RTL Text Fixer (VS Code / Cursor)

Fix mixed Persian (RTL) and English (LTR) text readability by inserting Unicode bidirectional markers (LRM/RLM).

Commands

• RTL Fixer: اصلاح متن انتخاب‌شده (rtlFixer.fixSelectedText)
  • Fixes the currently selected text in the active editor.
• RTL Fixer: اصلاح متن کلیپ‌بورد (rtlFixer.fixClipboardText)
  • Reads text from clipboard, fixes it, writes it back to clipboard.
  • Useful for Cursor Chat/Agent input: run the command, then paste into chat.
• RTL Fixer: فعال‌سازی RTL برای UI (با Custom CSS) (rtlFixer.enableRtlUi)
  • Enables an opt-in RTL workbench UI using the third-party Custom CSS and JS Loader extension.
• RTL Fixer: غیرفعال‌سازی RTL برای UI (با Custom CSS) (rtlFixer.disableRtlUi)
  • Disables the opt-in RTL workbench UI (requires reload).

Keybindings (default)

• Fix selected text: Ctrl+Alt+R (macOS: Cmd+Alt+R)
• Fix clipboard: Ctrl+Alt+Shift+R (macOS: Cmd+Alt+Shift+R)

Development

From the repo root:

pnpm dev

Then press F5 using the repo .vscode/launch.json.

RTL UI (Workbench) setup (Cursor / VS Code)

VS Code / Cursor extensions cannot officially flip the whole workbench UI to RTL. The practical approach is injecting CSS via the third-party extension:

• be5invis.vscode-custom-css (Custom CSS and JS Loader)

Steps

1. Install this extension (rtl-text-fixer-*.vsix).
2. Install be5invis.vscode-custom-css (dependency).
3. Run: RTL Fixer: فعال‌سازی RTL برای UI (با Custom CSS).
4. Run: Enable Custom CSS and JS (or Reload Custom CSS and JS).
5. Reload window: Developer: Reload Window.

Notes

• Windows: you may need to run Cursor/VS Code as Administrator when enabling/disabling Custom CSS.
• This is opt-in and may break after Cursor/VS Code updates (DOM/CSS selectors can change).

Recovery / reset

1. Run: RTL Fixer: غیرفعال‌سازی RTL برای UI (با Custom CSS).
2. Run: Disable Custom CSS and JS.
3. Reload window.