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
/**
     * Checks if the -newUpdates command line argument is present
     * and if so, opens the update manager.
     */
    private void checkUpdates() {
        boolean newUpdates = false;
        String[] commandLineArgs = Platform.getCommandLineArgs();
        for (int i = 0; i < commandLineArgs.length; i++) {
            if (commandLineArgs[i].equalsIgnoreCase("-newUpdates")) { 
                newUpdates = true;
                break;
            }
        }
        if (newUpdates) {
            try {
                SiteManager.handleNewChanges();
            } catch (CoreException e) {
                IDEWorkbenchPlugin.log(
                        "Problem opening update manager", e.getStatus()); 
            }
        }
    }
    /* (non-Javadoc)
     * @see org.eclipse.ui.application.WorkbenchAdvisor#isApplicationMenu
     */
    public boolean isApplicationMenu(
            IWorkbenchWindowConfigurer windowConfigurer, String menuID) {
        WorkbenchActionBuilder a = (WorkbenchActionBuilder) windowConfigurer
                .getData(ACTION_BUILDER);
        return a.isContainerMenu(menuID);