Bug 499376

Summary:	"Typewriter" can't render Persian properly
Product:	[Applications] okular	Reporter:	w7lrom2ku
Component:	PDF backend	Assignee:	Okular developers <okular-devel>
Status:	REPORTED ---
Severity:	normal
Priority:	NOR
Version First Reported In:	24.12.1
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Snap
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed/Implemented In:
Sentry Crash Report:

Description w7lrom2ku 2025-02-01 07:10:57 UTC

SUMMARY
"Typewriter" can't render Persian properly. It shows characters backwards and the letters won't get connected together. Here is an example: 
پارسی
ی س ر ا پ

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Open Annotations
2. Click on typewriter
3. Enter something in Persian
4. Bad rendering.

OBSERVED RESULT
ی س ر ا پ

EXPECTED RESULT
پارسی

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Operating System: Kubuntu 24.10
KDE Plasma Version: 6.1.5
KDE Frameworks Version: 6.6.0
Qt Version: 6.6.2
Kernel Version: 6.11.0-13-generic (64-bit)
Graphics Platform: Wayland


BTW the "Typewriter" UX is terrible.