[Bug 16160] dir=auto does not work for user-visible attribute values

https://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show_bug.cgi?id=16160

--- Comment #4 from Aharon Lanin <aharon.lists.lanin@gmail.com> 2012-05-08 19:19:48 UTC ---
(In reply to comment #3)
> Would it not be better to simply advise people to use &lrm; and &rlm;?

Not sure what you mean. As things stand right now, all attributes inherit the
directionality (either ltr or rtl) of the element. They do not have their own
dir=auto, so to speak. Thus, starting an attribute with &lrm; or &rlm; does not
set its directionality.

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Received on Tuesday, 8 May 2012 19:19:51 UTC