> Please tell which patch was that, and in what Emacs version you tried > it. (Please understand that you are generally talking to people some > of whom don't read Arabic or Persian, so the more details you supply > the less misunderstanding and confusion will follow, and the faster > this problem will be solved.) I'm sorry, my English is so bad, at least in writing. That's why it's hard for me to give a full explanation. My Emacs version: 27.0.91 I applied this patch: diff --git a/src/hbfont.c b/src/hbfont.c index 576c5fe..4b3f64e 100644 --- a/src/hbfont.c +++ b/src/hbfont.c @@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ #include "composite.h" #include "font.h" #include "dispextern.h" +#include "buffer.h" #ifdef HAVE_NTGUI @@ -438,7 +439,11 @@ hbfont_shape (Lisp_Object lgstring, Lisp_Object direction) /* If the caller didn't provide a meaningful DIRECTION, let HarfBuzz guess it. */ - if (!NILP (direction)) + if (!NILP (direction) + /* If they bind bidi-display-reordering to nil, the DIRECTION + they provide is meaningless, and we should let HarfBuzz guess + the real direction. */ + && !NILP (BVAR (current_buffer, bidi_display_reordering))) { hb_direction_t dir = HB_DIRECTION_LTR; if (EQ (direction, QL2R)) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > I cannot play this on my system, I see a bunch of ads (or what looks > like ads), and the name of a .mkv file. video file reuploaded (.mp4 and .ogg): https://srv-file9.gofile.io/download/cz7P41/out.mp4 https://srv-file4.gofile.io/download/Mwv8k4/out.ogg -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This patch solved the problems of eww, newsticker, (and possibly some other major modes) in displaying Persian/Arabic words. However, if one of the auto-fill-mode or column-number-mode is enabled, there is still the same problem in files that use Persian or Arabic characters. Especially when you want to go back a few characters in a line and add something to that line. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Please tell the codepoint of each character you type to reproduce > the problem and each Emacs command. For example, if you type in the following sentence: این نام است که می‌ماند codepoint: \u0627\u06cc\u0646 \u0646\u0627\u0645 \u0627\u0633\u062a \u06a9\u0647 \u0645\u06cc\u200c\u0645\u0627\u0646\u062f Then go back a few characters in the same line and type words randomly. You will see that the letters in some words are displayed separately. I type a few words at random, after the word این and before the word نام :‌ این فراموشی را به همه اینکه فرمت مراتب افتتاح گرامی گرایش سراسیمه نام است که می‌ماند codepoint: \u0627\u06cc\u0646 \u0641\u0631\u0627\u0645\u0648\u0634\u06cc \u0631\u0627 \u0628\u0647 \u0647\u0645\u0647 \u0627\u06cc\u0646\u06a9\u0647 \u0641\u0631\u0645\u062a \u0645\u0631\u0627\u062a\u0628 \u0627\u0641\u062a\u062a\u0627\u062d \u06af\u0631\u0627\u0645\u06cc \u06af\u0631\u0627\u06cc\u0634 \u0633\u0631\u0627\u0633\u06cc\u0645\u0647 \u0646\u0627\u0645 \u0627\u0633\u062a \u06a9\u0647 \u0645\u06cc\u200c\u0645\u0627\u0646\u062f This line should look like this: http://s12.picofile.com/file/8399190550/correct.png But if one of the auto-fill-mode or column-number-mode is enabled. it will be displayed this way: http://s13.picofile.com/file/8399190584/malformed.png -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Please show a full recipe for reproducing this, starting from > "emacs -Q", and describing every step to reproduce the result. All steps are displayed in the video file. > I'd also greatly appreciate if you specifically point out at which > parts of the display to look at what differences to pay attention > to. This is needed to fully understand the problem and analyze its > root cause(s), given that not all of us can read the Arabic script. The letters that should normally be connected will be displayed separately: http://s12.picofile.com/file/8399222618/latest_screenshot.png --------------------------------------------------------------------------------