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Using arabic characters in iReport Designer, the content characters of the generated PDF file are replaced by question marks

THE REQUIRED FONTS ARE INSTALLED

How to solve this???

user2079954
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  • What makes you think you installed the required fonts? If you have not added a font extension, the result is that the characters are not rendered (and this is your result, so it seems possible the font extension is not installed). Identity-H is a good choice for Arabic. Update the question with the version of iReport. – mdahlman Mar 06 '13 at 08:00
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    What makes you think you installed the required fonts? What updated behavior do you see? – mdahlman Mar 06 '13 at 08:55
  • Unfortunately, the same question marks appeared – user2079954 Mar 06 '13 at 09:07
  • Seriously, what makes you think you installed the required fonts? Update your question to include, "Before I installed them I observed A, B, and C. Here are the steps I used to install them. After I installed them I see this change, so I know they are installed." I promise to stop asking the question if you answer it. – mdahlman Mar 06 '13 at 17:55
  • @mdahlman I installed the required fonts – user2079954 Mar 08 '13 at 06:09
  • It's possible (likely!) that you're right. But it's not at all clear what you're claiming. The fonts are installed on the machine? Recognized by the OS? Installed in the JVM? Created as Font Extensions? the font extensions are in the classpath of your Java app? Something slightly different? It's really important to explain in much greated detail what you have in mind when you say FONTS ARE INSTALLED, though the all caps aren't necessarily needed. – mdahlman Mar 09 '13 at 00:57

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  1. In your Jasper Environment "IReport"
    If you want to generate a PDF report for example
    Its better to choose (Preview -> PDF Preview) from your ireport app
    NOT default value (Internal Preview)

  2. Text fields properties

For Text fields you should to assign some properties
1. Font name : a font that support your locale "Arabic"
2. Pdf font name : a font that support your locale "Arabic"
3. Pdf Embeded : true
4. Pdf Encoding : depend on your language "Arabic" -> "Identity-H (Unicode with horizontal writing)"

Note
If you does NOT install a font that support your language "Arabic"
Its so easy
Just get your favorite font "....ttf"
Then install it from ireport
(Tools -> Options -> Fonts tab -> Install Font button -> .... )

Ahmed Nabil
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  • Yes: setting the Font name is important. No: setting the Pdf font name, embedding, and encoding should not be done. This was deprecated years ago. The Pdf font is specified by the "Font name". YES: defining the Font Extension is almost certainly the step that is needed to solve the issue. – mdahlman Mar 06 '13 at 07:37
  • thanks for your help, I tried all above suggested but no use and still the question marks appears – user2079954 Mar 06 '13 at 07:39
  • What is exactly your problem @user2079954 ?? – Ahmed Nabil Mar 06 '13 at 15:07
  • Characters are replaced by question marks in the PDF generated by iReports – user2079954 Mar 06 '13 at 22:15
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From version 4.8.0 of the IReport, Just change the font of textfield from sanserif to Dejavu sans.

user3058907
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try to enlarge the report text field size. Hope it will be resolved. Please mark as answer if it helps.

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