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Italic text style doesn't work with Farsi/Persian language (And probably Arabic and ...)

Summary:

I can't write texts in italic style in Farsi (Persian) languages. It works without problem in other softwares (Such as Gimp and LibreOffice)

Steps to reproduce:

  • open Inkscape
  • Write a text in Farsi
  • Make text italic
  • It doesn't change at all.

What happened?

Text doesn't change

What should have happened?

Text should be in italic style

Sample attachments:

Here's what happens in Inkscape: Screenshot_20230414_142052

But here's Gimp (Which works): Screenshot_20230414_141950

Version info

Inkscape 1.2.2 (b0a8486541, 2022-12-01)

    GLib version:     2.76.1
    GTK version:      3.24.37
    glibmm version:   2.66.5
    gtkmm version:    3.24.7
    libxml2 version:  2.10.3
    libxslt version:  1.1.37
    Cairo version:    1.17.8
    Pango version:    1.50.14
    HarfBuzz version: 7.1.0

    OS version:       EndeavourOS

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