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Here are the consolidated answers to the original question from
Paul Janssen (P._Janssen.VEN1@rx.xerox.com):

     Is it possible to "fit" hebrew and arabic characters into a 5x7 dot
     matrix and/or 8x8 ?

     If so , is there a 'standard' ?


Jeff
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Sender: Alexandre Khalil <iskandar@u.washington.edu>
        Arabic script software mailing list, maintainer
	
  Yes, it is possible in the case of 8x8 for both languages.  You will
find bitmaps in the files CP862.F08 and CP864.F08 on ftp.u.washington.edu
in public/reader/dos/fontcol16.zip.

  8x8 is the smallest I have seen, and the thin curved glyphs of Arabic
read very uncomfortably at this resolutions.

  I suspect that it should be possible to have hebrew at 5x7 though I do
not know why any one would want to read that.  Arabic characters of this
size would be a challenge and, in my opinion, probably unreadable.


Sender: Stanislav Fritz <stanf@microsoft.com>
        International Product Manager

If you mean will Hebrew and Arabic text be readable on low resolution
dot matrix (or screen) printers the answer is yes (may not look great,
but a native should be able to figure it out...just as roman italic
text may not look great in low resolution), but if you want room for
diacritics it may be hard on a 5x7 matrix. Go for a higher resolution.

The characters are not necessarily more complex than the roman
characters, unlike the Chinese based characters, just different.  They
do tend to be more cursive.

There are a number of bitmap and TT Hebrew and Arabic fonts around.