Right-to-left writing and malfunctioning table feature

jeronath

Hello, @hendrik!
I stopped using Obsidian because it was too complex and heavy, and it wasn't open source. I decided to switch back to Zettlr, and now it's the software I use the most.
I learned how to use snippets to quickly create interactive templates for various types of notes. With tags and YAML, I can manage tasks and schedules while keeping all my texts organized by category thanks to workspaces. It's simple and brilliant that I can do this only with text files!
However, I've encountered two issues that are bothering me: the first is the difficulty of mixing English or French with quotations in Hebrew due to the poor implementation of right-to-left writing. From a previous message on the forum, I understood that you needed a tester for the reimplemented right-to-left writing feature. I am available to help with this. Just let me know how to proceed.
The second problem is the malfunctioning table feature. For example, when I create a table with ten rows and four columns, the rows are interrupted in the last two columns when displayed. This occurs even when I create correct tables in Sublime Text and then paste them into Zettlr. I read in another forum post that you planned to completely overhaul this feature during the first half of 2025. Have you made any progress on this?
Thank you for creating this wonderful software! I look forward to hearing from you about the planned developments.
Best regards.

hendrik

First, regarding the table editor: This is already in the works, although very slowly because the entire core team is currently a bit busy with personal things. But it's coming.

Then, regarding the RTL support: The thing is that CodeMirror does apparently some smart things in terms of RTL, but since I just implement that editor, it is sometimes a bit difficult to understand how I may be interfering with this.

I believe a great start would be to just have a rough overview over what the state of RTL support in Zettlr is right now; ideally with some screenshots and videos. (The latter help exemplify how you'd actually work in such an environment, which actions you perform when, etc.)

Then, we could think about what exactly needs improvement, how, and maybe start putting together a test suite for that.

jeronath

I'm going on vacation in a few days and will be more available after the start of the school year in September. I'll get back to you with screenshots around mid-September, and then we can work out a good method for me to assist you with tests to solve this problem. Thank you again for continuing to improve Zettlr. Best regards.