[ID-4245219]Disappearing Punctuation Marks in Hebrew RTL Justified Text in Exported PDF
Severity Level: Critical
Impact: Severe disruption to Hebrew text layout workflow and document integrity
Bug Description
Punctuation marks are randomly disappearing in justified Hebrew text blocks (RTL direction), specifically at:
- Paragraph endings
- Forced line breaks
- Last lines of justified paragraphs
Technical Context
- Text Direction: Right-to-Left (RTL)
- Language: Hebrew
- Text Alignment: Justified
Affected Punctuation Marks
- Periods (.)
- Semicolons (;)
- Commas (,)
- Colons (:)
Specific Behavior in RTL Context
- When Hebrew text is set to justified alignment, punctuation marks vanish:
- At the end of paragraphs
- Before forced line breaks
- Exception: Punctuation marks remain visible if the last line is explicitly right-aligned
- The issue appears to be specific to RTL text direction and does not occur in LTR text
Known Workarounds and Their Limitations
Legacy Composition Engine Option:
- While switching to the legacy composition engine in preferences resolves this specific issue
- We strongly advise against this solution due to:
- Previously reported bugs and limitations in the legacy engine (see bug reports #ID-4245219)
- Performance issues documented in our earlier reports
- Compatibility concerns with newer features
- We require a proper fix in the current composition engine rather than reverting to legacy solutions
Temporary Layout Workaround:
- Right-align the last line of affected paragraphs
- This is not viable for production as it:
- Affects layout consistency
- Requires constant manual intervention
- Disrupts automated workflows
Technical Impact
- Compromises Hebrew document accuracy
- Requires constant manual checking and fixes
- Disrupts automated workflows for Hebrew text processing
- May lead to incorrect final output in published Hebrew materials
Priority Level
Immediate attention required as this bug:
- Affects core Hebrew typography functionality
- Creates significant quality control issues in RTL text layouts
- Requires time-consuming manual verification
- May result in incorrect published content
Steps to Reproduce
- Set paragraph direction to RTL
- Create a Hebrew text block with justified alignment
- Type a paragraph ending with any punctuation mark
- Add forced line breaks within the paragraph
- Observe the disappearance of punctuation marks at:
- Paragraph endings
- Before forced line breaks
Technical Investigation Request
Please investigate:
- RTL text rendering engine behavior
- Interaction between justified alignment and RTL text direction
- Potential conflicts between Hebrew text processing and punctuation handling
- Implementation of punctuation handling in the current composition engine
Request
Immediate investigation and hotfix needed in the current composition engine. While we acknowledge the existence of a legacy engine workaround, we require a proper fix in the current engine to maintain workflow efficiency and compatibility with modern features.
Hi,
We have been able to reproduce the issue and it is currently under investigation.
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Adobe InDesign Team
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מענדי קולין commented
אשמח שיתקנו את הבאג בעברית
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אסתי שטיין commented
דרושים חקירה מיידית ותיקון חם במנוע ההרכב הנוכחי. למרות שאנו מכירים בקיומו של מנוע מדור קודם, אנו דורשים תיקון נכון במנוע הנוכחי כדי לשמור על יעילות זרימת העבודה ותאימות עם תכונות מודרניות.
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BB commented
Still not fixed, I think adobe doesn’t realize how critical this is.
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Zeharya SALOMON commented
S'il vous plaît, résolvez ce problème, c'est vraiment important pour nous
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סלומון זכריה ואוריה commented
בבקשה זה דחוף
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הילה אלג'ם commented
בקשה לסדר זה דחוף
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נחלת אבותינו commented
דחוף מאוד
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זכריה סלומון commented
0
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Rachel Leibovitch - Miller plus commented
very very importent
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Mihan Vatandoost commented
Hello
anyone knows this bug fixed in version 20 or not? -
Tomi commented
This issue has made us so nervous to make any changes to a text or re-export a PDF that has already been proofed. We're so afraid errors will creep in after the text is approved if we have to export a new PDF for any reason. Please fix!
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לאה מנדלסון commented
חשוב מאד
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איתמר יוסף חי commented
It is impossible to deal with the software in its current state
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Leebi Breuer commented
Please fix asap for Hebrew, its a terrible disaster
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Anonymous commented
דחוף ולא סובל דיחוי
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Benjamin Marhely commented
It's very important
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שניידמן - עימוד ועיצוב גרפי commented
Critical
Thanks! -
Anonymous commented
It is very important to fix! Really sucks
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samual commented
This in turn caused me losses and serious failures with customers
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Oren Vermus commented
please fix it asap...