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hi guys
i have a problem
when i write something in arabic in firefox it repeat each letter twice :?:
but if i write it in english it works well
so why this is done and what is the solution??
your help will be appreciated

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The symptoms described by (Arabic characters appearing doubled only in Firefox while other apps are OK) point to a Firefox-specific interaction — usually an input‑method/keyboard hook or an extension interfering with IME composition — rather than a global Windows encoding problem. and were on the right track; below is a focused, practical triage path to isolate and fix the issue.

Start with a clean Firefox environment:

  • Launch Firefox in Safe Mode: 
    firefox -safe-mode

    (or hold Shift while starting). If the doubling stops, an extension or theme is responsible. Disable extensions one at a time from Tools -> Add-ons to find the culprit.

If Safe Mode does not help, test with a brand‑new Firefox profile:

firefox -P

Create a fresh profile and try typing. If the new profile is clean, migrate bookmarks and settings only after confirming the fix.

If the problem persists after a new profile, try these system checks:

  • Test typing in the address bar and on about:blank (rules out site scripts).
  • Temporarily sign into a different Windows user account (rules out per‑user keyboard/tooling).
  • Disable any third‑party input utilities, keyboard hooks, text‑expanders or language toolbars (Keyman/Google input tools/clipboard managers can intercept composition events).
  • Update or reinstall Firefox to the latest compatible release.

If doubling only happens on specific web pages, page scripts or contenteditable handlers may be firing composition/key events twice — test other sites to confirm. When reporting the issue (if it still occurs), collect Firefox version, Windows build, IME/tool name and a minimal reproducible page; that information is required for a useful bug report.

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Member Avatar for Suspishio

Is there any clue for you in this article:

http://www.interproinc.com/articles.asp?id=0301

Search on the string "Bi-directional languages" where there is a potential explanation. What you do about it is another matter.

I imaghine IE8 will behave in the same way. I don't know what would happen if you changed your language settings after ensuring you've downloaded the multi-libngual pack.

Also what happens in WORD?

Edited by Suspishio because: typo
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Is there any clue for you in this article:

http://www.interproinc.com/articles.asp?id=0301

Search on the string "Bi-direxctional languages" where there is a potential explanation. What you do about it is another matter.

I imaghine IE8 will behave in the same way. I don't know what would happen if you changed your language settings after ensuring you've downloaded the multi-libngual pack.

Also what happens in WORD?

thanks alot for ur help
no word works well it is only the fire fox

Member Avatar for Suspishio

Have you got the correct Character Encoding set?

Arabic (ISO-8859-6)
Arabic (Windows-1256)

I'm by no means an expert on this - but no one else has found a way of helping you either.

And is Internet Explorer 8 (IE8) of any use instead?

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do you have the plugin for firefox installed ,if so it maybe a problem with it .
this link has info about the plugin ,and a link to a site to type in english and comes out in Aribic and copy and paste the aribic to where you want it .
http://forum.wordreference.com/showthread.php?t=1489626

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Thanks Suspishio and caperjack for ur great efforts really thanks a lot u are so helpful

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Your welcome

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