input text that goes right to left

[ROBT NISHIDA]

Hi,

I am new to java. Am creating a math page for teachers. I have math
problems where the input needs to be right to left (e.g. adding two several
digit numbers in a column). Is there an easy way to specify that the text
insertion point needs to move from right to left instead on the standard
left to right? I tried the direction property, but that doesn't seem to
work.

kd

 

[VisionSet]

Hi,

I am new to java. Am creating a math page for teachers. I have math
problems where the input needs to be right to left (e.g. adding two several
digit numbers in a column). Is there an easy way to specify that the text
insertion point needs to move from right to left instead on the standard
left to right? I tried the direction property, but that doesn't seem to
work.

Throughout the Swing (AWT?) API there is facility for those
languages/cultures that are used to reading top right to bottom left.
I'd bet that this facility carries through to text entry.

Have a look at this:

JTextComponent.setComponentOrientation(ComponentOrientation o)