--- emfwr1.19.cxx	2006-11-14 16:41:41.000000000 +0100
+++ emfwr.cxx	2008-02-09 10:30:30.462000000 +0100
@@ -153,6 +153,21 @@
 #define FILL_SELECT							0x00000002
 #define TEXT_SELECT							0x00000004
 
+/* Text Alignment Options */
+#define TA_NOUPDATECP                0
+#define TA_UPDATECP                  1
+
+#define TA_LEFT                      0
+#define TA_RIGHT                     2
+#define TA_CENTER                    6
+
+#define TA_TOP                       0
+#define TA_BOTTOM                    8
+#define TA_BASELINE                  24
+#define TA_RTLREADING                256
+#define TA_MASK       (TA_BASELINE+TA_CENTER+TA_UPDATECP+TA_RTLREADING)
+
+
 // -------------
 // - EMFWriter -
 // -------------
@@ -456,10 +471,11 @@ void EMFWriter::ImplCheckTextAttr()
 
 		switch( rFont.GetAlign() )
 		{
-			case ALIGN_TOP:    nTextAlign = 0; break;
-			case ALIGN_BOTTOM: nTextAlign = 8; break;
-			default:           nTextAlign = 24; break;
+			case ALIGN_TOP:    nTextAlign = TA_TOP; break;
+			case ALIGN_BOTTOM: nTextAlign = TA_BOTTOM; break;
+			default:           nTextAlign = TA_BASELINE; break;
 		}
+		nTextAlign |= mnHorTextAlign;
 
 		ImplBeginRecord( WIN_EMR_SETTEXTALIGN );
 		(*mpStm) << nTextAlign;
@@ -1272,6 +1288,21 @@ void EMFWriter::ImplWrite( const GDIMeta
 			}
 			break;
 
+			case( META_LAYOUTMODE_ACTION ):
+			{
+				sal_uInt32 nLayoutMode = ( (MetaLayoutModeAction*) pAction )->GetLayoutMode();
+				mnHorTextAlign = 0;
+				if (nLayoutMode & TEXT_LAYOUT_BIDI_RTL)
+				{
+					mnHorTextAlign = TA_RIGHT | TA_RTLREADING;
+				}
+				if (nLayoutMode & TEXT_LAYOUT_TEXTORIGIN_RIGHT)
+					mnHorTextAlign |= TA_RIGHT;
+				else if (nLayoutMode & TEXT_LAYOUT_TEXTORIGIN_LEFT)
+					mnHorTextAlign &= ~TA_RIGHT;
+				break;
+			}
+
 			case( META_MASK_ACTION ):
 			case( META_MASKSCALE_ACTION	):
 			case( META_MASKSCALEPART_ACTION	):
@@ -1279,7 +1310,7 @@ void EMFWriter::ImplWrite( const GDIMeta
 			case( META_TEXTLINE_ACTION ):
 			case( META_COMMENT_ACTION ):
 			case( META_GRADIENTEX_ACTION ):
-			case( META_LAYOUTMODE_ACTION ):
+			
 			{
 				// !!! >>> we don't want to support these actions
 			}