I am using the Tahoma font for writing Urdu. Unicode is the standard character set for such things nowadays and the Arabic script part of it contains characters for Arabic, Persian, Urdu, etc. Some other fonts provide the Arabic characters which are a subset of Urdu ones, but not all Urdu characters.
Month: March 2004
اردو بلاگ ویب رنگ
میں نے اردو بلاگز کے لۓ ایک ویب رنگ بنایا ہے۔ اس کا مقصد ان تمام بلاگز کی فہرست جمع کرنا ہے جو اردو میں لکھے جاتے ہیں- میرے بلاگ کے دائیں طرف نیچے بھی اس ویب رنگ کا لنک ہے جہاں سے آپ دوسرے اردو بلاگ جا سکتے ہیں۔
Presidential Endorsement
Since today is Super Tuesday and there is a primary here in Georgia, may be I should go ahead and endorse somebody. There are obviously a few caveats: I am a New Jersey resident, so I can’t vote in Georgia. And the Jersey primary isn’t till June 8. Who am I kidding? I am not… Continue reading Presidential Endorsement
Walking on Campus
A Photographic walk through the Georgia Tech campus…
Satanic Theater
I have finally found the perfect theater for watching The Passion of the Christ. Tickets at one movie theater screening Mel Gibson’s “The Passion of the Christ” are being deemed decidedly unholy. The number 666, which many Christians recognize as the “mark of the beast,” is appearing on movie tickets for Gibson’s film at a… Continue reading Satanic Theater
No Saudi Visit for Us
Via Brian’s Study Breaks, it seems that the Saudis are doing what they do best. Saudi Arabia is barring visits by Jews after launching a new visa scheme to try to attract more tourists. The Saudi tourism department website said tourist visas would not be issued to Israeli passport holders or Jews. Earlier this month,… Continue reading No Saudi Visit for Us