[ID-4258070]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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tamar rosenthal commented
מלא תקיעות של המחשב
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Anonymous commented
בבקשה
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Enav Dekel commented
critical !
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Anonymous commented
חייבים לפתור את הבעיה הזאת
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חיים ס commented
נו מה? הרגתם אותנו, מה זה הדבר הזה שתוכנה כל כך יקרה יש לה בעיות כאלו קשות
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כולל אברכים עצי חיים בני ברק commented
קריטי
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רחל יגלניק commented
These problems really interfere with the work flow in InDesign. Please fix them thoroughly and as soon as possible.
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Eitan L commented
Please fix the problem!
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בעבור נשמת commented
These problems really interfere with the work flow in InDesign. Please fix them thoroughly and as soon as possible.
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נעמי ברכה commented
נא לטפל בבעיה זו בדחיפות. זה משבש ברצינות את כל העבודה בתוכנה.
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Chaya Jacobowitz (Vita Jacobs) commented
Please fix the problem!
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שלום רפאל מזרחי commented
Please address this issue urgently. It's seriously disrupting all work in the software.
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דוד דרהין commented
There is a large audience here, which is actually the majority of the Israeli audience, for whom these things are very important! And even critical!! You cannot postpone and ignore time and time again! Please sort out the problems!! Prove that you are the market leader!!
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Menachem Srugo commented
It's disheartening to see such critical problems from a company as powerful as Adobe. Please be kind and resolve this urgently, because this is just so frustrating!
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Doron commented
Very important, please fix it
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eyal commented
Very important please fix this so we can use indesign properly
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פמי מוזר commented
Please fix it...
You can not find all the problems through 100 pages and more book.
It is not WYSWYG - because it dissapears with no clue in indesign preview. -
יצחק פפנהיים commented
Critical
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Sam Schlesinger commented
I appreciate the update; please expedite a fix for this. Thanks!
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חשבונית heshbonit commented
Sort it out please, and in general there are many problems with the compatibility of the software with Hebrew (probably also Arabic) it's time to sort them out. thanks.