[XeTeX] OpenType fonts in Linux?

[David J. Perry]

Mike Maxwell wrote:

> Is anyone aware of a site where one can find out about the Unicode 
> coverage of individual fonts?  The www.wazu.jp site provides some 
> information, but I'm not sure how up to date it is (the link for 
> information on the arabtype.volt.ttf font was for instance broken as of 
> over a year ago).

The best one I know is Alan Wood's Unicode Resources, at 
http://www.alanwood.net/unicode/index.html.  It's a very good site, and he 
keeps it updated, but does not get quite down to the level of detail you are 
looking for with things like Pashto characters in Arabic. He does show, 
though, which fonts contain the Arabic Supplement in addition to the 
original Arabic range, and how many characters in each are included.

David