Reported by orcauser on 2010-04-13 19:07
Hi,
NVDA 2009.1 worked well with word and rtl, unfortunately the changes for 2010.1 beta (and final release) seems to have introduced a problem for Arabic.

Unfortunately this was not brought to my attension until recently (I dont use windows regularly so dont get to test NVDA on a regular basis).

Only recent snapshots are available for download, so i am unable to identify in which particular revision the issue was introduced.

problem description:

open word 2003 (untested with 2007)
write a line in english.
type a second line with the arabic alphabet.
type a third line in english.

when we use the cursor keys to move between lines, when landing on the line that has arabic NVDA simply says blank.

while standing on this arabic line, if we press home, we hear the first arabic letter, so the text is actually there.
if we use the numpad keys, we can read the text.

This is an important issue for our Arabic NVDA users, so we would be grateful if this issue could be looked into.

Thank you.

Mesar