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#ifndef __com_sun_star_text_WritingMode2_idl__
#define __com_sun_star_text_WritingMode2_idl__


//=============================================================================

 module com {  module sun {  module star {  module text {

//=============================================================================

/** this set of constants describes different writing directions

    <p>In addition to numerous explicit writing directions, it allows allows to specify to take the writing
    direction from the object's context.</p>
 */
published constants WritingMode2
{
	//-------------------------------------------------------------------------

	/** text within lines is written left-to-right. Lines and blocks are placed
		top-to-bottom.
		<p>
		Typically, this is the writing mode for normal "alphabetic" text.
	 */
	const short LR_TB = 0;

	//-------------------------------------------------------------------------

	/** text within a line are written right-to-left. Lines and blocks are
		placed top-to-bottom.
		<p>
		Typically, this writing mode is used in Arabic and Hebrew text.
	 */
	const short RL_TB = 1;

	//-------------------------------------------------------------------------

	/** text within a line is written top-to-bottom. Lines and blocks are
		placed right-to-left.
		<p>
		Typically, this writing mode is used in Chinese and Japanese text.
	 */
	const short TB_RL = 2;

	//-------------------------------------------------------------------------

	/** text within a line is written top-to-bottom. Lines and blocks are
		placed left-ro-right.
		<p>
		Typically, this writing mode is used in Mongolian text.
	 */
	const short TB_LR = 3;

	//-------------------------------------------------------------------------

	/** obtain writing mode from the current page.

        <p>May not be used in page styles.</p>

        @deprecated
            Use <member>CONTEXT</member> instead.
    */
	const short PAGE = 4;

	/** obtain actual writing mode from the context of the object.
    */
    const short CONTEXT = 4;
};

//=============================================================================

}; }; }; };

#endif