Version 2.0, 26 June 2020
Version history:
1.0, 8 March 2012; numerous edits in 2014 and 2015
2.0, 26 June 2020
Choosing a typesetter for Arabic or Muslim Scripts
| Typesetter | Software | Fonts | Elements | Source files |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TAT | LuaTeX | Amiri | Bold Arabic (in Amiri); Critical text editions, with facing translation if required | TeX, LaTeX, MS Word, Mellel, Nisus Writer, Classical Text Editor (CTE) |
| DecoType | Tasmeem for InDesign | DT Emiri, DTNaskh, DTNastaliq (Arabic, Persian), DT Nastaleeq Press (Urdu) | Arabic, Persian text editions; poetry | MS Word, Mellel, Nisus Writer, Apple Pages (via MS Word) |
| Asiatype | Tasmeem for InDesign | DT Emiri, DTNaskh, DTNastaliq (Arabic, Persian) | Edited volumes, critical text editions if not too complex (only one textual apparatus) | MS Word, Mellel, Nisus Writer |
