GNU bug report logs - #28339
25.2; Emacs shows ZWNJ character (Zero Width non-Joiner) as Space

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Nima Aryan <nimawebgard <at> gmail.com>

Date: Sun, 3 Sep 2017 16:41:01 UTC

Severity: normal

Found in version 25.2

Done: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #38 received at 28339 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: handa <handa <at> gnu.org>
Cc: 28339 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, sadidsahami <at> gmail.com
Subject: Re: bug#28339: 25.2;
 Emacs shows ZWNJ character (Zero Width non-Joiner) as Space
Date: Thu, 07 Sep 2017 05:40:17 +0300

> From: handa <handa <at> gnu.org>
> Cc: 28339 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, eliz <at> gnu.org
> Date: Thu, 07 Sep 2017 08:25:11 +0900
> 
> I've just tried Test.text on my Emacs and Gedit, and got the attached
> screen shot which shows almost same rendering, and they are more
> similary to your Emacs_display.png than Gedit_display.png.

That's what I see on my system as well.  It seems Emacs displays this
text correctly on both your and mine system.

> Or, Eli, do you know which font your Emacs uses for Arabic?

Courier New, the default font.

Btw, do you see some artifacts on display when you move cursor across
this text?
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