Scroll bar for the Combo box renders at the opposite end for Bidi (Right to Left) Locales
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Description
Hi Team,
The issue is seen for Vaadin Framework version 8.1.5
Below is the description of the bug -
The scroll bar for the combo box renders at the opposite end for Bidi (Right to Left) Locales like Arabic
Attach with the bug is the screen shot of the issue. In the screen shot you can see the scroll bar arrow has rendered at the right side, however since its a Arabic locale it should get rendered at the left side.

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Research direction
Start by reproducing the Combo box scrollbar behavior in Vaadin Framework 8.1.5 with an Arabic or other right-to-left locale, then trace the Combo box rendering entry point. Done means the scrollbar arrow renders on the left side for right-to-left locales, as described in the issue and screenshot.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- java
- Domain
- frontend, localization
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100