From: "fr_ml@t-online.de" <fr_ml@t-online.de>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
Cc: "56695-done@debbugs.gnu.org" <56695-done@debbugs.gnu.org>
Subject: bug#56695: AW: bug#56695: A new and old font problem with Arabic
Date: Mon, 25 Jul 2022 22:46:38 +0200 (CEST) [thread overview]
Message-ID: <1658781997964.1798792.a494cda741c885f7492ec2f4a8b80c17e207eab8@spica.telekom.de> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <83k081dvn1.fsf@gnu.org>
> I'm guessing "some years ago" you used different versions of the same
> fonts. A font that was OK in the past could regress later.
It was, I think, when harfbuzz was introduced.
> For correct complex shaping, it is very important to find good fonts.
> I suggest to look for a good Arabic font that is fixed-pitch, and use
> it instead of DejaVu Sans.
I never had any problem with any font. "Dejavu Sans Mono" is fixed-pitch,
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2022-07-25 20:46 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 13+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2022-07-22 8:11 bug#56695: A new and old font problem with Arabic fr_ml
2022-07-22 11:08 ` Eli Zaretskii
[not found] ` <1658497265479.1589294.1e7fbe71a9c257912af2f6c3a3b45532d616817d@spica.telekom.de>
2022-07-22 14:18 ` Eli Zaretskii
2022-07-22 15:58 ` bug#56695: AW: " fr_ml
2022-07-22 16:21 ` Eli Zaretskii
2022-07-24 7:24 ` bug#56695: AW: " fr_ml
2022-07-24 8:58 ` Eli Zaretskii
2022-07-25 15:29 ` bug#56695: AW: " fr_ml
2022-07-25 16:06 ` Eli Zaretskii
2022-07-25 20:46 ` fr_ml [this message]
2022-08-13 21:58 ` bug#56695: AW: " fr_ml
2022-08-14 6:20 ` Eli Zaretskii
2022-08-14 12:11 ` bug#56695: AW: " fr_ml
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