Feature Request: Support for per-line LTR/RTL determination in message contents

[Xashyar]

Have problems sending messages in languages such as Farsi, Arabic etc.

[scottnonnenberg-signal]

Please detail the problems you're having. Screenshots and or video would really help.

[scottnonnenberg-signal]

I can tell based on your screenshot that you're using a beta version, but that won't always be the case. Please follow the template next time, providing specifics of the issue, version number, etc.

[scottnonnenberg-signal]

Also, this should be fixed in the latest beta release. Have you seen any improvements on this?

[Xashyar]

@scottnonnenberg-signal
it's still the same problem in 1.15.0.Beta-6

[scottnonnenberg-signal]

@khashyarkh Has text ever flowed properly for you in previous versions of Signal Desktop?

[Xashyar]

@scottnonnenberg-signal yes it was Ok in the previous versions (before the new UI), in 1.14.0 and older.

[Xashyar]

@scottnonnenberg-signal
Hi, i know the issue was almost resolved thanks to @sha-265 but the problem still persists, if you insert numbers (which are Latin by default) or any Latin Letters within your message, it will falsely reorient the whole message.

Also:
by hitting "Left Ctrl + Shift" and "Right Ctrl + Shift" the whole text realigns accordingly, which is not a very desired behavior.

Thank u very much for your Great Work btw.

[sha-265]

@khashyarkh, the dir=auto property working simply by finding the first character with a strong directionality in the element, then applies that directionality to the whole element. Developing a better algorithm (maybe like wraping every non-LTR text with <bdi> tags) is much more complex than using dir=auto property on the containing element.

I'd recommend to start a message with RTL character if you want RTL orientation for your message, or LTR character if you want LTR orientation.

[Xashyar]

@sha-265
is it possible to check directionality on a per-new-line basis?
i know Telegram does this although after u send the messages.

[sha-265]

@khashyarkh, only if you add code that wrapping each line with html element with dir=auto property.