Consider alternate text directions #5

MultisampledNight commented 2026年03月03日 10:42:59 +01:00

136b9f8ba0 introduced a design improvement based on LTR layout. Not all languages are LTR, RTL-reading cultures shall benefit from this as well. The solution in this specific case would probably be to key the callout grid order and stroke side on context text.dir (see https://typst.app/docs/reference/text/text/#parameters-dir).

I believe there are more LTR-centric assumptions in flow:

1. Find them.
2. Interview users used to reading RTL (and other text directions, e.g. Japanese top-down).
3. Summarize their insight.
4. Implement the insight gained.

136b9f8ba0ac10ef1e6cae492ffd327a0f0dbab5 introduced a design improvement based on LTR layout. Not all languages are LTR, RTL-reading cultures shall benefit from this as well. The solution in this *specific* case would probably be to key the callout grid order and stroke side on `context text.dir` (see https://typst.app/docs/reference/text/text/#parameters-dir). I believe there are more LTR-centric assumptions in flow: 1. [ ] Find them. 2. [ ] Interview users used to reading RTL (and other text directions, e.g. Japanese top-down). 3. [ ] Summarize their insight. 4. [ ] Implement the insight gained.

MultisampledNight commented 2026年03月03日 10:43:50 +01:00

As context as for why I believe there are more: flow stems from my writing style of notes on paper. I write in an LTR language.

As context as for why I believe there are more: flow stems from my writing style of notes on paper. I write in an LTR language.