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TControl.BiDiMode

Indicates whether text controls use in bi-directional reading.

Declaration

Source position: controls.pp line 1842

public property TControl.BiDiMode : TBiDiMode
  read FBiDiMode
  write SetBiDiMode
  stored IsBiDiModeStored
  default bdLeftToRight;

Description

In "normal" reading mode (left-to-right, LTR) text entry starts at the left, text is almost left justified, and vertical scrollbars sit at the right side of the control.

In right-to-left mode text entry starts at the right, text is almost right justified, and vertical scrollbars sit at the left side of the control.

In a bidirectional environment these different placements and adjustments can be configured (swapped) in various (but not all) ways.

(Allows RTL languages such as Arabic and Hebrew to be used)

Wild guess: The default mode is established by the platform, RTL reading is not supported on all (Windows) platforms.

See also

TControl.UseRightToLeftAlignment

  

True when BiDiMode is bdRightToLeft.

TControl.UseRightToLeftReading

  

True when BiDiMode is not bdLeftToRight.

TControl.UseRightToLeftScrollBar

  

True when BiDiMode indicates right-to-left reading is in use.

TControl.IsRightToLeft

  

True when BiDiMode is not bdLeftToRight.
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