Last modified: 2011-07-13 16:24:48 UTC
MediaWiki:Qbsettings-directionality ("Fixed, depending on the directionality of your language") should refer to script, not language, directionality, because directionality comes with the script, not the language. There are few languages being written in multiple scripts, about 3 of which we support that offer a choice of scripts of different directionality. At least 3 more will become available with the upcoming support of top-to-bottom scripts in browsers. I am not amending the message rightaway, so as to possibly get feedback, since for the vast majority of users and languages, there is only 1 script per language, and thus directionality is a function of their language for them, while they are likely not aware of the fact, that this is indirect. Also, users except those choosing one of the few abovementioned languages at least once in a while, do not actively choose a script, they rather select a language. Therefore, my proposal: "Fixed, matching the directionality of your script and language" If there are no objections, I am making this change in a few days.
No objection... Make it so!
Done with revision 92059.
See code review at http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:Code/MediaWiki/92059