[GH-ISSUE #5402] [Bug] Text direction settings not working #2401

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opened 2026-03-23 21:22:07 +00:00 by mirror · 2 comments

mirror commented

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Originally created by @zoli on GitHub (May 23, 2024).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/AppFlowy-IO/AppFlowy/issues/5402

Bug Description

defaultTextDirection is not getting updated.

How to Reproduce

Open settings go to the workspace section and change the text direction to RTL you should see all the text in the document to get RTL but it doesn't happen anything.

Expected Behavior

all the text in the document should start from right to left.

Operating System

Linux

AppFlowy Version(s)

v0.5.8

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Additional Context

I think this bug came after the settings have changed, I'm not sure. Please assign it to me. I want to add some tests to maybe prevent this from happening again.

Originally created by @zoli on GitHub (May 23, 2024). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/AppFlowy-IO/AppFlowy/issues/5402 ### Bug Description `defaultTextDirection` is not getting updated. ### How to Reproduce Open settings go to the workspace section and change the text direction to RTL you should see all the text in the document to get RTL but it doesn't happen anything. ### Expected Behavior all the text in the document should start from right to left. ### Operating System Linux ### AppFlowy Version(s) v0.5.8 ### Screenshots _No response_ ### Additional Context I think this bug came after the settings have changed, I'm not sure. Please assign it to me. I want to add some tests to maybe prevent this from happening again.

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mirror commented

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@Xazin commented on GitHub (May 23, 2024):

What if you change layout direction?

There is no change from the old to the new settings, but it might be that even the old setting was unused, thus the new one isn't used either.

@Xazin commented on GitHub (May 23, 2024): What if you change layout direction? There is no change from the old to the new settings, but it might be that even the old setting was unused, thus the new one isn't used either.

mirror commented

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@zoli commented on GitHub (May 23, 2024):

What if you change layout direction?

That works fine.

Maybe it stopped working after another change, I remember it was working before.

@zoli commented on GitHub (May 23, 2024): > What if you change layout direction? That works fine. Maybe it stopped working after another change, I remember it was working before.