1177686 - (RTL) Mouse cursor has display issues everywhere a text is typed

Status: NEW

(Core :: Layout: Form Controls, defect)

Description

[Valentina Virlics [:vvalentina], Ecosystem QA]

Steps to reproduce:
1. Load MP-dev page and change the language to Arabic (https://marketplace-dev.allizom.org/?lang=ar)
2. Write something in to the search field (or anywhere where user can type text: write a review popup window, report abuse, etc.)

Expected results:
There are no display or layout issues.

Actual results:
The mouse cursor has a “point” on the top-right side.

Notes/Issues:
Verified on FF41(Win 7). Issue is reproducing on MP-dev, stage and prod.
Screencast for this issue: http://screencast.com/t/4deuZlexd

Comment 1

[Yani]

Attachment: mark.png

Result confirmed it occurs after a return to a new line.

Comment 2

[Atique Ahmed Ziad [:atiqueahmedziad]]

I can't reproduce it :(
For me, here is the result: https://www.dropbox.com/s/1dxfqwf2y6oyvyy/Capture.PNG?dl=0

Comment 3

[Mark Striemer [:mstriemer]]

I can't reproduce this either. Seems like more of a platform bug to me. Can you reproduce this on other sites too or is it just Marketplace?

Comment 4

[Valentina Virlics [:vvalentina], Ecosystem QA]

Sorry for the delay, I was on PTO.

I can reproduce this on MP-dev FF42(Win 7)(http://screencast.com/t/SHX8ONux1I) and also on AMO-dev FF42(Win7)(http://screencast.com/t/AMKHrEno5q); 
I cannot reproduce this in MP or AMO using Firefox Release.

Comment 5

[Mark Striemer [:mstriemer]]

I think this is another platform bug, I'll try moving this bug.

Comment 6

[Mark Striemer [:mstriemer]]

I tried reproducing this in a Windows 7 VM, works as expected in Firefox release (v39) but I can reproduce the line off the side of the cursor in Developer Edition (v41).

Comment 7

[Tomer Cohen :tomer]

The typing caret is indicating the direction of typing. This is not a bug and is common for languages that are written from right to left. I guess the reproduction problems caused because you were using non-rtl locale of Firefox, non-rtl system locale, or not enabled the preference browser.bidi.ui in about:config.

Comment 8

[Valentina Virlics [:vvalentina], Ecosystem QA]

Attachment: cursor.zip

(In reply to Tomer Cohen :tomer from comment #7)
> The typing caret is indicating the direction of typing. This is not a bug
> and is common for languages that are written from right to left. I guess the
> reproduction problems caused because you were using non-rtl locale of
> Firefox, non-rtl system locale, or not enabled the preference
> browser.bidi.ui in about:config.

The initial issue is no longer reproducing.
Verified this on AMO-dev and MP-dev using FF50.1 and FF53 under Windows 7 for RTL languages.
Also checked this using a RTL build of Firefox.
Attaching screenshots.