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🚀 New Features in This Release:
- RTL Text Direction Support: Toggle between Left-to-Right and Right-to-Left text direction via Format menu
- Document-based Direction: Each document has its own text direction (not global preference)
- Full HTML Export Support: RTL CSS automatically included in exported HTML/PDF
- Complete Localization: All 23 languages support RTL menu items
- Dynamic Menu Labels: Menu shows current direction ("Switch to Right-to-Left" when in LTR mode)
- Apple Silicon Optimized: Universal binary supporting both Intel and Apple Silicon Macs
📋 Release Notes Template:
MacDown 0.8.0d48-RTL - RTL Text Direction Support
New Features
- ✅ Added RTL (Right-to-Left) text direction support
- ✅ Format menu toggle between LTR and RTL modes
- ✅ Document-specific text direction (not global setting)
- ✅ RTL CSS automatically applied to HTML preview and exports
- ✅ Dynamic menu labels showing current text direction
- ✅ Complete localization for all 23 supported languages
Technical Details
- Universal binary supporting Intel and Apple Silicon Macs
- Clean document-based architecture following existing MacDown patterns
- Simplified RTL CSS:
body { direction: rtl; text-align: right; } - Consistent with macOS text direction standards
Thanks @claude
Contributors
claude