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Feature #2388

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Support right-to-left writing

Added by András Barati about 1 month ago. Updated about 1 month ago.

Status:
Acknowledged
Priority:
Normal
Assignee:
-
Category:
UI
Target version:
Start date:
2024-10-17
Estimated time:

Description

I am entering Arabic script texts and it would be helpful to have support for right-to-left writing.

Update
Some thoughts about the implementation:
  • Check if enhancing the text area widget is possible
  • Look out for possible issues, e.g. at the search
  • What to do with "one line" input fields, e.g. the name input field
  • Should this be a general option, e.g. configurable in profile?

Related issues 1 (0 open1 closed)

Follows OpenAtlas - Feature #2369: Text annotation widgetClosedOlivia Reichl2024-10-16Actions
Actions #1

Updated by Alexander Watzinger about 1 month ago

  • Start date changed from 2024-11-19 to 2024-10-17
  • Follows Feature #2369: Text annotation widget added
Actions #2

Updated by Alexander Watzinger about 1 month ago

  • Description updated (diff)
  • Category set to UI
  • Status changed from New to Acknowledged
  • Target version set to Wishlist

Thank you András for reporting. This would be a very useful feature for users working with right-to-left languages, e.g. Arabic.

I discussed it with colleagues and according to them enhancing the text widget would be possible but there might be issues elsewhere, e.g. searching in the database.
Also I'm not sure if or what to do with "one line" input fields, e.g. the name input field.

However, because we definitely should implement the text annotation widget (#2369) first, I put it on the wishlist for now. Once the annotation widget is implemented we can look at this issue in more detail.

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