RTL Text Support Not Functioning Properly in VSCodium

[iskepr]

Describe the bug

VSCodium does not properly support right-to-left (RTL) text input, resulting in misalignment and display issues when writing text in languages such as Arabic or Persian.

Please confirm that this problem is VSCodium-specific

• [ ] This bug doesn't happen if I use Microsoft's Visual Studio Code. It only happens in VSCodium.

Please confirm that the issue/resolution isn't already documented

• [x] I checked [the Docs page](https://github.com/VSCodium/vscodium/blob/master/docs/index.md) and [the Troubleshooting page](https://github.com/VSCodium/vscodium/blob/master/docs/troubleshooting.md) and my issue is not mentioned there.

To Reproduce

Steps to reproduce the behavior:

1. Open VSCodium.
2. Set the text editor to use a right-to-left language (e.g., Arabic).
3. Type Arabic Liters.
4. Observe the misalignment or text display issue.

Expected behavior

The RTL text should be displayed correctly, with proper alignment and support for right-to-left input.

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Desktop (please complete the following information):

• OS: Ubuntu 20.04
• Architecture: x64
• Version: 1.99.1
• App Manager: Snap
• Sandboxed: no

[daiyam]

It's an upstream issue: https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues/4994

[iskepr]

It's an upstream issue: https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues/4994

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