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deprecated enum WritingMode
Usage Restrictions
deprecated
Deprecation Info
Use WritingMode2 instead
Description
this enum covers the different writing directions

Values
LR_TB text within lines is written left-to-right. lines and blocks are placed top-to-bottom.  
RL_TB text within a line are written right-to-left. Lines and blocks are placed top-to-bottom.  
TB_RL text within a line is written top-to-bottom. Lines and blocks are placed right-to-left.  
Values' Details
LR_TB
LR_TB,
Description
text within lines is written left-to-right. lines and blocks are placed top-to-bottom.

Typically, this is the writing mode for normal "alphabetic" text.

RL_TB
RL_TB,
Description
text within a line are written right-to-left. Lines and blocks are placed top-to-bottom.

Typically, this writing mode is used in Arabic and Hebrew text.

TB_RL
TB_RL,
Description
text within a line is written top-to-bottom. Lines and blocks are placed right-to-left.

Typically, this writing mode is used in Chinese and Japanese text.

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