feat: add direction prop to PaperProvider and useLocale hook for RTL support#4921
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Motivation
Components in react-native-paper read RTL state directly from
I18nManager.getConstants().isRTL. This has two issues:I18nManageris a no-op on React Native Web, so RTL breaks entirely on WebSolution
New:
useLocale()hookDefaults to I18nManager.getConstants().isRTL when not provided, so existing apps are unaffected. Setting the prop does not call I18nManager.forceRTL or modify any native state; it only tells Paper which direction to use for rendering.
Related issue
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Test plan
Remove the prop and verify the app falls back to I18nManager (default behaviour unchanged)