palantir/blueprint

RTL Support

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#3,754 opened on Sep 27, 2019

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Domain: designStatus: needs proposalType: enhancementhelp wanted

Description

Environment

  • Package version(s): 3
  • Browser and OS versions: Chrome, Windows 10

Question

For an app that is bilingual, It's obvious that changing the document direction is not enough.

Here is a sandbox example using the following components:

  • Navbar
  • Slider
  • Select
  • Breadcrumb
  • Menu
  • Tree
  • Table

With most components, the main problem appears to be with inner elements text alignment, margins, icons (mainly carets). However, the table component is totally messed up.

What's the proper way to use blueprint in a bilingual app having both LTR and RTL languages ?

Contributor guide

Tech stack
typescriptreactcss
Domain
frontend
Issue type
feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
4
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
over 1 week
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
stale
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
mostly clear
Prerequisites
knowledge of RTL layoutfamiliarity with CSS logical properties
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
15
Research direction
Investigate how to add RTL support to Blueprint components. Focus on replacing fixed margins/paddings with logical properties, flipping icons (e.g., carets), and ensuring the Table component renders correctly. Check if there are existing patterns in the codebase (e.g., dir attribute classes) and look at how other React UI libraries handle RTL.
RTL Support · palantir/blueprint#3754 | Good First Issue