[XeTeX] Font Development
Adam Twardoch (List)
list.adam at twardoch.com
Thu Jan 7 20:09:49 CET 2010
Vafa,
the primary tool used to add "smart" OpenType Layout features to fonts
for complex scripts such as Persian Arabic would be Microsoft VOLT.
There is a board dedicated to Microsoft VOLT on
http://forum.fontlab.com/microsoft-visual-opentype-layout-tool-volt-b24.0/
which I recommend you to join.
Type designers use various tools to draw the typeface, FontLab Studio
being certainly most popular. The opensource FontForge application also
has a group of users.
Best,
Adam
Vafa Khalighi wrote:
> Can anyone guide me on how to start font development? I mean true type
> font development.
>
> I would like to be able to create some opentype Persian fonts from
> scratch but really know nothing about making fonts. Is there any guide
> and what tools you need to use for font creation, for example what
> softwares the developers of Scherezade or Junicode fonts used to develop
> these fonts?
>
> Thanks
>
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> Best wishes,
> Vafa Khalighi
>
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