[iri] #121: BIDI: Some users are requiring right-to-left label ordering.

#121: BIDI: Some users are requiring right-to-left label ordering.

 BIDI section 2 requires adding embedding marks with force a "western"
 left-to-right ordering of labels.  I have requirements from customers,
 including government customers, that require a right-to-left ordering of
 labels in at least some cases.

 This preferences seems to be a user preference, with, perhaps, a strong
 language bias.

 Specifically, how is a user reading an Arabic domain name from the side of
 the bus over a phone going to read it?  And how will the person on the end
 of the phone type it?  My investigation shows that native speakers will
 prefer reading a domain name from the right in BIDI contexts.

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 Reporter:  shawnste@…      |      Owner:  draft-ietf-iri-bidi-guidelines@…
     Type:  defect          |     Status:  new
 Priority:  major           |  Milestone:
Component:  bidi-           |    Version:
  guidelines                |   Keywords:
 Severity:  -               |
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Ticket URL: <http://trac.tools.ietf.org/wg/iri/trac/ticket/121>
iri <http://tools.ietf.org/wg/iri/>

Received on Tuesday, 13 March 2012 16:05:50 UTC