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{{comic | {{comic | ||
| number = 1137 | | number = 1137 | ||
| date = November 21, 2012 | | date = November 21, 2012 | ||
− | | title = | + | | title = LTR |
| image = rtl.png | | image = rtl.png | ||
| titletext = Collaborative editing can quickly become a textual rap battle fought with increasingly convoluted invocations of U+202a to U+202e | | titletext = Collaborative editing can quickly become a textual rap battle fought with increasingly convoluted invocations of U+202a to U+202e | ||
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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
− | + | <!-- please don't vandalise this article by adding the unicode reverse character --> | |
− | U+202e is a {{w| | + | U+202e is a {{w|unicode control characters|unicode control character}} that changes all subsequent text to right-to-left (RTL, as the title references). In the comic, [[Black Hat]] tires of [[Cueball]]'s complaining and inserts a U+202e character in the middle of Cueball's speech, turning his complaints into gibberish - sentences that must be read from right-to-left. |
The title of the comic builds on this theme, with the title of the webpage it is hosted on being LTR in some browsers (see [[#Trivia|trivia]]), the reverse of the comic name. | The title of the comic builds on this theme, with the title of the webpage it is hosted on being LTR in some browsers (see [[#Trivia|trivia]]), the reverse of the comic name. | ||
− | What Cueball | + | What Cueball actully tries to say after Black Hats change is: |
:— They didn't even... | :— They didn't even... | ||
:...What the hell? | :...What the hell? | ||
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:...Asshole. | :...Asshole. | ||
− | When multiple writers work on the same text, arguments can often arise with some writers resorting to vandalizing the works of other writers. The title text takes this up a level, suggesting the use of U+202e and other direction control characters in editor wars to disrupt other people's work. | + | When multiple writers work on the same text, arguments can often arise with some writers resorting to vandalizing the works of other writers. The title text takes this up a level, suggesting the use of U+202e and other direction control characters in editor wars to disrupt other people's work. For reference for future wars U+202c returns text back to its normal direction. |
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==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
:[Cueball is standing behind Black Hat who is sitting down with a laptop on his lap.] | :[Cueball is standing behind Black Hat who is sitting down with a laptop on his lap.] | ||
:Cueball: And that's not even the worst part! The ''worst'' part is that— | :Cueball: And that's not even the worst part! The ''worst'' part is that— | ||
− | :Black Hat types a | + | :Black Hat types a comand on the PC: U+202e |
− | :Cueball: | + | :Cueball: ...neve t'ndid yehT— |
− | :Cueball: | + | :Cueball: ?lleh eht tahW... |
− | :Cueball: | + | :Cueball: ...uoy did woH |
− | :Cueball: | + | :Cueball: .elohssA... |
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
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*The title given in the web browser, (for instance seen on the icon for the browser bar at the bottom of the screen), for the comic on the xkcd website actually has a U+202e character preceding it; | *The title given in the web browser, (for instance seen on the icon for the browser bar at the bottom of the screen), for the comic on the xkcd website actually has a U+202e character preceding it; | ||
**The page title is "xkcd: [U+202e]LTR", which for instance causes {{w|Firefox}} to write the page title as "xkcd: xoferiF allizoM - RTL" as the window title. So xkcd and the comics title is correct (The LTR turns to RTL). But the browsers name is reversed. | **The page title is "xkcd: [U+202e]LTR", which for instance causes {{w|Firefox}} to write the page title as "xkcd: xoferiF allizoM - RTL" as the window title. So xkcd and the comics title is correct (The LTR turns to RTL). But the browsers name is reversed. | ||
− | ** | + | **This may only affect some browsers but it also occurs in {{w|Internet Explorer}},{{w|Google Chrome}}, {{w|Chromium (web browser)|Chromium}} and {{w|Opera (web browser)|Opera}}. |
− | + | *In some browsers (for instance Internet Explorer), this page's title damages the appearance of all older entries in the [http://xkcd.com/archive/ archive page] on xkcd. | |
+ | **Here is a picture example for people without access to explorer: [[Media:Reverse archive.jpg|Reverse archive]]. | ||
*This is the second comic in a row with Cueball and Black Hat discussing. Both with Black Hat with his back turned to Cueball. | *This is the second comic in a row with Cueball and Black Hat discussing. Both with Black Hat with his back turned to Cueball. | ||
− | **In the previous comic Black Hat broke a mirror, and in this comic he then reverses | + | **In the previous comic Black Hat broke a mirror, and in this comic he then reverses Cueballs speak |
− | **Not exactly a mirroring of his | + | **Not exactly a mirroring of his speak, but still related. |
**In the broken archive mentioned above, [[1136: Broken Mirror]] is the first (or last) entry to be broken! | **In the broken archive mentioned above, [[1136: Broken Mirror]] is the first (or last) entry to be broken! | ||
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[[Category:Comics featuring Black Hat]] | [[Category:Comics featuring Black Hat]] | ||
[[Category:Computers]] | [[Category:Computers]] | ||
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