FONTLOG 
Harmattan font
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This file provides detailed information on the Harmattan font software. 
This information should be distributed along with the Harmattan fonts 
and any derivative works.

Basic Font Information
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Harmattan, named after the trade winds that blow during the winter in West
Africa, is designed in a Warsh style to suit the needs of languages using
the Arabic script in West Africa. 

The font does not cover the full Unicode Arabic repertoire. It only supports 
characters known to be used by languages in West Africa.

This font makes use of state-of-the-art font technologies to support complex 
typographic issues. Font smarts are implemented using OpenType and Graphite 
technologies.

This font provides a simplified rendering of Arabic script, using basic 
connecting glyphs but not including a wide variety of additional ligatures 
or contextual alternates (only the required lam-alef ligatures). This 
simplified style is often preferred for clarity, especially in non-Arabic 
languages, but may be considered unattractive in more traditional and 
literate communities.

One font from this typeface family is included in this release:

     * Harmattan Regular

For detailed documentation see the contents of the 'documentation' folder.

A Note Regarding the Open Font License and TypeTuner
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The OFL prohibits the use of Reserved Font Names "Fouta", "Harmattan" and 
"SIL" in the name of any font that is derived from the Original Version of 
Harmattan. However, SIL International (the Copyright Holder) grants 
through this separate written agreement the right to use the Reserved Font
Names in any Modified Version of this font created by using TypeTuner as 
long as the feature information contained in the Original Version is used, 
unmodified, as the source for TypeTuner feature information, and 
"Harmattan" is not the resulting font family name.

TypeTuner-produced fonts created in this manner are still bound by the
terms of the OFL. Specifically, the use of Reserved Font Names is
prohibited when making derivatives of a TypeTuner-produced font. Anyone
making a derivative of a TypeTuner font will need to find a different
name. For example a TypeTuner-produced font may be named 
"Harmattan SomeFarAwayPlace" but a derivative of that font made 
with other tools would not be allowed to use the "Fouta", "Harmattan" 
and "SIL" Reserved Font Names and would have to be named something like 
"Nations Ajami".


ChangeLog
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(This should list both major and minor changes, most recent first.)

2016-04-07 (SIL NRSI team) Harmattan Version 1.001 (production release)
- Changed internal font names
- changed space of U+00A0 to match regular space

2015-03-25 (SIL NRSI team) Harmattan Version 1.00 (production release)
- Further improvements to kerning.

2014-12-11 (SIL NRSI team) Harmattan alpha Version 0.119 (test release)
  - Improved kerning logic in OpenType (via GPOS) and Graphite

2014-10-27 (SIL NRSI team) Harmattan alpha Version 0.118 (test release)
- Improved display:
  - Reduced width of arrowhead combining marks to reduce collisions
  - Added kerning logic in OpenType (via GPOS) and Graphite

2014-10-14 (SIL NRSI team) Harmattan alpha Version 0.117 (test release)
- Alpha release of font for feedback
- Revision of design of characters based on feedback received
  - Shortened kasra and fatha (and similar characters and glyphs) to 
    help with collisions
  - Adjusted design to final form of U+06D2 to help with collisions
  - Increased spacing after reh-like characters
  - African qaf, African noon, African feh added (in the Unicode pipeline)
  - A few minor anchor point tweaks
- Changed default behavior for cv62 to have the kasra in the "lowered" postion
  - Removed cv62 as an OpenType feature. It is now only available through
    Graphite or TypeTunerWeb
- Default linespacing adjusted to handle tallest base character with shadda
  and lowest base character so these are not clipped 
- Added Normal and Loose linespacing adjustments for TypeTunerWeb

2014-06-24 (SIL NRSI team) Harmattan alpha Version 0.111 (test release)
- Alpha release of font for feedback
- Revision of design of characters based on feedback received
  - Isolate reh and noon ghunna characters modified
  - Tatweel (U+0640) length was shortened
  - APs on many characters were adjusted
  - Adjusted design of U+08F7..U+08FD (arrowheads)
- added U+065E, U+08F0, U+08F1, U+08F2, U+08F3

2014-04-03 (SIL NRSI team) Harmattan alpha Version 0.106 (test release)
- Alpha release of font for feedback
- Revision of design of characters based on feedback received

2013-12-04 (SIL NRSI team) Harmattan alpha Version 0.010 (test release)
- Alpha release of font for feedback only (not an actual font release)
- Arabic script design work is based on Fouta font (see copyright and 
  acknowledgments) with significant modification
- Latin script design is based on a Andika (see copyright). The Latin
  Andika glyphs have been reduced in size to match Harmattan
 

Acknowledgements
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(Here is where contributors can be acknowledged. If you make modifications
be sure to add your name (N), email (E), web-address (W) and description
(D). This list is sorted by last name in alphabetical order.)

N: Bob Hallissy
E: fonts@sil.org
W: http://scripts.sil.org/
D: Graphite, OpenType, and TypeTuner code, and build support

N: Becca Hirsbrunner
E: fonts@sil.org
W: http://scripts.sil.org/
D: Lead Designer

N: George W. Nuss
W: http://www.fulbefouta.com
D: Original Designer

N: Iska Routamaa
E: fonts@sil.org
W: http://scripts.sil.org/
D: Contributing Designer

The Harmattan project is maintained by SIL International.

For more information please visit the Harmattan font page on 
SIL International's Computers and Writing Systems website:
http://scripts.sil.org/Harmattan
