YUV AI Terminal

By Yuval Avidani ⭐ GitHub Star | 🚀 AI Builder @ YUV.AI

A fork of Windows Terminal with native Right-to-Left (RTL) support for Hebrew 🇮🇱

✨ What's New: Hebrew RTL Support

This fork adds automatic Hebrew text rendering with proper right-to-left display.

flowchart LR
    subgraph Input
        A[Text Buffer] --> B{Contains Hebrew?}
    end
    
    subgraph Detection
        B -->|Yes| C[Set RTL Direction]
        B -->|No| D[Set LTR Direction]
    end
    
    subgraph Rendering
        C --> E[AnalyzeBidi]
        D --> E
        E --> F[DirectWrite Renderer]
        F --> G[Display]
    end

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Features:

• ✅ Automatic detection of Hebrew characters (U+0590-U+05FF)
• ✅ Proper RTL rendering using DirectWrite BiDi analysis
• ✅ Mixed Hebrew/English text support
• ✅ No configuration needed - just works!

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🚀 Quick Start

Install on Windows

Option 1: WinGet (Recommended)

winget install --id Microsoft.WindowsTerminal -e

Option 2: Microsoft Store

Download from Microsoft Store

Option 3: GitHub Releases

Download .msixbundle from Releases and double-click to install.

Build from Source

# 1. Clone the repo
git clone https://github.com/hoodini/terminal.git
cd terminal

# 2. Configure environment (installs VS 2022 + dependencies)
winget configure .config\configuration.winget

# 3. Build
Import-Module .\tools\OpenConsole.psm1
Set-MsBuildDevEnvironment
Invoke-OpenConsoleBuild

Requirements: Windows 10 2004+, Developer Mode enabled

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🧪 Testing RTL Support

Quick Test

Open Terminal and type or paste Hebrew text:

שלום עולם
Hello עולם
מספר 123 בעברית

Expected Behavior

Input	Expected Display
שלום עולם	Text flows right-to-left
Hello עולם	"Hello" on left, "עולם" on right
echo שלום	Command LTR, Hebrew argument RTL

Test File

Open the included test file:

cat .\doc\hebrew-test-examples.txt

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📁 Project Structure

terminal/
├── src/
│   ├── renderer/atlas/       # RTL changes here
│   │   ├── AtlasEngine.cpp   # Added AnalyzeBidi call
│   │   ├── DWriteTextAnalysis.cpp  # Hebrew detection
│   │   └── common.h          # BiDi level storage
│   ├── cascadia/             # Terminal UI
│   └── host/                 # Console host
├── doc/
│   ├── hebrew-rtl-support.md        # RTL documentation
│   ├── IMPLEMENTATION_SUMMARY.md    # Technical details
│   └── hebrew-test-examples.txt     # Test cases
└── tools/                    # Build scripts

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📚 Documentation

Document	Description
Hebrew RTL Support	Feature overview
Implementation Summary	Technical details
Building Guide	Detailed build instructions
Contributing	How to contribute

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🤝 Contributing

1. Read CONTRIBUTING.md
2. Fork & create a branch
3. Make changes & test
4. Submit a PR

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📜 License

MIT License

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🔗 Links

• YUV.AI
• Yuval on GitHub
• Yuval on X/Twitter
• Yuval on LinkedIn
• YouTube @yuv-ai
• Official Terminal Docs
• Original Microsoft Repo