[Bug 237774] New: Regression: Subject line direction change no longer implies alignment change

[Shai]

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=237774

           Summary: Regression: Subject line direction change no longer
                    implies alignment change
           Product: kmail
           Version: 1.13.3
          Platform: Debian testing
        OS/Version: Linux
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: normal
          Priority: NOR
         Component: general
        AssignedTo: kdepim-bugs at kde.org
        ReportedBy: shai at platonix.com


Version:           1.13.3 (using KDE 4.4.3)
OS:                Linux
Installed from:    Debian testing/unstable Packages

I use KMail to write all my mails; this includes some that are in Hebrew.

In KDE3, writing direction was auto-detected, which was very good. Whenever I
started to write text in Hebrew, be it in the message text, a subject line or
even a recipient, the field or paragraph (as appropriate; henceforth F/P) would
become RTL, and all was good.

In KDE4 up to and including 4.3.5, writing detection was not auto-detected, but
pressing ctrl-right-shift would still make a F/P RTL. This includes both text
directionality and alignment; when ctrl-right-shift was pressed, any existing
text would hop to the right side, and if there was no text yet, the cursor
would jump to the right.

Now, in 4.4.3 (Debian unstable went directly from 4.3.5 to 4.4.3), this still
works for the message text, but it no longer works correctly for the subject
line. Now, the text directionality is changed to RTL, but the text stays
aligned to the left. 

I am talking about the message composer window, of course.

To summarize, again:

Scenario 1:

What I do: Start new message. Put focus on subject line. While subject line is
still empty, Press ctrl-right-shift.
What I expect to see: Cursor hopping to the right side of the subject line
field.
What I see instead: Nothing. It looks like the key press didn't do anything
(although in fact it did).

Scenario 2:

What I do: Start new message. Put some Hebrew text in subject line, and have
cursor at end of text. Press ctrl-right-shift.
What I expect to see: Text hopping to the right side of the subject line field,
and cursor repositioned at its end (that is, on its left side).
What I see instead: Cursor hopping the left side of the text, which is also the
left side ("beginning") of the field. It is quite subtle, and maybe easily
overlooked, in which case, again, the user thinks the key-press achieved
nothing.

Note 1 on scenario 2: Changes in the text can be seen in case the text contains
characters of mixed directionality (that is, both LTR and RTL characters) or if
it is all RTL and ends in punctuation.

Note 2 on scenario 2: In case anybody wants to check this and needs Hebrew text
to paste, here's some: שורת נושא עברית

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