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> Like the omission of Nastaliq is a great tragedy and Google should be deeply ashamed. Well, the heading says «Beautiful and free fonts for all languages» and

• mynameisvlad 12y ago
  A. I wouldn't exactly call an almost-dead not-incredibly-commonly-used script "important". Especially when others, which are available on Noto, are more widely used. B. There's much better ways of phrasing the request than the way it was written.
  • sandGorgon 12y ago
    A. incorrect. I have just one word for you - Bollywood [1] [2] [1] https://www.google.co.in/search?q=bollywood+urdu&safe=off&client=ubuntu&hs=hYi&channel=fs&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=507GU5HZL8e-uAS4vYKoDw&ved=0CAkQ_AUoAg&biw=1467&bih=707 https://www.google.co.in/search?q=bollywood+urdu&safe=off&cl... [2] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hindi_and_Urdu_wedding_songs http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hindi_and_Urdu_wedding_songs
    • mynameisvlad 12y ago
      First of all, I wouldn't call one specific use case proving that it isn't almost dead. Just because it's being used in one case, for Bollywood wedding songs, does not mean it isn't "almost dead". Secondly, it was by the OPs own admission that the language is dying.
      • sandGorgon 12y ago
        true - except when that one usecase is a billion people. I'm just pointing out that there is a skewed worldview of asian countries. My previous comment was in jest, but was fairly accurate in its portrayal of impact. a far more cut and dry statistic is this [1] and this [2] [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/States_of_India_by_Urdu_speakers http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/States_of_India_by_Urdu_speaker... [2] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daily_Jang http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daily_Jang