How to type Arabic on curves without breaking

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I have a type to fix on an outlined badge in Arabic, once I place the text over a curve it breaks.

Anyone have an idea how to do it?

Hratch DerhagopianCorrect answer

Inspiring

I wish there is an auto method, but there isn't.

For your example above سلمون وردي you just need to fix connection in three points only since much of the characters are separate already. just fix connection here … سلمو

I think I found a way which is 95% accurate and simple.

Adding the outlined line to the brush set will do.

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rima_9341

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جمعية الجالية الليبية

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Zaid Al Hilali

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مرحبا ريما

Is this what you need?

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rima_9341

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جمعية الجالية الليبية

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Fathima_Riya.t8101

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Abde lghani33703345tunt

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Dave Merchant

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Typefaces where characters are designed to connect smoothly together will always break if written along a curve. Font definition files simply don't have the data to explain how to re-shape each glyph when it's not in the "correct" position. You have two options:

Manually adjust the 'baseline shift' value of each character to bring them into alignment (for smaller text and shallow curves this is OK, but it will still leave a corner join if the angle between each character is large).
Create the text as a regular horizontal block, then use the Warp > Arc distortion. This will change the shape of the characters but will preserve the smooth connections between them.

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Hratch DerhagopianAuthor

Inspiring

in Arabic if you adjust the baseline of each letter it will convert the character to an independent version.
Warp is not an option as it will change the shape as you said.

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