feat: add RTL language support (#531)

* feat: add RTL language support

- Add `SITE.dir` config option.
- Replace physical Tailwind classes with logical
property classes.

Resolves #439

* docs: add `dir` section in doc

src/components/BackButton.astro

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import { SITE } from "@/config";
         href="/"
         class="focus-outline mt-8 mb-2 flex hover:text-foreground/75"
       >
-        <IconChevronLeft class="inline-block size-6" />
+        <IconChevronLeft class="inline-block size-6 rtl:rotate-180" />
         <span>Go back</span>
       </LinkButton>
     </div>

src/components/BackToTopButton.astro

@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ import IconArrowNarrowUp from "@/assets/icons/IconArrowNarrowUp.svg";
 <div
   id="btt-btn-container"
   class:list={[
-    "fixed right-4 bottom-8 z-50",
+    "fixed end-4 bottom-8 z-50",
-    "md:sticky md:right-auto md:float-end md:mr-1",
+    "md:sticky md:end-auto md:float-end md:me-1",
     "translate-y-14 opacity-0 transition duration-500",
   ]}
 >

src/components/Header.astro

@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ const isActive = (path: string) => {
   <a
     id="skip-to-content"
     href="#main-content"
-    class="absolute -top-full left-16 z-50 bg-background px-3 py-2 text-accent backdrop-blur-lg transition-all focus:top-4"
+    class="absolute start-16 -top-full z-50 bg-background px-3 py-2 text-accent backdrop-blur-lg transition-all focus:top-4"
   >
     Skip to content
   </a>
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ const isActive = (path: string) => {
       </a>
       <nav
         id="nav-menu"
-        class="flex w-full flex-col items-center sm:ml-2 sm:flex-row sm:justify-end sm:space-x-4 sm:py-0"
+        class="flex w-full flex-col items-center sm:ms-2 sm:flex-row sm:justify-end sm:space-x-4 sm:py-0"
       >
         <button
           id="menu-btn"
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ const isActive = (path: string) => {
             "mt-4 grid w-44 grid-cols-2 place-content-center gap-2",
             "[&>li>a]:block [&>li>a]:px-4 [&>li>a]:py-3 [&>li>a]:text-center [&>li>a]:font-medium [&>li>a]:hover:text-accent sm:[&>li>a]:px-2 sm:[&>li>a]:py-1",
             "hidden",
-            "sm:mt-0 sm:ml-0 sm:flex sm:w-auto sm:gap-x-5 sm:gap-y-0",
+            "sm:mt-0 sm:flex sm:w-auto sm:gap-x-5 sm:gap-y-0",
           ]}
         >
           <li class="col-span-2">

src/components/Pagination.astro

@@ -18,21 +18,21 @@ const { page } = Astro.props;
       <LinkButton
         disabled={!page.url.prev}
         href={page.url.prev as string}
-        class:list={["mr-4 select-none", { "opacity-50": !page.url.prev }]}
+        class:list={["me-4 select-none", { "opacity-50": !page.url.prev }]}
         ariaLabel="Previous"
       >
-        <IconArrowLeft class="inline-block" />
+        <IconArrowLeft class="inline-block rtl:rotate-180" />
         Prev
       </LinkButton>
       {page.currentPage} / {page.lastPage}
       <LinkButton
         disabled={!page.url.next}
         href={page.url.next as string}
-        class:list={["ml-4 select-none", { "opacity-50": !page.url.next }]}
+        class:list={["ms-4 select-none", { "opacity-50": !page.url.next }]}
         ariaLabel="Next"
       >
         Next
-        <IconArrowRight class="inline-block" />
+        <IconArrowRight class="inline-block rtl:rotate-180" />
       </LinkButton>
     </nav>
   )

src/components/Tag.astro

@@ -20,15 +20,15 @@ const { tag, tagName, size = "sm" } = Astro.props;
     href={`/tags/${tag}/`}
     transition:name={tag}
     class:list={[
-      "relative pr-2 text-lg underline decoration-dashed group-hover:-top-0.5 group-hover:text-accent focus-visible:p-1",
+      "relative pe-2 text-lg underline decoration-dashed group-hover:-top-0.5 group-hover:text-accent focus-visible:p-1",
       { "text-sm": size === "sm" },
     ]}
   >
     <IconHash
       class:list={[
         "inline-block opacity-80",
-        { "-mr-3.5 size-4": size === "sm" },
+        { "-me-3.5 size-4": size === "sm" },
-        { "-mr-5 size-6": size === "lg" },
+        { "-me-5 size-6": size === "lg" },
       ]}
     />
     &nbsp;<span>{tagName}</span>

src/config.ts

@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ export const SITE = {
     url: "https://github.com/satnaing/astro-paper/edit/main/",
   },
   dynamicOgImage: true,
+  dir: "ltr", // "rtl" | "auto"
   lang: "en", // html lang code. Set this empty and default will be "en"
   timezone: "Asia/Bangkok", // Default global timezone (IANA format) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tz_database_time_zones
 } as const;

src/data/blog/how-to-configure-astropaper-theme.md

@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ export const SITE = {
     url: "https://github.com/satnaing/astro-paper/edit/main/",
   },
   dynamicOgImage: true, // enable automatic dynamic og-image generation
+  dir: "ltr", // "rtl" | "auto"
   lang: "en", // html lang code. Set this empty and default will be "en"
   timezone: "Asia/Bangkok", // Default global timezone (IANA format) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tz_database_time_zones
 } as const;
@@ -66,6 +67,7 @@ Here are SITE configuration options
 | `showBackButton`      | Determines whether to display the `Go back` button in each blog post.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
 | `editPost`            | This option allows users to suggest changes to a blog post by providing an edit link under blog post titles. This feature can be disabled by setting `SITE.editPost.enabled` to `false`.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
 | `dynamicOgImage`      | This option controls whether to [generate dynamic og-image](https://astro-paper.pages.dev/posts/dynamic-og-image-generation-in-astropaper-blog-posts/) if no `ogImage` is specified in the blog post frontmatter. If you have many blog posts, you might want to disable this feature. See the [trade-off](https://astro-paper.pages.dev/posts/dynamic-og-image-generation-in-astropaper-blog-posts/#trade-off) for more details. |
+| `dir`                 | Specifies the text direction of the entire blog. Used as [HTML dir attribute](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Reference/Global_attributes/dir) in `<html dir="ltr">`. Supported values: `ltr` \| `rtl` \| `auto`                                                                                                                                                                                                |
 | `lang`                | Used as HTML ISO Language code in `<html lang"en">`. Default is `en`.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
 | `timezone`            | This option allows you to specify your timezone using the [IANA format](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tz_database_time_zones). Setting this ensures consistent timestamps across your localhost and deployed site, eliminating time differences.                                                                                                                                                                          |
 

src/layouts/Layout.astro

@@ -48,7 +48,11 @@ const structuredData = {
 ---
 
 <!doctype html>
-<html lang=`${SITE.lang ?? "en"}` class={`${scrollSmooth && "scroll-smooth"}`}>
+<html
+  dir={SITE.dir}
+  lang=`${SITE.lang ?? "en"}`
+  class={`${scrollSmooth && "scroll-smooth"}`}
+>
   <head>
     <meta charset="UTF-8" />
     <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width" />

src/layouts/PostDetails.astro

@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ const nextPost =
             href={getPath(prevPost.id, prevPost.filePath)}
             class="flex w-full gap-1 hover:opacity-75"
           >
-            <IconChevronLeft class="inline-block flex-none" />
+            <IconChevronLeft class="inline-block flex-none rtl:rotate-180" />
             <div>
               <span>Previous Post</span>
               <div class="text-sm text-accent/85">{prevPost.title}</div>
@@ -144,13 +144,13 @@ const nextPost =
         nextPost && (
           <a
             href={getPath(nextPost.id, nextPost.filePath)}
-            class="flex w-full justify-end gap-1 text-right hover:opacity-75 sm:col-start-2"
+            class="flex w-full justify-end gap-1 text-end hover:opacity-75 sm:col-start-2"
           >
             <div>
               <span>Next Post</span>
               <div class="text-sm text-accent/85">{nextPost.title}</div>
             </div>
-            <IconChevronRight class="inline-block flex-none" />
+            <IconChevronRight class="inline-block flex-none rtl:rotate-180" />
           </a>
         )
       }
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ const nextPost =
       heading.classList.add("group");
       const link = document.createElement("a");
       link.className =
-        "heading-link ml-2 opacity-0 group-hover:opacity-100 focus:opacity-100";
+        "heading-link ms-2 opacity-0 group-hover:opacity-100 focus:opacity-100";
       link.href = "#" + heading.id;
 
       const span = document.createElement("span");
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ const nextPost =
 
       const copyButton = document.createElement("button");
       copyButton.className =
-        "copy-code absolute right-3 -top-3 rounded bg-muted px-2 py-1 text-xs leading-4 text-foreground font-medium";
+        "copy-code absolute end-3 -top-3 rounded bg-muted px-2 py-1 text-xs leading-4 text-foreground font-medium";
       copyButton.innerHTML = copyButtonLabel;
       codeBlock.setAttribute("tabindex", "0");
       codeBlock.appendChild(copyButton);

src/pages/index.astro

@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ const recentPosts = sortedPosts.filter(({ data }) => !data.featured);
         <IconRss
           width={20}
           height={20}
-          class="scale-125 stroke-accent stroke-3"
+          class="scale-125 stroke-accent stroke-3 rtl:-rotate-90"
         />
         <span class="sr-only">RSS Feed</span>
       </a>
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ const recentPosts = sortedPosts.filter(({ data }) => !data.featured);
         // only display if at least one social link is enabled
         SOCIALS.length > 0 && (
           <div class="mt-4 flex flex-col sm:flex-row sm:items-center">
-            <div class="mr-2 mb-1 whitespace-nowrap sm:mb-0">Social Links:</div>
+            <div class="me-2 mb-1 whitespace-nowrap sm:mb-0">Social Links:</div>
             <Socials />
           </div>
         )
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ const recentPosts = sortedPosts.filter(({ data }) => !data.featured);
     <div class="my-8 text-center">
       <LinkButton href="/posts/">
         All Posts
-        <IconArrowRight class="inline-block" />
+        <IconArrowRight class="inline-block rtl:-rotate-180" />
       </LinkButton>
     </div>
   </main>