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Right-to-left text entry in Thunderbird

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I occasionally create a message in right-to-left language. I can allign the text right, for that purpose, but I cannot enter text in the regular "flowing" manner as left to right english text. The cursor keeps on jumping to the beginning of the line, and the period is added at the beginning of the right-to-left text. Finally I realized that this is because the allignment is set properly to "right", but I cannot find a way to change the PARAGRAPH DIRECTION, which remains left-to-right! Typically, text entry programs provide an allignment as well as a Paragraph Direction setting for right-to-left languages. Any knowledge of how to set right-to-left paragraph direction will be greatly appreciated! Thanks much!

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I occasionally create a message in right-to-left language. I can allign the text right, for that purpose, but I cannot enter text in the regular "flowing" manner as left to right english text. The cursor keeps on jumping to the beginning of the line, and the period is added at the beginning of the right-to-left text. Finally I realized that this is because the allignment is set properly to "right", but I cannot find a way to change the PARAGRAPH DIRECTION, which remains left-to-right! Typically, text entry programs provide an allignment as well as a Paragraph Direction setting for right-to-left languages. Any knowledge of how to set right-to-left paragraph direction will be greatly appreciated! Thanks much! NORM

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Hey...thanks so much. Provides exactly the buttons to change paragraph direction - EXACTLY what I needed. You've helped a lot. Thanks again!

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