Toggle default alignment of text for text only page from LTR to RTL (and vice-versa)
On text only pages, Firefox displays text Left-to-Right (LTR) by default, even for plain text in which the language is read Right-to-Left (RTL). Firefox should either,
1) display content LTR or RTL on the basis of script (e.g., UTF-8 Hebrew text should be aligned RIGHT) 2) provide a user option to toggle which way all the text should be aligned on text only pages (perhaps, via the context menu)
Thank you
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Try to set bidi.browser.ui to true on the about:config page. This should give a "Switch Page Direction" item in the right-click context menu.
You can open the about:config page via the location/address bar. You can accept the warning and click "I'll be careful" to continue.
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Try to set bidi.browser.ui to true on the about:config page. This should give a "Switch Page Direction" item in the right-click context menu.
You can open the about:config page via the location/address bar. You can accept the warning and click "I'll be careful" to continue.
Thank you! I believe this should be enabled by default (or at least have a checkbox in the settings).
You're welcome.
This bidi setting is only enabled by default if you use a RTL Firefox locale like 'he' or 'ar'.
- https://dxr.mozilla.org/mozilla-release/source/browser/base/content/utilityOverlay.js#485
- https://dxr.mozilla.org/mozilla-release/source/modules/libpref/init/all.js#2232
// Setting this pref to |true| forces Bidi UI menu items and keyboard shortcuts // to be exposed, and enables the directional caret hook. By default, only // expose it for bidi-associated system locales.
Modified by cor-el