id: https://nde.nl/ontology/hc/class/TextDirection
name: TextDirection
title: Text Direction
prefixes:
  linkml: https://w3id.org/linkml/
  hc: https://nde.nl/ontology/hc/
  schema: http://schema.org/
  crm: http://www.cidoc-crm.org/cidoc-crm/
  skos: http://www.w3.org/2004/02/skos/core#
default_prefix: hc
imports:
- linkml:types
- ../metadata
- ../slots/has_code
- ../slots/has_label
classes:
  TextDirection:
    class_uri: hc:TextDirection
    description: >-
      Orientation of written content flow on a manuscript, inscription, or other information carrier (e.g., left-to-right, right-to-left, top-to-bottom, boustrophedon).
    alt_descriptions:
      nl: De richtingsoriëntatie van tekststroom op een informatiedrager.
      de: Die Ausrichtung des Textflusses auf einem Informationsträger.
      fr: L'orientation directionnelle du flux de texte sur un support d'information.
      es: 'Concepto para: Orientation of written content flow on a manuscript, inscription, or other information carrier (e.g., left-to-right, right-to-left, top-to-bottom, boustrophedon).'
      ar: 'مفهوم لـ: Orientation of written content flow on a manuscript, inscription, or other information carrier (e.g., left-to-right, right-to-left, top-to-bottom, boustrophedon).'
      id: 'Konsep untuk: Orientation of written content flow on a manuscript, inscription, or other information carrier (e.g., left-to-right, right-to-left, top-to-bottom, boustrophedon).'
      zh: 用于以下内容的概念：Orientation of written content flow on a manuscript, inscription, or other information carrier (e.g., left-to-right, right-to-left, top-to-bottom, boustrophedon).
    structured_aliases:
    - literal_form: tekstrichting
      in_language: nl
    - literal_form: Textrichtung
      in_language: de
    - literal_form: direction du texte
      in_language: fr
    - literal_form: text direction
      in_language: es
    - literal_form: text direction
      in_language: ar
    - literal_form: text direction
      in_language: id
    - literal_form: text direction
      in_language: zh
    broad_mappings:
    - skos:Concept
    slots:
    - has_label
    - has_code
    slot_usage:
      has_label:
        examples:
        - value: "Left to Right"
        - value: "Right to Left"
        - value: "Top to Bottom"
      has_code:
        examples:
        - value: "LTR"
        - value: "RTL"
        - value: "TTB"
        - value: "BOUSTROPHEDON"
    comments:
    - Captures how text is read/written on manuscripts, inscriptions, and other information carriers
    - Essential for proper display and understanding of historical documents from different writing traditions
    - Common directions: LEFT_TO_RIGHT (Latin, Cyrillic, Greek), RIGHT_TO_LEFT (Arabic, Hebrew, Syriac), TOP_TO_BOTTOM (Traditional CJK), BOUSTROPHEDON (Ancient Greek, Etruscan)
    - TextDirection is distinct from WritingSystem (ISO 15924 script codes)
    - Used with has_direction slot in InformationCarrier and similar classes
    - Migrated From: text_direction string slot (2026-01-16) per Rule 53/56
    annotations:
      custodian_types: '["L", "A", "M", "R", "H"]'
      custodian_types_rationale: Relevant to libraries, archives, museums, research centers, and holy sites holding manuscripts
      specificity_score: 0.45
      specificity_rationale: Moderately specific class for manuscript/document analysis
    examples:
    - value:
        has_code: "LTR"
        has_label: "Left to Right"
    - value:
        has_code: "RTL"
        has_label: "Right to Left"
    - value:
        has_code: "TTB"
        has_label: "Top to Bottom"
    - value:
        has_code: "BOUSTROPHEDON"
        has_label: "Boustrophedon"