Index: e/src/modules/illume-keyboard/e_kbd_int.c
===================================================================
--- e/src/modules/illume-keyboard/e_kbd_int.c	(revision 46510)
+++ e/src/modules/illume-keyboard/e_kbd_int.c	(working copy)
@@ -434,6 +434,16 @@
 static void
 _e/src/modules/illume-keyboard/e_kbd_int_stroke_handle(E_Kbd_Int *ki, int dir)
 {
+   /* If the keyboard direction is RTL switch dir 3 and 1
+    * i.e, make forward backwards and the other way around */
+   if (ki->layout.direction == E_KBD_INT_DIRECTION_RTL)
+     {
+        if (dir == 3)
+		dir = 1;
+	else if (dir == 1)
+		dir = 3;
+     }
+     
    if (dir == 4) // up
      _e/src/modules/illume-keyboard/e_kbd_int_layout_next(ki);
    else if (dir == 3) // left
@@ -886,6 +896,10 @@
    if (!f) return;
    ki->layout.directory = ecore_file_dir_get(layout);
    ki->layout.file = eina_stringshare_add(layout);
+
+   /* Make the default direction LTR */
+   ki->layout.direction = E_KBD_INT_DIRECTION_LTR;
+   
    while (fgets(buf, sizeof(buf), f))
      {
 	int len;
@@ -913,6 +927,17 @@
 	     sscanf(buf, "%*s %i\n", &(ki->layout.fuzz));
 	     continue;
 	  }
+	if (!strcmp(str, "direction"))
+	  {
+	     char direction[4];
+	     sscanf(buf, "%*s %3s\n", direction);
+	     /* If rtl mark as rtl, otherwise make it ltr */
+	     if (!strcmp(direction, "rtl"))
+	     	ki->layout.direction = E_KBD_INT_DIRECTION_RTL;
+	     else
+	     	ki->layout.direction = E_KBD_INT_DIRECTION_LTR;
+	     continue;
+	  }
 	if (!strcmp(str, "key"))
 	  {
 	     ky = calloc(1, sizeof(E_Kbd_Int_Key));
Index: e/src/modules/illume-keyboard/e_kbd_int.h
===================================================================
--- e/src/modules/illume-keyboard/e_kbd_int.h	(revision 46510)
+++ e/src/modules/illume-keyboard/e_kbd_int.h	(working copy)
@@ -15,6 +15,13 @@
    E_KBD_INT_TYPE_PASSWORD = (1 << 6)
 } E_Kbd_Int_Type;
 
+/* The natural text direction of the keyboard */
+typedef enum _E_kbd_Int_Direction
+{
+	E_KBD_INT_DIRECTION_LTR = (1 << 0),
+	E_KBD_INT_DIRECTION_RTL = (1 << 1)
+} E_Kbd_Int_Direction;
+
 typedef struct _E_Kbd_Int           E_Kbd_Int;
 typedef struct _E_Kbd_Int_Key       E_Kbd_Int_Key;
 typedef struct _E_Kbd_Int_Key_State E_Kbd_Int_Key_State;
@@ -35,6 +42,7 @@
       const char       *file;
       int               w, h;
       int               fuzz;
+      int		direction;
       E_Kbd_Int_Type    type;
       Eina_List        *keys;
       E_Kbd_Int_Key    *pressed;