Re: per-paragraph auto-direction, a.k.a. dir=uba

I don't feel competent enough to find the magic solution for all the 
questions that dir=uba seems to raise.  This discussion has been going on 
for a while, and there is real danger that the whole item be shelved if a 
consensus is not found soon.

However, based on the discussion on the list, I think that the following 
points are more or less agreeable to all:
1) dir=uba is mostly needed for <pre> and <textarea> elements.
2) All or most of the problems are related to using dir=uba with <pre>.
3) There are alternatives to using dir=uba with <pre> for multiple 
paragraphs, like separating the text in distinct paragraphs.
4) There is no problem related to using dir=uba with <textarea>.
5) There is no other way than dir=uba to achieve paragraph-based direction 
for <textarea>.

Given the above, I am suggesting to at least allow dir=uba for <textarea>, 
even if its use for other types of elements is postponed or abandoned 
altogether.


Shalom (Regards),  Mati
           Bidi Architect
           Globalization Center Of Competency - Bidirectional Scripts
           IBM Israel
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