[INDOLOGY] Antw: XeLaTeX and ड्भि

Raik Strunz raik.strunz at indologie.uni-halle.de
Wed Oct 9 14:59:11 UTC 2019


Dear Arlo,

looking into the Devanagari MT font table I am afraid to say that there
is no /ḍbha/ conjunction preset, at least not in my version of the font
(perhaps someone else might have a newer one). 

So as long as you are not modifying the original font adding a glyph, or
you are setting up an XeLaTeX pseudo-‘glyph’, highly likely it won’t be
possible. 

Working myself on a Devanagari font, I would recommend a simple font
creator & editor (I use TypeTool 3) and / or a proper XeLaTeX build (in
my font I am now up to ca. 2.800 akṣara commands). 

The problem, you’re confronted with, might be easiest solved with a
basic font editor adding the conjunction glyph in question. Changing the
font could also be a solution (e.g. Chandas/Uttara).

Best,


Raik Strunz









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>>> Arlo Griffiths via INDOLOGY <indology at list.indology.info> 09.10.19
16.01 Uhr >>>
  Dear colleagues,
  
 
  Does anyone know a way to get the ligature ड्भि to display without
virāma in Devanagari MT, if need be through some amount of XeTeXglyph
fiddling?
  
 
  I am pasting below the list of ligatures for which I have found it
necessary so far to fake special measures using Devanagari MT. If it is
clear that adopting a different font will make most of these special
cases go away, please advise me.
 
  
 
  Thank you, and best wishes,
  
 
  Arlo Griffiths
  
 
  
 
  % to deal with font bug involving r.r
  \newcommand{\rru}{\XeTeXglyph 59 \kern-.15em\hbox{\XeTeXglyph 533}}
 
 
 
 % to make \rru with long ..rr
 
 \newcommand{\rruu}{\XeTeXglyph 137 \XeTeXglyph 424}
 
 
 
 %kka
 
 \newcommand{\kka}{\XeTeXglyph 174}
 
 \newcommand{\kkA}{\XeTeXglyph 174\XeTeXglyph 100}
 
 
 
 %kta
 
 \newcommand{\kta}{\XeTeXglyph 261}
 
 \newcommand{\ktam}{\XeTeXglyph 261 \XeTeXglyph 530}
 
 \newcommand{\ktah}{\XeTeXglyph 261 \XeTeXglyph 52}
 
 \newcommand{\ktA}{\XeTeXglyph 261 \XeTeXglyph 100}
 
 \newcommand{\ktAh}{\XeTeXglyph 261 \XeTeXglyph 100 \XeTeXglyph 52}
 
 \newcommand{\ktAm}{\XeTeXglyph 261 \XeTeXglyph 100 \XeTeXglyph 530}
 
 \newcommand{\kti}{\XeTeXglyph 401 \XeTeXglyph 261}
 
 \newcommand{\ktim}{\XeTeXglyph 402 \XeTeXglyph 261}
 
 \newcommand{\ktI}{\XeTeXglyph 261\XeTeXglyph 102}
 
 \newcommand{\ktu}{\XeTeXglyph 261\XeTeXglyph 432}
 
 \newcommand{\ktR}{\XeTeXglyph 261\XeTeXglyph 442}
 
 \newcommand{\kte}{\XeTeXglyph 261 \XeTeXglyph 507}
 
 \newcommand{\kto}{\XeTeXglyph 261 \XeTeXglyph 109}
 
 \newcommand{\ktva}{क्त्वा}%if we ever need this again, it would be more
logical to name it \ktvA
 
 
 
 %to obtain proper ktya
 
 \newcommand{\ktya}{{\XeTeXglyph 175}{\XeTeXglyph 252}य}
 
 \newcommand{\ktyA}{{\XeTeXglyph 261}{\XeTeXglyph 252}य}
 
 
 
 %ṅka
 
 \newcommand{\ngka}{\XeTeXglyph 201}
 
 \newcommand{\ngkA}{\XeTeXglyph 201 \XeTeXglyph 100}
 
 \newcommand{\ngkAm}{\XeTeXglyph 201 \XeTeXglyph 100 \XeTeXglyph 530}
 
 \newcommand{\ngkI}{\XeTeXglyph 201 \XeTeXglyph 102}
 
 \newcommand{\ngku}{\XeTeXglyph 201 \XeTeXglyph 431}
 
 \newcommand{\ngkti}{\XeTeXglyph 401 \XeTeXglyph 207}
 
 \newcommand{\ngkSva}{\XeTeXglyph 208}
 
 \newcommand{\ngkSve}{\XeTeXglyph 208 \XeTeXglyph 507}
 
 
 
 %ṅkha
 
 \newcommand{\ngkha}{\XeTeXglyph 202}
 
 \newcommand{\ngkhA}{\XeTeXglyph 202 \XeTeXglyph 100}
 
 \newcommand{\ngkhe}{\XeTeXglyph 202 \XeTeXglyph 507}
 
 
 
 %to obtain proper ṅga, ṅgaṁ, ṅgā, ṅgi, ṅgī, ṅgu, ṅgū, ṅgr̥, ṅge, ṅgai,
ṅgo, ṅgau
 
 \newcommand{\ngga}{\XeTeXglyph 204}
 
 \newcommand{\nggah}{\XeTe \newcommand{\nggaa}{\XeTeXglyph 204 \XeTeXglyph 100}
 
 \newcommand{\nggaah}{\XeTeXglyph 204 \XeTeXglyph 100 \XeTeXglyph 52}
 
 \newcommand{\nggi}{\XeTeXglyph 401 \XeTeXglyph 204}
 
 \newcommand{\nggii}{\XeTeXglyph 204 \XeTeXglyph 102}
 
 \newcommand{\nggiim}{\XeTeXglyph 204 \XeTeXglyph 405}
 
 \newcommand{\nggu}{\XeTeXglyph 204 \XeTeXglyph 431}
 
 %\newcommand{\ngguu}{\XeTeXglyph 104 \XeTeXglyph 204}
 
 \newcommand{\nggr}{\XeTeXglyph 105 \XeTeXglyph 204}
 
 %\newcommand{\ngge}{\XeTeXglyph 106 \XeTeXglyph 204}
 
 \newcommand{\ngge}{\XeTeXglyph 204 \XeTeXglyph 507}
 
 \newcommand{\nggeh}{\XeTeXglyph 204 \XeTeXglyph 507 \XeTeXglyph 52}
 
 \newcommand{\nggai}{\XeTeXglyph 107 \XeTeXglyph 204}
 
 \newcommand{\nggo}{\XeTeXglyph 204 \XeTeXglyph 109}
 
 \newcommand{\nggau}{\XeTeXglyph 110 \XeTeXglyph 204}
 
 
 
 %to obtain proper ṅgha
 
 \newcommand{\nggha}{\XeTeXglyph 205}
 
 
 
 %ṅmū, ṅmau
 
 \newcommand{\ngma}{\XeTeXglyph 206}
 
 \newcommand{\ngmA}{\XeTeXglyph 206\XeTeXglyph 100}
 
 \newcommand{\ngmu}{\XeTeXglyph 206\XeTeXglyph 431}
 
 \newcommand{\ngmU}{\XeTeXglyph 206\XeTeXglyph 436}
 
 \newcommand{\ngmau}{\XeTeXglyph 206\XeTeXglyph 110}
 
 
 
 % to deal with font bug involving cchv
 
 \newcommand{\cchve}{\XeTeXglyph 217 \XeTeXglyph 72 \XeTeXglyph 362
\XeTeXglyph 414}
 
 
 
 %jj
 
 \newcommand{\jju}{\XeTeXglyph 482}
 
 
 
 % to deal with font bug involving ñja
 
 \newcommand{\nja}{\XeTeXglyph 482}
 
 \newcommand{\njA}{\XeTeXglyph 482  \XeTeXglyph 100}
 
 \newcommand{\njAm}{\XeTeXglyph 482  \XeTeXglyph 100 \XeTeXglyph 530}
 
 \newcommand{\nji}{\XeTeXglyph 101 \XeTeXglyph 482}
 
 \newcommand{\njI}{\XeTeXglyph 482 \XeTeXglyph 102}
 
 \newcommand{\njai}{\XeTeXglyph 482 \XeTeXglyph 511}
 
 \newcommand{\njo}{\XeTeXglyph 482 \XeTeXglyph 109}
 
 
 
 %to make ttra ligature
 
 \newcommand{\ttra}{त्त\XeTeXglyph470}
 
 
 
 %to make ttri ligature
 
 \newcommand{\ttri}{\XeTeXglyph401\XeTeXglyph259\XeTeXglyph470}
 
 
 
 %ttvā
 
 \newcommand{\ttvA}{\XeTeXglyph259\XeTeXglyph362\XeTeXglyph100}
 
 
 
 %ḍbha
 NO SOLUTION YET
 
 
 
 % to make dgr̥
 
 \newcommand{\dgr}{\XeTeXglyph 270 \XeTeXglyph 445}
 
 
 
 %to make ddv ligature
 
 \newcommand{\ddvA}{\XeTeXglyph 286 \XeTeXglyph 100}
 
 \newcommand{\ddvi}{\XeTeXglyph 101 \XeTeXglyph 286}
 
 
 
 %to make ddhv ligature
 
 \newcommand{\ddhv}{द्ध\XeTeXglyph 362}
 
 
 
 %to make db
 
 \newcommand{\dba}{\XeTeXglyph272}
 
 \newcommand{\dbu}{\XeTeXglyph272\XeTeXglyph 435}
 
 \newcommand{\dbA}{\XeTeXglyph272 \XeTeXglyph 100}
 
 \newcommand{\dbi}{\XeTeXglyph 101\XeTeXglyph272}
 
 \newcommand{\dbR}{\XeTeXglyph272 \XeTeXglyph 445}
 
 \newcommand{\dbra}{\XeTeXglyph 272\raise.19em\hbox{\XeTeXglyph469}}
 
 \newcommand{\dbru}{द्ब\XeTeXglyph470\raise.05em\hbox{\XeTeXglyph436}}
 
 
 
 %to make dbhu 
 
 \newcommand{\dbhu}{\XeTeXglyph280\raise.12em\hbox{\XeTeXglyph431}}
 
 
 
 %pt
 
 \newcommand{\pta}{\XeTeXglyph257}
 
 \newcommand{\ptam}{\XeTeXglyph257\XeTeXglyph530}
 
 \newcommand{\ptah}{\XeTeXglyph257 \XeTeXglyph52}
 
 \newcommand{\ptA}{\XeTeXglyph257 \XeTeXglyph100}
 
 \newcommand{\ptvA}{\XeTeXglyph258 \XeTeXglyph95 \XeTeXglyph100}
 
 \newcommand{\ptAm}{\XeTeXglyph257 \XeTeXglyph100\XeTeXglyph530}
 
 \newcommand{\ptAh}{\XeTeXglyph257 \XeTeXglyph100 \XeTeXglyph52}
 
 \newcommand{\ptI}{\XeTeXglyph 257 \XeTeXglyph 102}
 
 \newcommand{\ptim}{\XeTeXglyph 402 \XeTeXglyph 257}
 
 \newcommand{\pte}{\XeTeXglyph257 \XeTeXglyph414}
 
 \newcommand{\pto}{\XeTeXglyph257 \XeTeXglyph109}
 
 
 
 %-om̐
 
 \newcommand{\coM}{चो\kern.2em\raise.12em\hbox{\XeTeXglyph 531}}
 
 \newcommand{\dyoM}{द्यो\raise.12em\hbox{\XeTeXglyph 531}}
 
 \newcommand{\moM}{मो\kern.2em\raise.12em\hbox{\XeTeXglyph 531}}
 
 \newcommand{\roM}{रो\raise.12em\hbox{\XeTeXglyph 531}}
 
 
 
 %ṣṭv
 
 \newcommand{\STvA}{\XeTeXglyph 368\XeTeXglyph 361\XeTeXglyph 100}
 
 \newcommand{\STve}{\XeTeXglyph 368\XeTeXglyph 361\Xe \newcommand{\hNi}{\XeTeXglyph101\XeTeXglyph393}
 
 \newcommand{\hNI}{\XeTeXglyph393\XeTeXglyph102}
 
 
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
   




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