diff --git a/lib/utils/text-direction.ts b/lib/utils/text-direction.ts
index b198dd06..0a972247 100644
--- a/lib/utils/text-direction.ts
+++ b/lib/utils/text-direction.ts
@@ -67,28 +67,65 @@ export function applyTextDirection(htmlContent: string, textContent?: string): s
  * Process content to determine direction and return direction-enhanced HTML
  * 
  * @param content Content to process (HTML or plain text)
- * @returns Object containing processed HTML and detected direction
+ * @returns Object containing processed HTML, plain text, and detected direction
  */
-export function processContentWithDirection(content: string | undefined): { html: string; direction: 'ltr' | 'rtl' } {
+export function processContentWithDirection(content: string | undefined | { html?: string; text?: string }): { 
+  html: string; 
+  text: string;
+  direction: 'ltr' | 'rtl' 
+} {
   if (!content) {
-    return { html: '', direction: 'ltr' };
+    return { html: '', text: '', direction: 'ltr' };
   }
   
-  // Extract text from the content for direction detection
-  const textContent = content.replace(/<[^>]*>/g, '')
-                           .replace(/&nbsp;/g, ' ')
-                           .replace(/&lt;/g, '<')
-                           .replace(/&gt;/g, '>')
-                           .replace(/&amp;/g, '&');
+  let htmlContent = '';
+  let textContent = '';
+  
+  // Handle different content types
+  if (typeof content === 'string') {
+    // String content might be HTML or plain text
+    if (content.includes('<') && (content.includes('<html') || content.includes('<body') || content.includes('<div'))) {
+      htmlContent = content;
+      textContent = content.replace(/<[^>]*>/g, '')
+                          .replace(/&nbsp;/g, ' ')
+                          .replace(/&lt;/g, '<')
+                          .replace(/&gt;/g, '>')
+                          .replace(/&amp;/g, '&');
+    } else {
+      // It's plain text
+      textContent = content;
+      // Create simple HTML from the plain text (preserve whitespace)
+      htmlContent = content.replace(/\n/g, '<br>').replace(/\s\s/g, ' &nbsp;');
+    }
+  } else {
+    // It's an object with html and/or text properties
+    htmlContent = content.html || '';
+    textContent = content.text || '';
+    
+    // If we have HTML but no text, extract text from HTML
+    if (htmlContent && !textContent) {
+      textContent = htmlContent.replace(/<[^>]*>/g, '')
+                             .replace(/&nbsp;/g, ' ')
+                             .replace(/&lt;/g, '<')
+                             .replace(/&gt;/g, '>')
+                             .replace(/&amp;/g, '&');
+    }
+    
+    // If we have text but no HTML, create simple HTML from the text
+    if (textContent && !htmlContent) {
+      htmlContent = textContent.replace(/\n/g, '<br>').replace(/\s\s/g, ' &nbsp;');
+    }
+  }
   
   // Detect the direction of the text
   const direction = detectTextDirection(textContent);
   
   // Apply the direction to the HTML content
-  const directionEnhancedHtml = applyTextDirection(content, textContent);
+  const directionEnhancedHtml = applyTextDirection(htmlContent, textContent);
   
   return {
     html: directionEnhancedHtml,
+    text: textContent,
     direction
   };
 } 
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