While we are at this topic:
As I already mentioned, I am working on Persian GUI spec document [1]. One of the sizable portions of this document deals with this topic. If somebody wants to quickly start working on a new and improved implementation, please consult me to share my experience and early draft on the issue.
Also, note that this issue is one of the single most important issues we need to solve in order to make using computers as easy for bi-di users as it is for Roman (or Latin) Script users.
There is a lot of depth to this issue, don't try to come up with a quick idea and immediately think that you have solved it. It takes an expert in human computer interaction design. Someone in the same class as experts like Jeff Raskin, Bruce "Tog" Tognazzini, Donald A. Norman or Jakob Nielsen. Even then, we need extensive prototyping and user testing to refine the solution and select the best alternatives.
Alright, I know, we don't live in an ideal world (or Iran) and we really can't expect to go after this issue in a really systematic way, but lets try to deal with it the best we can.
- Hooman Mehr
[1] If you have missed that post, look for "Persian GUI Design Specifications & Guidelines" in the list archives.
On Jun 9, 2004, at 3:01 AM, Ordak D. Coward wrote:
Please ignore this while I can successfully prepare a long e-mail with gmail :(
On Tue, 8 Jun 2004 17:08:53 -0400, Ordak D. Coward <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:Following up the old thread, here is my attempt to understand the problem. We may then agree on a desired behavior, and then on an implemenation.
The problems appear when typing a text in a BiDi enabled editor. it seems to three categories of concren.
1) When typing a bilingual text, the cursor jumps unexpectedly. An example, is when I type "HERE IS SOME RTL TEXT", (where UPPERCASE stands for RTL characters), in notepad or any input line, the cursor (denoted by |) and text appear as follows: | |EH
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