https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=36401
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Bug #: 36401
Summary: directionality of entries in the interlanguage links
in the mobile app list must match each language
Product: Wikipedia App
Version: 1.2
Platform: All
OS/Version: All
Status: NEW
Keywords: i18n
Severity: normal
Priority: Unprioritized
Component: Localization/Translation/Language
AssignedTo: [email protected]
ReportedBy: [email protected]
Blocks: 34166
Classification: Unclassified
Mobile Platform: ---
The directionality of all the entries in the list of interlanguage links in the
mobile app is the same as the directionality of the interface language. So if
the language of the app is set to Hebrew, all names of languages appear as
right-to-left.
The right way to do it is to define the directionality of each line according
to the directionality of the language name. All non-RTL languages must be
explicitly set to LTR and all RTL languages must be explicitly set to RTL.
Without this the order of letters will be incorrect.
There's also the question of alignment, which is separate from directionality.
If the order of letters in the name "English" is correct, but it's aligned to
right, it may not look so nice.
So you have several options. You can align the whole list according to the
app's language, then if the app's language is Hebrew you get something like
this:
Afrikaans
العربية
Deutsch
English
Francais
עברית
Русский
יידיש
You can align each line according to the language of that line:
Afrikaans
العربية
Deutsch
English
Francais
עברית
Русский
יידיש
Or you can go crazy and center them:
Afrikaans
العربية
Deutsch
English
Francais
עברית
Русский
יידיש
But again, the question of alignment is secondary - it's just a matter of what
looks nicer. The important thing is to set the *directionality* of each line
correctly.
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