Changeset 18296 for gli/branches/rtl-gli

Timestamp:

2008-12-26T14:32:56+13:00 (15 years ago)

Author:

kjdon

Message:

added getOrientation method for language orientation (rtl or ltr). USed by GUI components to setermine which way to display text. Thanks to Amin Hejazi

File:

• gli/branches/rtl-gli/src/org/greenstone/gatherer/Dictionary.java (modified) (4 diffs)

gli/branches/rtl-gli/src/org/greenstone/gatherer/Dictionary.java

@@ -37 +37 @@
 package org.greenstone.gatherer;
 
+import java.awt.ComponentOrientation;
 import javax.swing.plaf.FontUIResource;
 import java.util.HashMap;
@@ -74 +75 @@
     Loaded from a file named "dictionary<I>locale</I>.properties. */
     static private ResourceBundle dictionary = null;
-
-
+    /** language orientation property */
+    static private ComponentOrientation orientation = null;
+       
     public Dictionary(Locale locale, FontUIResource font)
     {
@@ -84 +86 @@
     this.locale = ((locale == null) ? Locale.getDefault() : locale);
     this.dictionary = ResourceBundle.getBundle("dictionary", this.locale);
-    }
-
-
+        if (this.get("Component.Orientation").equals("RTL")){
+            this.orientation = ComponentOrientation.RIGHT_TO_LEFT;
+        } else {
+            this.orientation = ComponentOrientation.LEFT_TO_RIGHT;
+        }      
+        
+    }
+    
     /** Retrieve the two letter code of the current language we are using, according to the stored locale.
      * @return A <strong>String</strong> containing the two letter ISO639 language code.
@@ -94 +101 @@
     return locale.getLanguage();
     }
-
-
+    /** returns the Components Orientation for use with right to left languages
+     * @return A <strong>ComponentOrientation</strong> with the current 
+     dictionary's language orientation.
+     * by  Amin Hejazi 
+    */
+    static public ComponentOrientation getOrientation()
+    {
+       return orientation;
+    }
+    
     static public String get(String key)
     {
     return get(key, (String[]) null);
     }
-
 
     static public String get(String key, String arg)