[Smc-discuss] Rachana Opentype font.....

[Sajith VK]

> I think the akruti based non-std*.ttf files are enough.  We should not
> support ISCII anymore. ISCII > unicode is a good idea, but not unicode
> > ISCII. Your  suggestion falls in  the latter category.   More fonts,
> and more apps  supporting ISCII means you are  perpetuating a standard
> which does  not deserve support even  longer. A minimal  free font for
> the  purpose already  exists, and  so  does your  excellent script  to
> convert ISCII to Unicode and back; that will do.
I made this font because there is no way to take printouts of
unicode malayalam.(Gnome print still dont support pango).
So I have to convert it into 8bit format before taking printouts.
The glyphs of rachana fonts are better than non-std*.ttf font.
Also unicode Malayalam canot be used in websites(Even now!!!)

But you have a valid point. As unicode is the future, we neednot
work on ISCII anymore. If anyone else needs this, tell me so
that wecan release it..........

Any comments?
 

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Sajith VK