1608218 - [RTL] Potentially don't set automatic direction based on the text directionality, for text across the UI

Status: RESOLVED INVALID

(GeckoView :: General, defect)

Description

[Itiel]

Currently, (almost) everywhere in the UI the alignment of varios text elements is decided based of the text directionality.
This usually makes sense, but this an issue where English text actually should appear.
See the attached screenshots with examples for this.

While it's possible to address each text element separately, I don't see any reason (well, from RTL POV anyway) not to make the text align to the left for LTR, and to the right for RTL.

Comment 1

[Itiel]

Attachment: Example 1

In landscape mode, the url is still on the left, while the page title can potentially be on the right.
This is probably fine on small devices, but on bigger devices this doesn't make sense.

Comment 2

[Itiel]

Attachment: Example 2

Here the engine names are far from their icons.
Also, if one of the engines names is in RTL characters, this will cause some names to be on the right and some on the left.

Comment 3

[Itiel]

Attachment: Example 3

Same reasoning as in example 1 and 2.

Comment 4

[Itiel]

Attachment: Example 4

Here the text is overlapping the menu icon.

Comment 5

[Emily Toop (:fluffyemily)]

Filed as issue in Fenix https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/fenix/issues/7861