[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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Tali Shaul commented
It’s very important
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Motti Fogel commented
It's very important
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אברהמל'ה רייניץ commented
בבקשה לטפל בדחיפות
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Anonymous commented
This fix is a must
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Anonymous commented
באג משמעותי, נא לטפל בדחיפות
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Efrat Katz Hameiri commented
Letter after Drop cap is missing in export to PDF
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efrat commented
טפלו בבקשה
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Alex A .Y commented
This is so important to my workflow. this HAS TO BE FIXED - we pay a lot of money for this service!
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אברומי commented
קריטי
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יוכי commented
Very important
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Anonymous commented
חובה
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קבצים תורניים commented
איך קורה דבר כזה?
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עוז שלום ערק commented
הוריד הרבה עבודה לטמיון. צריך להיות מטופל בדחיפות.
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חיה מושקא קופציק commented
I've noticed a consistent problem where characters, especially those following an opening quotation mark, are disappearing when exporting to PDF. This happens regardless of the font or font size used. I've attached a sample document to illustrate the issue. I'm using InDesign [your version] on [your operating system]. Could you please advise on how to resolve this?
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שושי אקשטיין - צלמת ניו בורן commented
very important
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איתמר כהן commented
very important
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יעל מרציאנו commented
Very important
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Silvy Nassrat commented
Same in 20.x update and in Arabic too.
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Anonymous commented
Very very critical!!
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נעמה מדר commented
Please fix it 🙏