CSS direction must be reset to ltr on <math> element.

• Component: MathML
• Status: RESOLVED FIXED

[Frédéric Wang (:fredw)]

Created attachment 216520 [details]
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See https://developer.mozilla.org/he/docs/Mozilla_MathML_Project/Start and attachment.

The text is in Hebrew, so the CSS direction is RTL. However, mathematical formulas are written LTR in Hebrew, so the CSS RTL direction must not be inherited. This can be trivially fixed by resetting the direction on the <math> element:

math { direction: ltr; }

[Frédéric Wang (:fredw)]

Created attachment 216523 [details]
Patch V1

[Darin Adler]

Comment on attachment 216523 [details]
Patch V1

View in context: https://bugs.webkit.org/attachment.cgi?id=216523&action=review

> Source/WebCore/css/mathml.css:6
> +    direction: ltr;

Looks like this style will also be visible in computed style, not just in how the text is displayed. It would be good to add a test that covers that as well. Could easily add that to the direction test simply by writing a little code to extract the computed value of direction and stick it into another element.

[WebKit Commit Bot]

Comment on attachment 216523 [details]
Patch V1

Clearing flags on attachment: 216523

Committed r159035: <http://trac.webkit.org/changeset/159035>

[WebKit Commit Bot]

All reviewed patches have been landed.  Closing bug.

[Frédéric Wang (:fredw)]

Mass change: add WebExposed keyword to help MDN documentation.