Hebrew/Arabic/Aramaic in offline OSM Scout Server maps - text direction from right to left

[ghost]

Being a new user of the App I am having some difficulties to get the correct text direction for some languages displaying names in offline maps from OSM scout server. For Hebrew / Aramaic / Arabic / [...and some more] it should be right-to-left, not left-to-right. While using online maps, all names in such languages are displayed correctly.

[rinigus]

Thank you for reporting the issue. Would you mind to add screenshots (correct vs incorrect) that would illustrate the issue. While I am aware of the differences in text direction, examples will help me to solve the problem. Does mapbox style display names correctly ?

[ghost]

The easiest way to tell if it is correct: the letters of arabic words are (mostly) connected. :)
How it should be displayed:

How names from OSM Server offline maps are displayed in the wrong direction:

Anyways, names appear correctly in the search function and are found on the map, they are just not displayed on the map correctly.

Regarding the use of mapbox-style, I am using the standard profile in OSM Scout Server. Changed it to other profiles, still names keep being displayed from left-to-right, instead right-to-left.

[rinigus]

What kind of map did you use as a positive example? Is it one of the layers available in Pure Maps? I always get only English names when I use Mapbox as a service provider

[ghost]

Positive examples are online maps like OpenCyleMap, Sputnik and Thunderforest Transport, which are available in PureMaps. I don't see an option for Mapbox service provider to use native non-English names, which is not so much of an issue. Still would be great to display native names in offline maps (OSM Scout Server with standard profile) correctly.

[rinigus]

That's what I suspected. It maybe a limitation of Mapbox GL Native library, I will have to look into it. It maybe a case for use of Mapnik rendering of these regions. Let me look into it.

[rinigus]

I have looked into it. The issue is in my version of Mapbox GL, I think. I can reproduce the error on PC with the plugin and library used by Pure Maps and can get correct results if I use Mapbox GL plugin from QtLocation. So, something is wrong in a way I compile the plugin. It should be possible to resolve and get fast local rendering for these regions as well. Just I will have to find how :)

[ghost]

Thanks a lot for all your fantastic work! And merry Christmas!

[rinigus]

I presume that you are using Pure Maps at Sailfish on ARM phone. If so, please download and install recompiled Mapbox GL QML plugin at http://repo.merproject.org/obs/home:/rinigus:/maps/sailfish_latest_armv7hl/armv7hl/mapboxgl-qml-1.3.2+master.20181128073950.4.gb6be296-1.44.2.jolla.armv7hl.rpm .

Just for reference, not needed at this time unless you want to check. Its a part of http://repo.merproject.org/obs/home:/rinigus:/maps/sailfish_latest_armv7hl/armv7hl/ with OBS record at
https://build.merproject.org/package/show/home:rinigus:maps/mapboxgl-qml

Please let me know whether it fixed a problem. If its all OK now, I will release an updated plugin.

[rinigus]

I am preparing for release since, as far as I can tell, the problem is resolved. Probably, I could publish a new release of Mapbox GL QML plugin in few hours. Then you will be able to update via OpenRepos, as usual. Note that the file name for the package has changed since I have increased a version number.

[rinigus]

Mapbox GL QML plugin has been released and updated at OpenRepos. You could update via that. Also desktop version (Flathub) has been updated to fix this issue. I believe it should all fine, closing issue. Please feel free to comment on closed issue and reopen if you still have problems. Release notes were published at TMO

[ghost]

Great work, thanks a lot! Text direction is correct now. Unfortunately now the app closes/crashes if I zoom into an OSM map as soon as I reach zoom-level 1km - according to the measure in lower left corner. This happens where languages are written from right to left.
Tested on Sailfish on ARM.

[rinigus]

I opened a new issue in Mapbox GL QML repository regarding a crash. Sorry for it, never thought it will crash such way