[smc-discuss] Handwriting Pattern Font for Malayalam

[sanalmadatheth at gmail.com]

Dear All,
            Please give a brief howto on making such a font for
non-techies like me (if it's possible for people like me)
sanal.
On Sat, Oct 22, 2011 at 8:53 PM, Manoj M Prabhakaran <manojmp at gmail.com>wrote:

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> Check Meera font. Open the font using fontforge. It has complete set.
>> Since the intention is to have a handwriting font i suggest to write all,
>> as combining two glyphs wont make them look good. Let him write, use a
>> medium nibbed pen, dont go with thick nib. Let there be more glyph in
>> single sheet, like 60 or 80 (even a full content of 180 words per a4 page
>> is fine).
>>
>> If all the glyphs in Rachana are included, you can make a mac font too,
> using the MIF file we created for RachanaMac (
> http://sites.google.com/site/macmalayalam/home/Malayalam.mif). The MIF
> file is currently under GPL, but we'll be happy to release it under other
> licenses too.
>
> Manoj
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>> If you can't handle fontforge, lemme know I will take screenshots and
>> mail you ;)
>>
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>>>  But if he is ready to write, I am ready to convert it to a unicode
>>>> font !
>>>>
>>>> If Karumbi is having any issues technical or aesthetically, i am ready
>>>> to solve those if Kevin is ready to re license it under SIL OFL ;)
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>  Thanks
>>>>>
>>>>> 2011/10/21 Hiran Venugopalan <hiran.v at gmail.com>
>>>>>
>>>>>> നല്ല കൈയ്യക്ഷരമുള്ളവര്‍ ഉണ്ടെങ്കില്‍ എല്ലാ അക്ഷരങ്ങളും എഴുതി
>>>>>> തരാമെങ്കില്‍ ഞങ്ങ ഒരു കൈ നോക്കാം. സംഗതി നടന്ന അതു സ്വതന്ത്ര ലൈസന്‍സില്‍
>>>>>> ഇറക്കാം!! ;) (i prefer SIL OFL than GNU GPL +fe)
>>>>>>
>>>>>> 2011/10/21 Anivar Aravind <anivar.aravind at gmail.com>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>  പണ്ട് കെവിന്‍ ചെയ്ത കറുമ്പി എന്നൊരു ഫോണ്ടുണ്ട് . പക്ഷേ സ്വതന്ത്രമല്ല
>>>>>>> 2011/10/21 Anish A <aneesh.nl at gmail.com>
>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>> > 2011, ഒക്ടോബര്‍ 20 5:25 വൈകുന്നേരം ന്, Sebin Jacob <
>>>>>>> sebinajacob at gmail.com> എഴുതി:
>>>>>>> >>
>>>>>>> >> കല്യാണി ?
>>>>>>> >>
>>>>>>> > http://www.wazu.jp/gallery/Fonts_Malayalam.html
>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>> > ലെസന്‍സ് അറിയില്ല...
>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>> > --
>>>>>>> > Regards,
>>>>>>> > Anish A
>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>> > http://identi.ca/aneeshnl
>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>> > സ്വാതന്ത്ര്യം തന്നെയമൃതം സ്വാതന്ത്ര്യം തന്നെ ജീവിതം
>>>>>>> > പാരതന്ത്ര്യം മാനികള്‍ക്ക് മൃതിയെക്കാള്‍ ഭയാനകം
>>>>>>> > - മഹാകവി കുമാരനാശാന്‍
>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>> >
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>> Hiran Venugopalan
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>> Design Chef, SaltMangoTree | saltmangotree.in
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