RTL: WTF: Read the web like Right-to-Left readers do

Re:RTL: WTF: Read the web like Right-to-Left readers do by h0l0cube on Wednesday July 07, 2021 @03:35AM (#27758412)

I think all West Asian scripts are is right-to-left, then top-to-bottom. I think Japanese/Chinese scripts can be top-to-bottom, then right-to-left, but may vary. I don't think there's are any bottom-to-top?

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Re:RTL: WTF: Read the web like Right-to-Left readers do by masklinn on Wednesday July 07, 2021 @03:47AM (#27758474)

> I don't think there's are any bottom-to-top?

There are philipino and indonesian scripts which ars written bottom-to-top, though they are read left to right.

Ogham is bottom to to though.

I think there’s also a script which is read and written based on cardinal directions, but i can’t find it. I was expecting it to be indigenous australian (as several IA people use absolute directions as a matter of course).

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Re:RTL: WTF: Read the web like Right-to-Left readers do by h0l0cube on Wednesday July 07, 2021 @06:44AM (#27759519)

That's really fascinating. Thanks for sharing

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Re:RTL: WTF: Read the web like Right-to-Left readers do by Asraelite on Wednesday July 07, 2021 @03:48AM (#27758482)

What exactly due you mean by "West Asian"? Georgian and Armenian are left-to-right.

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Re:RTL: WTF: Read the web like Right-to-Left readers do by h0l0cube on Wednesday July 07, 2021 @06:43AM (#27759514)

I was painting with too broad a brush. Of course it's not all languages across that region

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