FULL PRODUCT VERSION :
java version "1.5.0-beta2"
Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.5.0-beta2-b51)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 1.5.0-beta2-b51, mixed mode)

java version "1.4.0"
Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.4.0-b92)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 1.4.0-b92, mixed mode)

ADDITIONAL OS VERSION INFORMATION :
Microsoft Windows 2000 [Version 5.00.2195]

A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM :
When using a JTextArea with right-toleft text (arabic) the text area does not perform line wrapping on a character boundry and instead always uses the word boundries.

STEPS TO FOLLOW TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM :
Run the demo program provided. When the frame opens notice that the text area is wrapping at word boundries instead of character boundries.



EXPECTED VERSUS ACTUAL BEHAVIOR :
EXPECTED -
The text area should wrap at character boundries.
ACTUAL -
The text area wraps on the word (spaces).

ERROR MESSAGES/STACK TRACES THAT OCCUR :
No error is reported.

REPRODUCIBILITY :
This bug can be reproduced always.

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import java.awt.Font;

import javax.swing.JFrame;
import javax.swing.JScrollPane;
import javax.swing.JTextArea;

public class JTextAreaBidiCharWrapError
extends JFrame
{
    JTextArea textArea_ = new JTextArea();
    
    public JTextAreaBidiCharWrapError()
    {
        super("JTextArea Bidi Character Wrap Error");
        
        // Turn line wrap on but wrap on word off.
        // Insert some text including an Arabic Alef
        // to force the JTextArea into "I18N" mode.
        // Note that the display does wrap on
        // word boundries instead of character boundries.
        // (I use a monospaced font to make the display
        // easier to see the wrapping is on words and not
        // characters.)
        textArea_.setFont(
                new Font("Monospaced", Font.PLAIN, 14));
        textArea_.setLineWrap(true);
        textArea_.setWrapStyleWord(false);
        textArea_.setText(
         "alef-\u0627- abcde fghij klmno pqrst uvwxy z\n" +
         "\n");
        
        getContentPane().add(new JScrollPane(textArea_));
        setDefaultCloseOperation(EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
        pack();
        setVisible(true);
    }
    
    public static void main(String[] args)
    {
        new JTextAreaBidiCharWrapError();
    }
}

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