How to properly display formatted RTL text on PC Survey

Overview

When working with right-to-left (RTL) text and applying formatting, the text may not display correctly in the PC Survey, Studio Emulator, or Preview pane.

This issue does not apply to the Android app, where formatted RTL text is displayed correctly.

The issue may occur when the RTL text includes non-letter characters, such as punctuation marks (?, !, ., %, $) or numbers.

 

Details

For example, the following RTL text is displayed correctly when no formatting is applied:

 

and when adding formatting (bolding and coloring) the second word:

Note: In the preview, the period (.) is not displayed in the correct position.

Correct the Text Display

If punctuation, numbers, or other non-letter characters are displayed incorrectly after formatting RTL text, follow the steps below to adjust the text display:

1) Click on the HTML source tab

2) right click right after the period (.) in the text and select the following:

3) Note the display on the screenshot:

 

Important: In SurveyToGo Studio version 477 and earlier, you must make an additional edit to the text (for example, add, remove, or modify a character) after inserting the RTL mark for the change to take effect.

Starting with SurveyToGo Studio version 478, this additional edit is no longer required.