Bug 499376

Summary: "Typewriter" can't render Persian properly
Product: [Applications] okular Reporter: w7lrom2ku
Component: PDF backendAssignee: Okular developers <okular-devel>
Status: REPORTED ---    
Severity: normal    
Priority: NOR    
Version First Reported In: 24.12.1   
Target Milestone: ---   
Platform: Snap   
OS: Linux   
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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.