Tasmeem
Tasmeem[1] was a set of Arabic enhancements for Adobe InDesign ME,[2] developed by WinSoft International and DecoType. Tasmeem allowed users to create typographically advanced text in Arabic in the Middle Eastern and North African versions of InDesign, turning it into a typesetting and design tool for Arabic.
Arabic calligraphy with Tasmeem[edit]
Tasmeem integrated Arabic traditional calligraphy with modern typefaces.
Subset of Tasmeem features
Tasmeem fonts[edit]
Tasmeem 4 proposed a new collection of fonts such as Naskh, Emiri, Hasan Hiba. Tasmeem fonts could only be used with Tasmeem.
Word Shaping[edit]
Word Shaping presented all the possible calligraphic alternatives for the selected letters of a word.
Text Shaping[edit]
Text Shaping dealt with the same calligraphic parameters as the Word Shaping, but automated it for large amounts of text. Distribution of shape alternates, dissimilation of the same letter through a variation, Kashida distribution and frequency can be precisely controlled and applied on long text, just like a regular paragraph style.
The Position Tuner[edit]
The Position Tuner feature allows dragging and positioning a segment of a word with the mouse in normal, searchable text. It adjusts spacing, kerning and creates calligraphic arrangements. Moreover it can select and colour vowels independently.
Selection Helper[edit]
This feature facilitates the selection in non-linear text by pinpointing each letter and vowel.
Arabic Spacing[edit]
Arabic Spacing allows adjusting space between words and space between word segments.
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Tasmeem 4 interface -
The Selection helper -
Word shaping
