Method

PangoContextset_base_dir

Declaration [src]

void
pango_context_set_base_dir (
  PangoContext* context,
  PangoDirection direction
)

Description [src]

Sets the base direction for the context.

The base direction is used in applying the Unicode bidirectional algorithm; if the direction is PANGO_DIRECTION_LTR or PANGO_DIRECTION_RTL, then the value will be used as the paragraph direction in the Unicode bidirectional algorithm. A value of PANGO_DIRECTION_WEAK_LTR or PANGO_DIRECTION_WEAK_RTL is used only for paragraphs that do not contain any strong characters themselves.

Parameters

direction

Type: PangoDirection

The new base direction.