On 12/29/2010 01:00 PM, scribus-request at lists.scribus.info wrote: > Message: 7 Date: Wed, 29 Dec 2010 09:09:06 +0100 From: "a.l.e" > <ale.comp_06 at xox.ch> Subject: Re: [scribus] Scribus+Ubuntu 10.04 LTS: > Arabic text gets scrambled (help is needed: newbie) To: > scribus at lists.scribus.info Message-ID: > <20101229090906.1501756c at eisflach> Content-Type: text/plain; > charset=US-ASCII hi >>> > > I am a new user of Scribus& I am in charge of a newsletter which >>> > > is to be written in Arabic. I have read that Scribus supports >>> > > Arabic which is apparent from the text editor which I already used >>> > > to write in Arabic, but the problem arises when the text is entered >>> > > in the layout of the newsletter. Particularly, the letter are being >>> > > written in the left-to-right style (as in English) rather than >>> > > right-to-left as supposed& hence all words are scrambled& >>> > > unreadable. >>> > > >>> > > Could someone guide me in the process of solving this problem ? >>> > > >>> > > Maybe I should note that I am operating on Ubuntu 10.04 LTS (gnome) >>> > > with the Scribus version 1.3.3.113svn. >>> > > >>> > > I hope someone of you would be able to help. >> > >> > Not sure where we are with Arabic support. >> > Have you selected the right-to-left button in text tab of Properties? >> > (looks like a backwards R)
I tried the right-to-left button & the problem persists. Though the writing is now from right-to-left but the characters are still scrambled. I've attached 2 screen shots of what exactly the sample text & the result appear to be. As apparent the sample text is shown as should. The problem arises in the layout text. I am quite surprised that the sample text is as should be while the layout text is scrambled. I recently found out about a guy who managed to fix this issue (or its just a workaround): http://www.khaledhosny.org/node/125 I already wrote to him & am waiting for his reply. > no arabic support yet... > > you may expect it at some time next year (2011, that is...). > > ciao > a.l.e it has been promised that Arabic support will be available since 2004, as seen from the bugs reported :( -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: Story Editor - Text3_002.png Type: image/png Size: 119780 bytes Desc: not available URL: <http://lists.scribus.info/pipermail/scribus/attachments/20101229/f94042f4/attachment.png> -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: Selection_003.png Type: image/png Size: 61781 bytes Desc: not available URL: <http://lists.scribus.info/pipermail/scribus/attachments/20101229/f94042f4/attachment-0001.png>
