Font change for Persian and potentially every language using the Arabic alphabet in the engine #11286
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The current font in the engine was obviously made without other languages using the Arabic alphabet in mind and it shows, also, the very fact that there's "Naskh" in the name should make it obvious that it's not designed for use in software UI. it should be changed for the languages that use it (Persian, Arabic, Kurdish, Urdu and others which might get added in the future) since as the name suggests it's solely designed with Arabic in mind and when used for other languages shows it's flaws.
some of the current font's problem:
My personal recommendation for replacing it is Vazirmatn, an open-source multi-lingual font designed for Persian, Arabic, Kurdish, Gilaki, Urdu, Pashtu and Jawi. besides being standard and visually pleasing it's pretty popular in Persian (and probably others') web developement space. I am also open to other suggestions if anyone disagrees with this font.
P.S: Examples for comparison
Current font (NotoNaskhArabic):
Proposed font (Vazirmatn):
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