#2207 NORM Untriag: Write activity shows strange symbols instead of Arabic characters

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#2207: Write activity shows strange symbols instead of Arabic characters
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 Reporter:  khaled                    |       Owner:  uwog     
     Type:  defect                    |      Status:  new      
 Priority:  normal                    |   Milestone:  Untriaged
Component:  write-activity (abiword)  |     Version:           
 Keywords:                            |    Verified:  0        
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 Typing Arabic in Write activity shows intermingled strange symbols instead
 of Arabic.
 When I highlight the text and choose a font with Arabic glyphs, say
 !KacstBook, I get the Arabic text to show properly. Also when I set the
 option "!AlwaysPromptEncoding" to true in
 /usr/share/abiword-2.5/system.profile the text shows properly from the
 start (I've no idea how this is related)

 I could attach a screenshot, but I don't know how to take one.

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