From 0815332c732880db127b6c060381f4e13c6adc22 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: xavier
 <xavier@r991  xavier  2010-05-09 20:40:08 +0200 (dim. 09 mai 2010)>
Date: Mon, 20 Feb 2012 21:20:34 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] The application now uses right-to-left layouts when required
 by translations through a special, non-displayed translated string.

git-svn-id: svn+ssh://svn.tuxfamily.org/svnroot/qet/qet/branches/0.3@1518 bfdf4180-ca20-0410-9c96-a3a8aa849046
---
 sources/qetapp.cpp | 13 +++++++++++++
 sources/qetapp.h   |  1 +
 2 files changed, 14 insertions(+)

diff --git a/sources/qetapp.cpp b/sources/qetapp.cpp
index 317fcf417..ba29319d7 100644
--- a/sources/qetapp.cpp
+++ b/sources/qetapp.cpp
@@ -168,6 +168,19 @@ void QETApp::setLanguage(const QString &desired_language) {
 		}
 	}
 	installTranslator(&qetTranslator);
+	
+	QString ltr_special_string = tr(
+		"LTR",
+		"Translate this string to RTL if you are translating to a Right-to-Left language, else translate to LTR"
+	);
+	if (ltr_special_string == "RTL") switchLayout(Qt::RightToLeft);
+}
+
+/**
+	Switches the application to the provided layout.
+*/
+void QETApp::switchLayout(Qt::LayoutDirection direction) {
+	setLayoutDirection(direction);
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/sources/qetapp.h b/sources/qetapp.h
index bcd2e6720..82c9504f1 100644
--- a/sources/qetapp.h
+++ b/sources/qetapp.h
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ class QETApp : public QETSingleApplication {
 	public:
 	static QETApp *instance();
 	void setLanguage(const QString &);
+	void switchLayout(Qt::LayoutDirection);
 	static void printHelp();
 	static void printVersion();
 	static void printLicense();