Reorder English text?

[Asaf]

Hi,

Below is a calss with function I gathered from a news group that uses
GetCharacterPla cement API to reorder text.
I have mixed text Hebrew/English and the function reorders the Hebrew text.

I would like to reorder the English text instead the Hebrew text.

How can I do that please?

Regards,
Asaf
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using System;
using System.Collecti ons.Generic;
using System.Text;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Runtime. InteropServices ;
using System.Windows. Forms;

namespace GetCharacterPla cement
{
class FlipHebrew
{
[StructLayout(La youtKind.Sequen tial, CharSet = CharSet.Auto)]
public struct GpcResults // Win32: GCP_RESULTS
{
public int StructSize;
[MarshalAs(Unman agedType.LPTStr )]
public string OutString;
public IntPtr Order;
public IntPtr Dx;
public IntPtr CaretPos;
public IntPtr Class;
public IntPtr Glyphs;
public int GlyphCount;
public int MaxFit;
}
[Flags]
public enum GcpFlags // Win32: GCP_xxx flags, WinGDI.h
{
DBCS = 0x00000001,
ReOrder = 0x00000002,
UseKerning = 0x00000008,
GlyphShape = 0x00000010,
Ligate = 0x00000020,
Diacritic = 0x00000100,
Kashida = 0x00000400,
Error = 0x00008000,
Justify = 0x00010000,
FliGlyphs = 0x00040000,
ClassIn = 0x00080000,
MaxExtent = 0x00100000,
JustifyIn = 0x00200000,
DisplayZWG = 0x00400000,
SymSwapOff = 0x00800000,
NumericOverride = 0x01000000,
NeutralOverride = 0x02000000,
NumericsLatin = 0x04000000,
NumericsLocal = 0x08000000,
FliMask = 0x0000103B
}

[DllImport("gdi3 2.dll", CharSet = CharSet.Auto, SetLastError = true)]
public static extern int GetCharacterPla cementW(IntPtr dev, string
text, int count, int max,
[In, Out] ref GpcResults results, GcpFlags flags);
[DllImport("gdi3 2.dll", ExactSpelling = true)]
public static extern GcpFlags GetFontLanguage Info(IntPtr dev);
public string funcGetCharacte rPlacement(stri ng sTextToFlip)
{
Panel pnl = new Panel();
Graphics g = pnl.CreateGraph ics();
IntPtr dev = g.GetHdc();

//string txt = "בדיקת עברית With English ועוד עברית";
string txt = sTextToFlip;
int len = txt.Length;

int[] order = new int[len];
int[] dx = new int[len];
int[] caret = new int[len];
byte[] clss = new byte[len];
short[] glys = new short[len];
GCHandle ordHnd = GCHandle.Alloc( order, GCHandleType.Pi nned);
GCHandle dxHnd = GCHandle.Alloc( dx, GCHandleType.Pi nned);
GCHandle carHnd = GCHandle.Alloc( caret, GCHandleType.Pi nned);
GCHandle clsHnd = GCHandle.Alloc( clss, GCHandleType.Pi nned);
GCHandle glyHnd = GCHandle.Alloc( glys, GCHandleType.Pi nned);
try
{
GpcResults rs = new GpcResults();
rs.StructSize = Marshal.SizeOf( typeof(GpcResul ts));
rs.OutString = new String('\0', len + 2);
rs.Order = ordHnd.AddrOfPi nnedObject();
rs.Dx = dxHnd.AddrOfPin nedObject();
rs.CaretPos = carHnd.AddrOfPi nnedObject();
rs.Class = clsHnd.AddrOfPi nnedObject();
rs.Glyphs = glyHnd.AddrOfPi nnedObject();
rs.GlyphCount = len;
rs.MaxFit = 0;
GcpFlags flg = GcpFlags.FliMas k & GetFontLanguage Info(dev);
int r = GetCharacterPla cementW(dev, txt, len, 0, ref rs, flg);
if (r == 0) // 0:Error; OK e.g. 0x100085
{
int err = Marshal.GetLast Win32Error();
// todo: error handling
}

return rs.OutString;
}
finally
{
ordHnd.Free();
dxHnd.Free();
carHnd.Free();
clsHnd.Free();
glyHnd.Free();
// e.Graphics.Rele aseHdc(dev);
}

}
}
}

[Nicholas Paldino [.NET/C# MVP]]

Asaf,

First, there is no reason to pin the variables down before the call to
GetCharacterPla cement. The interop layer will handle the pinning of the
variables for you.

Also, you realize that the documentation for GetCharacterPla cement
states:

Although this function was once adequate for working with character strings,
a need to work with an increasing number of languages and scripts has
rendered it obsolete. It has been superseded by the functionality of the
Uniscribe module. For more information, see Uniscribe.

You might want to check those APIs for a more suitable function to call.

Hope this helps.

--
- Nicholas Paldino [.NET/C# MVP]
- mv*@spam.guard. caspershouse.co m

"Asaf" <AG**@newsgroup s.nospam> wrote in message
news:CC******** *************** ***********@mic rosoft.com...

Hi,

Below is a calss with function I gathered from a news group that uses
GetCharacterPla cement API to reorder text.
I have mixed text Hebrew/English and the function reorders the Hebrew
text.

I would like to reorder the English text instead the Hebrew text.

How can I do that please?

Regards,
Asaf
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using System;
using System.Collecti ons.Generic;
using System.Text;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Runtime. InteropServices ;
using System.Windows. Forms;

namespace GetCharacterPla cement
{
class FlipHebrew
{
[StructLayout(La youtKind.Sequen tial, CharSet = CharSet.Auto)]
public struct GpcResults // Win32: GCP_RESULTS
{
public int StructSize;
[MarshalAs(Unman agedType.LPTStr )]
public string OutString;
public IntPtr Order;
public IntPtr Dx;
public IntPtr CaretPos;
public IntPtr Class;
public IntPtr Glyphs;
public int GlyphCount;
public int MaxFit;
}
[Flags]
public enum GcpFlags // Win32: GCP_xxx flags, WinGDI.h
{
DBCS = 0x00000001,
ReOrder = 0x00000002,
UseKerning = 0x00000008,
GlyphShape = 0x00000010,
Ligate = 0x00000020,
Diacritic = 0x00000100,
Kashida = 0x00000400,
Error = 0x00008000,
Justify = 0x00010000,
FliGlyphs = 0x00040000,
ClassIn = 0x00080000,
MaxExtent = 0x00100000,
JustifyIn = 0x00200000,
DisplayZWG = 0x00400000,
SymSwapOff = 0x00800000,
NumericOverride = 0x01000000,
NeutralOverride = 0x02000000,
NumericsLatin = 0x04000000,
NumericsLocal = 0x08000000,
FliMask = 0x0000103B
}

[DllImport("gdi3 2.dll", CharSet = CharSet.Auto, SetLastError =
true)]
public static extern int GetCharacterPla cementW(IntPtr dev, string
text, int count, int max,
[In, Out] ref GpcResults results, GcpFlags flags);
[DllImport("gdi3 2.dll", ExactSpelling = true)]
public static extern GcpFlags GetFontLanguage Info(IntPtr dev);
public string funcGetCharacte rPlacement(stri ng sTextToFlip)
{
Panel pnl = new Panel();
Graphics g = pnl.CreateGraph ics();
IntPtr dev = g.GetHdc();

//string txt = "????? ????? With English ???? ?????";
string txt = sTextToFlip;
int len = txt.Length;

int[] order = new int[len];
int[] dx = new int[len];
int[] caret = new int[len];
byte[] clss = new byte[len];
short[] glys = new short[len];
GCHandle ordHnd = GCHandle.Alloc( order, GCHandleType.Pi nned);
GCHandle dxHnd = GCHandle.Alloc( dx, GCHandleType.Pi nned);
GCHandle carHnd = GCHandle.Alloc( caret, GCHandleType.Pi nned);
GCHandle clsHnd = GCHandle.Alloc( clss, GCHandleType.Pi nned);
GCHandle glyHnd = GCHandle.Alloc( glys, GCHandleType.Pi nned);
try
{
GpcResults rs = new GpcResults();
rs.StructSize = Marshal.SizeOf( typeof(GpcResul ts));
rs.OutString = new String('\0', len + 2);
rs.Order = ordHnd.AddrOfPi nnedObject();
rs.Dx = dxHnd.AddrOfPin nedObject();
rs.CaretPos = carHnd.AddrOfPi nnedObject();
rs.Class = clsHnd.AddrOfPi nnedObject();
rs.Glyphs = glyHnd.AddrOfPi nnedObject();
rs.GlyphCount = len;
rs.MaxFit = 0;
GcpFlags flg = GcpFlags.FliMas k & GetFontLanguage Info(dev);
int r = GetCharacterPla cementW(dev, txt, len, 0, ref rs,
flg);
if (r == 0) // 0:Error; OK e.g. 0x100085
{
int err = Marshal.GetLast Win32Error();
// todo: error handling
}

return rs.OutString;
}
finally
{
ordHnd.Free();
dxHnd.Free();
carHnd.Free();
clsHnd.Free();
glyHnd.Free();
// e.Graphics.Rele aseHdc(dev);
}

}
}
}

[TerryFei]

Hi Asaf,
Based on the current situation, please help me to confirm some information
on your side: What exactly are you trying to get in the output? From my
experience, reordering Hebrew text follows the BIDI algorithm, there are no
rules for reordering English text.
This information will help us get closer to this issue, so I appreciate
your time in collecting it. Let me know the results at your earliest
convenience. If you have any questions or concerns, please let me know. I
am standing by to help you.

Best Regards,

Terry Fei [MSFT]
Microsoft Community Support
Get Secure! www.microsoft.com/security

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Hi,

Below is a calss with function I gathered from a news group that uses
GetCharacterPl acement API to reorder text.
I have mixed text Hebrew/English and the function reorders the Hebrew text.

I would like to reorder the English text instead the Hebrew text.

How can I do that please?

Regards,
Asaf ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
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using System;
using System.Collecti ons.Generic;
using System.Text;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Runtime. InteropServices ;
using System.Windows. Forms;

namespace GetCharacterPla cement
{
class FlipHebrew
{
[StructLayout(La youtKind.Sequen tial, CharSet = CharSet.Auto)]
public struct GpcResults // Win32: GCP_RESULTS
{
public int StructSize;
[MarshalAs(Unman agedType.LPTStr )]
public string OutString;
public IntPtr Order;
public IntPtr Dx;
public IntPtr CaretPos;
public IntPtr Class;
public IntPtr Glyphs;
public int GlyphCount;
public int MaxFit;
}
[Flags]
public enum GcpFlags // Win32: GCP_xxx flags, WinGDI.h
{
DBCS = 0x00000001,
ReOrder = 0x00000002,
UseKerning = 0x00000008,
GlyphShape = 0x00000010,
Ligate = 0x00000020,
Diacritic = 0x00000100,
Kashida = 0x00000400,
Error = 0x00008000,
Justify = 0x00010000,
FliGlyphs = 0x00040000,
ClassIn = 0x00080000,
MaxExtent = 0x00100000,
JustifyIn = 0x00200000,
DisplayZWG = 0x00400000,
SymSwapOff = 0x00800000,
NumericOverride = 0x01000000,
NeutralOverride = 0x02000000,
NumericsLatin = 0x04000000,
NumericsLocal = 0x08000000,
FliMask = 0x0000103B
}

[DllImport("gdi3 2.dll", CharSet = CharSet.Auto, SetLastError = true)] public static extern int GetCharacterPla cementW(IntPtr dev, string
text, int count, int max,
[In, Out] ref GpcResults results, GcpFlags flags);
[DllImport("gdi3 2.dll", ExactSpelling = true)]
public static extern GcpFlags GetFontLanguage Info(IntPtr dev);
public string funcGetCharacte rPlacement(stri ng sTextToFlip)
{
Panel pnl = new Panel();
Graphics g = pnl.CreateGraph ics();
IntPtr dev = g.GetHdc();

//string txt = "בדיקת עברית With English ועוד ×¢× ‘רית"; string txt = sTextToFlip;
int len = txt.Length;

int[] order = new int[len];
int[] dx = new int[len];
int[] caret = new int[len];
byte[] clss = new byte[len];
short[] glys = new short[len];
GCHandle ordHnd = GCHandle.Alloc( order, GCHandleType.Pi nned);
GCHandle dxHnd = GCHandle.Alloc( dx, GCHandleType.Pi nned);
GCHandle carHnd = GCHandle.Alloc( caret, GCHandleType.Pi nned);
GCHandle clsHnd = GCHandle.Alloc( clss, GCHandleType.Pi nned);
GCHandle glyHnd = GCHandle.Alloc( glys, GCHandleType.Pi nned);
try
{
GpcResults rs = new GpcResults();
rs.StructSize = Marshal.SizeOf( typeof(GpcResul ts));
rs.OutString = new String('\0', len + 2);
rs.Order = ordHnd.AddrOfPi nnedObject();
rs.Dx = dxHnd.AddrOfPin nedObject();
rs.CaretPos = carHnd.AddrOfPi nnedObject();
rs.Class = clsHnd.AddrOfPi nnedObject();
rs.Glyphs = glyHnd.AddrOfPi nnedObject();
rs.GlyphCount = len;
rs.MaxFit = 0;
GcpFlags flg = GcpFlags.FliMas k & GetFontLanguage Info(dev);
int r = GetCharacterPla cementW(dev, txt, len, 0, ref rs, flg); if (r == 0) // 0:Error; OK e.g. 0x100085
{
int err = Marshal.GetLast Win32Error();
// todo: error handling
}

return rs.OutString;
}
finally
{
ordHnd.Free();
dxHnd.Free();
carHnd.Free();
clsHnd.Free();
glyHnd.Free();
// e.Graphics.Rele aseHdc(dev);
}

}
}
}