TTF_SetFontDirection(3)

TTF_SetFontDirection3

Set the direction to be used for text shaping by a font.

Usage

#include "SDL3_ttf/SDL_ttf.h"

bool TTF_SetFontDirection(TTF_Font *font, TTF_Direction direction);

Header file

Defined in SDL3_ttf/SDL_ttf.h

Overview

This function only supports left-to-right text shaping if SDL_ttf was not built with HarfBuzz support.

This updates any TTF_Text
objects using this font.

Function parameters

font

the font to modify.

direction

the new direction for text to flow.

Return value

Returns true on success or false on failure; call SDL_GetError() for more information.

Thread safety

This function should be called on the thread that created the font.

Availability

This function is available since SDL_ttf 3.0.0.

From libsdl3-ttf-doc 3.2.2+ds-1 in Debian 13 (Trixie). Parsed by carta from the page's man source.