Re: [csswg-drafts] Proposal: cjk-dir: new property for RTL horizontal CJK, as well as for vertical CJK together with RTL(Arabic, Persian, etc.) text (#3608)

In CJ text this can be seen even today but on the right side of vehicles. People are aware that it is read right-to-left. In old signage, as raised above, it is also common in Japan at shrines and temples. This usage is never mixed, so it is not exactly the same as bidi—I do not think mixed script usage is possible here without being too confusing for the contemporary reader. In fact, isn't it true that it was the introduction of Roman text into Japanese newspapers that began the practice of the horizontal headlines to be read LTR, prior to this they were read RTL? It is a cousin of vertical writing, but it is not single-character-per-line vertical; it is horizontal and uses horizontal glyphs, letter spacing, etc.

Therefore I support the introduction of a mode of horizontal writing that is LTR for CJK, perhaps distinct from bidi modes already in use since this is archaic and unlikely to be used outside of very specific edge cases (like reproducing classical signage or in a game where trucks drive past with live text emblazoned on their sides).

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