Sorry for my repeated postings. > On 2017/04/16, at 03:16, Kino <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > >> On 2017/04/16, at 02:31, Kino <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >> >> $fontname = 'Palatino' > > I designated Palatino font there only because it has all characters necessary for Arabic transliteration and is a system font installed by default. ...and its "f" does not overlap the macron of "ī". "fī" is a preposition very frequently used in Arabic. So fonts showing ugly "fī" are just unusable. I tried to attract your attention to Cochineal font because it passed the "fī" test. Kino