Bug 76671 [BIDI] need a commmand line option for orientation
After consulation with Nick we have decided that we will add a command line option -orientation with one of two parameters = rtl or ltr. These values will override the implied values in IDEWorkbenchAdapter
bundles/org.eclipse.ui.ide/src/org/eclipse/ui/internal/ide/IDEWorkbenchAdvisor.java
try {
                    status.merge(ResourcesPlugin.getWorkspace().save(true,
                            monitor));
                } catch (CoreException e) {
                    status.merge(e.getStatus());
                }
            }
        };
        try {
            new ProgressMonitorJobsDialog(null).run(true, false, runnable);
        } catch (InvocationTargetException e) {
            status
                    .merge(new Status(
                            IStatus.ERROR,
                            IDEWorkbenchPlugin.IDE_WORKBENCH,
                            1,
                            IDEWorkbenchMessages.getString("InternalError"), e.getTargetException())); 
        } catch (InterruptedException e) {
            status.merge(new Status(IStatus.ERROR,
                    IDEWorkbenchPlugin.IDE_WORKBENCH, 1, IDEWorkbenchMessages
                            .getString("InternalError"), e)); 
        }
        ErrorDialog.openError(null, IDEWorkbenchMessages
                .getString("ProblemsSavingWorkspace"), 
                null, status, IStatus.ERROR | IStatus.WARNING);
        if (!status.isOK()) {
            IDEWorkbenchPlugin.log(IDEWorkbenchMessages
                    .getString("ProblemsSavingWorkspace"), status); 
        }
    }