RTL display for subtitles
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Description
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Expected behavior of the wanted feature
Option to display subtitles with RTL (right to left) correct.
Either automatic (detection of the subtitle language) or a command line option.
This is consumed for translated subtitles, that the translation always leaves certain words in English, and then those words escape to the right side of the display.
It was created here following this problem that I opened in IINA that uses mpv behind the scenes: https://github.com/iina/iina/issues/4698
Log file
I'm using iina which uses mpv behind the scenes so I have no idea how to get a log file.
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First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start with the linked IINA issue #4698 and review mpv's subtitle display entry points to determine whether the intended scope is automatic RTL detection, a command-line option, or both. Done means translated subtitles render RTL text correctly, including lines containing English words, with the behavior verified during playback.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- c
- Domain
- cli, desktop
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100