[Libreoffice-ux-advise] [Bug 145730] Flip Impress templates when locale setting is set to RTL language

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https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=145730

--- Comment #7 from Daniel Hevron Pereh <dhpereh at mailbox.org> ---
(In reply to Daniel Hevron Pereh from comment #5)
> (In reply to Heiko Tietze from comment #4)
> > (In reply to Eyal Rozenberg from comment #3)
> > > 1. Templates are made to be direction-sensitive and include
> > > contents/settings for both directions, or
> > > 2. Templates should be linked, with a direction change triggering a switch
> > > to the linked template.
> > > 
> > > > I would prefer to ship RTL variants of the templates.
> > > 
> > > Does that mean you would support my second alternative?
> > 
> > Don't get the "linked" argument. #1 means we care to make automatic
> > switching possible (bound to slide properties > text direction) while #2
> > probably means to pick either <Candy>_LTR or <Candy>_RTL. 
> > 
> > I wouldn't do any automatic selection but pack different templates into the
> > binary. It would be the duty of the l10n team to make sure RTL is covered
> > properly.
> 
> As an RTL power user. LO is confusing enough for the average user to
> understand how to set it up for his locale. Could you believe that I didn’t
> know, up until now, the slide property you mentioned? If we talk
> accessibility- automatic selection is a better way to go. Most users just
> want to open the software, choose a template and have it corrected to his
> locale needs.

Sorry for cluttering. I take that back. Actually the second option is better.
Maybe not with duplicates with suffix but choosing a template and having a
checkbox at the bottom of the dialog for “RTL version”

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