Looks like we were both wrong. It isn't a light-themes bug or a GTK bug; RTL progress bars work fine in Nautilus, regardless of theme. It's an Ubuntu Software Center bug.
** Attachment added: "Nautilus progress window in Arabic" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/light-themes/+bug/842918/+attachment/2413298/+files/Screenshot%20at%202011-09-16%2016%3A29%3A49.png ** Package changed: light-themes (Ubuntu) => software-center (Ubuntu) ** Changed in: software-center (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => Low ** Changed in: software-center (Ubuntu) Status: Invalid => New ** Description changed: - light-themes 0.1.8.23, Ubuntu 11.10 beta 1 + Problem occurs with: Ubuntu Software Center 4.1.22, Ubuntu 11.10 beta 1 + Does not occur with: Nautilus 1. Log in to an account that uses an RTL language, e.g. Arabic. - 2. Show a progress bar, for example by installing something in Ubuntu Software Center. + 2. Open Ubuntu Software Center, and install or remove something. What you see: The progress bar goes from left to right. What you should see: The progress bar goes from right to left. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/842918 Title: Progress bar goes in the wrong direction in RTL languages To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/software-center/+bug/842918/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs