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  1. Bug #274552
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Comment 12 for bug 274552

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Masoud Abkenar (mabkenar) wrote :

Dear Nahoo!
All you need to do is to activate support for "complex text layout," as you can see in this image: http://freeexp.files.wordpress.com/2008/04/ooo_options_dialog_2.png

Then you will notice two new buttons are added in the formatting toolbar. To get the right result, you should format your text not only as right-aligned, but also as RTL-directioned (using the new RTL toolbar-button).

This is not actually a bug. The point is, while support for complex text layout is essential for Persian/Arabic speakers, this feature is not activated by default in OpenOffice/LibreOffice (probably because most users will never need it).

The ideal case would be a world in which LibreOffice activates complex text layout support automatically if it detects a Persian/Arabic/Hebrew/[...] keyboard layout in the system.