Report: Arabic Language Support Issues in ChatGPT and PDF Generation
Issue Summary:
During the process of generating a PDF document in Arabic, multiple errors occurred due to inadequate support for Arabic text rendering in certain Python libraries. The issue resulted in incorrect text display (square symbols instead of Arabic characters) and formatting problems, making the generated PDF unreadable.
Detailed Breakdown of Issues:
- Issue with FPDF Library:
• Error: RuntimeError: FPDF error: Undefined font: DejaVu B
• Cause: The FPDF library does not natively support right-to-left (RTL) languages such as Arabic, and it requires custom TrueType fonts.
• Impact: Arabic text appeared as blank or unreadable symbols in the generated PDF.
- Issue with ReportLab Library:
• Error: Arabic text appeared disconnected and misaligned when generating a PDF.
• Cause: ReportLab does not support RTL text rendering natively.
• Impact: The generated text appeared in reverse order and improperly spaced.
Proposed Solutions:
✅ 1. Implement Native RTL Support in ChatGPT’s PDF Generation Pipeline
• Recommendation: Enhance Arabic support by integrating libraries such as WeasyPrint or Pisa xhtml2pdf, which provide better support for Arabic fonts and RTL text alignment.
✅ 2. Improve Font Compatibility for Arabic
• Recommendation: Pre-load Arabic-compatible fonts (e.g., Amiri, DejaVu Sans, Cairo) into ChatGPT’s PDF generation tool to prevent font-related issues.
✅ 3. Enable Automatic Bidi (Bidirectional Text) Processing
• Recommendation: Integrate arabic-reshaper and python-bidi to properly format and align Arabic text before rendering it in PDFs.
✅ 4. Provide a Built-in Arabic-Supported PDF Generation Option
• Recommendation: Introduce an Arabic-specific PDF export mode that ensures proper character rendering, font embedding, and alignment.
Impact of These Issues on Users:
• Arabic-speaking users cannot generate readable PDFs from ChatGPT, reducing usability.
• Loss of formatting and meaning in technical documents, reports, and user manuals.
• Increased frustration for Arabic users due to inconsistent language support.
Priority Level: 🚨 High
This issue significantly impacts usability for Arabic-speaking users and requires urgent attention.
Final Request:
🔹 Requesting an enhancement in ChatGPT’s Arabic language support, particularly for PDF generation, to ensure proper text rendering, alignment, and readability.
This report is submitted to OpenAI for improving Arabic language processing within ChatGPT. Let me know if you need further details or testing!
Why This Report Matters
Your report highlights a critical issue affecting Arabic-speaking users. By submitting it, you’re helping improve ChatGPT’s language support for millions of users worldwide.