Last modified: 2012-08-14 11:56:47 UTC
At normal time, RC shows: * (diff) (hist) . . articlename; time . . contributor (talk) But when articlename is RTL language such as Parsian, it shows: * (diff) (hist) . . contributor . . time ;articlename (talk) This is a valid behavior of browsers obaying Unicode bidirectional algorithm. But users will confuse. This problem is at least in RC, history, and user contributes. Unicode-bidi CSS property will solve this problem: <span style="unicode-bidi:embed">articlename</span>
Created attachment 758 [details] quick-hack patch for ChangesList.php This patch is a quick-hack. Fixes only RC and RClinked. I confirmed it is effective for IE and Mozilla.
Following special pages seem to have this problem, too: Watchlist, Log, DoubleRedirects, Allpages, Unusedimages, Wantedpages, Ipblocklist, Newpages, Imagelist, Ancientpages, BrokenRedirecrs, and Search. Generally, all pagename including username should be enclosed by `unicode-bidi:embed' style. Sample here: http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Tietew/RTL_problem
Created attachment 832 [details] add unicode-bidi:embed style to all internal links An alternative patch to Linker.php. This patch adds "unicode-bidi:embed" style to *all* internal links using Linker::make***Link(). But style is also added to all links in wiki content. This patch may not be a best solution.
*** Bug 3514 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
*** Bug 3655 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
related to this bug 3888: BiDi vulnerability: RIGHT-TO-LEFT OVERRIDE - U 202E in titles / usernames generates a mess That bug is about creating a title using a RIGHT-TO-LEFT OVERRIDE - U 202E without Unicode a balanced POP DIRECTIONAL FORMATTING - U 202C. This could occur in titles usernames and as an error configuration in MediaWiki messages . To my understanding such combinations should occur only in "balanced" numbers. see also bug 3819: strip phantom general punctuation characters from page titles and bug 3887: create a special page for instring search of titles specifying %nn values Best regards Reinhardt [[user:gangleri]]
I would like to add a character to our Hebrew Wikipedia RC page. I do not know what this character is called, though I can create it by pressing Ctrl + the "]" button. It adds an invisible "fixed" space. Adding this space right after the time displayed in the should fix this problem we have. I would also like to add it before and after the date used in ~~~~ and ~~~~~ functions. How can I do this? or, more likely, who can do/try this for me? Thanks, Yoni
*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 5724 ***
