@@ -1223,6 +1223,7 @@ Orienting Text: the 'text-orientation' property</h3>
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are typeset with their intrinsic orientation.
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See <a href="#vertical-orientations">Vertical Orientations</a> for further details.
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<p> This value is typical for layout of dominantly vertical-script text.
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+
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<dt> <dfn>upright</dfn> </dt>
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<dd><p> In vertical writing modes,
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<a>typographic character units</a> from horizontal-only scripts
@@ -1231,9 +1232,17 @@ Orienting Text: the 'text-orientation' property</h3>
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<a>Typographic character units</a> from vertical scripts
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are typeset with their intrinsic orientation and shaped normally.
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See <a href="#vertical-orientations">Vertical Orientations</a> for further details.
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- <p> This value causes the used value of 'direction' to be ''ltr'' ,
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+ <p> This value causes the <a> used value</a> of 'direction' to be ''ltr'' ,
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and for the purposes of bidi reordering,
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causes all characters to be treated as strong LTR.
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+ Note: The <a>used value</a> , rather than the <a>computed value</a> ,
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+ of 'direction' is influenced
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+ so that ''rtl'' can inherit properly
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+ into any descendants
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+ (such as the contents of a <a lt="horizontal writing mode">horizontal</a> inline-block)
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+ where this directional override does not apply.
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+
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<dt> <dfn>sideways</dfn> </dt>
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<dd><p> In vertical writing modes,
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this causes all text to be <a href="#typeset-sideways">typeset sideways</a> ,
@@ -1764,6 +1773,12 @@ Abstract-to-Physical Mappings</h3>
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</tbody>
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</table>
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+ Note: The <a lt="used value">used</a> 'direction'
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+ depends on the computed 'writing-mode' and 'text-orientation' :
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+ in <a>vertical writing modes</a> ,
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+ a 'text-orientation' value of ''text-orientation/upright''
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+ forces the used 'direction' to ''ltr'' .
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<h2 id="abstract-layout">
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Abstract Box Layout</h2>
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