TPTQ Arabic designs and develops Unicode-compliant fonts. Below are some instructions for using Unicode fonts to set Devanagari texts.
How to use Devanagari fonts in Adobe applications:
IndicPlus: (Recommended)
Compatibility:
Works with Adobe InDesign CS2, CS3 and CS4 (Both Mac and PC)
For further information on this plugin, please visit this website:
http://www.metadesignsolutions.com/IndicPlus.html
World Tools
Compatibility:
Works only with Adobe InDesign CS4
For further information on this plugin, please visit this website:
http://www.in-tools.com/plugin.php?p=8
ScribeDOOR
Alternatively you can use ScribeDOOR plugin for Adobe CS, which adds the ability to edit and treat text in 21 complex languages, including Arabic, Hebrew, Farsi, Hindi, Urdu, Tamil and many scripts to create multilingual documents.
Compatibility:
Works only with Adobe InDesign CS4
1. Download the scripts.
2. Install the fonts.
3. Copy the provided scripts to your InDesign's Scripts folder.
Location on a Mac:
Applications > Adobe InDesign CS4 > Scripts > Scripts Panel
Location on a PC:
Program Files > Adobe > Adobe InDesign CS4 > Scripts > Scripts Panel
4. Open the Adobe InDesign CS4. Type in some Devanagari text using ITF fonts.
Select the text and go to Window > Automation > Scripts.
5. In the scripts panel, while keeping the text selected, run the script:
rl2-assign_WR_single_composer.jsx
or
rl2-assign_WR_para_composer.jsx
6. Your text should render properly now.
Compatibility:
Works with Adobe InDesign CS4, Adobe Illustrator CS4 & Adobe Photoshop CS4
1. Download the templates.*
2. Install the fonts.
3. Open any of the template and use the ITF fonts within the provided text box. If you want to create a new text box, make a copy of the first text box and use it.
*Download the templates here:
InDesign: http://www.thomasphinney.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/world-ready-indesign.zip
Illustrator: http://www.thomasphinney.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/world-ready-illustrator.ai
Photoshop: http://www.thomasphinney.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/world-ready-photoshop.psd