Arabic text in Epub fixed layout

[Mano23]

How can i solve Arabic language when i export epub fixed layout appears in wrong way.. 

How to add css and if it will work!

[James Gifford—NitroPress · Accepted solution]

If you are using the MEL version of InDesign, it should export correctly. However, I think other users have run into the same issue.

Not a guarantee, but the following CSS declaration (put it in a text file and include it in the CSS panel of the Export menu) should help:

direction:rtl;

[Mano23]

i have trid it and also i generate the CSS file, the reader cannot read arabic words. i have to outline the text.

[James Gifford—NitroPress]

I don't have much expertise with RTL documents (either in ID or EPUB) but I know others have solved the problem and successfully generated Arabic/Farsi/Hebrew EPUBs. It is a fussy process. Perhaps someone with better knowledge can help here...

[manal shanableh]

i have the same issue with arabic in the epub, it is great to know the solution.

[Zaid Al Hilali]

It has been a while since I exported Arabic content to fixed ePub. We used to have so many issues since 2017 as you can read elsewhere on the forums.

Is it possible that you can share a couple of your InDesign pages for my testing?

[manal shanableh]

Hi, Mr Zaid, i am working on Epub fixed layout project and i face the same issue.

lets discuss a solution, we are arabic users 🙂 we have to fix this.

[Zaid Al Hilali]

lets discuss a solution

By @manal shanableh

In early days when the fixed ePUB was introduced, I do remember creating few files without any issues. It is just when Adobe introduced a text engine sometime in 2016 or 2017 when we had all sort of issues!

[manal shanableh]

Dear Mr. zaid,

I just fixed arabic RTL in the epub!

Now i dont have to outline the arabic text!

ready to help everybody 🙂

[Zaid Al Hilali]

@manal shanableh 

Can you please share the link to your solution here?

[Majid35064996diml]

Can you help me with it please