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Source: fonts-sil-harmattan
Section: fonts
Priority: optional
Maintainer: Debian Fonts Task Force <debian-fonts@lists.debian.org>
Uploaders: Nicolas Spalinger <nicolas.spalinger@sil.org>,
Daniel Glassey <wdg@debian.org>,
Bobby de Vos <bobby_devos@sil.org>
Build-Depends: debhelper (>= 9~)
Standards-Version: 4.1.3
Homepage: https://software.sil.org/harmattan
Vcs-Git: https://salsa.debian.org/fonts-team/fonts-sil-harmattan.git
Vcs-Browser: https://salsa.debian.org/fonts-team/fonts-sil-harmattan
Package: fonts-sil-harmattan
Architecture: all
Multi-Arch: foreign
Depends: ${misc:Depends}
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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Webfont versions and HTML/CSS examples are also available.
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The full font sources are publicly available at
https://github.com/silnrsi/font-awami
An open workflow is used for building, testing and releasing.
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