Bi-Directional Text Marks
LILT Translate supports right-to-left (RTL) and left-to-right (LTR) directional marks. These controls are used to determine the way adjacent characters are grouped with the respect to text direction.
As an example, let's look at the phrase: "The language C++ is a programming language used..."
When translating from English to Arabic without an LTR mark, the browser will render the phrase into this:
لغة ++C هي لغة برمجة تستخدم...
With an LTR entered inserted after "C++", it will render as the writer intends:
لغة C++ هي لغة برمجة تستخدم...
This video demo in a previous version of LILT Translate further demonstrates how directional marks work.
Directional marks can be added into the target text field from the Insert
tab. Add a mark directly after the word you want to set directionality on.
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You can also insert marks by using the following keyboard shortcuts:
Marker | Windows Shortcut | Mac Shortcut |
---|---|---|
Right-to-Left (RTL) | Ctrl + K | ⌘ + K |
Left-to-Right (LTR) | Ctrl + L | ⌘ + L |