Fix RTL text rendering for display names (#4747)

* header display name rtl support

* highlighted post rtl

* move `NON_BREAKING_SPACE` to an external constant

* rtl support in search dropdown

* profile card rtl

* old profile card rtl

* hover card

* wizard list card

* new chat

* account card

* chat header

* clean up notifications

* just force LTR on meta display name

src/components/ProfileCard.tsx

@@ -166,7 +166,9 @@ export function NameAndHandle({
 
   return (
     <View style={[a.flex_1]}>
-      <Text style={[a.text_md, a.font_bold, a.leading_snug]} numberOfLines={1}>
+      <Text
+        style={[a.text_md, a.font_bold, a.leading_snug, a.self_start]}
+        numberOfLines={1}>
         {name}
       </Text>
       <Text

src/components/ProfileHoverCard/index.web.tsx

@@ -462,7 +462,8 @@ function Inner({
 
       <Link to={profileURL} label={_(msg`View profile`)} onPress={hide}>
         <View style={[a.pb_sm, a.flex_1]}>
-          <Text style={[a.pt_md, a.pb_xs, a.text_lg, a.font_bold]}>
+          <Text
+            style={[a.pt_md, a.pb_xs, a.text_lg, a.font_bold, a.self_start]}>
             {sanitizeDisplayName(
               profile.displayName || sanitizeHandle(profile.handle),
               moderation.ui('displayName'),

src/components/StarterPack/Wizard/WizardListCard.tsx

@@ -78,7 +78,13 @@ function WizardListCard({
       />
       <View style={[a.flex_1, a.gap_2xs]}>
         <Text
-          style={[a.flex_1, a.font_bold, a.text_md, a.leading_tight]}
+          style={[
+            a.flex_1,
+            a.font_bold,
+            a.text_md,
+            a.leading_tight,
+            a.self_start,
+          ]}
           numberOfLines={1}>
           {displayName}
         </Text>

src/components/dms/MessagesListHeader.tsx

@@ -168,7 +168,12 @@ function HeaderReady({
           </View>
           <View style={a.flex_1}>
             <Text
-              style={[a.text_md, a.font_bold, web(a.leading_normal)]}
+              style={[
+                a.text_md,
+                a.font_bold,
+                a.self_start,
+                web(a.leading_normal),
+              ]}
               numberOfLines={1}>
               {displayName}
             </Text>

src/components/dms/dialogs/SearchablePeopleList.tsx

@@ -395,7 +395,7 @@ function ProfileCard({
           />
           <View style={[a.flex_1, a.gap_2xs]}>
             <Text
-              style={[t.atoms.text, a.font_bold, a.leading_tight]}
+              style={[t.atoms.text, a.font_bold, a.leading_tight, a.self_start]}
               numberOfLines={1}>
               {displayName}
             </Text>

src/lib/strings/constants.ts

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+export const NON_BREAKING_SPACE = '\u00A0'

src/screens/Profile/Header/DisplayName.tsx

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ export function ProfileHeaderDisplayName({
     <View pointerEvents="none">
       <Text
         testID="profileHeaderDisplayName"
-        style={[t.atoms.text, a.text_4xl, {fontWeight: '500'}]}>
+        style={[t.atoms.text, a.text_4xl, a.self_start, {fontWeight: '500'}]}>
         {sanitizeDisplayName(
           profile.displayName || sanitizeHandle(profile.handle),
           moderation.ui('displayName'),

src/view/com/notifications/FeedItem.tsx

@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ import {useNavigation} from '@react-navigation/native'
 import {parseTenorGif} from '#/lib/strings/embed-player'
 import {logger} from '#/logger'
 import {NavigationProp} from 'lib/routes/types'
+import {forceLTR} from 'lib/strings/bidi'
 import {DM_SERVICE_HEADERS} from 'state/queries/messages/const'
 import {useAgent} from 'state/session'
 import {Button, ButtonText} from '#/components/Button'
@@ -274,13 +275,15 @@ let FeedItem = ({
             showDmButton={item.type === 'starterpack-joined' || isFollowBack}
           />
           <ExpandedAuthorsList visible={isAuthorsExpanded} authors={authors} />
-          <Text style={styles.meta}>
+          <Text style={[styles.meta, a.self_start]}>
             <TextLink
               key={authors[0].href}
               style={[pal.text, s.bold]}
               href={authors[0].href}
-              text={sanitizeDisplayName(
+              text={forceLTR(
+                sanitizeDisplayName(
                   authors[0].profile.displayName || authors[0].profile.handle,
+                ),
               )}
               disableMismatchWarning
             />

src/view/com/post-thread/PostThreadItem.tsx

@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ let PostThreadItemLoaded = ({
                 <Link style={s.flex1} href={authorHref} title={authorTitle}>
                   <Text
                     type="xl-bold"
-                    style={[pal.text]}
+                    style={[pal.text, a.self_start]}
                     numberOfLines={1}
                     lineHeight={1.2}>
                     {sanitizeDisplayName(

src/view/com/profile/ProfileCard.tsx

@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ export function ProfileCard({
         <View style={styles.layoutContent}>
           <Text
             type="lg"
-            style={[s.bold, pal.text]}
+            style={[s.bold, pal.text, a.self_start]}
             numberOfLines={1}
             lineHeight={1.2}>
             {sanitizeDisplayName(

src/view/com/util/PostMeta.tsx

@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ import {useQueryClient} from '@tanstack/react-query'
 import {precacheProfile} from '#/state/queries/profile'
 import {usePalette} from 'lib/hooks/usePalette'
 import {makeProfileLink} from 'lib/routes/links'
+import {forceLTR} from 'lib/strings/bidi'
+import {NON_BREAKING_SPACE} from 'lib/strings/constants'
 import {sanitizeDisplayName} from 'lib/strings/display-names'
 import {sanitizeHandle} from 'lib/strings/handles'
 import {niceDate} from 'lib/strings/time'
@@ -32,8 +34,6 @@ interface PostMetaOpts {
   style?: StyleProp<ViewStyle>
 }
 
-const NON_BREAKING_SPACE = '\u00A0'
-
 let PostMeta = (opts: PostMetaOpts): React.ReactNode => {
   const pal = usePalette('default')
   const displayName = opts.author.displayName || opts.author.handle
@@ -70,14 +70,12 @@ let PostMeta = (opts: PostMetaOpts): React.ReactNode => {
             style={[pal.text]}
             lineHeight={1.2}
             disableMismatchWarning
-            text={
+            text={forceLTR(
-              <>
+              sanitizeDisplayName(
-                {sanitizeDisplayName(
                 displayName,
                 opts.moderation?.ui('displayName'),
+              ),
             )}
-              </>
-            }
             href={profileLink}
             onBeforePress={onBeforePressAuthor}
           />

src/view/screens/Settings/index.tsx

@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ import {navigate, resetToTab} from '#/Navigation'
 import {Email2FAToggle} from './Email2FAToggle'
 import {ExportCarDialog} from './ExportCarDialog'
 import hairlineWidth = StyleSheet.hairlineWidth
+import {atoms as a} from '#/alf'
 
 function SettingsAccountCard({
   account,
@@ -104,7 +105,7 @@ function SettingsAccountCard({
         />
       </View>
       <View style={[s.flex1]}>
-        <Text type="md-bold" style={pal.text} numberOfLines={1}>
+        <Text type="md-bold" style={[pal.text, a.self_start]} numberOfLines={1}>
           {profile?.displayName || account.handle}
         </Text>
         <Text type="sm" style={pal.textLight} numberOfLines={1}>

src/view/shell/desktop/Search.tsx

@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ import {precacheProfile} from 'state/queries/profile'
 import {Link} from '#/view/com/util/Link'
 import {UserAvatar} from '#/view/com/util/UserAvatar'
 import {Text} from 'view/com/util/text/Text'
+import {atoms as a} from '#/alf'
 
 let SearchLinkCard = ({
   label,
@@ -127,7 +128,7 @@ let SearchProfileCard = ({
         <View style={{flex: 1}}>
           <Text
             type="lg"
-            style={[s.bold, pal.text]}
+            style={[s.bold, pal.text, a.self_start]}
             numberOfLines={1}
             lineHeight={1.2}>
             {sanitizeDisplayName(