WindowsFormsSettings.RightToLeft Property

Gets or sets whether visual elements of DevExpress controls are aligned to support locales using right-to-left fonts. This is a static property.

Namespace : DevExpress.XtraEditors

Assembly : DevExpress.Utils.v25.2.dll

NuGet Packages : DevExpress.Utils, DevExpress.Wpf.Core

csharp

public static DefaultBoolean RightToLeft { get; set; }

Public Shared Property RightToLeft As DefaultBoolean

Property Value

Type	Description
DefaultBoolean

A DefaultBoolean enumeration value that specifies whether visual elements of DevExpress controls are aligned to support locales using right-to-left fonts.

Available values:

Name	Description	Return Value
True

The value is true.

0

| | False |

The value is false.

1

| | Default |

The value is specified by a global option or a higher-level object.

2

Remarks

Note

When the HTML Text Formatting feature is enabled for a certain control or its visual element, its text is painted in left-to-right mode, regardless of the RightToLeft option.

DevExpress controls support alignment of their visual elements so that they are correctly displayed when using right-to-left fonts. Below is a list of DevExpress controls with RTL support:

Application UI Controls (Docking, DocumentManager, etc.)
Charts
Data Editors and Multi-Use Controls (Range Control, Rating Control, etc.)
Grid Controls (Grid, TreeList, Pivot Grid, Vertical Grid and Property Grid)
Layout Control and Layout Containers (TabControl, GroupControl, etc.)
Navigation Controls (Navigation Bar, Tile Control, etc.)
Reports (Print Preview and End-User Report Designer)
Ribbon, Menus and Related Controls (BackstageView, AppMenu, etc.)
Scheduler (SchedulerControl, DateNavigator, etc.)
Wizard Control

In the figures below, you can see the RibbonControl displayed in locales that use left-to-right and right-to-left fonts, respectively. Note that visual elements, such as button glyphs and drop-down buttons, are differently aligned in these locales to provide more natural user experience.

Typically, the right-to-left alignment on a particular control is specified by the Control.RightToLeft ambient property. The static WindowsFormsSettings.RightToLeft property allows you to specify the global setting for all DevExpress controls in your application. The Default value, assigned to this property specifies the default behavior, which means that the right-to-left alignment is managed by the Control.RightToLeft property. Setting the WindowsFormsSettings.RightToLeft property to True enables the right-to-left alignment for all DevExperss controls, regardless of the Control.RightToLeft property value on a particular control. Respectively, if the WindowsFormsSettings.RightToLeft property is set to False , the right-to-left alignment is disabled for all DevExpress controls.

When controls are aligned to support locales using right-to-left fonts, you can also display the layout of controls as mirrored in your user interface. For this purpose, use the WindowsFormsSettings.RightToLeftLayout property.