As part of a set of TTF fonts we are planning to release in 100% Unicode-compatible format, we are happy to release our first font, Koodak. This font is in alpha status, and we need your help in order to fix possible bugs. Installation instructions are at the end of this notice.
The font itself, is available from: http://www.farsiweb.info/font/koodak.zip You can report bugs to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that we are only claiming support for Red Hat Linux 8.0 and 9 (and future releases) and Microsoft Windows 2000 and XP (and future versions). The fonts may work on other operating systems or platforms, but we have no plan to test or support them (although we will be very happy to hear about possible bugs). Also, note that sometimes the bug is in the OS or the software, not in the font: one can't fix a buggy software by changing a font. These are the known bugs that we are planning to fix in later versions: * The following glyphs are not supported: Rial sign, Arabic-style digit four, Arabic-style digit six, Oranate parentheses. * Tashdid ligatures (Tashdid+Fathe, ...) do not work as supposed. * Positioning of E'raabs is not implemented (so Kasra is too low for some characters). * Base letter+Mark ligatures (He+Hamze, Alef+Tanvin) are not implemented. Important licensing information: This font is based on 'Bitstream Vera' and the publicly-available 'Koodak' font. Because of the certain restrictions in those, you are limited in what you can do with this font. This is only true for this alpha release, and the final licensing may be different: 1. You may only distribute this font as is, without any change. You may NOT change the font, and you may NOT rename the font. 2. You are allowed to redistribute this font gratis (by itself or as part of a package), but you may NOT sell this font by itself or as a part of a fonts-only package). But you are allowed to sell it together with some computer software. For more specific details, please see the 'licensing' information in the font itself. Installation instructions for Red Hat Linux 8.0 and 9: 1. unzip koodak.zip 2. mkdir -p ~/.fonts 3. cp -bf koodak.ttf ~/.fonts 4. fc-cache ~/.fonts Installation instructions for MS Windows 2000 and XP: 1. Unzip the koodak.zip file. 2. Go to "Control Panel -> Fonts". 3. Delete all copies of any font you may have installed on your system named 'Koodak', 'Koodak Bold', ... 4. Install the 'Koodak' font from the menu. Roozbeh Pournader, for the FarsiWeb Project Group _______________________________________________ FarsiWeb mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.sharif.edu/mailman/listinfo/farsiweb
