stash Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 I do a lot of design work for the middle eastern world. I have certain arabic fonts installed on my mac computer. However, the right to left input functionality does not work for the arabic font to make sense. It works in other mac applications such as Pages. This is a super important feature and I would really love for Affiinity Designer to support right-to-left scripts for writing in foreign languages such as Hebrew or Arabic input. This is where the cursor starts on the right side and the font lettering goes left. Please add this, it is super important for my niche! :rolleyes: B) Thanks. mfarooqi, Sarmad N. Aqrawi and CHECHENO 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MEB Posted March 9, 2016 Staff Share Posted March 9, 2016 Hi stash, Welcome to Affinity Forums :) This was requested a few times already but as far as i know it may still take a while until it gets implemented, sorry. It's not a trivial task and there's currently other features taking priority. Quote A Guide to Learning Affinity Software Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stash Posted March 9, 2016 Author Share Posted March 9, 2016 thank you for the quick response! i love the product btw. :wub: :rolleyes: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfarooqi Posted December 4, 2017 Share Posted December 4, 2017 Hello, Any updates regarding Arabic/Urdu/Persian or other right to left fonts in new Affinity Builds? I also need to make a few brochures in Arabic/Urdu fonts. But this this is not added yet as you mentioned. Any idea idea in which version will we get this update.. Thank you Sarmad N. Aqrawi 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarmad N. Aqrawi Posted April 4, 2018 Share Posted April 4, 2018 On 12/4/2017 at 11:22 AM, mfarooqi said: Hello, Any updates regarding Arabic/Urdu/Persian or other right to left fonts in new Affinity Builds? I also need to make a few brochures in Arabic/Urdu fonts. But this this is not added yet as you mentioned. Any idea idea in which version will we get this update.. Thank you Same inquiry. Any Update please Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MEB Posted April 4, 2018 Staff Share Posted April 4, 2018 Hi Sarmad N. Aqrawi, Welcome to Affinity Forums See my reply to you other post here. Quote A Guide to Learning Affinity Software Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarmad N. Aqrawi Posted April 4, 2018 Share Posted April 4, 2018 49 minutes ago, MEB said: Hi Sarmad N. Aqrawi, Welcome to Affinity Forums See my reply to you other post here. Although I did not like the feedback but thank you for your very quick reply Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarmad N. Aqrawi Posted April 4, 2018 Share Posted April 4, 2018 Hi All, There is a way to add RTL texts to the visual by writing the text in Word or Powerpoint and export it as PDF then importing that PDF to the visual, it can help a bit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eladberger Posted December 2, 2018 Share Posted December 2, 2018 Has this Issue been fix? Is it possible to write from right to left? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff Patrick Connor Posted December 21, 2018 Staff Share Posted December 21, 2018 On 12/2/2018 at 6:10 AM, eladberger said: Has this Issue been fix? Is it possible to write from right to left? Thanks No, this is a big undertaking and has not been tackled yet, sorry Quote Patrick Connor Serif Europe Ltd Latest V2 releases on each platform Help make our apps better by joining our beta program! "There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man. True nobility lies in being superior to your previous self." W. L. Sheldon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxenco Posted September 3, 2022 Share Posted September 3, 2022 .. refreshing the request, { 2022 } .. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BridgeBuilderBruce Posted November 23, 2022 Share Posted November 23, 2022 Yes... enabling Arabic, Farsi, Pushtu, Urdu fonts would be helpful. Even allowing a paste function from other programs would help. There is no right-to-left option, even in copy/pasting. A real limitation that must impact your bottom line. Also I can create a path in the pixel persona, but cannot convert the path to vector. This was a work-around for some Farsi fonts I needed to use in a logo. I have been searching in version 2 for work arounds or features that could help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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