[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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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...
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Talya commented
very important
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שניאור ברונשטיין commented
דחוף ממש!
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אהרון מזרחי commented
it's very very very important!
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כולל אברכים עצי חיים בני ברק commented
דחוף