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==Emacs variables==  | 
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Relevant things you can setq in ~/.emacs.d/init.el if your brain doesn't deal well with two directions in one line:  | 
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bidi-directional-controls-chars  | 
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  Variable: Character set that matches bidirectional formatting  | 
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            control characters.  | 
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bidi-directional-non-controls-chars  | 
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  Variable: Character set that matches any character except  | 
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            bidirectional controls.  | 
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bidi-display-reordering  | 
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  Variable: Non-nil means reorder bidirectional text for display in  | 
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            the visual order.  | 
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bidi-paragraph-direction  | 
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  User option: If non-nil, forces directionality of text paragraphs in  | 
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               the buffer.  | 
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inhibit-bidi-mirroring  | 
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  Variable: Non-nil means don't mirror characters even when bidi  | 
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            context requires that.  | 
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redisplay--inhibit-bidi  | 
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  Variable: Non-nil means it is not safe to attempt bidi reordering  | 
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            for display.  | 
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</pre>  | 
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Revision as of 11:32, 23 December 2016
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Below are the list of 10 text editors and their compatability with different scripts (Human text, RTL text and combining characters)
| No. | Text Editors | Human text | RTL text | Combining characters | Vertical Orthography | Mix of RTL and LTR | Operating Systems | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Notepad++ | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Bi-directional text support | Windows | 
| 2. | Geany | Yes | No | No | No | Windows, Linux, OS X | |
| 3. | Notepad | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Text defaulting to a single mode | Windows | 
| 4. | BBEdit 11 | Yes | No | Yes | No | OS X | |
| 5. | Sublime Text | Yes | No | No | No | Windows, Linux, OS X | |
| 6. | Vim/GVim | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Text defaulting to a single mode | Unix, Linux, Windows NT, OS X, iOS, Android, AmigaOS | 
| 7. | Brackets | Yes | No | Yes | No | Windows, Linux, OS X | |
| 8. | Atom | Yes | No | Yes | No | Windows, Linux, OS X | |
| 9. | TextWrangler | Yes | No | Yes | No | OS X | |
| 10. | UltraEdit | Yes | No | No | No | Windows, Linux, OS X | |
| 11. | Emacs | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Bi-directional text edit | Windows, Linux, OS X | 
| 12. | XEmacs | Yes | No | No | No | Windows, Linux, OS X | 
Emacs variables
Relevant things you can setq in ~/.emacs.d/init.el if your brain doesn't deal well with two directions in one line:
bidi-directional-controls-chars
  Variable: Character set that matches bidirectional formatting
            control characters.
bidi-directional-non-controls-chars
  Variable: Character set that matches any character except
            bidirectional controls.
bidi-display-reordering
  Variable: Non-nil means reorder bidirectional text for display in
            the visual order.
bidi-paragraph-direction
  User option: If non-nil, forces directionality of text paragraphs in
               the buffer.
inhibit-bidi-mirroring
  Variable: Non-nil means don't mirror characters even when bidi
            context requires that.
redisplay--inhibit-bidi
  Variable: Non-nil means it is not safe to attempt bidi reordering
            for display.