InPage
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 InPage 3 splash screen displaying Urdu text | |
| Original author(s) | Concept Software |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | InPage Team |
| Initial release | 1994 |
| Stable release | 3.61
/ 2013 |
Desktop publishing software | |
| License | Proprietary |
| Website | inpage.com |
InPage is a
Overview
InPage is used on PCs where the user wishes to create their documents in Urdu, using the style of Nastaliq with a vast
]Before being used within InPage, the Noori style of Nastaliq, which was first created as a digital typeface (font) in 1981 through the collaboration of
In 1994, an Indian software development team - Concept Software Pvt. Ltd. (est. 1988 in Delhi),[1] led by Rarendra Singh and Vijay Gupta, with the collaboration of a UK company called Multilingual Solutions[2] led by Kamran Rouhi, developed InPage Urdu for Pakistan's newspaper industry, who up until that time had been using large teams of calligraphers to hand-write last minute corrections to text created under Monotype's proprietary system. The Noori Nastaliq typeface was licensed for InPage from Monotype and augmented for use as the main Urdu font in this software, along with 40 other non-Nastaliq fonts.
InPage is reported to be in use on millions of PCs in Pakistan and India (mainly illegal pirated versions). It has also been widely marketed and sold legally in the UK and India since 1994.[citation needed]
InPage launched its Version 3 at ITCN exhibition Asia in Karachi, Pakistan, held in August 2008. This version is Unicode based, supports more Languages, and other Nastaliq fonts with Kasheeda have been added to it along with compatibility with OpenType Unicode fonts. In addition to Arabic, Saraiki, Urdu, Persian and Pashto, other languages of the region, such as Sindhi and Hazaragi can be handled in InPage.
See also
References
- ^ "InPage Manufacturer". Inpage.com. Retrieved 2013-05-19.
- ^ "InPage UK Collaborator & Western Distributor". Languagemarket.com. Retrieved 2013-11-26.
