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diff --git a/doc/src/i18n.qdoc b/doc/src/i18n.qdoc index 5964926..d043f45 100644 --- a/doc/src/i18n.qdoc +++ b/doc/src/i18n.qdoc @@ -144,13 +144,13 @@ aligned, so for these languages use the version of drawText() that takes a QRect since this will align in accordance with the language. - \o When you write your own text input controls, use \l - QFontMetrics::charWidth() to determine the width of a character in a - string. In some languages (e.g. Arabic or languages from the Indian + \o When you write your own text input controls, use QTextLayout. + In some languages (e.g. Arabic or languages from the Indian subcontinent), the width and shape of a glyph changes depending on the - surrounding characters. Writing input controls usually requires a - certain knowledge of the scripts it is going to be used in. Usually - the easiest way is to subclass QLineEdit or QTextEdit. + surrounding characters, which QTextLayout takes into account. + Writing input controls usually requires a certain knowledge of the + scripts it is going to be used in. Usually the easiest way is to + subclass QLineEdit or QTextEdit. \endlist |