[Problem] Toolbar customizations problem with RTL (right to left) locales

[mskf1383]

Is there an existing issue for this?

• I have searched the existing issues

Version

0.21 (Development)

Full version info

OS: Debian GNU/Linux bookworm/sid (KDE/plasma)
Word size of FreeCAD: 64-bit
Version: 0.20.1.
Build type: Release
Python 3.10.7, Qt 5.15.4, Coin 4.0.0, Vtk 9.1.0, OCC 7.6.3
Locale: English/United States (en_US) [ OS: Persian/Iran (fa_IR) ]
Installed mods: 
  * kicadStepUpMod.bak
  * pcb
  * kicadStepUpMod

Subproject(s) affected?

Core

Problem description

I customized toolbar to this:

But after close and reopening FreeCAD, It became this:

Anything else?

My system language is Persian which is RTL (Right-To-Left). Also when I was in GNOME, FreeCAD was LTR anyway. But in KDE is true.

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[adrianinsaval]

Does the customization never work or is this a one time thing? Are other Qt applications working in this regard? Is this an installation from the debian repos?

[mskf1383]

It always happen. Also it is important that when I move a toolbox vertical, it save. but when I move it horizontal, It reset at next startup. I think this is a problem with RTL.

Are other Qt applications working in this regard?

I don't know. QT apps I have are from KDE and don't let user to move toolboxes.

Is this an installation from the debian repos?

Yes

[luzpaz]

This is a bigger issue. This needs to be discussed on the UI/UX subforum as a dedicated thread for RTL UI/UX

[luzpaz]

@mskf1383 can you open a forum thread to generate more exposure for this ticket, please?

[mskf1383]

https://forum.freecad.org/viewtopic.php?t=76754

[xtemp09]

@abdullahtahiriyo, might I ask if you can check Right-to-left User Interface?

FreeCAD cannot possibly support RTL without having RTL developers in the team. 😞

[abdullahtahiriyo]

@xtemp09

Sorry I have no experience in RTL.

[luzpaz]

Can someone share a mockup of what a correct RTL UI looks like ?

[mskf1383]

Can someone share a mockup of what a correct RTL UI looks like ?

The problem is that when I start FreeCAD, it is LTR:

After opening and closing preferences it become RTL (That is correct but has some small problems):

Fixes (The start page itself should be completely reversed, so I removed it):

[luzpaz]

https://doc.qt.io/qt-6/qt.html#LayoutDirection-enum