Introduction In previous posts of this series (1) (2), I have revisited a short history of typographic justification of Arabic, and evaluated the provisions that are found in current software…Read More >
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On Arabic justification, part 2 – software implementations
Introduction In the first post of this series, I summarised a brief history of typographic justification of Arabic. It provides the background for the observations that follow, discussing how text…Read More >
On Arabic justification, part 1 – a brief history
Introduction This is the first of a series of posts on Arabic justification. It begins by setting out some basic – but rarely expressed – observations about the subject which…Read More >