Hebrew font anomaly in the linux client

[warpok]

The Hebrew U of Amsterdam is showing up in the Linux (Ubuntu-based) client with rectangles instead of Hebrew letters, while the other two resources I have showing the Hebrew text do not show up that way. The Android Bibledit app shows the Hebrew letters correctly. Bibledit on the same Ubuntu-based computer running in the Chrome browser shows the Hebrew correctly. So the problem is just found in the Hebrews UofA text. Sometimes there are quite a few letters blocked out, making things confusing.

[teusbenschop]

Hey, this is very strange!

Is the "Ezra SIL" font installed on Ubuntu?
If this font is not installed, does installing this font solve the problems?

(If it does, perhaps the "Bibledit" package should be updated to it installs that font...)

[warpok]

I just looked. Ezra is included in the fonts that Inkscape has access to. It is not in the fonts that I put manually in a .font directory, and it is not in the fonts directly within Bibledit. Thanks. =============== Phil Fields USA: 479-524-7005 Indonesia and Whatsapp: +6285 770 333 734 303 Ryan Ct., Siloam Springs, AR 72761 albata.info dailybiblereading.info *Firman Allah adalah Kunci Kehidupan* =============== Pada tanggal Sab, 2 Feb 2019 pukul 04.09 Teus Benschop < notifications@github.com> menulis:

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Hey, this is very strange! Is the "Ezra SIL" font installed on Ubuntu? If this font is not installed, does installing this font solve the problems? (If it does, perhaps the "Bibledit" package should be updated to it installs that font...) — You are receiving this because you authored the thread. Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#252 (comment)>, or mute the thread <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AEckJe1l_Fm6Ljwnnl4RQWkTzJbZo_J5ks5vJWPBgaJpZM4aeS4k> .

[teusbenschop]

On an Ubuntu installation here, the same issue surfaces as what you have notices.

I access the Bibledit software through http://localhost:9876. The issue does not surface there.

So it clearly is an issue in WebKitGtk2. This is used to display the interface.

[warpok]

Is this something worth fixing? It is not a huge thing for me. Phil =============== Phil Fields USA: 479-524-7005 Indonesia and Whatsapp: +6285 770 333 734 303 Ryan Ct., Siloam Springs, AR 72761 albata.info dailybiblereading.info *Firman Allah adalah Kunci Kehidupan* =============== Pada tanggal Sel, 5 Feb 2019 pukul 22.41 Teus Benschop < notifications@github.com> menulis:

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On an Ubuntu installation here, the same issue surfaces as what you have notices. I access the Bibledit software through http://localhost:9876. The issue does not surface there. So it clearly is an issue in WebKitGtk2. This is used to display the interface. — You are receiving this because you authored the thread. Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#252 (comment)>, or mute the thread <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AEckJYMxBVrxbS0inPy4sXqCQH5iZ5skks5vKaYwgaJpZM4aeS4k> .

[teusbenschop]

It may have been fixed already in the very newest WebKit2Gtk libraries, if somebody noticed the same thing. It may be worth it to report it to the library's maintainers so they know and can fix it if it's not already fixed. But for sure, it's not related to Bibledit itself.

[teusbenschop]

The bug is definitely not in Bibledit.
It is in the WebKit rendering engine.
It has been reported to the maintainer of the WebKit2Gtk libraries in Debian.
Here is the link to the bug report:
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=921869

[teusbenschop]

Another test was done on this issue.
The Hebrew data was converted to NFC - Normalization Form Canonical Composition
See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unicode_equivalence for more information about what "NFC" means.
The Hebrew data in NFC displays well on Ubuntu.
Here's a screenshot:

[teusbenschop]

Here is a better screenshot. It uses the SIL Ezra font.

[teusbenschop]

The bug is in the WebKit rendering engine. A bug report was opened.
Bibledit now works around this bug.
It has converted all Hebrew characters to the NFC (composed) format.
In this composed format, the Hebrew characters get rendered properly.
New Bibledit packages are now available in Ubuntu.
After upgrading Bibledit on Ubuntu to the newest versions, it will work well.
On other versions, derived from Ubuntu, the next release of that operating system will contain the updated Bibledit packages with the fix.

[warpok]

Thanks so much! It worked! =============== Phil Fields USA: 479-524-7005 Indonesia and Whatsapp: +6285 770 333 734 303 Ryan Ct., Siloam Springs, AR 72761 albata.info dailybiblereading.info *Firman Allah adalah Kunci Kehidupan* =============== Pada tanggal Min, 10 Feb 2019 pukul 18.40 Teus Benschop < notifications@github.com> menulis:

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The bug is in the WebKit rendering engine. A bug report was opened. Bibledit now works around this bug. It has converted all Hebrew characters to the NFC (composed) format. In this composed format, the Hebrew characters get rendered properly. New Bibledit packages are now available in Ubuntu. After upgrading Bibledit on Ubuntu to the newest versions, it will work well. On other versions, derived from Ubuntu, the next release of that operating system will contain the updated Bibledit packages with the fix. — You are receiving this because you authored the thread. Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#252 (comment)>, or mute the thread <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AEckJfjGPkrT5ZI9LTTnpqEtlAoYjKoIks5vMAUrgaJpZM4aeS4k> .