RTL Bugs

RTL language independent bugs
Such bugs should all be filed on The Document Foundation's bugzilla instance. There is a RTL-CTL Meta Bug  which is used to track them all, so when filing such bugs, mark them as block the meta-bug (or a sub-meta bug, e.g. RTL-UI etc.)

There is also a Telegram group for discussion of RTL-related LibreOffice matters, in particular bugs you have encountered.

Top RTL bugs
(sorted by priority)
 * RTL text that starts with LTR character rendered incorrectly without explicit RTL mark

Open bugs
RTL-CTL bugs, sorted by descending change date (you can change the sorting by clicking on any column):
 * List of bugs the block RTL-CTL Meta bug (link)

Arabic/Farsi
RTL-Arabic Meta Bug  is used to track the Arabic only related bugs in the Bugzilla.

Hebrew
RTL-Hebrew Meta Bug  is used to track the Hebrew only related bugs in the Bugzilla.

Old Hungarian
Old Hungarian Meta Bug  is used to track the Old Hungarian only related bugs in the Bugzilla.

N'Ko
RTL-N'Ko Meta Bug  is used to track the N'Ko only related bugs in the Bugzilla.

Fixed RTL bugs
Closed RTL-CTL bugs, sorted by descending change date:
 * List of bugs the block RTL-CTL Meta bug (link)

master

 * RTL: Animations that work letter-by-letter or word-by-word have it appear LTR during animation
 * FILEOPEN: DOCX: RTL paragraphs with left alignment open with right alignment and vice versa
 * FILEOPEN: DOCX problem with LTR right aligned text in specific case
 * Java path root '/' appears on wrong end in RTL languages
 * FILEOPEN: Paragraph alignment inherited from parent style not loaded from doc(x) file
 * Inserting columns into Right-To-Left sheets will add them to the wrong side
 * FILEOPEN Arabic text truncated in attached DOCX

6.1.0

 * FILESAVE: DOC - Hebrew and arabic text in comments appear in MS Word in reverse order and wrong font
 * Brackets (..),{..},[..] inverted )..(,}..{,]..[ when switch to RTL text direction with all fonts (Affect : calc, impress, draw)
 * RTL: RTL Layout Problem in Impress
 * In RTL cells, weak characters directionality is decided by first letter, not cell directionality
 * Unnecessary extra space inserted between RTL and Latin characters (including numbers)
 * RTL: Paragraph dialog justified combobox doesnt list 'right'
 * RTL: 'Text Direction' drop down menu doesnt update preview in alignment tab of paragraph dialog
 * Space between Arabic/Hebrew word missing in textboxes when sentence begins with English word
 * FILEOPEN: Paragraph alignment inherited from parent style not loaded from doc(x) file
 * Text previews in Paragraph dialog not showing correctly for RTL
 * In a textbox and RTL directionality - weak characters misplaced when sentence begins with LTR text
 * Tools > Options > Justification - wrong preview for Left/Right justification
 * Arabic alphabet page number format is not showing correctly
 * Unicode BiDi not considered for Impress and Draw Text objects and Calc, e.g. Old Hungarian (10C80 - 10CFF)
 * Find & Replace diacritic-sensitive searches are always linked to the CTL language setting and search replace fails when no CTL default is checked active
 * Unicode BiDi Strong not holding when entering isolated RTL strings in Calc, e.g. Old Hungarian (10C80 - 10CFF)

6.0.3

 * Arabic alphabet page number format is not showing correctly
 * 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

 * RTL: Slide pane context menu opens going left rather than going right
 * Import/Export: Hebrew Numbering incorrect above value ten (seeing Kaf instead of Yod Aleph)
 * RTL: reconsider Arabic decimal separator handling
 * FILEOPEN DOCX RTL text direction is wrong
 * RTL: 'Text Direction' drop down menu doesnt update preview in alignment tab of paragraph dialog (edit)
 * Create Table toolbar tool creates wrong number of columns in rtl environment [rtl, gtk3, regression]
 * FILEOPEN: DOC: RTL indented table placed with a negative indent on left instead of on the right
 * Main menu bar not reversed when running RTL UI (Gtk3)
 * RTL: Toolbar tooltips flicker heavily as mouse thinks its in the opposite location (Gtk2)
 * RTL: Color widget control doesnt work and most split buttons open in wrong locations (gtk3)
 * Numbering > 9 appear reversed while editing a textbox in impress
 * Arabic PDF export is messy in old files < 5.3

5.4.4

 * RTL: Slide pane context menu opens going left rather than going right
 * RTL: Toolbar tooltips flicker heavily as mouse thinks its in the opposite location (Gtk2)
 * Arabic PDF export is messy in old files < 5.3

5.4.3

 * Main menu bar not reversed when running RTL UI (Gtk3)

5.4.2

 * Create Table toolbar tool creates wrong number of columns in rtl environment [rtl, gtk3, regression]

5.4.0

 * RTL (CTL) should be enabled by default
 * Hebrew Numbering incorrect above value ten (seeing Kaf instead of Yod Aleph)
 * autocorrect code incorrectly categorizes hebrew letters / 100% cpu usage when typing hebrew
 * Pressing ctrl+shift switches direction on key down
 * Window is almost empty with GTK 3 and RTL UI
 * Writer treats Hungarian Rovas (aka Old Hungarian) text as left-to-right script instead of right-to-left

5.3.7

 * Create Table toolbar tool creates wrong number of columns in rtl environment [rtl, gtk3, regression]

5.3.4

 * Pressing ctrl+shift switches direction on key down

5.3.1

 * autocorrect code incorrectly categorizes hebrew letters / 100% cpu usage when typing hebrew
 * Window is almost empty with GTK 3 and RTL UI

5.3.0

 * Editing : Justified problem in arabic
 * incorrect FORMATTING of Arabic Subtending marks
 * Hebrew nikud not represented properly (Windows specific)
 * (windows only) Hebrew Vowel Points are sometimes misplaced in PDF export (and printing)
 * Hebrew Nikud still not represented properly (windows XP)
 * RTL UI: with RTL locales presentations appear with text align to the right instead of to the left
 * UI: scrollbar used in place of a slider in image export dialo.
 * kashida should not be used with ligatures on justified Arabic text
 * Bad Hebrew support: Can't add a space between Hebrew letters and numbers/latin letters
 * VIEWING: Synthetic bold creates spaces between cursive arabic characters
 * Cursor keys move cursor to the opposite direction in RTL text
 * Many Arabic fonts dont render correctly on Linux

5.2.6

 * autocorrect code incorrectly categorizes hebrew letters / 100% cpu usage when typing hebrew
 * Window is almost empty with GTK 3 and RTL UI

5.2.4

 * Many Arabic fonts dont render correctly on Linux

5.2.2

 * Cursor keys move cursor to the opposite direction in RTL text

5.2.0

 * FILESAVE: XLSX - Cell RTL direction state not saved
 * Menus open in the wrong place with RTL interface under gtk3
 * UI: Ruler shows wrong active column if columns are LTR, and paragraph is RTL
 * Unhide text direction cell/paragraph attribute

5.1.2

 * Menus open in the wrong place with RTL interface under gtk3

5.1.0

 * Assertion opening an Arabic text file
 * UI: Horizontal scrollbar backwards with RTL sheet and kde4 ui
 * SIDEBAR: Left and right alignment buttons need to be swapped in RTL
 * ValueSet has rendering issues in RTL interface
 * CRASH when opening specific TXT with Calc under Windows

5.0.4

 * SIDEBAR: Left and right alignment buttons need to be swapped in RTL (partial cherry pick)

5.0.2

 * UI: Horizontal scrollbar backwards with RTL sheet and kde4 ui
 * ValueSet has rendering issues in RTL interface

5.0.0

 * Wrong calculation on justifying RTL (specific font, windows only)
 * Export (HTML, DOC, DOCX): handles weak bidi characters as strong ones
 * Hebrew and Arabic are not working on MAC
 * FILESAVE : PPTX Paragraph text direction right-to-left is not exported

4.4.6

 * ValueSet has rendering issues in RTL interface

4.4.3

 * Adding diacritical marks causes havoc when editing (Hebrew, RTL)

4.4.0

 * Crop preview is wrong on RTL interface
 * Hebrew and Arabic are not working on MAC

4.3.0

 * docx files with RTL paragraphs aren't compatible with Word
 * import of hebrew docx, parts of it load in squares on Windows version (work on Linux) (edit)
 * FILEOPEN: DOCX problem with LTR right aligned text in specific case
 * EDITING:In Calc when TAB direction is RTL, text remains Right-aligned
 * FILESAVE: Hebrew Text-Bulleted List converted to Numbered List in Round trip file
 * Base point diagram works in reverse on RTL languages
 * Arabic: find/search should had option ignore kashida (Tatweel)

4.2.4

 * EDITING:In Calc when TAB direction is RTL, text remains Right-aligned

4.2.3

 * Base point diagram works in reverse on RTL languages

4.2.0

 * All hotkeys are language dependent, don't work in non-Latin keyboard layout
 * FILEOPEN: [docx] MS Office documents opens with wrong alignment and directionality
 * RTL: RTL table reverses its direction on LTR page
 * Indent changes in Calc forces alignment to left
 * Find/Search option should support ignoring diacritics (Arabic Tashkeel and Hebrew nikkud)
 * UI: Horizontal scrollbar area isn't displayed when resizing while sheet is RTL and gtk integration is present
 * Comments in RTL sheet don't point to the appropriate cell
 * Arabic: when use Arabic letters currency the number are disappear
 * Crash on display/paste Arabic text
 * EDITING: Hebrew text with commas is misplaced when using Hebrew-only fonts
 * SIDEBAR Feature request: RTL\LTR buttons
 * UI: Comments toggle button should be on the left side of the ruler when locale set to RTL language
 * Crash in writer with Arabic strings followed by more than 2 numbers
 * FILESAVE: [docx] wrong directionality after save file created by MS

4.1.4

 * All hotkeys are language dependent, don't work in non-Latin keyboard layout
 * Crash in writer with Arabic strings followed by more than 2 numbers

4.1.0

 * Brackets inverted in rtl text (mac only)
 * Cell Border works backwards on Right-to-Left spreadsheet
 * RTL list numbering reverses its direction
 * RTL numbering with wrong direction in Textbox
 * RTL / LTR and right/left alignment buttons' icons should not be reversed in RTL interface
 * "Clear Direct Formatting" clears RTL directionality
 * RTL EDITING: merge cell destroys table, borders incorrect for new table
 * RTL UI: Horizontal scrollbar in navigator window is broken
 * Indent changes in Calc forces alignment to left
 * Calc deletes current sheet, not right-clicked on sheet when trying to delete opposite directionality sheets
 * Undoing sheet deletion restores it to the default directionality regardless of the original sheet directionality
 * EDITING: Hebrew/Arabic text is not clickable in textbox area of Impress slides (Lohit Hindi font only)
 * 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 :)
 * Switching between sheets with different directionality hides the + button for new sheet
 * Cell Borders of last(Right most) column is missing in RTL Table in impress
 * Text written with Graphite Font (e.g Linux Biolinum G) Mirrored when the context direction is Right-to-left
 * Borders disappear while merging some cells in tables (impress/draw)
 * RTL UI: Undo/Redo buttons point to the wrong direction
 * RTL UI: handout show boxes out of page border
 * EDITING: comments window in RTL UI not working well
 * EDITING: In RTL letter numbering bullets aren’t displayed properly in edit view
 * FORMATING: incorrect matching of border lines in 'Table Format' dialog for RTL Table (calc)
 * FORMATING: incorrect matching of border lines in 'Table Format' dialog for RTL Table (writer)
 * UI: Horizontal scrollbar area isn't displayed when resizing while sheet is RTL and gtk integration is present
 * Comments in RTL sheet don't point to the appropriate cell
 * EDITING:In Calc when writing direction of cell is changed to RTL, text remains left-aligned
 * change text direction while editing take you out from the edit mode
 * [FORMATTING] On an RTL spreadsheet, changing zoom level moves charts
 * RTL sheets: you can't draw shapes from left to right, also the start position are wrong
 * EDIT:Calc: Outside of editing mode, Arabic text is left-aligned when changing wrt direction to RTL and text alignment to justify
 * Crash on display/paste Arabic text

4.0.5

 * Comments in RTL sheet don't point to the appropriate cell

4.0.4

 * Undoing sheet deletion restores it to the default directionality regardless of the original sheet directionality
 * UI: Horizontal scrollbar area isn't displayed when resizing while sheet is RTL and gtk integration is present
 * [FORMATTING] On an RTL spreadsheet, changing zoom level moves charts
 * RTL sheets: you can't draw shapes from left to right, also the start position are wrong
 * Arabic: wrong render for Arabic text in impress and calc on text direction LTR (regression from 4.0.3)
 * Text changes directionality when hyperlinked (regression from 4.0.3)

4.0.3

 * Cell Border works backwards on Right-to-Left spreadsheet
 * RTL numbering with wrong direction in Textbox
 * Cell Borders of last(Right most) column is missing in RTL Table in impress
 * Text written with Graphite Font (e.g Linux Biolinum G) Mirrored when the context direction is Right-to-left
 * Brackets (..),{..},[..] inverted )..(,}..{,]..[ when switch to RTL text direction with all fonts (Affect : calc, impress, draw)
 * Borders disappear while merging some cells in tables (impress/draw)
 * RTL UI: handout show boxes out of page border
 * EDITING: comments window in RTL UI not working well
 * EDITING: In RTL letter numbering bullets aren’t displayed properly in edit view
 * FORMATING: incorrect matching of border lines in 'Table Format' dialog for RTL Table (calc)

4.0.2

 * Changing a long paragraph direction reverses the letters

4.0.1

 * RTL / LTR and right/left alignment buttons' icons should not be reversed in RTL interface
 * RTL EDITING: merge cell destroys table, borders incorrect for new table
 * RTL UI: Horizontal scrollbar in navigator window is broken
 * Calc deletes current sheet, not right-clicked on sheet when trying to delete opposite directionality sheets
 * EDITING: Hebrew/Arabic text is not clickable in textbox area of Impress slides (Lohit Hindi font only)

4.0.0

 * Cannot remove RTL and LTR icons from the toolbar
 * RTL support in broken in presenter Console extension
 * RTL UI toolbar view mirrored (docking and expand at the wrong side) when Insert Object Formula
 * FORMATTING: Missing Arabic Abjad numerals for page numbers
 * Writer: preview before printing in RTL lang, the 1st page is from left
 * RTL Toolbar icons order becomes opposite when in OLE object edit mode
 * RTL UI: Horizontal scrollbar in calc main window is broken
 * Calc: list box contents should be same direction/alignment as sheet, not the interface
 * FORMATTING: The Shekel sign is in right side of number (RTL UI)
 * Hebrew text rendering is broken in a few fonts, including fonts chosen as the default
 * Hebrew looks grabled in Word95 RTF file import
 * Date field in Hebrew formatting include LTR text which is broken in RTL directionality
 * Switching between sheets with different directionality hides the + button for new sheet
 * RTL UI: Undo/Redo buttons point to the wrong direction

3.6.7

 * UI: Horizontal scrollbar area isn't displayed when resizing while sheet is RTL and gtk integration is present

3.6.5

 * Cannot remove RTL and LTR icons from the toolbar
 * FORMATTING: Missing Arabic Abjad numerals for page numbers
 * RTL UI toolbar view mirrored (docking and expand at the wrong side) when Insert Object Formula
 * RTL Toolbar icons order becomes opposite when in OLE object edit mode
 * Switching between sheets with different directionality hides the + button for new sheet

3.6.4

 * Writer: preview before printing in RTL lang, the 1st page is from left
 * RTL UI: Horizontal scrollbar in calc main window is broken
 * Calc: list box contents should be same direction/alignment as sheet, not the interface
 * FORMATTING: The Shekel sign is in right side of number (RTL UI)
 * Hebrew text rendering is broken in a few fonts, including fonts chosen as the default
 * Date field in Hebrew formatting include LTR text which is broken in RTL directionality

3.6.0

 * Word wrapping in Hebrew handled incorrectly: lines break mid-word

3.5.5

 * Hebrew text displays the letter a instead of ש during installation

3.5.3

 * RTL UI [AR]: "active indication" background with border (for icons) in menu at left instead at right

3.5.0

 * Text alignment should be inferred from text directionality
 * Tahoma shouldn't be the default font for Hebrew
 * FILEOPEN .docx RTL: Tables properties wrong
 * Combobox in RTL UI display pull down button on the wrong side
 * Page Break: edit/delete option box looks bad in RTL
 * header/footer indicators: display problem in RTL interface
 * 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)
 * OOo Bidi
 * OOo Arabic

This query contains the bugs with keyword "BIDI".

OOo Wiki: Arabization efforts