuntu-help/tips-specialchars.html.en). + +## Getting Involved + +Would you like to contribute to the development of this font? Here is how **you** can help: + +Report bugs and issues that you encounter, or enhancements that you would like in the github issues page. ## People & Organizations involved diff --git a/Master/texmf-dist/fonts/opentype/public/shobhika/Shobhika-Bold.otf b/Master/texmf-dist/fonts/opentype/public/shobhika/Shobhika-Bold.otf Binary files differindex 2cebd69270d..42d693f4014 100644 --- a/Master/texmf-dist/fonts/opentype/public/shobhika/Shobhika-Bold.otf +++ b/Master/texmf-dist/fonts/opentype/public/shobhika/Shobhika-Bold.otf diff --git a/Master/texmf-dist/fonts/opentype/public/shobhika/Shobhika-Regular.otf b/Master/texmf-dist/fonts/opentype/public/shobhika/Shobhika-Regular.otf Binary files differindex f082e9ff5ed..8ffc76cf7b9 100644 --- a/Master/texmf-dist/fonts/opentype/public/shobhika/Shobhika-Regular.otf +++ b/Master/texmf-dist/fonts/opentype/public/shobhika/Shobhika-Regular.otf |