[OSM-dev] arabic ligatures in mapnik

[Mikel Maron]

Hi

We've noticed some issues with Arabic text rendering in Mapnik.

http://westbank.maps.jsintl.org/?lat=31.70841&lon=35.20192&zoom=17&layers=B

Street names in Arabic rendered along a path end up being drawn without ligatures, which to a native speakers looks like an A C R O N Y M. 

I'm not sure if mapnik on OSM.org is doing the same (can't find any streets as tortuously bendy as the ones in Bethlehem), or if there's a particular issue with the fonts on our server.

Thanks for any help
Mikel
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