nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kyqpqaun2s0l0v4367fa98fm4yshcy0ccutw5u7w0fc4x07cmshfgqztqgx8xdc (nprofile…8xdc) nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kyqpq2crs36snwygk3c85pd9d2hwpjk4hfzap8qzjz35get3ys5hrth5sfzyeul (nprofile…yeul) Getting the unconnected alif raised relative to a height determined by the following letter group is tricky in OTL. The cursive connection anchor type was defined with a couple of assumptions in mind: a) that the letterforms visually connect, and b) a single pair of entry and exit anchors was sufficient for all connections. What this means in cascading Arabic is that one can’t define a entry anchor on an initial letter without all other initial and medial letters with exit anchors connecting to it.
The isolated alif needs to be handled as a special case. In theory, one could define a contextual cursive connection lookup, in which the entry anchor on the initial letter would only be active when preceded by an alif. I have not tried this, though.
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