[CaptainFlint]

1. Copy the following text and paste it into EmEditor:

Test الألوان

2. Start selecting it from right to left using mouse.
The text visible inside selection differs from what you are selecting.

[Meir]

Dear captain…

Yes, this is a known issue! There is another one: take a long line of RTL text, one that stretches well beyond the window, and use the horizontal slider to bring it into view. The display will be garbage. Click the mouse anywhere in the window and the display comes back to life.

So far, my only recourse when I needed to embed RTL text in my code was to copy/paste it to the MS notepad, which does support RTL text adequately, but is of course a very basic one. For me that was acceptable since these occasions are rather rare.

I couldn’t find an editor equal to the Emeditor in capabilities but that also supports RTL text. If you do find such, please let me know.

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