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This document intends to trace the guidelines of a User Interface (in short: UI) for editing bidirectional (in short: Bidi) text. It is assumed that the user enters text in logical sequence, and that the Unicode Bidi Algorithm (in short: UBA) is used to reorder the text for presentation. We assume that the readers of this document have a working knowledge of the UBA. The UBA is described in Unicode Technical Report 9 (see http://www.unicode.org/unicode/reports/tr9). | This document intends to trace the guidelines of a User Interface (in short: UI) for editing bidirectional (in short: Bidi) text. It is assumed that the user enters text in logical sequence, and that the Unicode Bidi Algorithm (in short: UBA) is used to reorder the text for presentation. We assume that the readers of this document have a working knowledge of the UBA. The UBA is described in Unicode Technical Report 9 (see http://www.unicode.org/unicode/reports/tr9). | ||
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# Make the interface efficient. | # Make the interface efficient. | ||
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| + | ! Acronym | ||
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| + | | Bidi || bidirectional | ||
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| + | | LTR || left-to-right | ||
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| + | | RTL || right-to-left | ||
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| + | | UBA || Unicode Bidi Algorithm | ||
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| + | | UI || User Interface | ||
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Introduction
This document intends to trace the guidelines of a User Interface (in short: UI) for editing bidirectional (in short: Bidi) text. It is assumed that the user enters text in logical sequence, and that the Unicode Bidi Algorithm (in short: UBA) is used to reorder the text for presentation. We assume that the readers of this document have a working knowledge of the UBA. The UBA is described in Unicode Technical Report 9 (see http://www.unicode.org/unicode/reports/tr9).
When designing these guidelines, the following objectives were set, in order of decreasing priority:
- Prevent actions unexpected by the user, particularly when the action is destructive (erases one or more characters).
- Make the interface efficient.
- Keep the interface easy to implement.
Terms and Definitions
| Acronym | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Bidi | bidirectional |
| LTR | left-to-right |
| RTL | right-to-left |
| UBA | Unicode Bidi Algorithm |
| UI | User Interface |
