RTL should reverse keyboard arrow navigation

[329]

When selecting right-to-left page layout, the keyboard shortcuts for navigation (right and left arrows) should be reversed too.

[Daniel - PDF-XChange]

Hello, 329

I am not certain on the technical difficulties of this idea, but I have passed it along to the Dev team for consideration.

Kind regards,

[329]

Thanks, Daniel

[Stefan - PDF-XChange]

[Daniel - PDF-XChange]

Hello,

Just a status update on this, for the time being it seems that this is not a priority. It has not been outright rejected, but I would not expect it to come along any time soon (perhaps in a few years...).

Our software is primarily based in LTR languages, Particularly English, and so the majority of our features (and clients) are using systems tailored to that. If we see some large demand for this functionality we may increase the priority, but for the time being, I am afraid things will remain as they are.

Kind regards,

[rakunavi]

Hello 329,

Even now, page movement can be matched with a shortcut key or mouse wheel if the pages are sorted in reverse order. In fact, I use this for some RTL-binding documents. The following method assumes that the binding setting in the document properties remains the default "Left to Right".

Page order can be sorted in reverse order with page label changes using JavaScript. Note that this script assumes execution on PDF-XChange Editor build 362 or later.

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this.setPageLabels(this.numPages-1, ["D", "", this.numPages]);
for (i = this.numPages-2; i >= 0; i--) this.movePage(i);

Named destinations can also be set for all pages to avoid confusion when specifying link destinations. Named destinations cannot be created with JavaScript, but can be easily created by performing the following steps before sorting pages in reverse order, for example

1. Set bookmarks for all pages with the "Bookmarks Every Nth Page" feature
2. Convert with the "Convert to Named Destination" feature

Although it is a last resort, after all this, even RTL-binding documents should be reasonably convenient to use.

• sample.zip

Best regards,
rakunavi

[Stefan - PDF-XChange]

Hello rakunavi,

Many thanks for your suggestions!
I hope they are useful to 329.

Kind regards,
Stefan

[329]

Thanks rakunavi but (Daniel, Stefan) reversing the navigation shortcuts when the page layout is RTL should be simple enough, I think. Like a couple of lines of code, but maybe I am wrong.

[Stefan - PDF-XChange]

Hello 329,

As Daniel said - it has not been rejected, but is low priority, so we do not have an estimate yet as to when this might be added. So please consider Rakunavi's suggestion for the time being!

Kind regards,
Stefan

[329]

So please consider Rakunavi's suggestion for the time being!

I don't understand how to apply it, unfortunately.

[Stefan - PDF-XChange]

Hello 329,

I believe Rakunavi was suggesting that you use the JS he provided to reverse the page order, so that you can then navigate 'normally' in your file.
You can execute that code in the JS console (Ctrl + K to open it).

Kind regards,
Stefan