TextOut() Is Different in Hebrew and Arabic Windows
Article ID: 139968
Article Last Modified on 11/6/1999
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit 3.1
- Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit 3.11
This article was previously published under Q139968
SUMMARY
The TextOut() function under Hebrew and Arabic versions of Windows 3.1 and
Windows for Workgroups 3.11 is different from the TextOut() function under
the U.S. version. The Arabic and Hebrew version of TextOut() has additional
layout and shaping features to support bidirectional text. Arabic and
Hebrew text is rearraged for right-to-left reading before being displayed.
The RawTextOut() function, which is an API available only in the Hebrew and
Arabic versions of Windows version 3.1 and Windows for Workgroups version
3.11, is identical to the U.S. version of TextOut().
RawTextOut() should be used if the string must be displayed exactly as it
is specified without being shaped and rearranged to fit the Hebrew and
Arabic right-to-left reading order.
Additional query words: 3.10 ME Middle East string layout
Keywords: kbintldev KB139968