| Summary: | Arabic Subtitle Track: Broken Text Shaping (Disconnected Letters) in 25.12.0 | ||
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| Product: | [Applications] kdenlive | Reporter: | goook <petrovancally> |
| Component: | Timeline & Editing | Assignee: | Jean-Baptiste Mardelle <jb> |
| Status: | REPORTED --- | ||
| Severity: | normal | ||
| Priority: | NOR | ||
| Version First Reported In: | 25.12.0 | ||
| Target Milestone: | --- | ||
| Platform: | Ubuntu | ||
| OS: | Linux | ||
| Latest Commit: | Version Fixed/Implemented In: | ||
| Sentry Crash Report: | |||
| Attachments: | Screenshot showing disconnected Arabic letters in the Project Monitor compared to the subtitle editor. | ||
Created attachment 188047 [details] Screenshot showing disconnected Arabic letters in the Project Monitor compared to the subtitle editor. SUMMARY Arabic text in the Subtitle Track does not connect correctly in the Project Monitor. While the text appears correctly shaped in the Subtitle Editor, the preview shows individual, disconnected letters. STEPS TO REPRODUCE 1. Add a Subtitle Track to the timeline. 2. Type an Arabic sentence (e.g., "والصلاة والسلام"). 3. Observe the text in the Project Monitor. OBSERVED RESULT Arabic letters are rendered in their isolated forms and are disconnected (e.g., "و ا ل ص ل ا ه" instead of "والصلاة"). EXPECTED RESULT Arabic characters should be correctly shaped and connected according to standard orthography. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION This issue is specific to the Subtitle Track. Internal Title Clips render Arabic correctly when the RTL option is enabled. It seems to be a rendering issue with the subtitle engine in the new 25.12.0 release.