Zid Chwya Posted February 13, 2022 Share Posted February 13, 2022 Hi I am an Arab user of Affinity Publisher, and since 90% of my work is in Arabic, I face a big problem in the programs not supporting the Arabic language How can I deal with this problem Regard Tony W, KHALIDTV and Xakiru 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Komatös Posted February 13, 2022 Share Posted February 13, 2022 Hello @Zid Chwya and welcome to the forums. Unfortunately, there is currently no support for RTL text input. Quote AMD Ryzen 7 5700X | INTEL Arc A770 LE 16 GB | 32 GB DDR4 3200MHz | Windows 11 Pro 23H2 (22631.3085) AMD A10-9600P | dGPU R7 M340 (2 GB) | 8 GB DDR4 2133 MHz | Windows 10 Home 22H2 (1945.3803) Affinity Suite V 2.3.1 & Beta 2.(latest) Better translations with: https://www.deepl.com/translator Need a system wide color picker? Try Microsoft's (New) Power Toys Need a robust PDF Solution? Have a look at Stirling PDF There's nothing you get used to faster than working slowly! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xakiru Posted February 17, 2022 Share Posted February 17, 2022 Please add Arabic support, thanks aboodalqadi@yahoo.com and Tony W 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony W Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 It will be good to have Arabic right-left language / bidirectional text support @Lee D. There are some workarounds detailed on youtube (https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=affinity+arabic+ some have a cost like Artwayz). Having a plug-in or similar for Affinity would be ideal - even if its an Added Cost Item to be purchased from the Affinity add-ons store. There must be a large number of users using Arabic, Hebrew, Persian, Urdu - who would be interested. thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonSquirrel Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 For simple text, the sort that you see in newspapers and books, I use LibreOffice. Version 7 has a much improved RTL engine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony W Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 Thanks @LondonSquirrel Libre is good but still if transferred (copy & paste) to Affinity the result is still jumbled - see the attachment - the top is توني from Libre - but joined & almost got there - I tried the same from MS Word - and the bottom is inexplicable - but a script. I also entered direct - the first is on the Oman 101 keyboard (Windows10) and the second is Oman 102 - slight difference which I had not seen when using MS Word. I am tempted to buy Artwayz - but some comments are that it doesn't function. Photoshop - the old versions on a CD - did have a plugin that worked & I can imagine that a similar paid plugin would work with Affinity.🤞 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonSquirrel Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 1 hour ago, Tony W said: Libre is good but still if transferred (copy & paste) to Affinity the result is still jumbled Correct, because as @Komatös above wrote, there is no RTL in Affinity's apps. You can export the text from LibreOffice as EPS, and place that. It's OK for short bits of text, but it's nowhere near ideal or usable for longer text that you want to integrate in a document. In fact it is quite a long and annoying process - hence only suitable for a simple and short piece of text. I've attached two samples. In the first you will see the text is broken (even if you don't read Persian you will recognise the letter forms are not correct). The second file has the broken parts removed and is quite a reasonable rendition. In my experience if you are looking for a 'full' DTP solution for use with Arabic/Persian/Urdu/Hebrew/etc, Affinity is not the solution for you. If you only want a short piece of text or some 'graphical text', it is doable via an export from LibreOffice (with some cleaning up afterwards). be name khodavand.epsbe name khodavand 2.eps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony W Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 I appreciate that - there have been several forum posts about right to left language over the years. My post was to make a language request to Affinity (without making a new post) with a link to a moderator such as @Callum(the forum is suggested for requests - by Affinity on their website ). As I am aware that I am not the first I hope that by letting them know there is another person who is interested, a picture of demand may build up. I think Affinity is a good, low cost alternative to Adobe - so the cost of freely implementing the request may be prohibitive. The right-to left market is also generally low cost (except for Israel). So I think Affinity have a large pool of people who would right to left language - and pay for it. Artwayz charge from US$30 for the right-to-left workaround and they explicitly promote for use with Affinity. So I would guess that Affinity - or an authorised supplier - could achieve that as a sale in the Affinity add-ons store if the Affinity team would agree. Hope springs eternal - to quote Pope. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KHALIDTV Posted October 7, 2022 Share Posted October 7, 2022 yeah adding such thing well not hurt them it make more sale and more useability community of Arabs is so huge and we will support them if they do that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony W Posted October 7, 2022 Share Posted October 7, 2022 KHALIDTV - agreed. There may be a coding issue to get the script to flow when using a mix of left to right & right to left. However a plugin or similar that has a charge would hopefully offset the cost of specialized coding. Lets see - I'm always hopeful Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KHALIDTV Posted October 7, 2022 Share Posted October 7, 2022 (edited) I dont think that a programming issue adobe and many software houses thy did it I think they should put it in their road map improvement it will not hurt them and it will give them more credits and more sale Edited October 7, 2022 by KHALIDTV I want to delete it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KHALIDTV Posted October 7, 2022 Share Posted October 7, 2022 3 hours ago, Tony W said: KHALIDTV - agreed. There may be a coding issue to get the script to flow when using a mix of left to right & right to left. However a plugin or similar that has a charge would hopefully offset the cost of specialized coding. Lets see - I'm always hopeful I dont think that a programming issue adobe and many software houses thy did it I think they should put it in their road map improvement it will not hurt them and it will give them more credits and more sale Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Bruce Posted October 8, 2022 Share Posted October 8, 2022 19 hours ago, KHALIDTV said: I want to delete it You can hide it, if by "it" you mean the post. At the upper Right of each post are three dots click on them and you should see the option to hide any of your posts. Quote Mac Pro (Late 2013) Mac OS 12.7.2 Affinity Designer 2.3.1 | Affinity Photo 2.3.1 | Affinity Publisher 2.3.1 | Beta versions as they appear. I have never mastered color management, period, so I cannot help with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivanvanbeek Posted February 18, 2023 Share Posted February 18, 2023 On 2/13/2022 at 12:35 PM, Zid Chwya said: You might like to use this, past in the Arabic text. Then ‘translate’ copy it and past it in affinity. https://www.arabic-text.com regards, ivan Hi I am an Arab user of Affinity Publisher, and since 90% of my work is in Arabic, I face a big problem in the programs not supporting the Arabic language How can I deal with this problem Regard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony W Posted February 18, 2023 Share Posted February 18, 2023 thanks @ivanvanbeek I will also give that a try Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfred Posted February 18, 2023 Share Posted February 18, 2023 LeoMoon ParsiNegar is another freeware option. Quote Alfred Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for Windows • Windows 10 Home/Pro Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for iPad • iPadOS 16.7.2 (iPad 7th gen) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivanvanbeek Posted February 18, 2023 Share Posted February 18, 2023 2 hours ago, Tony W said: thanks @ivanvanbeek I will also give that a try I use it myself all the time. Works perfectly until affinity will support it 🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maryam Ismaeel Posted June 6, 2023 Share Posted June 6, 2023 I need to use Affinity Publisher but in Arabic, I tried many solutions but it is not good, the available solutions are acceptable for small designs, not big & heavy works. DesignerUSA 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony W Posted June 6, 2023 Share Posted June 6, 2023 4 hours ago, Maryam Ismaeel said: I need to use Affinity Publisher but in Arabic... Its unfortunate Maryam Ismaeel that Affinity, so far, does not support any right to left languages (Arabic, Hebrew, Persian, Urdu etc) . I purchased Affinity 2 - the latest version - in the hope that right to left will be included in that, eventually. Fingers crossed it will come Inshallah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aikoz Posted July 14, 2023 Share Posted July 14, 2023 (edited) +1 totally support it Yep Affinity team, please add (Right to left) texting support. It's really much needed by a huge population. Edited July 14, 2023 by Aikoz Tony W 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tayeb Posted September 27, 2023 Share Posted September 27, 2023 J'ai besoin d'utiliser la suite Affinity mais en arabe, j'ai essayé de nombreuses solutions mais ce n'est pas bon, les solutions disponibles sont acceptables pour les petites conceptions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony W Posted September 27, 2023 Share Posted September 27, 2023 oui - ce serait génial d'avoir une langue de droite à gauche - pour l'arabe, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omer242 Posted October 30, 2023 Share Posted October 30, 2023 I just received an upgrade offer for the Universal License since I have all three Affinity products in both PC and iPad versions but I thought I would first check to see if they added support for Arabic RTL. Unfortunately, it is still unsupported, therefore I would pass on that offer. Thanks, Omer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony W Posted October 30, 2023 Share Posted October 30, 2023 Omer it is unfortunate - But I like Affinity & I purchased version2 on its release - designer, photo, publisher so fingers crossed 🤞Affinity will introduce Right to Left ⬅️or engage/approve a company to create a plug-in at an extra charge 💰- it will be a fantastic addition especially for publisher Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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