Special characters (Arabic) - wrong type faces

714 views2 repliesLast post: 12/7/2006
OK, I’ve spent way too much time searching the forum for an answer to my question without finding it, so here goes.

First, the preliminaries:

I just downloaded that trial version of the latest PhotoShop, installation was perfect. I then download and installed all the latest updates, without problem.

Here is the system information provided by PhotoShop:

Adobe Photoshop Version: 9.0 (9.0x196)
Operating System: Windows XP
Version: 5.1 Service Pack 2
System architecture: AMD CPU Family:6, Model:6, Stepping:2 with MMX, SSE Integer, SSE FP Physical processor count: 2
Processor speed: 1600 MHz
Built-in memory: 2047 MB
Free memory: 1425 MB
Memory available to Photoshop: 1763 MB
Memory used by Photoshop: 55 %
Image cache levels: 6
Serial number: Tryout Version
Application folder: C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop CS2\ Temporary file path: C:\DOCUME~1\BRIAN~1.MUS\LOCALS~1\Temp\ Photoshop scratch has async I/O enabled
Scratch volume(s):
Startup, 37.3G, 12.5G free
Primary Plug-ins folder: C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop CS2\Plug-Ins\ Additional Plug-ins folder: not set
Installed plug-ins:
ADM 3.10x21
ASDStrm 1.03x2
Accented Edges 9.0
Angled Strokes 9.0
Average 9.0 (9.0x196)
BMP 9.0 (9.0x196)
Bas Relief 9.0
Camera Raw 3.0
Chalk & Charcoal 9.0
Charcoal 9.0
Chrome 9.0
Cineon 9.0 (9.0x196)
Clouds 9.0 (9.0x196)
Color Halftone 9.0 (9.0x196)
Colored Pencil 9.0
CompuServe GIF 9.0 (9.0x196)
Conditional Mode Change 9.0 (9.0x196)
Contact Sheet II 9.0 (9.0x196)
Conté Crayon 9.0
Craquelure 9.0
Crop and Straighten Photos 9.0 (9.0x196)
Crop and Straighten Photos Filter 9.0 (9.0x196)
Crosshatch 9.0
Crystallize 9.0 (9.0x196)
Cutout 9.0
Dark Strokes 9.0
De-Interlace 9.0 (9.0x196)
Difference Clouds 9.0 (9.0x196)
Diffuse Glow 9.0
Displace 9.0 (9.0x196)
Dry Brush 9.0
Embed Watermark 1.70.19
Export Transparent Image 9.0 (9.0x196)
Extract 9.0 (9.0x196)
Extrude 9.0 (9.0x196)
FastCore Routines 9.0 (9.0x196)
Fibers 9.0 (9.0x196)
Film Grain 9.0
Filmstrip 9.0 (9.0x196)
Filter Gallery 9.0
Fit Image 9.0 (9.0x196)
Fresco 9.0
Generic EPS 9.0
Glass 9.0
Glowing Edges 9.0
Grain 9.0
Graphic Pen 9.0
HDRMergeAlign 9.0x001
HDRMergeUI 9.0x001
Halftone Pattern 9.0
Ink Outlines 9.0
Lens Blur 9.0
Lens Correction 9.0
Lens Flare 9.0 (9.0x196)
Lighting Effects 9.0 (9.0x196)
Liquify 9.0
MMXCore Routines 9.0 (9.0x196)
Merge to HDR 1.0x001
Mezzotint 9.0 (9.0x196)
Mosaic Tiles 9.0
Multiprocessor Support 9.0 (9.0x196)
NTSC Colors 9.0 (9.0x196)
Neon Glow 9.0
Note Paper 9.0
Ocean Ripple 9.0
OpenEXR 9.0 (9.0x196)
PCX 9.0 (9.0x196)
PNG 9.0 (9.0x196)
PNG Icons 1.22x1
Paint Daubs 9.0
Palette Knife 9.0
Patchwork 9.0
Paths to Illustrator 9.0 (9.0x196)
Pattern Maker 9.0 (9.0x196)
Photo CD 9.0 (9.0x196)
Photocopy 9.0
Photomerge 9.0 (9.0x196)
PhotomergeCylmap 9.0 (9.0x196)
PhotomergeRender 9.0 (9.0x196)
PhotomergeUI 9.0 (9.0x196)
Picture Package 9.0 (9.0x196)
Picture Package Filter 9.0 (9.0x196)
Pinch 9.0 (9.0x196)
Pixar 9.0 (9.0x196)
Plaster 9.0
Plastic Wrap 9.0
Pointillize 9.0 (9.0x196)
Polar Coordinates 9.0 (9.0x196)
Portable Bit Map 9.0 (9.0x196)
Poster Edges 9.0
Radial Blur 9.0 (9.0x196)
Radiance 9.0 (9.0x196)
Read Watermark 1.70.19
Resize Image 9.0 (9.0x196)
Reticulation 9.0
Ripple 9.0 (9.0x196)
Rough Pastels 9.0
Save for Web Version 9.0x012
ScriptingSupport 9.0
Send Video Preview to Device 9.0 (9.0x196)
Shear 9.0 (9.0x196)
Smart Blur 9.0 (9.0x196)
Smudge Stick 9.0
Solarize 9.0 (9.0x196)
Spatter 9.0
Spherize 9.0 (9.0x196)
Sponge 9.0
Sprayed Strokes 9.0
Stained Glass 9.0
Stamp 9.0
Sumi-e 9.0
Targa 9.0 (9.0x196)
#1
Duplicate thread, reply at the following link:
Phosphor, "Special Arabic characters - attempt #2" #1, 17 Oct 2005 12:58 pm </cgi-bin/webx?13/0>
#2
Use Windows Character Map, usually under Start button Programs, Accessories.
#3