Languages exported as strange character

[johnpeterm]

Description

Languages other than English exported as strange character. Example Language: Tamil

The book exporting properly in other options prince, ebook etc.

Expected behaviour

exporting actual unicode language

Actual behaviour
Strange characters exported

Steps to reproduce the problem

System Information

• mPDF for Pressbooks: Version 3.2.1
• Pressbooks: Version 5.4.5
• WordPress: [Enter WP Version number here]

[bdolor]

thanks for reporting @johnpeterm - will look into this.

[josieg]

To add to this issue:

In global theme options, fonts selected in "Language and script support" are not applied in MPDF, but they are applied in Prince. I only tested this with Arabic, but I can test the other fonts if that is useful. Let me know!

To reproduce:

1. Enable "Arabic" as a font in global theme options.
2. Add Arabic text to a chapter.
3. Export the book as Digital PDF and mPDF.
4. Compare files. Digital PDF will show Arabic characters, mPDF will show a bunch of little boxes, as shown in screenshot above.