Fix: Set lang and dir attributes for RTL languages in non-multilingual sites (#6851)

[superAman07]

Description This pull request addresses issue #6851, which highlights a problem where the tag's lang attribute remains in English (en) and the dir attribute is missing when a page is set to a Right-to-Left (RTL) language in a non-multilingual site.

Changes Made Dynamic lang Attribute:

The tag now dynamically sets the lang attribute based on the page's language. If the page's language is not explicitly set, it falls back to the default locale. Dynamic dir Attribute:

Added a dir attribute to the tag to handle text direction. The direction is determined based on a predefined list of RTL languages (RTL_LANGUAGES).

Code Updates: Modified the App.jsx file to include logic for determining the lang and dir attributes. Used the Helmet component to inject these attributes into the tag.

Expected Behavior When a page is set to an RTL language (e.g., Arabic, Hebrew), the tag will have: lang="ar" (or the appropriate language code). dir="rtl" for correct text alignment. For Left-to-Right (LTR) languages, the dir attribute will default to ltr.

Testing Since the full setup (including Docker) was not available, the changes were implemented based on the issue description and expected behavior. The logic for dynamically setting the lang and dir attributes has been added and should work as intended. However, the UI for changing the language was not tested directly.

Linked Issue Fixes #6851.

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Checklist Code changes are implemented based on the issue description. Changes are tested locally (UI testing was not performed due to setup limitations). The issue is resolved as described. No breaking changes introduced

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[erral]

Some comments:

• In Classic UI, we have a closed list of languages that are RTL, in Classic case we just have 4 languages there, check it here: https://github.com/plone/plone.app.layout/blob/master/plone/app/layout/globals/portal.py#L21. So as a first step we need to check which languages are RTL, and update that list accordingly. I would also ask @terapyon whether Japanese is a RTL language and whether they had any issues with this.

• As a second step, the list of languages can't live in App.jsx it should be somewhere in constants, perhaps adding a new file there and importing the list from there.

[terapyon]

@erral Japanese and almost East and SouthEast Asian languages are LTR, it same as European languages. I think RTL languages are Arabic and Middle Asian and North African.

BTW, about 80 years ago, Japanese horizontal shown was RTL, and Japanese has vertical shown without Internet. newspapers and books.

[erral]

Thanks @terapyon

[JeffersonBledsoe]

i18next has the following language codes listed as RTL:

['ar', 'shu', 'sqr', 'ssh', 'xaa', 'yhd', 'yud', 'aao', 'abh', 'abv', 'acm', 'acq', 'acw', 'acx', 'acy', 'adf', 'ads', 'aeb', 'aec', 'afb', 'ajp', 'apc', 'apd', 'arb', 'arq', 'ars', 'ary', 'arz', 'auz', 'avl', 'ayh', 'ayl', 'ayn', 'ayp', 'bbz', 'pga', 'he', 'iw', 'ps', 'pbt', 'pbu', 'pst', 'prp', 'prd', 'ug', 'ur', 'ydd', 'yds', 'yih', 'ji', 'yi', 'hbo', 'men', 'xmn', 'fa', 'jpr', 'peo', 'pes', 'prs', 'dv', 'sam', 'ckb'] https://github.com/i18next/i18next/blob/59498aede43b28d2c29806da0fb947c8c62795b1/i18next.js#L2142

@erral Any thoughts on if it's worth fetching the list of languages from the backend so it's consistent across all of Plone? It's probably more convenient as a frontend developer to have them all listed here I suppose

[erral]

i18next has the following language codes listed as RTL:

['ar', 'shu', 'sqr', 'ssh', 'xaa', 'yhd', 'yud', 'aao', 'abh', 'abv', 'acm', 'acq', 'acw', 'acx', 'acy', 'adf', 'ads', 'aeb', 'aec', 'afb', 'ajp', 'apc', 'apd', 'arb', 'arq', 'ars', 'ary', 'arz', 'auz', 'avl', 'ayh', 'ayl', 'ayn', 'ayp', 'bbz', 'pga', 'he', 'iw', 'ps', 'pbt', 'pbu', 'pst', 'prp', 'prd', 'ug', 'ur', 'ydd', 'yds', 'yih', 'ji', 'yi', 'hbo', 'men', 'xmn', 'fa', 'jpr', 'peo', 'pes', 'prs', 'dv', 'sam', 'ckb'] https://github.com/i18next/i18next/blob/59498aede43b28d2c29806da0fb947c8c62795b1/i18next.js#L2142

@erral Any thoughts on if it's worth fetching the list of languages from the backend so it's consistent across all of Plone? It's probably more convenient as a frontend developer to have them all listed here I suppose

The list is fixed, so it will never change, so I see no problem on duplicating them on the frontend and the backend.

[pnicolli]

@erral @superAman07 what's the status on this? We have this as ongoing business in the volto team and would like to know how to move this forward.

[erral]

I suggested the changes to @superAman07, but he did not reply.

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