Using a new function, Language::getArrow, to check the direction, instead of hard-coding the arrows and the checks; adding direction marks in Special:DoubleRedirects; adding the real arrows (instead of =>) in Special:Disambiguations.

includes/SpecialBrokenRedirects.php

@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ class BrokenRedirectsPage extends PageQueryPage {
 		$from = $skin->makeKnownLinkObj( $fromObj ,'', 'redirect=no' );
 		$edit = $skin->makeBrokenLinkObj( $fromObj , "(".wfMsg("qbedit").")" , 'redirect=no');
 		$to   = $skin->makeBrokenLinkObj( $toObj );
-		$arr = $wgContLang->isRTL() ? '←' : '→';
+		$arr = $wgContLang->getArrow();
 
 		return "$from $edit $arr $to";
 	}

includes/SpecialDisambiguations.php

@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ class DisambiguationsPage extends PageQueryPage {
 		global $wgUser;
 		$sk = $wgUser->getSkin();
 
-		#FIXME : probably need to add a backlink to the maintenance page.
 		return '<p>'.wfMsg('disambiguationstext', $sk->makeKnownLink(wfMsgForContent('disambiguationspage')) )."</p><br />\n";
 	}
 
@@ -57,14 +56,16 @@ class DisambiguationsPage extends PageQueryPage {
 	}
 
 	function formatResult( $skin, $result ) {
+		global $wgContLang;
 		$title = Title::newFromId( $result->value );
 		$dp = Title::makeTitle( $result->namespace, $result->title );
 
 		$from = $skin->makeKnownLinkObj( $title,'');
 		$edit = $skin->makeBrokenLinkObj( $title, "(".wfMsg("qbedit").")" , 'redirect=no');
+		$arr  = $wgContLang->getArrow();
 		$to   = $skin->makeKnownLinkObj( $dp,'');
 
-		return "$from $edit => $to";
+		return "$from $edit $arr $to";
 	}
 }
 

includes/SpecialDoubleRedirects.php

@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ class DoubleRedirectsPage extends PageQueryPage {
 		$edit = $skin->makeBrokenLinkObj( $titleA, "(".wfMsg("qbedit").")" , 'redirect=no');
 		$linkB = $skin->makeKnownLinkObj( $titleB, '', 'redirect=no' );
 		$linkC = $skin->makeKnownLinkObj( $titleC );
-		$arr = $wgContLang->isRTL() ? '←' : '→';
+		$arr = $wgContLang->getArrow() . $wgContLang->getDirMark();
 
 		return( "{$linkA} {$edit} {$arr} {$linkB} {$arr} {$linkC}" );
 	}

includes/SpecialListredirects.php

@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ class ListredirectsPage extends QueryPage {
 	
 		# Make a link to the redirect itself
 		$rd_title = Title::makeTitle( $result->namespace, $result->title );
+		$arr = $wgContLang->getArrow() . $wgContLang->getDirMark();
 		$rd_link = $skin->makeKnownLinkObj( $rd_title, '', 'redirect=no' );
 
 		# Find out where the redirect leads
@@ -50,10 +51,6 @@ class ListredirectsPage extends QueryPage {
 			$targetLink = '*';
 		}
 
-		# Check the language; RTL wikis need a ←
-		$arr = $wgContLang->isRTL() ? ' ← ' : ' → ';
-		$arr .= $wgContLang->getDirMark();
-
 		# Format the whole thing and return it
 		return( $rd_link . $arr . $targetLink );
 

languages/Language.php

@@ -884,16 +884,27 @@ class Language {
 	 *
 	 * @return string
 	 */
-	function getDirMark() { return $this->isRTL() ? "\xE2\x80\x8F" : "\xE2\x80\x8E"; }
+	function getDirMark() {
+		return $this->isRTL() ? "\xE2\x80\x8F" : "\xE2\x80\x8E";
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * An arrow, depending on the language direction
+	 *
+	 * @return string
+	 */
+	function getArrow() {
+		return $this->isRTL() ? '←' : '→';
+	}
 
 	/**
 	 * To allow "foo[[bar]]" to extend the link over the whole word "foobar"
 	 *
 	 * @return bool
 	 */
-	function linkPrefixExtension() { 
+	function linkPrefixExtension() {
 		$this->load();
-		return $this->linkPrefixExtension; 
+		return $this->linkPrefixExtension;
 	}
 
 	function &getMagicWords() {