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[Mover] Keyboard arrow navigation doesn't work for RTL grid layout

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Description

Hello folks, there is an issue with keyboard arrow navigation on RTL grid. Left & Right arrows don't work on keyDown. Up & Down work fine.

version: "tabster": "^6.0.0"

There is a demo:
https://react.fluentui.dev/?path=/docs/utilities-focus-management-usearrownavigationgroup--default&globals=storybook_fluentui-react-addon_dir:rtl

https://github.com/microsoft/tabster/assets/45013125/6f67f5c8-663c-4c01-b3d0-7e8a9de813cd

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Research direction

Start with the React Fluent UI useArrowNavigationGroup demo linked in the issue and reproduce the failure with the RTL Storybook setting. Inspect the tabster arrow-navigation behavior for the reported version, then verify that Left and Right keyDown navigation works in an RTL grid while Up and Down remain functional.

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Assessment

Tech stack
typescript
Domain
accessibility, frontend
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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