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Bug 19830 - PDF prints don't join Arabic letters properly
PDF prints don't join Arabic letters properly
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Product: MediaWiki extensions
Classification: Unclassified
Collection (Other open bugs)
unspecified
All All
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Assigned To: PediaPress Development Team
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Reported: 2009-07-19 18:00 UTC by obayd3
Modified: 2013-06-18 15:21 UTC (History)
9 users (show)

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PDF made with PDF tool at Arabic Wikisource of page [[ويكي مصدر]] (78.54 KB, application/pdf)
2009-08-31 06:36 UTC, obayd3
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screenshot from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arabic#Examples (35.28 KB, image/png)
2009-08-31 09:05 UTC, Sadik Khalid
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pdf file from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arabic#Examples (228.15 KB, application/pdf)
2009-08-31 09:06 UTC, Sadik Khalid
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screenshot from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Indic_text#Check_for_existing_support (61.72 KB, image/png)
2009-08-31 09:07 UTC, Sadik Khalid
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pdf file from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Indic_text#Check_for_existing_support (407.76 KB, application/pdf)
2009-08-31 09:07 UTC, Sadik Khalid
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Description obayd3 2009-07-19 18:00:14 UTC
The book tool does not produce correct Arabic: letters don't get joined properly. Please compare any PDF produced with its Arabic original page. The issue affects all Arabic projects.
Comment 1 Derk-Jan Hartman 2009-08-21 23:57:17 UTC
Since ar.wikipedia does not seem to have the PDF generation tool in it's interface, perhaps it would be best if you uploaded two screenshots showing the problem. It might also be helpful to list an example of two letters that when joined produce the joined glyph. It is always a good idea to give the developers really exact examples, especially if script issues are in play.
Comment 2 obayd3 2009-08-31 06:36:49 UTC
Created attachment 6503 [details]
PDF made with PDF tool at Arabic Wikisource of page [[ويكي مصدر]]
Comment 3 obayd3 2009-08-31 06:37:34 UTC
I have attached a PDF of [[ويكي مصدر]], a redirect page on Arabic Wikisource.
The title should appear as
ويكي مصدر
(letters connected when appropriate).
However the result is:
ر‌د‌ص‌م‌‌ي‌ك‌ي‌و‌

I also think magic words are not handled properly.

Obayd
Comment 4 Sadik Khalid 2009-08-31 09:05:35 UTC
Created attachment 6504 [details]
screenshot from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arabic#Examples
Comment 5 Sadik Khalid 2009-08-31 09:06:16 UTC
Created attachment 6505 [details]
pdf file from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arabic#Examples
Comment 8 Sadik Khalid 2009-08-31 09:09:06 UTC
Correct link from ar.wikisource.org http://ar.wikisource.org/w/index.php?title=%D9%88%D9%8A%D9%83%D9%8A_%D9%85%D8%B5%D8%AF%D8%B1&oldid=100367

I found this problem in all Arabic / Indic Script pages in several wikis. Please find attachments from English wikipedia
1. Arabic.png & Arabic.pdf – from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arabic#Examples
2. Indic.png & Indic.pdf from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Indic_text#Check_for_existing_support

Comment 9 Brion Vibber 2009-09-03 01:41:59 UTC
*** Bug 20403 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Comment 10 Volker Haas 2011-08-25 13:40:10 UTC
The original example of this ticket [1] now renders fine (at least for my non-export eye). Therefore I am closing this ticket

Thanks for pointing out the example at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arabic . This example currently has some problems with diacritics/non-spacing marks. This can be fixed by using a suitable font. This happens in ticket 30326.

Please keep issues regarding indic scripts separate

[1] http://ar.wikisource.org/wiki/%D9%88%D9%8A%D9%83%D9%8A_%D9%85%D8%B5%D8%AF%D8%B1

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