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RTL language independent bugs
RTL-CTL Meta Bug tdf#43808 is used to track the RTL related bugs in the Bugzilla.
Top RTL bugs
(sorted by priority)
- tdf#116641 RTL text that starts with LTR character rendered incorrectly without explicit RTL mark
Open bugs
- List of bugs the block RTL-CTL Meta bug (link)
RTL-CTL bugs, sorted by descending change date (you can change the sorting by clicking on any column):
RTL language specific bugs
Arabic/Farsi
RTL-Arabic Meta Bug tdf#112810 is used to track the Arabic only related bugs in the Bugzilla.
Hebrew
RTL-Hebrew Meta Bug tdf#112812 is used to track the Hebrew only related bugs in the Bugzilla.
Old Hungarian
Old Hungarian Meta Bug tdf#102854 is used to track the Old Hungarian only related bugs in the Bugzilla.
N'Ko
RTL-N'Ko Meta Bug tdf#113107 is used to track the N'Ko only related bugs in the Bugzilla.
Fixed RTL bugs
- List of bugs the block RTL-CTL Meta bug (link)
Closed RTL-CTL bugs, sorted by descending change date:
master
- tdf#55361 RTL: Animations that work letter-by-letter or word-by-word have it appear LTR during animation
- tdf#72017 FILEOPEN: DOCX: RTL paragraphs with left alignment open with right alignment and vice versa
- tdf#72560 FILEOPEN: DOCX problem with LTR right aligned text in specific case
- tdf#80646 Java path root '/' appears on wrong end in RTL languages
- tdf#106174 FILEOPEN: Paragraph alignment inherited from parent style not loaded from doc(x) file
- tdf#119036 Inserting columns into Right-To-Left sheets will add them to the wrong side
- tdf#119143 FILEOPEN Arabic text truncated in attached DOCX
6.1.0
- tdf#45999 FILESAVE: DOC - Hebrew and arabic text in comments appear in MS Word in reverse order and wrong font
- tdf#60533 Brackets (..),{..},[..] inverted )..(,}..{,]..[ when switch to RTL text direction with all fonts (Affect : calc, impress, draw)
- tdf#79585 RTL: RTL Layout Problem in Impress
- tdf#96806 In RTL cells, weak characters directionality is decided by first letter, not cell directionality
- tdf#97622 Unnecessary extra space inserted between RTL and Latin characters (including numbers)
- tdf#98211 RTL: Paragraph dialog justified combobox doesnt list 'right'
- tdf#98212 RTL: 'Text Direction' drop down menu doesnt update preview in alignment tab of paragraph dialog
- tdf#103495 Space between Arabic/Hebrew word missing in textboxes when sentence begins with English word
- tdf#106174 FILEOPEN: Paragraph alignment inherited from parent style not loaded from doc(x) file
- tdf#107567 Text previews in Paragraph dialog not showing correctly for RTL
- tdf#113063 In a textbox and RTL directionality - weak characters misplaced when sentence begins with LTR text
- tdf#113823 Tools > Options > Justification - wrong preview for Left/Right justification
- tdf#115951 Arabic alphabet page number format is not showing correctly
- tdf#116157 Unicode BiDi not considered for Impress and Draw Text objects and Calc, e.g. Old Hungarian (10C80 - 10CFF)
- tdf#116242 Find & Replace diacritic-sensitive searches are always linked to the CTL language setting and search replace fails when no CTL default is checked active
- tdf#116322 Unicode BiDi Strong not holding when entering isolated RTL strings in Calc, e.g. Old Hungarian (10C80 - 10CFF)
6.0.3
- tdf#115951 Arabic alphabet page number format is not showing correctly
- tdf#116242 Find & Replace diacritic-sensitive searches are always linked to the CTL language setting and search replace fails when no CTL default is checked active
6.0.0
- tdf#60315 RTL: Slide pane context menu opens going left rather than going right
- tdf#66212 Import/Export: Hebrew Numbering incorrect above value ten (seeing Kaf instead of Yod Aleph)
- tdf#81671 RTL: reconsider Arabic decimal separator handling
- tdf#87533 FILEOPEN DOCX RTL text direction is wrong
- tdf#98212 RTL: 'Text Direction' drop down menu doesnt update preview in alignment tab of paragraph dialog (edit)
- tdf#106163 Create Table toolbar tool creates wrong number of columns in rtl environment [rtl, gtk3, regression]
- tdf#112074 FILEOPEN: DOC: RTL indented table placed with a negative indent on left instead of on the right
- tdf#112827 Main menu bar not reversed when running RTL UI (Gtk3)
- tdf#112830 RTL: Toolbar tooltips flicker heavily as mouse thinks its in the opposite location (Gtk2)
- tdf#112845 RTL: Color widget control doesnt work and most split buttons open in wrong locations (gtk3)
- tdf#113062 Numbering > 9 appear reversed while editing a textbox in impress
- tdf#113428 Arabic PDF export is messy in old files < 5.3
5.4.4
- tdf#60315 RTL: Slide pane context menu opens going left rather than going right
- tdf#112830 RTL: Toolbar tooltips flicker heavily as mouse thinks its in the opposite location (Gtk2)
- tdf#113428 Arabic PDF export is messy in old files < 5.3
5.4.3
- tdf#112827 Main menu bar not reversed when running RTL UI (Gtk3)
5.4.2
- tdf#106163 Create Table toolbar tool creates wrong number of columns in rtl environment [rtl, gtk3, regression]
5.4.0
- tdf#47969 RTL (CTL) should be enabled by default
- tdf#66212 Hebrew Numbering incorrect above value ten (seeing Kaf instead of Yod Aleph)
- tdf#96354 autocorrect code incorrectly categorizes hebrew letters / 100% cpu usage when typing hebrew
- tdf#103158 Pressing ctrl+shift switches direction on key down
- tdf#105416 Window is almost empty with GTK 3 and RTL UI
- tdf#107204 Writer treats Hungarian Rovas (aka Old Hungarian) text as left-to-right script instead of right-to-left
5.3.7
- tdf#106163 Create Table toolbar tool creates wrong number of columns in rtl environment [rtl, gtk3, regression]
5.3.4
- tdf#103158 Pressing ctrl+shift switches direction on key down
5.3.1
- tdf#96354 autocorrect code incorrectly categorizes hebrew letters / 100% cpu usage when typing hebrew
- tdf#105416 Window is almost empty with GTK 3 and RTL UI
5.3.0
- tdf#35320 Editing : Justified problem in arabic
- tdf#39351 incorrect FORMATTING of Arabic Subtending marks
- tdf#39805 Hebrew nikud not represented properly (Windows specific)
- tdf#44688 (windows only) Hebrew Vowel Points are sometimes misplaced in PDF export (and printing)
- tdf#48732 Hebrew Nikud still not represented properly (windows XP)
- tdf#56403 RTL UI: with RTL locales presentations appear with text align to the right instead of to the left
- tdf#59570 UI: scrollbar used in place of a slider in image export dialo.
- tdf#65344 kashida should not be used with ligatures on justified Arabic text
- tdf#85852 Bad Hebrew support: Can't add a space between Hebrew letters and numbers/latin letters
- tdf#86311 VIEWING: Synthetic bold creates spaces between cursive arabic characters
- tdf#101361 Cursor keys move cursor to the opposite direction in RTL text
- tdf#103103 Many Arabic fonts dont render correctly on Linux
5.2.6
- tdf#96354 autocorrect code incorrectly categorizes hebrew letters / 100% cpu usage when typing hebrew
- tdf#105416 Window is almost empty with GTK 3 and RTL UI
5.2.4
- tdf#103103 Many Arabic fonts dont render correctly on Linux
5.2.2
- tdf#101361 Cursor keys move cursor to the opposite direction in RTL text
5.2.0
- tdf#58122 FILESAVE: XLSX - Cell RTL direction state not saved
- tdf#96333 Menus open in the wrong place with RTL interface under gtk3
- tdf#96600 UI: Ruler shows wrong active column if columns are LTR, and paragraph is RTL
- tdf#97251 Unhide text direction cell/paragraph attribute
5.1.2
- tdf#96333 Menus open in the wrong place with RTL interface under gtk3
5.1.0
- tdf#67601 Assertion opening an Arabic text file
- tdf#80512 UI: Horizontal scrollbar backwards with RTL sheet and kde4 ui
- tdf#85767 SIDEBAR: Left and right alignment buttons need to be swapped in RTL
- tdf#89381 ValueSet has rendering issues in RTL interface
- tdf#95650 CRASH when opening specific TXT with Calc under Windows
5.0.4
- tdf#85767 SIDEBAR: Left and right alignment buttons need to be swapped in RTL (partial cherry pick)
5.0.2
- tdf#80512 UI: Horizontal scrollbar backwards with RTL sheet and kde4 ui
- tdf#89381 ValueSet has rendering issues in RTL interface
5.0.0
- tdf#40640 Wrong calculation on justifying RTL (specific font, windows only)
- tdf#63927 Export (HTML, DOC, DOCX): handles weak bidi characters as strong ones
- tdf#85806 Hebrew and Arabic are not working on MAC
- tdf#90673 FILESAVE : PPTX Paragraph text direction right-to-left is not exported
4.4.6
- tdf#89381 ValueSet has rendering issues in RTL interface
4.4.3
- tdf#54267 Adding diacritical marks causes havoc when editing (Hebrew, RTL)
4.4.0
4.3.0
- tdf#44029 docx files with RTL paragraphs aren't compatible with Word
- tdf#62559 import of hebrew docx, parts of it load in squares on Windows version (work on Linux) (edit)
- tdf#72560 FILEOPEN: DOCX problem with LTR right aligned text in specific case
- tdf#73588 EDITING:In Calc when TAB direction is RTL, text remains Right-aligned
- tdf#74106 FILESAVE: Hebrew Text-Bulleted List converted to Numbered List in Round trip file
- tdf#74751 Base point diagram works in reverse on RTL languages
- tdf#77123 Arabic: find/search should had option ignore kashida (Tatweel)
4.2.4
- tdf#73588 EDITING:In Calc when TAB direction is RTL, text remains Right-aligned
4.2.3
- tdf#74751 Base point diagram works in reverse on RTL languages
4.2.0
- tdf#41169 All hotkeys are language dependent, don't work in non-Latin keyboard layout
- tdf#43093 FILEOPEN: [docx] MS Office documents opens with wrong alignment and directionality
- tdf#46186 RTL: RTL table reverses its direction on LTR page
- tdf#51835 Indent changes in Calc forces alignment to left
- tdf#52204 Find/Search option should support ignoring diacritics (Arabic Tashkeel and Hebrew nikkud)
- tdf#63254 UI: Horizontal scrollbar area isn't displayed when resizing while sheet is RTL and gtk integration is present
- tdf#63323 Comments in RTL sheet don't point to the appropriate cell
- tdf#63619 Arabic: when use Arabic letters currency the number are disappear
- tdf#64925 Crash on display/paste Arabic text
- tdf#65124 EDITING: Hebrew text with commas is misplaced when using Hebrew-only fonts
- tdf#67746 SIDEBAR Feature request: RTL\LTR buttons
- tdf#69280 UI: Comments toggle button should be on the left side of the ruler when locale set to RTL language
- tdf#69510 Crash in writer with Arabic strings followed by more than 2 numbers
- tdf#71646 FILESAVE: [docx] wrong directionality after save file created by MS
4.1.4
- tdf#41169 All hotkeys are language dependent, don't work in non-Latin keyboard layout
- tdf#69510 Crash in writer with Arabic strings followed by more than 2 numbers
4.1.0
- tdf#33302 Brackets inverted in rtl text (mac only)
- tdf#37464 Cell Border works backwards on Right-to-Left spreadsheet
- tdf#37692 RTL list numbering reverses its direction
- tdf#38951 RTL numbering with wrong direction in Textbox
- tdf#39370 RTL / LTR and right/left alignment buttons' icons should not be reversed in RTL interface
- tdf#40496 "Clear Direct Formatting" clears RTL directionality
- tdf#42387 RTL EDITING: merge cell destroys table, borders incorrect for new table
- tdf#44582 RTL UI: Horizontal scrollbar in navigator window is broken
- tdf#51835 Indent changes in Calc forces alignment to left
- tdf#53030 Calc deletes current sheet, not right-clicked on sheet when trying to delete opposite directionality sheets
- tdf#53031 Undoing sheet deletion restores it to the default directionality regardless of the original sheet directionality
- tdf#54629 EDITING: Hebrew/Arabic text is not clickable in textbox area of Impress slides (Lohit Hindi font only)
- tdf#55432 EDITING: the context menu opened out of screen boundaries if (1) opened by the keyboard key and (2) in column A, (3) in RTL mode, and (4) column A is wider than menu width*1.6 :)
- tdf#56970 Switching between sheets with different directionality hides the + button for new sheet
- tdf#59117 Cell Borders of last(Right most) column is missing in RTL Table in impress
- tdf#59892 Text written with Graphite Font (e.g Linux Biolinum G) Mirrored when the context direction is Right-to-left
- tdf#60554 Borders disappear while merging some cells in tables (impress/draw)
- tdf#60785 RTL UI: Undo/Redo buttons point to the wrong direction
- tdf#60855 RTL UI: handout show boxes out of page border
- tdf#62050 EDITING: comments window in RTL UI not working well
- tdf#62143 EDITING: In RTL letter numbering bullets aren’t displayed properly in edit view
- tdf#62399 FORMATING: incorrect matching of border lines in 'Table Format' dialog for RTL Table (calc)
- tdf#62470 FORMATING: incorrect matching of border lines in 'Table Format' dialog for RTL Table (writer)
- tdf#63254 UI: Horizontal scrollbar area isn't displayed when resizing while sheet is RTL and gtk integration is present
- tdf#63323 Comments in RTL sheet don't point to the appropriate cell
- tdf#63546 EDITING:In Calc when writing direction of cell is changed to RTL, text remains left-aligned
- tdf#63592 change text direction while editing take you out from the edit mode
- tdf#63878 [FORMATTING] On an RTL spreadsheet, changing zoom level moves charts
- tdf#64011 RTL sheets: you can't draw shapes from left to right, also the start position are wrong
- tdf#64085 EDIT:Calc: Outside of editing mode, Arabic text is left-aligned when changing wrt direction to RTL and text alignment to justify
- tdf#64925 Crash on display/paste Arabic text
4.0.5
- tdf#63323 Comments in RTL sheet don't point to the appropriate cell
4.0.4
- tdf#53031 Undoing sheet deletion restores it to the default directionality regardless of the original sheet directionality
- tdf#63254 UI: Horizontal scrollbar area isn't displayed when resizing while sheet is RTL and gtk integration is present
- tdf#63878 [FORMATTING] On an RTL spreadsheet, changing zoom level moves charts
- tdf#64011 RTL sheets: you can't draw shapes from left to right, also the start position are wrong
- tdf#65414 Arabic: wrong render for Arabic text in impress and calc on text direction LTR (regression from 4.0.3)
- tdf#65562 Text changes directionality when hyperlinked (regression from 4.0.3)
4.0.3
- tdf#37464 Cell Border works backwards on Right-to-Left spreadsheet
- tdf#38951 RTL numbering with wrong direction in Textbox
- tdf#59117 Cell Borders of last(Right most) column is missing in RTL Table in impress
- tdf#59892 Text written with Graphite Font (e.g Linux Biolinum G) Mirrored when the context direction is Right-to-left
- tdf#60533 Brackets (..),{..},[..] inverted )..(,}..{,]..[ when switch to RTL text direction with all fonts (Affect : calc, impress, draw)
- tdf#60554 Borders disappear while merging some cells in tables (impress/draw)
- tdf#60855 RTL UI: handout show boxes out of page border
- tdf#62050 EDITING: comments window in RTL UI not working well
- tdf#62143 EDITING: In RTL letter numbering bullets aren’t displayed properly in edit view
- tdf#62399 FORMATING: incorrect matching of border lines in 'Table Format' dialog for RTL Table (calc)
4.0.2
- tdf#42561 Changing a long paragraph direction reverses the letters
4.0.1
- tdf#39370 RTL / LTR and right/left alignment buttons' icons should not be reversed in RTL interface
- tdf#42387 RTL EDITING: merge cell destroys table, borders incorrect for new table
- tdf#44582 RTL UI: Horizontal scrollbar in navigator window is broken
- tdf#53030 Calc deletes current sheet, not right-clicked on sheet when trying to delete opposite directionality sheets
- tdf#54629 EDITING: Hebrew/Arabic text is not clickable in textbox area of Impress slides (Lohit Hindi font only)
4.0.0
- tdf#33356 Cannot remove RTL and LTR icons from the toolbar
- tdf#42070 RTL support in broken in presenter Console extension
- tdf#42577 RTL UI toolbar view mirrored (docking and expand at the wrong side) when Insert Object Formula
- tdf#42558 FORMATTING: Missing Arabic Abjad numerals for page numbers
- tdf#43210 Writer: preview before printing in RTL lang, the 1st page is from left
- tdf#43901 RTL Toolbar icons order becomes opposite when in OLE object edit mode
- tdf#44657 RTL UI: Horizontal scrollbar in calc main window is broken
- tdf#44925 Calc: list box contents should be same direction/alignment as sheet, not the interface
- tdf#46807 FORMATTING: The Shekel sign is in right side of number (RTL UI)
- tdf#55034 Hebrew text rendering is broken in a few fonts, including fonts chosen as the default
- tdf#56512 Hebrew looks grabled in Word95 RTF file import
- tdf#56554 Date field in Hebrew formatting include LTR text which is broken in RTL directionality
- tdf#56970 Switching between sheets with different directionality hides the + button for new sheet
- tdf#60785 RTL UI: Undo/Redo buttons point to the wrong direction
3.6.7
- tdf#63254 UI: Horizontal scrollbar area isn't displayed when resizing while sheet is RTL and gtk integration is present
3.6.5
- tdf#33356 Cannot remove RTL and LTR icons from the toolbar
- tdf#42558 FORMATTING: Missing Arabic Abjad numerals for page numbers
- tdf#42577 RTL UI toolbar view mirrored (docking and expand at the wrong side) when Insert Object Formula
- tdf#43901 RTL Toolbar icons order becomes opposite when in OLE object edit mode
- tdf#56970 Switching between sheets with different directionality hides the + button for new sheet
3.6.4
- tdf#43210 Writer: preview before printing in RTL lang, the 1st page is from left
- tdf#44657 RTL UI: Horizontal scrollbar in calc main window is broken
- tdf#44925 Calc: list box contents should be same direction/alignment as sheet, not the interface
- tdf#46807 FORMATTING: The Shekel sign is in right side of number (RTL UI)
- tdf#55034 Hebrew text rendering is broken in a few fonts, including fonts chosen as the default
- tdf#56554 Date field in Hebrew formatting include LTR text which is broken in RTL directionality
3.6.0
- tdf#49849 Word wrapping in Hebrew handled incorrectly: lines break mid-word
3.5.5
- tdf#50117 Hebrew text displays the letter a instead of ש during installation
3.5.3
- tdf#42537 RTL UI [AR]: "active indication" background with border (for icons) in menu at left instead at right
3.5.0
- tdf#32530 Text alignment should be inferred from text directionality
- tdf#32936 Tahoma shouldn't be the default font for Hebrew
- tdf#34222 FILEOPEN .docx RTL: Tables properties wrong
- tdf#40950 Combobox in RTL UI display pull down button on the wrong side
- tdf#43790 Page Break: edit/delete option box looks bad in RTL
- tdf#43793 header/footer indicators: display problem in RTL interface
- tdf#44078 Hebrew UI is displayed with squares instead of translation due to bad font selection
RTL bugs reported against Apache OpenOffice
(please help verify and report against LibreOffice)