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enum WritingMode
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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