Adding RTL<>LTR button to all Gutenberg blocks

[dirad]

Continuing from 138

When writing any RTL content in a LTR locale system, it is impossible to get a proper behavior.
The direction button is missing unless the locale for the whole install is set to RTL, but it really should be available always. Or at least having a setting for it.

I would appreciate applying PR 10663 on all systems and not only LTR, or have some setting either in the admin interface or with a hook or other PHP that could go in a theme or plugin, to be able to enable this button.

My current workaround is to convert a block to HTML, write some invalid code, then convert to classic editor [could not find a way to bring it up otherwise], and if writing there and aligning right, the directional control is better.

[noisysocks]

Also requested in https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/48911.

[urShadoww]

Have been waiting for the solution since Gutenberg launched.

[oussjarrousse]

Is there a wordpress plugin that adds this functionality to Gutenberg?

[youknowriad]

I think now with the block supports, we could attempt to build this as a new block support in order to quickly enable for several blocks.

[youknowriad]

Anyone wants to give this a try?

[supernovia]

I found this because I thought we already had LTR for sites that have RTL by default, but that seems to have gone missing again:
#28221

I'd love to see this option in all text blocks sooner than later!

[itsalljustaride]

Cosigning this. We work with many international constituents who need this functionality in sites that are not set to the LTR locale, as they use mixed content often.

[ohlauren]

Yet another request for this feature. I manage the website for a public utility in a major city with a diverse population and we need to have certain content available in a variety of languages, often on the same page. I can make the front end display correctly with css, but editing the RTL sections is an absolute nightmare.