buffer-local value of the variable @code{bidi-paragraph-direction} is
non-@code{nil}, the returned value will be identical to that value;
otherwise, the returned value reflects the paragraph direction
-determined dynamically by Emacs.
+determined dynamically by Emacs. For buffers whose value of
+@code{bidi-display-reordering} is @code{nil} as well as unibyte
+buffers, this function always returns @code{left-to-right}.
@end defun
@cindex layout on display, and bidirectional text