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Tasmeem

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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

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Rings, a Tasmeem feature
Rings

Tasmeem integrated Arabic traditional calligraphy with modern typefaces.

ASubset of Tasmeem features

Tasmeem fonts

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Tasmeem 4 proposed a new collection of fonts such as Naskh, Emiri, and Hasan Hiba. Tasmeem fonts could only be used with Tasmeem.

Word Shaping

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Word Shaping presented all the possible calligraphic alternatives for the selected letters of a word.

Text Shaping

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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

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The Position Tuner feature allows dragging and positioning a segment of a word with the mouse in normal, searchable text. It adjusts spacing, and kerning and creates calligraphic arrangements. Moreover it can select and colour vowels independently.

Selection Helper

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This feature facilitates the selection of non-linear text by pinpointing each letter and vowel.

Arabic Spacing

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Arabic Spacing allows adjusting space between words and space between word segments.

References

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