jpochyla/psst

Lacking Hebrew and Arabic languages support

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#507 opened on Aug 1, 2024

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Description

Describe the bug The support of Hebrew & Arabic languages is lacking in the player itself. I searched for a singer and clicked enter, result is shown but Hebrew characters are missing (Screenshot 1, marked in yellow).

To Reproduce Look for any Israeli singer/content that is named in Hebrew. eg: זוהר ארגוב / or in Arabic eg: أُمّ كُلْثُوم

Expected behavior Only on the left bar on the side, where you can see your playlists names, Hebrew is shown correctly (Screenshot 2, marked in yellow) It shows correctly as usual on the OG Spotify (Screenshot 3, marked in yellow)

Screenshots Screenshot 1: Screenshot_1 Screenshot 2: Screenshot_2 Screenshot 3: Screenshot_3

Environment

  • OS: Windows 10 64-bit
  • Version: [2d9bdcb]

Additional context I tried it using Arabic too but it isn't shown in the screenshots. Easy to reproduce.

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Tech stack
rust
Domain
desktopaccessibilityinternationalization
Issue type
bug
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
3
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
half day
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
fresh
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
clear
Prerequisites
Rust programmingUnicode text rendering
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
45
Research direction
The bug is that Hebrew and Arabic characters are not rendered in some UI areas (search results) but appear correctly in the sidebar. Investigate the text rendering code, likely in the GUI framework used (e.g., iced or druid). Compare the rendering path for the sidebar vs the search results. Look for font fallback settings or missing Unicode support in the font configuration. Check if the issue is related to missing font files or improper handling of right to left scripts. Consider testing with a font that explicitly supports these scripts. Examine any relevant Pull Requests or comments for clues.