Deep Frustration: Lack of Full Arabic Language Support and Auto-Text Direction Issues 📝

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Current Behavior

Problem Description: Currently, there is no full support for the Arabic language in the interface or in the text writing experience.

Arabic text faces multiple issues: • When writing Arabic, the application does not automatically switch to right-to-left (RTL) direction. • When using plugins (such as Anytype), the text initially starts left-to-right (LTR) and then inconsistently switches to RTL when adding bullet points or new lines. This causes a confusing and frustrating writing experience for Arabic users. • When copying Arabic text, the copied text forcibly becomes left-to-right (LTR), even though Arabic should remain right-to-left (RTL). The biggest issue is that after pasting, it is impossible to manually fix the text direction back to RTL, making the copied content look completely broken and hard to read. This behavior makes the application almost unusable for Arabic writers.

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Expected Behavior

Proposed solution: • Add full Arabic language support for the interface and user experience. • Implement automatic right-to-left (RTL) text direction whenever Arabic is detected or selected. • Fix the inconsistent text behavior in plugins and rich-text components when handling Arabic. • Ensure that copying and pasting Arabic text preserves the correct right-to-left (RTL) direction. • Add a setting that allows users to manually set the default text direction for their documents and blocks.

Providing these features would significantly enhance the usability for Arabic speakers and reflect stronger inclusivity for right-to-left languages.

Steps To Reproduce

Steps to reproduce: 1. Open the application. 2. Use a plugin to start writing (e.g., Anytype). 3. Type a sentence in Arabic. 4. Add a bullet point or a new line. 5. Notice the inconsistent switch between LTR and RTL. 6. Copy a piece of Arabic text. 7. Paste it into a new block or document. 8. Observe that the pasted text is aligned left-to-right without any way to correct it to right-to-left.

Environment

- OS: 15.4.1
- Version:0.46.4

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