I'm your man for the Hebrew localization!

[ofri]

Perhaps we can have 2 sets of nibs, one for LTR languages and another for RTL, and then select which one to use based on the language. What do you think, Evan?

[odedia]

That sounds like a good idea, ofri. Although it would still be a pretty big change in the code.

by the way, regarding what I said about hebrew version of panther and jaguar: I was in Yeda's offices in Rosh Ha-ain, and I saw on their computers that all the system menus are in Hebrew. I don't know what version of OS X they used, but I saw it for a fact, so perhaps they're not just talking bullshit. Maybe not for jaguar, but for panther it might be true.

I truly hope for some serious RTL support in leopard. And fully Hebrew localized version as well.

By the way, I have a silly question: how hard would it be to implement switching between left-to-right and right-to-left in Adium using the CTRL+SHIFT keys, like it currently works in Windows? I always found this shortcut to be very simple and intuitive, but you can't assign a hotkey in OS X just for CTRL+SHIFT. It's also very nice to be able to type with the SHIFT key pressed in order to type a few letters in English inside hebrew text. For example, if I want to type "OS X" in a right-to-left hebrew text, I don't have to switch languages, I just keep the shift key pressed and type in English. Once I leave the shift key, i'm back to Hebrew.

I know these options are not possible through system preferences, but maybe they can be implemented in Adium's code itself?

[djbsquared]

Not sure if this is the right place, but you can switch text direction with opt + cmd + r. I have Hebrew mapped to cmd + ctrl + space so two sets of hot keys and you are good.