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bug #27289: Hindi fonts not rendering correctly, IM 6.54, FT 2.3.9

Submitted by:  tom l <toml>
Submitted on:  Fri 21 Aug 2009 09:26:27 AM UTC  
 
Severity: 3 - NormalItem Group: None
Status: InvalidPrivacy: Public
Assigned to: Werner LEMBERG <wl>Open/Closed: Closed
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Mon 24 Aug 2009 08:57:33 PM UTC, comment #1:

FreeType doesn't handle the ligature forming process. This is done one level higher by libraries like Qt, Pango, or ICU.

FreeType simply receives a glyph index, and it returns a rendered image of that glyph; this process is executed after ligature forming has been done.

Werner LEMBERG <wl>
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Fri 21 Aug 2009 09:26:27 AM UTC, original submission:

We've come across a little problem with IM 6.54, FT 2.3.9 on OS X with Hindi characters. Characters/ligatures are not properly forming. The test case we are using is this: "केंद्रों". If that doesn't render then the sample is from this page http://www.bbc.co.uk/hindi/southasia/2009/08/090820_afghan_polling_vv.shtml, 10th paragraph, 5th word from the end of the last sentence.

The font we're using is called Mangal and is available here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/hindi/fontinstall/mangal.ttf

Additionally have tested with Devangari MT (OS X), Raghindi and Gargi available here: http://tdil.mit.gov.in/download/openfonts.htm

tom l <toml>

 

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