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Arabic language support & RTL direction support

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## Feature summary
Add Arabic language (العربية) interface translation and full Right-to-Left (RTL) layout support to the GitHub Copilot app.

## What problem are you trying to solve?
Arabic is the 4th most spoken language in the world with over 400 million native speakers, and many Arab developers rely on GitHub Copilot daily. Currently, the app is English-only with a Left-to-Right (LTR) layout. This makes navigation feel unnatural and harder to follow for Arabic-speaking users, especially those less comfortable with English UIs. Additionally, for developers who use Arabic alongside English in their workflow — such as writing Arabic commit messages, comments, or documentation through Copilot — having the interface correctly support RTL handling is essential.

## Proposed solution
- Add Arabic (ar) locale support for the full app interface (menus, settings, session UI, canvas elements, etc.)
- Implement RTL layout support so that the UI correctly mirrors: text alignment, navigation direction, padding/margins, and input elements
- Use a standard i18n framework (e.g., i18next or similar) that makes adding future languages straightforward
- Ensure Copilot's conversation responses and code generation remain unaffected (still work in any language)

## Workflow impact
This benefits the entire Arabic-speaking developer community using GitHub Copilot — from students and independent developers to enterprise teams across the Middle East and North Africa. It also establishes an i18n foundation that makes adding other RTL languages (like Hebrew, Urdu, Persian) much easier in the future.

## Installation context
Desktop app — affects all installation contexts (local mode, cloud sessions)

## Additional context
I'm an Arabic-speaking developer and I'm willing to contribute to implementing this feature if the team is open to community contributions. I can help with:
- Arabic translation/localization
- RTL layout testing and QA
- i18n framework integration
- Testing with real-world Arabic workflows

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Línea de trabajo

Comienza con la interfaz existente de la aplicación de escritorio, centrándote en el modo local y las sesiones en la nube mencionados en el issue. Define el locale Arabic, el enfoque de i18n y el comportamiento RTL en menús, ajustes, UI de sesiones, elementos del canvas, alineación del texto, navegación, espaciado y entradas; el trabajo estará terminado cuando toda la interfaz esté traducida y correctamente reflejada, sin cambiar las respuestas de las conversaciones ni la generación de código.

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Evaluación

Área
desktop-dev, internationalization, localization
Tipo de issue
Nueva funcionalidad
Dificultad
5/5
Tiempo estimado
Más de una semana
Estado de actividad
Tranquilo
Claridad
Bastante claro
Aptitud para principiantes
35/100

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