mpv-player / mpv-player/mpv

right-to-left language like Arabic makes the track menu a mess

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Discussed in https://github.com/mpv-player/mpv/discussions/17119

Originally posted by verygoodlee December 11, 2025
circle is rendered on the right side in the select/select-sid menu.
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It's interesting that there's no issue in the select/select-track menu,
the only difference between the two menus is the addition of the track type prefix (Sub: ).
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This might need to be fixed by libass, so I post it in Discussion.

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Start with the linked Discussion #17119 and reproduce the Arabic right-to-left case in the select/select-sid and select/select-track menus. Trace the rendering path to determine whether mpv or libass owns the misplaced circle; done means the menus render consistently without the reported layout defect, with a regression check if the project provides one.

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