Writing Direction Menu

Writing Direction Menu helps writers using right to left languages like Hebrew, Arabic and Farsi under Mac OS X.

Features

• Accessible menubar menu
• Dynamic indication of the writing direction
• Convenient keyboard shortcuts
• Set multiple paragraphs writing direction in one action
• Smart text alignment based on writing direction
• Change the direction of locked text, such as incoming email
• Floating panel for those who prefer the mouse
• Works on Jaguar

This program is free software licensed under the GNU General Public License.

What is new in this release:

This is the first publicly distributed version, beta versions notwithstanding.

• New cleaner design menu and panel design (partial in Jaguar)
• The menu updates now after changing the direction with the built-in menu in 10.3
• The menu appears last in the menubar, including applications with special menus like the Debug menu in Safari
• Setting text direction updates the text alignment even when the text direction did not change
• Added an option for disabling the menu in certain applications
• Rewrite of most code
• User guide edited and updated and translated to English

Requirements:

Requires Mac OS X 10.2 (Jaguar) or later, Mac OS X 10.3 (Panther) recommended. The Menu is very useful on Jaguar too, despite its limited support for writing direction.