Re: Fwd: [ xchat-Bugs-956606 ] LANGUAGE=ar xchat bug

[Munzir Taha <munzirtaha at newhorizons dot com dot sa>]

On Wednesday 19 May 2004 07:23 pm, ahmad khalifa wrote:
> >From: Munzir Taha <munzirtaha at newhorizons dot com dot sa>
> >
> > > > please help by suggestions on this bug.
> > > > It seems to be very simple but you decide.
> > > >
> > > > ----------  Forwarded Message  ----------
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> > > > Subject: [ xchat-Bugs-956606 ] LANGUAGE=ar xchat bug
> > > > Date: Wednesday 19 May 2004 09:37 am
> > > > From: "SourceForge.net" <noreply at sourceforge dot net>
> > > > To: noreply at sourceforge dot net
> > > >
> > > > Bugs item #956606, was opened at 2004-05-19 09:51
> > > > Message generated for change (Comment added) made by zed
> > > > You can respond by visiting:
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> >https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&atid=100239&aid=956606&group
> >
> > > >_id= 239
> > > >
> > > > Category: None
> > > > Group: None
> > > > Status: Open
> > > > Resolution: None
> > > > Priority: 5
> > > > Submitted By: Munzir Taha (munzirtaha)
> > > > Assigned to: Nobody/Anonymous (nobody)
> > > > Summary: LANGUAGE=ar xchat bug
> > > >
> > > > Initial Comment:
> > > > If the LANGUAGE variable is set to ar (Arabic), the direction
> > > > of the English text typed would be left to right (LTR) which
> > > > would cause readability issues and display problems e.g.
> > > > typing:
> > > >
> > > > /help will aappear as help/
> > > > hi ;) will appear as (; hi
> > > > /join # will appear as # join/
>
> a better explanation to the bug is that, the bidi implementation (done
> by GTK/Pango as behdad noted) sets the paragraph level to '1' (odd)

GTK/Pango which is used in most gnome apps doesn't do this.

> this is not XCHAT specific i think..

It's an Xchat only issue.

> the solution for this problem is that the BIDI implementation needs to
> set the paragraph level according to how the Bidi Algorithm says it
> should be, which is look for the first strong char, and set accordingly.
>
> a quick look at XCHAT's code or a post to their list, would reveal the
> Bidi engine.

Other than this you seems right. Just if it's a GTK/Pango why isn't it 
available in other apps? If it's not, then what?

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