Docker for MacOS RTL lang

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Assessment

Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Newbie friendliness
35/100
Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Needs clarification
Activity status
Active
Tech stack
docker, macos
Domain
desktop, internationalization

Research direction

The report identifies Docker Desktop on macOS and incorrect minimize, close, and expand buttons under Hebrew or Arabic system languages, but names no source file, test, or entry point. Start by reproducing the window controls with a right-to-left macOS locale; done means the controls appear correctly and remain usable in the affected languages.

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Description

area/gui kind/bug platform/macos
Bug report

When the operating system is in Hebrew / Arabic (Right To Left) it is impossible to minimize, close or expand with the application buttons.
They do not appear properly.

Image
Platform

macOS

Version information
Client:
 Version:           29.7.2
 API version:       1.55
 Go version:        go1.26.5
 Git commit:        a7dcaa6
 Built:             Wed Aug  5 18:27:50 2026
 OS/Arch:           darwin/arm64
 Context:           desktop-linux

Server: Docker Desktop 4.88.0 (237115)
 Engine:
  Version:          29.7.2
  API version:      1.55 (minimum version 1.40)
  Go version:       go1.26.5
  Git commit:       6a43e3d
  Built:            Wed Aug  5 18:28:35 2026
  OS/Arch:          linux/arm64
  Experimental:     false
 containerd:
  Version:          v2.3.3
  GitCommit:        aad11006b869517fcd3009450b6f82da282e1a9b
 runc:
  Version:          1.4.3
  GitCommit:        v1.4.3-0-gbb14dabe
 docker-init:
  Version:          0.19.0
  GitCommit:        de40ad0
Client:
 Version:    29.7.2
 Context:    desktop-linux
 Debug Mode: false
Diagnostics ID

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