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Source: fonts-sil-harmattan
Section: fonts
Priority: optional
Maintainer: Debian Fonts Task Force <pkg-fonts-devel@lists.alioth.debian.org>
Uploaders: Nicolas Spalinger <nicolas.spalinger@sil.org>,
Daniel Glassey <wdg@debian.org>,
Christian Perrier <bubulle@debian.org>
Build-Depends: debhelper (>= 9~)
Standards-Version: 3.9.6
Homepage: http://scripts.sil.org/Harmattan
Vcs-Git: git://anonscm.debian.org/pkg-fonts/fonts-sil-harmattan.git
Vcs-Browser: http://anonscm.debian.org/cgit/pkg-fonts/fonts-sil-harmattan.git
Package: fonts-sil-harmattan
Architecture: all
Multi-Arch: foreign
Depends: ${misc:Depends}
Suggests: libgraphite2-3
Description: Arabic script font for West African languages
Harmattan, named after the trade winds that blow during the winter in West
Africa, is designed in a Warsh style to suit the needs of languages using
the Arabic script in West Africa.
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Harmattan does not cover the full Unicode Arabic repertoire. It only supports
characters known to be used by languages in West Africa.
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Harmattan makes use of state-of-the-art font technologies to support complex
typographic issues. Font smarts are implemented using OpenType and Graphite
technologies.
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Harmattan provides a simplified rendering of Arabic script, using basic
connecting glyphs but not including a wide variety of additional ligatures
or contextual alternates (only the required lam-alef ligatures). This
simplified style is often preferred for clarity, especially in non-Arabic
languages, but may be considered unattractive in more traditional and
literate communities.
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