Sorry, this is the image I meant to send.
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On Wed, Oct 9, 2019 at 10:06 AM Andrew Ollett <andrew.ollett@gmail.com> wrote:
The Adisila font, developed Krishnaprasad and occasionally discussed on this list, does have the ligature in question. Hopefully the attached image comes through. The large number of "hacks" you've had to introduce to get Devanagari MT to do the right thing suggests to me that a different font might serve you better.
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On Wed, Oct 9, 2019 at 10:00 AM Raik Strunz via INDOLOGY <indology@list.indology.info> wrote:
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@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}{\XeTeXglyph 204\XeTeXglyph 52}
\newcommand{\nggam}{\XeTeXglyph 204 \XeTeXglyph 530}
\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\XeTeXglyph 414}

%hṇa
\newcommand{\hNa}{\XeTeXglyph393}
\newcommand{\hNA}{\XeTeXglyph393\XeTeXglyph100}
\newcommand{\hNi}{\XeTeXglyph101\XeTeXglyph393}
\newcommand{\hNI}{\XeTeXglyph393\XeTeXglyph102}












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