Tag(s): qa-bidi-css-markup

The following articles have been updated and reviewed by the Internationalization Working Group. If you have additional comments, please send them using the “Leave a comment” link at the bottom right of the page.

How to use Unicode controls for bidi text
see the changes on github

Unicode controls vs. markup for bidi support
see changes on github

CSS vs. markup for bidi support
see changes on github

Changes include the following:

* added a quick answer
* removed background sections now that we have other articles that deal with that information (pointed to those)
* clarified the distinction between structural/block markup and inline markup wrt control character usage in a new section
* expanded the section on inline issues to take into account HTML5-related developments
* introduced concept of isolation, including RLI/LRI/FSI/PDI
* removed out of date references and quotations
* introduced the concept of tightly-wrapping all opposite-direction phrases from the HTML article
* basically rewrote everything to make it cleaner, clearer and more snappy
* replaced outdated spec links and quotes
* added reference to polyglot
* pointed to the HTML5 rendering section rather than providing a CSS template (which was out of date) in the document

Ukrainian:

Пропажа пробілів Bidi (Bidi space loss)

Використання Керуючих символів Unicode для bidi тексту (Using Unicode controls for bidi text)

Направлення скрипту і мов (Script direction and languages)

CSS чи розмітка для підтримки bidi (CSS vs. markup for bidi support)

Керуючі символи Unicode чи розмітка для підтримки bidi (Unicode controls vs. markup for bidi support)

Russian:

Пропажа пробелов Bidi (Bidi space loss)

Использование Управляющих символов Unicode для bidi текста (Using Unicode controls for bidi text)

Направления скрипта и языков (Script direction and languages)

CSS или разметка для поддержки bidi (CSS vs. markup for bidi support)

Управляющие символы Unicode или разметка для поддержки bidi (Unicode controls vs. markup for bidi support)

These articles were translated thanks to Alexandr Shlapak.

Thanks to Gaston Diego Valente the FAQ-based article “CSS vs. markup for bidi support” has now been translated into Portuguese.

Thanks to Gaston Diego Valente the FAQ-based article “CSS vs. markup for bidi support” has now been translated into Spanish.

Thanks to Sebastian Backstone the FAQ-based article “CSS vs. markup for bidi support” has now been translated into Polish (language negotiated).

Thanks to Jens Meiert the FAQ-based article “CSS vs. markup for bidi support” has now been translated into German (language negotiated).

Read the article

FAQ-based article: Should I use CSS or markup to correctly format Unicode-based bidi text in HTML and XML-based markup languages?

By Richard Ishida, W3C.