What exactly does Ctrl+Shift+X do in Firefox (Linux)?
On pressing Ctrl+Shift+X in browser text fields, the text changes its alignment to the right, but it is not exactly the same as right align. The symbols do not follow the alignment, they even change their relative position.
Example:
export http_proxy=""
Changes to
""=export http_proxy
After checking on many other texts, it seems to be mirroring the trailing symbols while keeping words, numbers and intermediate symbols in order. Can anyone explain this behavior and possible use cases for it?
Tested on:
Firefox 58,
Ubuntu 17.10
linux keyboard-shortcuts firefox text browser
asked Mar 2 '18 at 13:23
Udayraj DeshmukhUdayraj Deshmukh
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On pressing Ctrl+Shift+X in browser text fields, the text changes its alignment to the right, but it is not exactly the same as right align. The symbols do not follow the alignment, they even change their relative position.
Example:
export http_proxy=""
Changes to
""=export http_proxy
After checking on many other texts, it seems to be mirroring the trailing symbols while keeping words, numbers and intermediate symbols in order. Can anyone explain this behavior and possible use cases for it?
Tested on:
Firefox 58,
Ubuntu 17.10
linux keyboard-shortcuts firefox text browser
asked Mar 2 '18 at 13:23
Udayraj DeshmukhUdayraj Deshmukh
1157
add a comment |
On pressing Ctrl+Shift+X in browser text fields, the text changes its alignment to the right, but it is not exactly the same as right align. The symbols do not follow the alignment, they even change their relative position.
Example:
export http_proxy=""
Changes to
""=export http_proxy
After checking on many other texts, it seems to be mirroring the trailing symbols while keeping words, numbers and intermediate symbols in order. Can anyone explain this behavior and possible use cases for it?
Tested on:
Firefox 58,
Ubuntu 17.10
linux keyboard-shortcuts firefox text browser
asked Mar 2 '18 at 13:23
Udayraj DeshmukhUdayraj Deshmukh
1157
On pressing Ctrl+Shift+X in browser text fields, the text changes its alignment to the right, but it is not exactly the same as right align. The symbols do not follow the alignment, they even change their relative position.
Example:
export http_proxy=""
Changes to
""=export http_proxy
After checking on many other texts, it seems to be mirroring the trailing symbols while keeping words, numbers and intermediate symbols in order. Can anyone explain this behavior and possible use cases for it?
Tested on:
Firefox 58,
Ubuntu 17.10
linux keyboard-shortcuts firefox text browser
linux keyboard-shortcuts firefox text browser
asked Mar 2 '18 at 13:23
Udayraj DeshmukhUdayraj Deshmukh
1157
asked Mar 2 '18 at 13:23
Udayraj DeshmukhUdayraj Deshmukh
1157
edited 14 mins ago
Udayraj Deshmukh
asked Mar 2 '18 at 13:23
Udayraj DeshmukhUdayraj Deshmukh
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asked Mar 2 '18 at 13:23
Udayraj DeshmukhUdayraj Deshmukh
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asked Mar 2 '18 at 13:23
Udayraj DeshmukhUdayraj Deshmukh
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You have selected right-to-left mode (bidirectional text), which is used when entering text in (for example) Arabic and Hebrew. It's actually a Firefox keyboard shortcut in Linux and OS X. The behaviour is perfectly correct, but as you found out, it's a little strange if you're not expecting it!
Some additional background reading:
Chen, Raymond. "Whether the Unicode Bidi algorithm is intuitive depends on your definition of 'intuitive'". The Old New Thing, updated October 26, 2012 (retrieved March 2, 2018).
W3C. Unicode Bidirectional Algorithm basics. Updated August 9, 2016 (retrieved March 2, 2018).
Official document from 2011 covering its origin here -
Additional Requirements for Bidi in HTML
Latest official document (even longer to read :p)-
https://www.w3.org/TR/html-bidi/
edited Mar 4 '18 at 18:38
Udayraj Deshmukh
1157
answered Mar 2 '18 at 14:26
ErikFErikF
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Thanks! may I know what keywords you searched for to get to these links?
– Udayraj Deshmukh
Mar 2 '18 at 15:18
1
I had the last two bookmarked from a while back, but if you search for "unicode" along with "bidirectional" (or "bidi"), you should get several results.
– ErikF
Mar 2 '18 at 16:00
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You have selected right-to-left mode (bidirectional text), which is used when entering text in (for example) Arabic and Hebrew. It's actually a Firefox keyboard shortcut in Linux and OS X. The behaviour is perfectly correct, but as you found out, it's a little strange if you're not expecting it!
Some additional background reading:
Chen, Raymond. "Whether the Unicode Bidi algorithm is intuitive depends on your definition of 'intuitive'". The Old New Thing, updated October 26, 2012 (retrieved March 2, 2018).
W3C. Unicode Bidirectional Algorithm basics. Updated August 9, 2016 (retrieved March 2, 2018).
Official document from 2011 covering its origin here -
Additional Requirements for Bidi in HTML
Latest official document (even longer to read :p)-
https://www.w3.org/TR/html-bidi/
edited Mar 4 '18 at 18:38
Udayraj Deshmukh
1157
answered Mar 2 '18 at 14:26
ErikFErikF
2,9311513
Thanks! may I know what keywords you searched for to get to these links?
– Udayraj Deshmukh
Mar 2 '18 at 15:18
1
I had the last two bookmarked from a while back, but if you search for "unicode" along with "bidirectional" (or "bidi"), you should get several results.
– ErikF
Mar 2 '18 at 16:00
add a comment |
You have selected right-to-left mode (bidirectional text), which is used when entering text in (for example) Arabic and Hebrew. It's actually a Firefox keyboard shortcut in Linux and OS X. The behaviour is perfectly correct, but as you found out, it's a little strange if you're not expecting it!
Some additional background reading:
Chen, Raymond. "Whether the Unicode Bidi algorithm is intuitive depends on your definition of 'intuitive'". The Old New Thing, updated October 26, 2012 (retrieved March 2, 2018).
W3C. Unicode Bidirectional Algorithm basics. Updated August 9, 2016 (retrieved March 2, 2018).
Official document from 2011 covering its origin here -
Additional Requirements for Bidi in HTML
Latest official document (even longer to read :p)-
https://www.w3.org/TR/html-bidi/
edited Mar 4 '18 at 18:38
Udayraj Deshmukh
1157
answered Mar 2 '18 at 14:26
ErikFErikF
2,9311513
Thanks! may I know what keywords you searched for to get to these links?
– Udayraj Deshmukh
Mar 2 '18 at 15:18
1
I had the last two bookmarked from a while back, but if you search for "unicode" along with "bidirectional" (or "bidi"), you should get several results.
– ErikF
Mar 2 '18 at 16:00
add a comment |
You have selected right-to-left mode (bidirectional text), which is used when entering text in (for example) Arabic and Hebrew. It's actually a Firefox keyboard shortcut in Linux and OS X. The behaviour is perfectly correct, but as you found out, it's a little strange if you're not expecting it!
Some additional background reading:
Chen, Raymond. "Whether the Unicode Bidi algorithm is intuitive depends on your definition of 'intuitive'". The Old New Thing, updated October 26, 2012 (retrieved March 2, 2018).
W3C. Unicode Bidirectional Algorithm basics. Updated August 9, 2016 (retrieved March 2, 2018).
Official document from 2011 covering its origin here -
Additional Requirements for Bidi in HTML
Latest official document (even longer to read :p)-
https://www.w3.org/TR/html-bidi/
edited Mar 4 '18 at 18:38
Udayraj Deshmukh
1157
answered Mar 2 '18 at 14:26
ErikFErikF
2,9311513
You have selected right-to-left mode (bidirectional text), which is used when entering text in (for example) Arabic and Hebrew. It's actually a Firefox keyboard shortcut in Linux and OS X. The behaviour is perfectly correct, but as you found out, it's a little strange if you're not expecting it!
Some additional background reading:
Chen, Raymond. "Whether the Unicode Bidi algorithm is intuitive depends on your definition of 'intuitive'". The Old New Thing, updated October 26, 2012 (retrieved March 2, 2018).
W3C. Unicode Bidirectional Algorithm basics. Updated August 9, 2016 (retrieved March 2, 2018).
Official document from 2011 covering its origin here -
Additional Requirements for Bidi in HTML
Latest official document (even longer to read :p)-
https://www.w3.org/TR/html-bidi/
edited Mar 4 '18 at 18:38
Udayraj Deshmukh
1157
answered Mar 2 '18 at 14:26
ErikFErikF
2,9311513
edited Mar 4 '18 at 18:38
Udayraj Deshmukh
1157
edited Mar 4 '18 at 18:38
Udayraj Deshmukh
1157
edited Mar 4 '18 at 18:38
Udayraj Deshmukh
1157
1157
answered Mar 2 '18 at 14:26
ErikFErikF
2,9311513
answered Mar 2 '18 at 14:26
ErikFErikF
2,9311513
answered Mar 2 '18 at 14:26
ErikFErikF
2,9311513
2,9311513
Thanks! may I know what keywords you searched for to get to these links?
– Udayraj Deshmukh
Mar 2 '18 at 15:18
1
I had the last two bookmarked from a while back, but if you search for "unicode" along with "bidirectional" (or "bidi"), you should get several results.
– ErikF
Mar 2 '18 at 16:00
add a comment |
Thanks! may I know what keywords you searched for to get to these links?
– Udayraj Deshmukh
Mar 2 '18 at 15:18
1
I had the last two bookmarked from a while back, but if you search for "unicode" along with "bidirectional" (or "bidi"), you should get several results.
– ErikF
Mar 2 '18 at 16:00
Thanks! may I know what keywords you searched for to get to these links?
– Udayraj Deshmukh
Mar 2 '18 at 15:18
Thanks! may I know what keywords you searched for to get to these links?
– Udayraj Deshmukh
Mar 2 '18 at 15:18
1
1
I had the last two bookmarked from a while back, but if you search for "unicode" along with "bidirectional" (or "bidi"), you should get several results.
– ErikF
Mar 2 '18 at 16:00
I had the last two bookmarked from a while back, but if you search for "unicode" along with "bidirectional" (or "bidi"), you should get several results.
– ErikF
Mar 2 '18 at 16:00
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