diff -up wxMaxima-0.8.3a/src/MathCtrl.cpp.ltr_layout wxMaxima-0.8.3a/src/MathCtrl.cpp
--- wxMaxima-0.8.3a/src/MathCtrl.cpp.ltr_layout 2009-07-29 11:10:32.000000000 -0500
+++ wxMaxima-0.8.3a/src/MathCtrl.cpp 2009-10-25 21:44:12.939696128 -0500
@@ -86,6 +86,8 @@ MathCtrl::MathCtrl(wxWindow* parent, int
m_zoomFactor = 1.0; // set zoom to 100%
m_evaluationQueue = new EvaluationQueue();
AdjustSize();
+ // hack to workaround problems in RtL locales, http://bugzilla.redhat.com/455863
+ SetLayoutDirection(wxLayout_LeftToRight);
}
MathCtrl::~MathCtrl() {