- From: avidseeker via GitHub <sysbot+gh@w3.org>
- Date: Sun, 21 Jul 2024 23:34:47 +0000
- To: public-i18n-archive@w3.org
As an Arabic speaker, I add my vote to keep the direction of these elements and not flip them. RTL is a writing direction not a UI direction that just flips everything in it like a mirror. Yes, some of the UI should be flipped because of how text is rendered, but that shouldn't extend to *all* possible elements. 1. Consistency: If RTL users are forced to use a LTR interface (which isn't uncommon, e.g: for a lack of translation), their muscle/visual memory would be reverse to what the button elements show. 2. Math: even in RTL textbooks, the number line is taught as increasing (progressing) from left to right, zero to positive. 3. Keeps things simple: avoids the headache, maintenance, and the possibility of bugs. LTR developers rarely would check what RTL elements look like. -- GitHub Notification of comment by avidseeker Please view or discuss this issue at https://github.com/w3c/alreq/issues/259#issuecomment-2241814710 using your GitHub account -- Sent via github-notify-ml as configured in https://github.com/w3c/github-notify-ml-config
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