actually_felix Posted April 18, 2023 Share Posted April 18, 2023 Just trying to move from InDesign to Affinity, but it is quite essential for me that I am able to use Thai Font (IBM Plex Sans Thai, and other Thai Fonts). In Thai we have vowels that stacks up (sometimes double stacking) on top of our letters. In Affinity, these vowels are squished together in one line above the alphabet (see 'Incorrect Text.png' ). I would like it to be spaced upwards like I could in Adobe ('Correct Text.png'). Is there any way that I can do this? I have tried: 1. Changing Typography Script / Language Character > Language > Typography Script Selected 'Auto' and 'Thai' in Typography Script. Neither Worked 2. Changing Typography Settings Ctrl + Shift + T Tried all the alternative and no change (See 'Topography Settings.png') Please help, being able to edit Thai documents is essential in my job, this is a bit of a deal breaker that I will need to fix. Any suggestions? Preferable I would like to be able to use IBM Plex Sans Thai as it is consistent with my client's brand guidelines and they had no problems before I switched to Affinity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walt.farrell Posted April 18, 2023 Share Posted April 18, 2023 Welcome to the Serif Affinity forums. It is unclear from your post whether you are using the Trial version of the Affinity application, or whether you have purchased V2 already. If you have purchased it, you might try installing the 2.1 beta and seeing how it works there. I have read that the support for Thai fonts has been improved in 2.1. To sign up for the beta, if you own a V2 license, please see: https://affinity.serif.com/affinity-beta-program/ Quote -- Walt Designer, Photo, and Publisher V1 and V2 at latest retail and beta releases PC: Desktop: Windows 11 Pro, version 23H2, 64GB memory, AMD Ryzen 9 5900 12-Core @ 3.00 GHz, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Laptop: Windows 11 Pro, version 23H2, 32GB memory, Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz, Intel UHD Graphics Comet Lake GT2 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU. iPad: iPad Pro M1, 12.9": iPadOS 17.4.1, Apple Pencil 2, Magic Keyboard Mac: 2023 M2 MacBook Air 15", 16GB memory, macOS Sonoma 14.4.1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
actually_felix Posted April 19, 2023 Author Share Posted April 19, 2023 Thank you Walt.Farrel for your reply. I am using the V2 I've purchased recently, I will give the 2.1 beta a try and will update this thread on if it works. Many thanks, Walt walt.farrell 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
actually_felix Posted April 19, 2023 Author Share Posted April 19, 2023 20 hours ago, walt.farrell said: Welcome to the Serif Affinity forums. It is unclear from your post whether you are using the Trial version of the Affinity application, or whether you have purchased V2 already. If you have purchased it, you might try installing the 2.1 beta and seeing how it works there. I have read that the support for Thai fonts has been improved in 2.1. To sign up for the beta, if you own a V2 license, please see: https://affinity.serif.com/affinity-beta-program/ Hey Walt, I've tried this on the V2.1 Beta and still having the same issue (see below). Is there anything else I should try? Many thanks in advance for any advice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff Dan C Posted April 19, 2023 Staff Share Posted April 19, 2023 Hi @actually_felix, Welcome to the Affinity Forums & I'm sorry to see you're having trouble! 4 hours ago, actually_felix said: I've tried this on the V2.1 Beta and still having the same issue I have installed the IBM Plex Sans Thai font, however I'm not personally au fait with entering Thai text in order to replicate this - are you able to attach a copy of your Affinity document which shows this error for me? Many thanks in advance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
actually_felix Posted April 25, 2023 Author Share Posted April 25, 2023 On 4/19/2023 at 9:29 PM, Dan C said: Hi @actually_felix, Welcome to the Affinity Forums & I'm sorry to see you're having trouble! I have installed the IBM Plex Sans Thai font, however I'm not personally au fait with entering Thai text in order to replicate this - are you able to attach a copy of your Affinity document which shows this error for me? Many thanks in advance Hey Dan, My apologies for missing the notification and replying late. Thank you for your help, I really appreciate it! I've attached a sample text file for you (Aff. Filename: 'Sample Thai') to have a look at. Thank you in advanced for any advice! Sample Thai.afpub Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff Dan C Posted April 26, 2023 Staff Share Posted April 26, 2023 No problem at all - many thanks for providing that for me! I can confirm I have been able to replicate this and have logged it with our developers, unfortunately none of the settings within the Affinity app can currently change the way in which these accents are displayed, my apologies. I hope this helps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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