RTL and bidirectional text

[mikemorris]

Need to implement Unicode bidi algorithm for RTL and bidirectional text to reverse the display order of glyphs.

Should look like this:

Currently looks like:

[mikemorris]

Might be useful for test fixtures http://www.unicode.org/Public/7.0.0/ucd/

[mikemorris]

Possibly useful JavaScript implementation of ICU Bidi by Twitter https://github.com/twitter/twitter-cldr-js#handling-bidirectional-text

[mourner]

Is this duplicate of #471?

[mikemorris]

@mourner Nope, RTL is pretty straightforward for non-complex scripts like Hebrew.

[fnicollet]

Also interested in this issue but I have no idea how to patch it

[mushon]

Just mentioning I ran into this problem as well in the Mapbox Studio beta and was forwarded here after reporting it. I can't help fix it but I will be happy to test a fix once one comes up. I also want to stress the importance of this issue as without this fix Mapbox-GL cannot be used by approximately half a billion people. Hope you make sure to prioritize this fix and definitely not launch without it.
Keep up the good work and let me know if and how I can help.

[mushon]

Here's the bug documentation I sent for your reference:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/ggcjnb3d3s5nhea/2015-10-20%2023.21.48.gif?dl=0

[mikemorris]

-> mapbox/DEPRECATED-mapbox-gl#4