Farsi Fonts displayed Incorrectly

[Sam Neil]

I am not sure if there is a clear explanation for this behavior by the suite but why is it that in this Designer displays one character incorrectly when it come to most Farsi/Arabic fonts?

[Callum]

Hi Sam Neil,

We don't currently support RTL languages which might be the cause of this however I'm not familiar with Farsi fonts to know if they are RTL or not.

Thanks
C

[Alfred]

9 minutes ago, Callum said:

We don't currently support RTL languages which might be the cause of this however I'm not familiar with Farsi fonts to know if they are RTL or not.

@Sam Neil’s report refers to “most Farsi/Arabic fonts” (so it’s not just Farsi) but Farsi is indeed RTL. It’s a modified version of the Arabic alphabet, extended to include letters needed for the Persian language.

[Alfred]

21 hours ago, Sam Neil said:

I am not sure if there is a clear explanation for this behavior by the suite but why is it that in this Designer displays one character incorrectly when it come to most Farsi/Arabic fonts?

Would I be correct in assuming that this is pasted text, copied from ParsiNegar?

[Sam Neil]

1 hour ago, Alfred said:

Would I be correct in assuming that this is pasted text, copied from ParsiNegar?

Yes Alfred but the issue seems to be with certain fonts and in particular the letter R which I have circled in the screenshot. Microsoft Publisher or indeed Parsinegar has no issues with any Farsi/Arabic font which makes it very odd. I understand that Affinity Text Engine does not support this - however it makes it very hard to use any fonts as it becomes a gamble and I have had to play all sorts of tricks to finish my projects.

[Sam Neil]

1 hour ago, Callum said:

Hi Sam Neil,

We don't currently support RTL languages which might be the cause of this however I'm not familiar with Farsi fonts to know if they are RTL or not.

Thanks
C

Thanks Callum - Any ideas when Serif is planning on adding this? I am refusing point blank to use Adobe or indeed give up on Affinity Suite and RTL.

[Callum]

8 minutes ago, Sam Neil said:

Thanks Callum - Any ideas when Serif is planning on adding this? I am refusing point blank to use Adobe or indeed give up on Affinity Suite and RTL.

Its something we would like to add but we don't have an ETA at the moment unfortunately.

[Sam Neil]

2 minutes ago, Callum said:

Its something we would like to add but we don't have an ETA at the moment unfortunately.

I understand - However, it would be good if Serif could at least address the issue with displaying the fonts incorrectly it would be great (If at all poss).