Bug 17161 – Hebrew strings displayed in reverse

Bug 17161 - Hebrew strings displayed in reverse

Summary:

Hebrew strings displayed in reverse

Status:	CLOSED WONTFIX

Product:	SB Touch
Classification:	Unclassified
Component:	UI
Version:	7.6.0
Platform:	All Windows XP

Importance:	P3 enhancement (vote)
Target Milestone:	---
Assigned To:	Unassigned bug - please assign me!

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Reported:	2011-04-19 00:12 UTC by amitgil
Modified:	2011-05-12 08:53 UTC (History)
CC List:	1 user (show)

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Description amitgil 2011-04-19 00:12:43 UTC

While playing a song, Hebrew strings are displayed in reverse, making it really hard to navigate the playlist.

Comment 1 Ben Klaas 2011-04-19 04:19:17 UTC

This is a limitation of the font rendering technology we use, and we do not have a means or resource to fix it.

Comment 2 Ben Klaas 2011-05-12 08:53:40 UTC

Please don't kill the messenger here, but this bug is never going to be fixed. Rather than leave it open and make you think we're going to fix it, I'm going to be honest with you and close it.

There is a huge technological hurdle to overcome to get R-to-L text to work, not to mention fixing our UI design to accomodate it smartly. There is no possibility our management will be putting any focus on this, now or in the future.