Merge branch 'main' into content-direction

Fix links in README

QuestPDF.Examples/ContentDirectionExamples.cs

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+using System;
+using System.Linq;
+using NUnit.Framework;
+using QuestPDF.Drawing.Exceptions;
+using QuestPDF.Elements;
+using QuestPDF.Examples.Engine;
+using QuestPDF.Fluent;
+using QuestPDF.Helpers;
+using QuestPDF.Infrastructure;
+
+namespace QuestPDF.Examples
+{
+    public class ContentDirectionExamples
+    {
+        private Action<IContainer> ContentDirectionTemplate(Action<IContainer> content)
+        {
+            return container =>
+            {
+                container
+                    .Padding(20)
+                    .MinimalBox()
+                    .Border(1)
+                    .ExtendHorizontal()
+                    .Table(table =>
+                    {
+                        table.ColumnsDefinition(columns =>
+                        {
+                            columns.RelativeColumn();
+                            columns.RelativeColumn();
+                        });
+                        
+                        table.Header(header =>
+                        {
+                            header.Cell().ContentFromLeftToRight().Element(HeaderCell("Left-to-right"));
+                            header.Cell().ContentFromRightToLeft().Element(HeaderCell("Right-to-left"));
+
+                            static Action<IContainer> HeaderCell(string label)
+                            {
+                                return container => container
+                                    .Border(1)
+                                    .BorderColor(Colors.Grey.Medium)
+                                    .Background(Colors.Grey.Lighten3)
+                                    .PaddingHorizontal(10)
+                                    .PaddingVertical(5)
+                                    .Text(label)
+                                    .FontSize(18)
+                                    .SemiBold();
+                            }
+                        });
+
+                        table.Cell().Element(TestCell).ContentFromLeftToRight().Element(content);
+                        
+                        table.Cell()
+                            .Element(TestCell)
+                            .ContentFromRightToLeft()
+                            .Element(content);
+                        
+                        static IContainer TestCell(IContainer container)
+                        {
+                            return container.Border(1).BorderColor(Colors.Grey.Medium).Padding(10);
+                        }
+                    });
+            };
+        }
+        
+        [Test]
+        public void Page()
+        {
+            RenderingTest
+                .Create()
+                .ProduceImages()
+                .ShowResults()
+                .EnableDebugging()
+                .RenderDocument(document =>
+                {
+                    document.Page(page =>
+                    {
+                        page.Size(PageSizes.A5);
+                        page.Margin(20);
+                        page.PageColor(Colors.White);
+                        
+                        //page.ContentFromRightToLeft();
+                        
+                        page.Content().Column(column =>
+                        {
+                            column.Spacing(20);
+                            
+                            column.Item().Row(row =>
+                            {
+                                row.Spacing(10);
+                                
+                                row.AutoItem().AlignMiddle().Width(20).Height(20).Image(Placeholders.Image);
+                                
+                                row.RelativeItem()
+                                    .Text("Document title")
+                                    .FontSize(24).FontColor(Colors.Blue.Accent1).SemiBold();
+                            });
+                            
+                            column.Item().Table(table =>
+                            {
+                                table.ColumnsDefinition(columns =>
+                                {
+                                    columns.RelativeColumn();
+                                    columns.RelativeColumn();
+                                    columns.RelativeColumn();
+                                    columns.RelativeColumn();
+                                });
+
+                                foreach (var i in Enumerable.Range(0, 9))
+                                {
+                                    var width = (i % 4 == 0) ? 2 : 1;
+
+                                    table
+                                        .Cell()
+                                        .ColumnSpan((uint)width)
+                                        .Background(i % 4 == 0 ? Colors.Grey.Lighten1 : Colors.Grey.Lighten2)
+                                        .Padding(5)
+                                        .AlignCenter()
+                                        .Text(i)
+                                        .FontSize(20);
+                                }
+                            });
+                        });
+                    });
+                });
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void Column()
+        {
+            RenderingTest
+                .Create()
+                .PageSize(PageSizes.A4)
+                .ProduceImages()
+                .ShowResults()
+                .EnableDebugging()
+                .Render(ContentDirectionTemplate(Content));
+
+            void Content(IContainer container)
+            {
+                container.Column(column =>
+                {
+                    column.Spacing(5);
+
+                    column.Item().Height(50).Width(50).Background(Colors.Red.Lighten1);
+                    column.Item().Height(50).Width(100).Background(Colors.Green.Lighten1);
+                    column.Item().Height(50).Width(150).Background(Colors.Blue.Lighten1);
+                });
+            }
+        }
+        
+        [Test]
+        public void Row()
+        {
+            RenderingTest
+                .Create()
+                .PageSize(PageSizes.A4)
+                .ProduceImages()
+                .ShowResults()
+                .EnableDebugging()
+                .Render(ContentDirectionTemplate(Content));
+
+            void Content(IContainer container)
+            {
+                container.Row(row =>
+                {
+                    row.Spacing(5);
+                    
+                    row.AutoItem().Height(50).Width(50).Background(Colors.Red.Lighten1);
+                    row.AutoItem().Height(50).Width(50).Background(Colors.Green.Lighten1);
+                    row.AutoItem().Height(50).Width(75).Background(Colors.Blue.Lighten1);
+                });
+            }
+        }
+        
+        [Test]
+        public void Table()
+        {
+            RenderingTest
+                .Create()
+                .PageSize(PageSizes.A4)
+                .ProduceImages()
+                .ShowResults()
+                .EnableDebugging()
+                .Render(ContentDirectionTemplate(Content));
+
+            void Content(IContainer container)
+            {
+                container.Table(table =>
+                {
+                    table.ColumnsDefinition(columns =>
+                    {
+                        columns.RelativeColumn();
+                        columns.RelativeColumn();
+                        columns.RelativeColumn();
+                    });
+                    
+                    table.Cell().Height(50).Background(Colors.Red.Lighten1);
+                    table.Cell().Height(50).Background(Colors.Green.Lighten1);
+                    table.Cell().Height(50).Background(Colors.Blue.Lighten1);
+                    table.Cell().ColumnSpan(2).Height(50).Background(Colors.Orange.Lighten1);
+                });
+            }
+        }
+        
+        [Test]
+        public void Constrained()
+        {
+            RenderingTest
+                .Create()
+                .PageSize(PageSizes.A4)
+                .ProduceImages()
+                .ShowResults()
+                .EnableDebugging()
+                .Render(ContentDirectionTemplate(Content));
+
+            void Content(IContainer container)
+            {
+                container.Width(50).Height(50).Background(Colors.Red.Lighten1);
+            }
+        }
+        
+        [Test]
+        public void Unconstrained()
+        {
+            RenderingTest
+                .Create()
+                .PageSize(PageSizes.A4)
+                .ProduceImages()
+                .ShowResults()
+                .EnableDebugging()
+                .Render(ContentDirectionTemplate(Content));
+
+            void Content(IContainer container)
+            {
+                container
+                    .Width(100)
+                    .Height(100)
+                    .Background(Colors.Grey.Lighten3)
+                    .AlignCenter()
+                    .AlignMiddle()
+                    
+                    .Unconstrained()
+                    
+                    .Width(50)
+                    .Height(50)
+                    .Background(Colors.Red.Lighten1);
+            }
+        }
+        
+        [Test]
+        public void Inlined()
+        {
+            RenderingTest
+                .Create()
+                .PageSize(PageSizes.A4)
+                .ProduceImages()
+                .ShowResults()
+                .EnableDebugging()
+                .Render(ContentDirectionTemplate(Content));
+
+            void Content(IContainer container)
+            {
+                container.Column(column =>
+                {
+                    column.Spacing(10);
+
+                    column.Item().Background(Colors.Grey.Lighten3).Text("Default alignment").FontSize(13);
+                    column.Item().Element(ContentWithAlignment(null));
+                    
+                    column.Item().Background(Colors.Grey.Lighten3).Text("Left alignment").FontSize(14);
+                    column.Item().Element(ContentWithAlignment(InlinedAlignment.Left));
+                    
+                    column.Item().Background(Colors.Grey.Lighten3).Text("Center alignment").FontSize(14);
+                    column.Item().Element(ContentWithAlignment(InlinedAlignment.Center));
+                    
+                    column.Item().Background(Colors.Grey.Lighten3).Text("Right alignment").FontSize(14);
+                    column.Item().Element(ContentWithAlignment(InlinedAlignment.Right));
+                });
+                
+                static Action<IContainer> ContentWithAlignment(InlinedAlignment? alignment)
+                {
+                    return container =>
+                    {
+                        container.Inlined(inlined =>
+                        {
+                            inlined.Spacing(5);
+                            
+                            inlined.Alignment(alignment);
+                    
+                            inlined.Item().Height(50).Width(50).Background(Colors.Red.Lighten1);
+                            inlined.Item().Height(50).Width(75).Background(Colors.Green.Lighten1);
+                            inlined.Item().Height(50).Width(100).Background(Colors.Blue.Lighten1);
+                            inlined.Item().Height(50).Width(125).Background(Colors.Orange.Lighten1);
+                        });
+                    };
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        
+        [Test]
+        public void Text()
+        {
+            RenderingTest
+                .Create()
+                .PageSize(PageSizes.A4)
+                .ProduceImages()
+                .ShowResults()
+                .EnableDebugging()
+                .Render(ContentDirectionTemplate(Content));
+
+            void Content(IContainer container)
+            {
+                container.Column(column =>
+                {
+                    column.Spacing(10);
+
+                    column.Item().Background(Colors.Grey.Lighten3).Text("Default alignment").FontSize(13);
+                    column.Item().Element(ContentWithAlignment(null));
+                    
+                    column.Item().Background(Colors.Grey.Lighten3).Text("Left alignment").FontSize(14);
+                    column.Item().Element(ContentWithAlignment(HorizontalAlignment.Left));
+                    
+                    column.Item().Background(Colors.Grey.Lighten3).Text("Center alignment").FontSize(14);
+                    column.Item().Element(ContentWithAlignment(HorizontalAlignment.Center));
+                    
+                    column.Item().Background(Colors.Grey.Lighten3).Text("Right alignment").FontSize(14);
+                    column.Item().Element(ContentWithAlignment(HorizontalAlignment.Right));
+                });
+
+                static Action<IContainer> ContentWithAlignment(HorizontalAlignment? alignment)
+                {
+                    return container =>
+                    {
+                        container.Text(text =>
+                        {
+                            text.Alignment = alignment; // internal API
+                    
+                            text.Span("Lorem ipsum").Bold().FontColor(Colors.Red.Medium);
+                            text.Element().Width(5);
+                            text.Span(Placeholders.LoremIpsum());
+                        });
+                    };
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        
+        [Test]
+        public void Decoration()
+        {
+            RenderingTest
+                .Create()
+                .PageSize(PageSizes.A4)
+                .ProduceImages()
+                .ShowResults()
+                .EnableDebugging()
+                .Render(ContentDirectionTemplate(Content));
+
+            void Content(IContainer container)
+            {
+                container.Decoration(decoration =>
+                {
+                    decoration.Before().Background(Colors.Green.Lighten1).Padding(5).Text("Before").FontSize(16);
+                    decoration.Content().Background(Colors.Green.Lighten2).Padding(5).Text("Content").FontSize(16);
+                    decoration.After().Background(Colors.Green.Lighten3).Padding(5).Text("After").FontSize(16);
+                });
+            }
+        }
+        
+        [Test]
+        public void Dynamic()
+        {
+            RenderingTest
+                .Create()
+                .PageSize(PageSizes.A4)
+                .ProduceImages()
+                .ShowResults()
+                .EnableDebugging()
+                .Render(ContentDirectionTemplate(Content));
+
+            void Content(IContainer container)
+            {
+                container.Dynamic(new SimpleDynamic());
+            }
+        }
+        
+        class SimpleDynamic : IDynamicComponent<int>
+        {
+            public int State { get; set; }
+
+            public DynamicComponentComposeResult Compose(DynamicContext context)
+            {
+                var content = context.CreateElement(container =>
+                {
+                    container.Row(row =>
+                    {
+                        row.ConstantItem(50).Background(Colors.Red.Lighten2).Height(50);
+                        row.ConstantItem(75).Background(Colors.Green.Lighten2).Height(50);
+                        row.ConstantItem(100).Background(Colors.Blue.Lighten2).Height(50);
+                    });
+                });
+                
+                return new DynamicComponentComposeResult
+                {
+                    Content = content,
+                    HasMoreContent = false
+                };
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}

QuestPDF.Examples/GenerationBenchmark.cs

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+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Diagnostics;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Threading;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using NUnit.Framework;
+using QuestPDF.Elements;
+using QuestPDF.Fluent;
+using QuestPDF.Helpers;
+
+namespace QuestPDF.Examples
+{
+    public class ProcessRunningTime
+    {
+        public TimeSpan FluentTime { get; set; }
+        public TimeSpan GenerationTime { get; set; }
+        public float Size { get; set; }
+    }
+    
+    public class GenerationBenchmark
+    {
+        public const int TestSize = 4096;
+        
+        [Test]
+        public void BenchmarkAsync()
+        {
+            RunTest(() => Enumerable
+                .Range(0, TestSize)
+                .AsParallel() // difference
+                .Select(GenerateAndCollect)
+                .ToList());
+        }
+        
+        [Test]
+        public void BenchmarkSync()
+        {
+            RunTest(() => Enumerable
+                .Range(0, TestSize)
+                .Select(GenerateAndCollect)
+                .ToList());
+        }
+
+        public void RunTest(Func<IEnumerable<ProcessRunningTime>> handler)
+        {
+            var totalFluentTime = TimeSpan.Zero;
+            var totalGenerationTime = TimeSpan.Zero;
+
+            var stopWatch = new Stopwatch();
+            
+            stopWatch.Start();
+            var results = handler();
+            stopWatch.Stop();
+            
+            foreach (var result in results)
+            {
+                totalFluentTime += result.FluentTime;
+                totalGenerationTime += result.GenerationTime;
+            }
+
+            Console.WriteLine($"Fluent: {totalFluentTime:g}");
+            Console.WriteLine($"Generation: {totalGenerationTime:g}");
+            Console.WriteLine($"Total: {stopWatch.Elapsed:g}");
+        }
+        
+        static ProcessRunningTime GenerateAndCollect(int attemptNumber)
+        {
+            var stopwatch = new Stopwatch();
+            stopwatch.Start();
+            
+            var container = new Container();
+            
+            container
+                .Padding(10)
+                .MinimalBox()
+                .Border(1)
+                .Column(column =>
+                {
+                    column.Item().Text($"Attempts {attemptNumber}");
+                    
+                    const int numberOfRows = 100;
+                    const int numberOfColumns = 10;
+
+                    for (var y = 0; y < numberOfRows; y++)
+                    {
+                        column.Item().Row(row =>
+                        {
+                            for (var x = 0; x < numberOfColumns; x++)
+                            {
+                                row.RelativeItem()
+                                    
+                                    .Background(Colors.Red.Lighten5)
+                                    .Padding(3)
+                                    
+                                    .Background(Colors.Red.Lighten4)
+                                    .Padding(3)
+                                    
+                                    .Background(Colors.Red.Lighten3)
+                                    .Padding(3)
+                                    
+                                    .Background(Colors.Red.Lighten2)
+                                    .Padding(3)
+                                    
+                                    .Background(Colors.Red.Lighten1)
+                                    .Padding(3)
+                                    
+                                    .Background(Colors.Red.Medium)
+                                    .Padding(3)
+                                    
+                                    .Background(Colors.Red.Darken1)
+                                    .Padding(3)
+                                    
+                                    .Background(Colors.Red.Darken2)
+                                    .Padding(3)
+                                    
+                                    .Background(Colors.Red.Darken3)
+                                    .Padding(3)
+                                    
+                                    .Background(Colors.Red.Darken4)
+                                    .Height(3);
+                            }
+                        });
+                    }  
+                });
+
+            var fluentTime = stopwatch.Elapsed;
+            
+            stopwatch.Reset();
+            stopwatch.Start();
+
+            var size = Document
+                .Create(x => x.Page(page => page.Content().Element(container)))
+                .GeneratePdf()
+                .Length;
+
+            var generationTime = stopwatch.Elapsed;
+            
+            return new ProcessRunningTime
+            {
+                FluentTime = fluentTime,
+                GenerationTime = generationTime,
+                Size = size
+            };
+        }
+    }
+}

QuestPDF.Examples/ImageExamples.cs

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-using System.IO;
+using System;
+using System.IO;
 using NUnit.Framework;
 using QuestPDF.Drawing.Exceptions;
 using QuestPDF.Examples.Engine;
@@ -34,6 +35,21 @@ namespace QuestPDF.Examples
                 });
         }
         
+        [Test]
+        public void DynamicImage()
+        {
+            RenderingTest
+                .Create()
+                .PageSize(450, 350)
+                .ProducePdf()
+                .ShowResults()
+                .Render(page =>
+                {
+                    page.Padding(25)
+                        .Image(Placeholders.Image);
+                });
+        }
+        
         [Test]
         public void Exception()
         {
@@ -47,5 +63,43 @@ namespace QuestPDF.Examples
                     .Render(page => page.Image("non_existent.png"));
             });
         }
+        
+        [Test]
+        public void ReusingTheSameImageFileShouldBePossible()
+        {
+            var fileName = Path.GetTempFileName() + ".jpg";
+            
+            try
+            {
+                var image = Placeholders.Image(300, 100);
+                
+                using var file = File.Create(fileName);
+                file.Write(image);
+                file.Dispose();
+                
+                RenderingTest
+                    .Create()
+                    .ProducePdf()
+                    .PageSize(PageSizes.A4)
+                    .ShowResults()
+                    .Render(container =>
+                    {
+                        container
+                            .Padding(20)
+                            .Column(column =>
+                            {
+                                column.Spacing(20);
+                                
+                                column.Item().Image(fileName);
+                                column.Item().Image(fileName);
+                                column.Item().Image(fileName);
+                            });
+                    });
+            }
+            finally
+            {
+                File.Delete(fileName);
+            }
+        }
     }
 }

QuestPDF.Examples/QuestPDF.Examples.csproj

@@ -6,11 +6,11 @@
     </PropertyGroup>
 
     <ItemGroup>
-        <PackageReference Include="BenchmarkDotNet" Version="0.13.1" />
+        <PackageReference Include="BenchmarkDotNet" Version="0.13.2" />
         <PackageReference Include="microcharts" Version="0.9.5.9" />
-        <PackageReference Include="nunit" Version="3.13.2" />
-        <PackageReference Include="NUnit3TestAdapter" Version="4.0.0" />
-        <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk" Version="16.4.0" />
+        <PackageReference Include="nunit" Version="3.13.3" />
+        <PackageReference Include="NUnit3TestAdapter" Version="4.2.1" />
+        <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk" Version="17.3.1" />
         <PackageReference Include="SkiaSharp" Version="2.80.4" />
         <PackageReference Include="Svg.Skia" Version="0.5.10" />
     </ItemGroup>

QuestPDF.Examples/RowExamples.cs

@@ -105,5 +105,41 @@ namespace QuestPDF.Examples
                         .Row(row => { });
                 });
         }
+        
+        [Test]
+        public void RowElementForRelativeHeightDivision()
+        {
+            RenderingTest
+                .Create()
+                .ProduceImages()
+                .ShowResults()
+                .MaxPages(100)
+                .PageSize(250, 400)
+                .Render(container =>
+                {
+                    container
+                        .Padding(25)
+                        .AlignLeft()
+                        .RotateRight()
+                        .Row(row =>
+                        {
+                            row.Spacing(20);
+
+                            row.RelativeItem(1).Element(Content);
+                            row.RelativeItem(2).Element(Content);
+                            row.RelativeItem(3).Element(Content);
+
+                            void Content(IContainer container)
+                            {
+                                container
+                                    .RotateLeft()
+                                    .Border(1)
+                                    .Background(Placeholders.BackgroundColor())
+                                    .Padding(5)
+                                    .Text(Placeholders.Label());
+                            }
+                        });
+                });
+        }
     }
 }

QuestPDF.Examples/TextBenchmark.cs

@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ namespace QuestPDF.Examples
             {
                 page.Margin(50);
                 
-                page.Content().Column(column =>
+                page.Content().PaddingVertical(10).Column(column =>
                 {
                     column.Item().Element(Title);
                     column.Item().PageBreak();

QuestPDF.Examples/TextExamples.cs

@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
-using System;
+using System;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Text;
 using NUnit.Framework;
+using QuestPDF.Elements.Text;
 using QuestPDF.Examples.Engine;
 using QuestPDF.Fluent;
 using QuestPDF.Helpers;
@@ -603,7 +604,7 @@ namespace QuestPDF.Examples
         {
             RenderingTest
                 .Create()
-                .PageSize(500, 100)
+                .PageSize(250, 100)
                 
                 .ProduceImages()
                 .ShowResults()
@@ -613,9 +614,115 @@ namespace QuestPDF.Examples
                         .Padding(25)
                         .MinimalBox()
                         .Background(Colors.Grey.Lighten2)
-                        .Text("ينا الألم. في بعض الأحيان ونظراً للالتزامات التي يفرضها علينا")
+                        .Text("خوارزمية ترتيب")
                         .FontFamily(Fonts.Calibri)
-                        .FontSize(20);
+                        .FontSize(30);
+                });
+        }
+        
+        [Test]
+        public void FontFallback()
+        {
+            RenderingTest
+                .Create()
+                .ProduceImages()
+                .ShowResults()
+                .RenderDocument(container =>
+                {
+                    container.Page(page =>
+                    {
+                        page.Margin(50);
+                        page.PageColor(Colors.White);
+                        page.DefaultTextStyle(x => x
+                            .Fallback(y => y.FontFamily("Segoe UI Emoji")
+                                .Fallback(y => y.FontFamily("Microsoft YaHei"))));
+
+                        page.Size(PageSizes.A4);
+
+                        page.Content().Text(t =>
+                        {
+                            t.Line("This is normal text.");
+                            t.EmptyLine();
+                            
+                            t.Line("Following line should use font fallback:");
+                            t.Line("中文文本");
+                            t.EmptyLine();
+                            
+                            t.Line("The following line contains a mix of known and unknown characters.");
+                            t.Line("Mixed line: This 中文 is 文文 a mixed 本 本 line 本 中文文本!");
+                            t.EmptyLine();
+
+                            t.Line("Emojis work out of the box because of font fallback: 😊😅🥳👍❤😍👌");
+                        });
+                    });
+                });
+        }
+        
+        [Test]
+        public void WordWrappingStability()
+        {
+            // instruction: check if any characters repeat when performing the word-wrapping algorithm
+            
+            RenderingTest
+                .Create()
+                .PageSize(PageSizes.A4)
+                .ProducePdf()
+                .ShowResults()
+                .Render(container =>
+                {
+                    var text = "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet consectetuer";
+                    
+                    container
+                        .Padding(20)
+                        .Column(column =>
+                        {
+                            column.Spacing(10);
+
+                            foreach (var width in Enumerable.Range(25, 200))
+                            {
+                                column
+                                    .Item()
+                                    .MaxWidth(width)
+                                    .Background(Colors.Grey.Lighten3)
+                                    .Text(text);
+                            }
+                        });
+                });
+        }
+        
+        [Test]
+        public void TextDirectionality()
+        {
+            RenderingTest
+                .Create()
+                .PageSize(new PageSize(1000, 500))
+                .ProducePdf()
+                .ShowResults()
+                .Render(container =>
+                {
+                    var text = "في المعلوماتية أو الرياضيات، خوارزمية الترتيب هي خوارزمية تمكن من تنظيم مجموعة عناصر حسب ترتيب محدد.";
+                    
+                    container
+                        .Padding(25)
+                        .ContentFromRightToLeft()
+                        .Column(column =>
+                        {
+                            column.Spacing(20);
+                            
+                            foreach (var size in new[] { 36, 34, 32, 30, 15 })
+                            {
+                                column
+                                    .Item()
+                                    .ShowEntire()
+                                    .MaxWidth(size * 25)
+                                    .Background(Colors.Grey.Lighten3)
+                                    .MinimalBox()
+                                    .Background(Colors.Grey.Lighten2)
+                                    .Text(text)
+                                    .FontSize(20)
+                                    .FontFamily("Segoe UI");
+                            }
+                        });
                 });
         }
     }

QuestPDF.Previewer/PreviewerWindowViewModel.cs

@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ namespace QuestPDF.Previewer
             CommunicationService.Instance.OnDocumentRefreshed += HandleUpdatePreview;
             
             ShowPdfCommand = ReactiveCommand.Create(ShowPdf);
-            ShowDocumentationCommand = ReactiveCommand.Create(() => OpenLink("https://www.questpdf.com/documentation/api-reference.html"));
+            ShowDocumentationCommand = ReactiveCommand.Create(() => OpenLink("https://www.questpdf.com/api-reference/index.html"));
             SponsorProjectCommand = ReactiveCommand.Create(() => OpenLink("https://github.com/sponsors/QuestPDF"));
         }
 

QuestPDF.Previewer/QuestPDF.Previewer.csproj

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
         <Authors>MarcinZiabek</Authors>
         <Company>CodeFlint</Company>
         <PackageId>QuestPDF.Previewer</PackageId>
-        <Version>2022.8.0</Version>
+        <Version>2022.11.0</Version>
         <PackAsTool>true</PackAsTool>
         <ToolCommandName>questpdf-previewer</ToolCommandName>
         <PackageDescription>QuestPDF is an open-source, modern and battle-tested library that can help you with generating PDF documents by offering friendly, discoverable and predictable C# fluent API.</PackageDescription>

QuestPDF.ReportSample/Layouts/TableOfContentsTemplate.cs

@@ -68,9 +68,11 @@ namespace QuestPDF.ReportSample.Layouts
 
                         var lengthStyle = TextStyle.Default.FontColor(Colors.Grey.Medium);
                         
-                        text.Span(" (").Style(lengthStyle);
-                        text.TotalPagesWithinSection(locationName).Style(lengthStyle).Format(x => x == 1 ? "1 page long" : $"{x} pages long");
-                        text.Span(")").Style(lengthStyle);
+                        text.TotalPagesWithinSection(locationName).Style(lengthStyle).Format(x =>
+                        {
+                            var formatted = x == 1 ? "1 page long" : $"{x} pages long";
+                            return $" ({formatted})";
+                        });
                     });
                 });
         }

QuestPDF.ReportSample/PerformanceTests.cs

@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ namespace QuestPDF.ReportSample
             Content = documentContainer.Compose();
 
             PageContext = new PageContext();
-            DocumentGenerator.RenderPass(PageContext, new FreeCanvas(), Content, Metadata, null);
+            DocumentGenerator.RenderPass(PageContext, new FreeCanvas(), Content, null);
 
             var sw = new Stopwatch();
             sw.Start();
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ namespace QuestPDF.ReportSample
         [Benchmark]
         public void GenerationTest()
         {
-            DocumentGenerator.RenderPass(PageContext, new FreeCanvas(), Content, Metadata, null);
+            DocumentGenerator.RenderPass(PageContext, new FreeCanvas(), Content, null);
         }
     }
 }

QuestPDF.ReportSample/Tests.cs

@@ -48,11 +48,10 @@ namespace QuestPDF.ReportSample
             Report.Compose(container);
             var content = container.Compose();
             
-            var metadata = Report.GetMetadata();
             var pageContext = new PageContext();
 
-            DocumentGenerator.RenderPass(pageContext, new FreeCanvas(), content, metadata, null);
-            DocumentGenerator.RenderPass(pageContext, new FreeCanvas(), content, metadata, null);
+            DocumentGenerator.RenderPass(pageContext, new FreeCanvas(), content, null);
+            DocumentGenerator.RenderPass(pageContext, new FreeCanvas(), content, null);
         }
     }
 }

QuestPDF.UnitTests/AspectRatioTests.cs

@@ -153,7 +153,9 @@ namespace QuestPDF.UnitTests
                     Ratio = 2f
                 })
                 .DrawElement(new Size(500, 200))
+                .ExpectCanvasTranslate(0, 0)
                 .ExpectChildDraw(new Size(400, 200))
+                .ExpectCanvasTranslate(0, 0)
                 .CheckDrawResult();
         }
         
@@ -168,7 +170,45 @@ namespace QuestPDF.UnitTests
                     Ratio = 2f
                 })
                 .DrawElement(new Size(400, 300))
+                .ExpectCanvasTranslate(0, 0)
                 .ExpectChildDraw(new Size(400, 200))
+                .ExpectCanvasTranslate(0, 0)
+                .CheckDrawResult();
+        } 
+        
+        [Test]
+        public void DrawChild_PerWidth_RightToLeft()
+        {
+            TestPlan
+                .For(x => new AspectRatio
+                {
+                    Child = x.CreateChild(),
+                    Option = AspectRatioOption.FitArea,
+                    Ratio = 2f,
+                    ContentDirection = ContentDirection.RightToLeft
+                })
+                .DrawElement(new Size(500, 200))
+                .ExpectCanvasTranslate(100, 0)
+                .ExpectChildDraw(new Size(400, 200))
+                .ExpectCanvasTranslate(-100, 0)
+                .CheckDrawResult();
+        }
+        
+        [Test]
+        public void DrawChild_PerHeight_RightToLeft()
+        {
+            TestPlan
+                .For(x => new AspectRatio
+                {
+                    Child = x.CreateChild(),
+                    Option = AspectRatioOption.FitArea,
+                    Ratio = 2f,
+                    ContentDirection = ContentDirection.RightToLeft
+                })
+                .DrawElement(new Size(400, 300))
+                .ExpectCanvasTranslate(0, 0)
+                .ExpectChildDraw(new Size(400, 200))
+                .ExpectCanvasTranslate(0, 0)
                 .CheckDrawResult();
         } 
     }

QuestPDF.UnitTests/BoxTests.cs

@@ -35,7 +35,9 @@ namespace QuestPDF.UnitTests
                 })
                 .MeasureElement(new Size(400, 300))
                 .ExpectChildMeasure(expectedInput: new Size(400, 300), returns: SpacePlan.PartialRender(200, 100))
+                .ExpectCanvasTranslate(0, 0)
                 .ExpectChildDraw(new Size(200, 100))
+                .ExpectCanvasTranslate(0, 0)
                 .CheckDrawResult();
         }
         
@@ -49,7 +51,43 @@ namespace QuestPDF.UnitTests
                 })
                 .MeasureElement(new Size(500, 400))
                 .ExpectChildMeasure(expectedInput: new Size(500, 400), returns: SpacePlan.FullRender(300, 200))
+                .ExpectCanvasTranslate(0, 0)
                 .ExpectChildDraw(new Size(300, 200))
+                .ExpectCanvasTranslate(0, 0)
+                .CheckDrawResult();
+        }
+        
+        [Test]
+        public void Measure_PartialRender_RightToLeft()
+        {
+            TestPlan
+                .For(x => new MinimalBox
+                {
+                    Child = x.CreateChild(),
+                    ContentDirection = ContentDirection.RightToLeft
+                })
+                .MeasureElement(new Size(400, 300))
+                .ExpectChildMeasure(expectedInput: new Size(400, 300), returns: SpacePlan.PartialRender(200, 100))
+                .ExpectCanvasTranslate(200, 0)
+                .ExpectChildDraw(new Size(200, 100))
+                .ExpectCanvasTranslate(-200, 0)
+                .CheckDrawResult();
+        }
+        
+        [Test]
+        public void Measure_FullRender_RightToLeft()
+        {
+            TestPlan
+                .For(x => new MinimalBox
+                {
+                    Child = x.CreateChild(),
+                    ContentDirection = ContentDirection.RightToLeft
+                })
+                .MeasureElement(new Size(500, 400))
+                .ExpectChildMeasure(expectedInput: new Size(500, 400), returns: SpacePlan.FullRender(350, 200))
+                .ExpectCanvasTranslate(150, 0)
+                .ExpectChildDraw(new Size(350, 200))
+                .ExpectCanvasTranslate(-150, 0)
                 .CheckDrawResult();
         }
     }

QuestPDF.UnitTests/QuestPDF.UnitTests.csproj

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     </PropertyGroup>
 
     <ItemGroup>
-        <PackageReference Include="FluentAssertions" Version="6.1.0" />
+        <PackageReference Include="FluentAssertions" Version="6.7.0" />
         <PackageReference Include="nunit" Version="3.13.2" />
         <PackageReference Include="NUnit3TestAdapter" Version="4.0.0" />
         <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk" Version="16.7.0" />

QuestPDF.UnitTests/TestEngine/TestPlan.cs

@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ namespace QuestPDF.UnitTests.TestEngine
         
         public TestPlan CheckMeasureResult(SpacePlan expected)
         {
-            Element.VisitChildren(x => x?.Initialize(null, Canvas));
+            Element.InjectDependencies(null, Canvas);
             
             var actual = Element.Measure(OperationInput);
             
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ namespace QuestPDF.UnitTests.TestEngine
         
         public TestPlan CheckDrawResult()
         {
-            Element.VisitChildren(x => x?.Initialize(null, Canvas));
+            Element.InjectDependencies(null, Canvas);
             Element.Draw(OperationInput);
             return this;
         }
@@ -253,10 +253,10 @@ namespace QuestPDF.UnitTests.TestEngine
             availableSpace ??= new Size(400, 300);
             
             var canvas = new FreeCanvas();
-            value.VisitChildren(x => x.Initialize(null, canvas));
+            value.InjectDependencies(null, canvas);
             var valueMeasure = value.Measure(availableSpace.Value);
             
-            expected.VisitChildren(x => x.Initialize(null, canvas));
+            expected.InjectDependencies(null, canvas);
             var expectedMeasure = expected.Measure(availableSpace.Value);
             
             valueMeasure.Should().BeEquivalentTo(expectedMeasure);
@@ -267,11 +267,11 @@ namespace QuestPDF.UnitTests.TestEngine
             availableSpace ??= new Size(400, 300);
             
             var valueCanvas = new OperationRecordingCanvas();
-            value.VisitChildren(x => x.Initialize(null, valueCanvas));
+            value.InjectDependencies(null, valueCanvas);
             value.Draw(availableSpace.Value);
             
             var expectedCanvas = new OperationRecordingCanvas();
-            expected.VisitChildren(x => x.Initialize(null, expectedCanvas));
+            expected.InjectDependencies(null, expectedCanvas);
             expected.Draw(availableSpace.Value);
             
             valueCanvas.Operations.Should().BeEquivalentTo(expectedCanvas.Operations);

QuestPDF.UnitTests/UnconstrainedTests.cs

@@ -77,7 +77,9 @@ namespace QuestPDF.UnitTests
                 })
                 .DrawElement(new Size(900, 800))
                 .ExpectChildMeasure(Size.Max, SpacePlan.PartialRender(1200, 1600))
+                .ExpectCanvasTranslate(0, 0)
                 .ExpectChildDraw(new Size(1200, 1600))
+                .ExpectCanvasTranslate(0, 0)
                 .CheckDrawResult();
         }
         
@@ -91,7 +93,43 @@ namespace QuestPDF.UnitTests
                 })
                 .DrawElement(new Size(900, 800))
                 .ExpectChildMeasure(Size.Max, SpacePlan.FullRender(1600, 1000))
+                .ExpectCanvasTranslate(0, 0)
                 .ExpectChildDraw(new Size(1600, 1000))
+                .ExpectCanvasTranslate(0, 0)
+                .CheckDrawResult();
+        }
+        
+        [Test]
+        public void Draw_WhenChildPartiallyRenders_RightToLeft()
+        {
+            TestPlan
+                .For(x => new Unconstrained
+                {
+                    Child = x.CreateChild(),
+                    ContentDirection = ContentDirection.RightToLeft
+                })
+                .DrawElement(new Size(900, 800))
+                .ExpectChildMeasure(Size.Max, SpacePlan.PartialRender(1200, 1600))
+                .ExpectCanvasTranslate(-1200, 0)
+                .ExpectChildDraw(new Size(1200, 1600))
+                .ExpectCanvasTranslate(1200, 0)
+                .CheckDrawResult();
+        }
+        
+        [Test]
+        public void Draw_WhenChildFullyRenders_RightToLeft()
+        {
+            TestPlan
+                .For(x => new Unconstrained
+                {
+                    Child = x.CreateChild(),
+                    ContentDirection = ContentDirection.RightToLeft
+                })
+                .DrawElement(new Size(900, 800))
+                .ExpectChildMeasure(Size.Max, SpacePlan.FullRender(1600, 1000))
+                .ExpectCanvasTranslate(-1600, 0)
+                .ExpectChildDraw(new Size(1600, 1000))
+                .ExpectCanvasTranslate(1600, 0)
                 .CheckDrawResult();
         }
         

QuestPDF/Drawing/DocumentGenerator.cs

@@ -65,23 +65,22 @@ namespace QuestPDF.Drawing
             document.Compose(container);
             var content = container.Compose();
             ApplyDefaultTextStyle(content, TextStyle.LibraryDefault);
+            ApplyContentDirection(content, ContentDirection.LeftToRight);
             
-            var metadata = document.GetMetadata();
-            var pageContext = new PageContext();
-
-            var debuggingState = metadata.ApplyDebugging ? ApplyDebugging(content) : null;
+            var debuggingState = Settings.EnableDebugging ? ApplyDebugging(content) : null;
             
-            if (metadata.ApplyCaching)
+            if (Settings.EnableCaching)
                 ApplyCaching(content);
 
-            RenderPass(pageContext, new FreeCanvas(), content, metadata, debuggingState);
-            RenderPass(pageContext, canvas, content, metadata, debuggingState);
+            var pageContext = new PageContext();
+            RenderPass(pageContext, new FreeCanvas(), content, debuggingState);
+            RenderPass(pageContext, canvas, content, debuggingState);
         }
         
-        internal static void RenderPass<TCanvas>(PageContext pageContext, TCanvas canvas, Container content, DocumentMetadata documentMetadata, DebuggingState? debuggingState)
+        internal static void RenderPass<TCanvas>(PageContext pageContext, TCanvas canvas, Container content, DebuggingState? debuggingState)
             where TCanvas : ICanvas, IRenderingCanvas
         {
-            content.VisitChildren(x => x?.Initialize(pageContext, canvas));
+            InjectDependencies(content, pageContext, canvas);
             content.VisitChildren(x => (x as IStateResettable)?.ResetState());
             
             canvas.BeginDocument();
@@ -114,7 +113,7 @@ namespace QuestPDF.Drawing
 
                 canvas.EndPage();
 
-                if (currentPage >= documentMetadata.DocumentLayoutExceptionThreshold)
+                if (currentPage >= Settings.DocumentLayoutExceptionThreshold)
                 {
                     canvas.EndDocument();
                     ThrowLayoutException();
@@ -131,8 +130,8 @@ namespace QuestPDF.Drawing
             void ThrowLayoutException()
             {
                 var message = $"Composed layout generates infinite document. This may happen in two cases. " +
-                              $"1) Your document and its layout configuration is correct but the content takes more than {documentMetadata.DocumentLayoutExceptionThreshold} pages. " +
-                              $"In this case, please increase the value {nameof(DocumentMetadata)}.{nameof(DocumentMetadata.DocumentLayoutExceptionThreshold)} property configured in the {nameof(IDocument.GetMetadata)} method. " +
+                              $"1) Your document and its layout configuration is correct but the content takes more than {Settings.DocumentLayoutExceptionThreshold} pages. " +
+                              $"In this case, please increase the value {nameof(QuestPDF)}.{nameof(Settings)}.{nameof(Settings.DocumentLayoutExceptionThreshold)} static property. " +
                               $"2) The layout configuration of your document is invalid. Some of the elements require more space than is provided." +
                               $"Please analyze your documents structure to detect this element and fix its size constraints.";
 
@@ -142,6 +141,18 @@ namespace QuestPDF.Drawing
             }
         }
 
+        internal static void InjectDependencies(this Element content, IPageContext pageContext, ICanvas canvas)
+        {
+            content.VisitChildren(x =>
+            {
+                if (x == null)
+                    return;
+                
+                x.PageContext = pageContext;
+                x.Canvas = canvas;
+            });
+        }
+
         private static void ApplyCaching(Container content)
         {
             content.VisitChildren(x =>
@@ -162,6 +173,24 @@ namespace QuestPDF.Drawing
 
             return debuggingState;
         }
+        
+        internal static void ApplyContentDirection(this Element? content, ContentDirection direction)
+        {
+            if (content == null)
+                return;
+
+            if (content is ContentDirectionSetter contentDirectionSetter)
+            {
+                ApplyContentDirection(contentDirectionSetter.Child, contentDirectionSetter.ContentDirection);
+                return;
+            }
+
+            if (content is IContentDirectionAware contentDirectionAware)
+                contentDirectionAware.ContentDirection = direction;
+            
+            foreach (var child in content.GetChildren())
+                ApplyContentDirection(child, direction);
+        }
 
         internal static void ApplyDefaultTextStyle(this Element? content, TextStyle documentDefaultTextStyle)
         {
@@ -174,7 +203,7 @@ namespace QuestPDF.Drawing
                 {
                     if (textBlockItem is TextBlockSpan textSpan)
                     {
-                        textSpan.Style.ApplyGlobalStyle(documentDefaultTextStyle);
+                        textSpan.Style = textSpan.Style.ApplyGlobalStyle(documentDefaultTextStyle);
                     }
                     else if (textBlockItem is TextBlockElement textElement)
                     {
@@ -186,18 +215,13 @@ namespace QuestPDF.Drawing
             }
 
             if (content is DynamicHost dynamicHost)
-                dynamicHost.TextStyle.ApplyGlobalStyle(documentDefaultTextStyle);
-            
-            var targetTextStyle = documentDefaultTextStyle;
+                dynamicHost.TextStyle = dynamicHost.TextStyle.ApplyGlobalStyle(documentDefaultTextStyle);
             
             if (content is DefaultTextStyle defaultTextStyleElement)
-            {
-                defaultTextStyleElement.TextStyle.ApplyParentStyle(documentDefaultTextStyle);
-                targetTextStyle = defaultTextStyleElement.TextStyle;
-            }
-            
+               documentDefaultTextStyle = defaultTextStyleElement.TextStyle.ApplyGlobalStyle(documentDefaultTextStyle);
+
             foreach (var child in content.GetChildren())
-                ApplyDefaultTextStyle(child, targetTextStyle);
+                ApplyDefaultTextStyle(child, documentDefaultTextStyle);
         }
     }
 }

QuestPDF/Drawing/DocumentMetadata.cs

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 using System;
+using QuestPDF.Infrastructure;
 
 namespace QuestPDF.Drawing
 {
@@ -18,14 +19,26 @@ namespace QuestPDF.Drawing
         public DateTime CreationDate { get; set; } = DateTime.Now;
         public DateTime ModifiedDate { get; set; } = DateTime.Now;
 
-        /// <summary>
-        /// If the number of generated pages exceeds this threshold
-        /// (likely due to infinite layout), the exception is thrown.
-        /// </summary>
-        public int DocumentLayoutExceptionThreshold { get; set; } = 250;
+        [Obsolete("This API has been moved since version 2022.9. Please use the QuestPDF.Settings.DocumentLayoutExceptionThreshold static property.")]
+        public int DocumentLayoutExceptionThreshold
+        {
+            get => Settings.DocumentLayoutExceptionThreshold;
+            set => Settings.DocumentLayoutExceptionThreshold = value;
+        }
 
-        public bool ApplyCaching { get; set; } = !System.Diagnostics.Debugger.IsAttached;
-        public bool ApplyDebugging { get; set; } = System.Diagnostics.Debugger.IsAttached;
+        [Obsolete("This API has been moved since version 2022.9. Please use the QuestPDF.Settings.EnableCaching static property.")]
+        public bool ApplyCaching
+        {
+            get => Settings.EnableCaching;
+            set => Settings.EnableCaching = value;
+        }
+        
+        [Obsolete("This API has been moved since version 2022.9. Please use the QuestPDF.Settings.EnableDebugging static property.")]
+        public bool ApplyDebugging
+        {
+            get => Settings.EnableDebugging;
+            set => Settings.EnableDebugging = value;
+        }
 
         public static DocumentMetadata Default => new DocumentMetadata();
     }

QuestPDF/Drawing/Exceptions/DocumentDrawingException.cs

@@ -4,6 +4,11 @@ namespace QuestPDF.Drawing.Exceptions
 {
     public class DocumentDrawingException : Exception
     {
+        internal DocumentDrawingException(string message) : base(message)
+        {
+            
+        }
+        
         internal DocumentDrawingException(string message, Exception inner) : base(message, inner)
         {
             

QuestPDF/Drawing/FontManager.cs

@@ -14,13 +14,13 @@ namespace QuestPDF.Drawing
 {
     public static class FontManager
     {
-        private static ConcurrentDictionary<string, FontStyleSet> StyleSets = new();
-        private static ConcurrentDictionary<object, SKFontMetrics> FontMetrics = new();
-        private static ConcurrentDictionary<object, SKPaint> FontPaints = new();
-        private static ConcurrentDictionary<string, SKPaint> ColorPaints = new();
-        private static ConcurrentDictionary<object, Font> ShaperFonts = new();
-        private static ConcurrentDictionary<object, SKFont> Fonts = new();
-        private static ConcurrentDictionary<object, TextShaper> TextShapers = new();
+        private static readonly ConcurrentDictionary<string, FontStyleSet> StyleSets = new();
+        private static readonly ConcurrentDictionary<TextStyle, SKFontMetrics> FontMetrics = new();
+        private static readonly ConcurrentDictionary<TextStyle, SKPaint> FontPaints = new();
+        private static readonly ConcurrentDictionary<string, SKPaint> ColorPaints = new();
+        private static readonly ConcurrentDictionary<TextStyle, Font> ShaperFonts = new();
+        private static readonly ConcurrentDictionary<TextStyle, SKFont> Fonts = new();
+        private static readonly ConcurrentDictionary<TextStyle, TextShaper> TextShapers = new();
 
         static FontManager()
         {
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ namespace QuestPDF.Drawing
 
         internal static SKPaint ToPaint(this TextStyle style)
         {
-            return FontPaints.GetOrAdd(style.PaintKey, key => Convert(style));
+            return FontPaints.GetOrAdd(style, Convert);
 
             static SKPaint Convert(TextStyle style)
             {
@@ -172,14 +172,14 @@ namespace QuestPDF.Drawing
 
         internal static SKFontMetrics ToFontMetrics(this TextStyle style)
         {
-            return FontMetrics.GetOrAdd(style.FontMetricsKey, key => style.NormalPosition().ToPaint().FontMetrics);
+            return FontMetrics.GetOrAdd(style, key => key.NormalPosition().ToPaint().FontMetrics);
         }
 
         internal static Font ToShaperFont(this TextStyle style)
         {
-            return ShaperFonts.GetOrAdd(style.PaintKey, _ =>
+            return ShaperFonts.GetOrAdd(style, key =>
             {
-                var typeface = style.ToPaint().Typeface;
+                var typeface = key.ToPaint().Typeface;
 
                 using var harfBuzzBlob = typeface.OpenStream(out var ttcIndex).ToHarfBuzzBlob();
                 
@@ -200,12 +200,12 @@ namespace QuestPDF.Drawing
         
         internal static TextShaper ToTextShaper(this TextStyle style)
         {
-            return TextShapers.GetOrAdd(style.PaintKey, _ => new TextShaper(style));
+            return TextShapers.GetOrAdd(style, key => new TextShaper(key));
         }
         
         internal static SKFont ToFont(this TextStyle style)
         {
-            return Fonts.GetOrAdd(style.PaintKey, _ => style.ToPaint().ToFont());
+            return Fonts.GetOrAdd(style, key => key.ToPaint().ToFont());
         }
     }
 }

QuestPDF/Drawing/TextMeasurement.cs

@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-namespace QuestPDF.Drawing
-{
-    internal struct TextMeasurement
-    {
-        public int LineIndex { get; set; }
-        public float FragmentWidth { get; set; }
-    }
-}

QuestPDF/Drawing/TextShaper.cs

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 using System;
+using System.Linq;
 using HarfBuzzSharp;
 using QuestPDF.Infrastructure;
 using SkiaSharp;
@@ -9,14 +10,16 @@ namespace QuestPDF.Drawing
     internal class TextShaper
     {
         public const int FontShapingScale = 512;
-     
-        private Font Font { get; }
-        private SKPaint Paint { get; }
         
-        public TextShaper(TextStyle style)
+        private TextStyle TextStyle { get; }
+
+        private SKFont Font => TextStyle.ToFont();
+        private Font ShaperFont => TextStyle.ToShaperFont();
+        private SKPaint Paint => TextStyle.ToPaint();
+
+        public TextShaper(TextStyle textStyle)
         {
-            Font = style.ToShaperFont();
-            Paint = style.ToPaint();
+            TextStyle = textStyle;
         }
 
         public TextShapingResult Shape(string text)
@@ -26,7 +29,13 @@ namespace QuestPDF.Drawing
             PopulateBufferWithText(buffer, text);
             buffer.GuessSegmentProperties();
 
-            Font.Shape(buffer);
+            if (TextStyle.Direction == TextDirection.LeftToRight)
+                buffer.Direction = Direction.LeftToRight;
+            
+            if (TextStyle.Direction == TextDirection.RightToLeft)
+                buffer.Direction = Direction.RightToLeft;
+            
+            ShaperFont.Shape(buffer);
             
             var length = buffer.Length;
             var glyphInfos = buffer.GlyphInfos;
@@ -53,7 +62,7 @@ namespace QuestPDF.Drawing
                 yOffset += glyphPositions[i].YAdvance * scaleY;
             }
             
-            return new TextShapingResult(glyphs);
+            return new TextShapingResult(buffer.Direction, glyphs);
         }
         
         void PopulateBufferWithText(Buffer buffer, string text)
@@ -89,29 +98,65 @@ namespace QuestPDF.Drawing
     
     internal class TextShapingResult
     {
-        public ShapedGlyph[] Glyphs { get; }
+        private Direction Direction { get; }
+        private ShapedGlyph[] Glyphs { get; }
 
-        public TextShapingResult(ShapedGlyph[] glyphs)
+        public int Length => Glyphs.Length;
+        
+        public ShapedGlyph this[int index] =>
+            Direction == Direction.LeftToRight 
+                ? Glyphs[index] 
+                : Glyphs[Glyphs.Length - 1 - index];
+
+        public TextShapingResult(Direction direction, ShapedGlyph[] glyphs)
         {
+            Direction = direction;
             Glyphs = glyphs;
         }
 
         public int BreakText(int startIndex, float maxWidth)
         {
-            var index = startIndex;
-            maxWidth += Glyphs[startIndex].Position.X;
-
-            while (index < Glyphs.Length)
+            return Direction switch
             {
-                var glyph = Glyphs[index];
-                
-                if (glyph.Position.X + glyph.Width > maxWidth + Size.Epsilon)
-                    break;
-                
-                index++;
-            }
+                Direction.LeftToRight => BreakTextLeftToRight(),
+                Direction.RightToLeft => BreakTextRightToLeft(),
+                _ => throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException()
+            };
 
-            return index - 1;
+            int BreakTextLeftToRight()
+            {
+                var index = startIndex;
+                maxWidth += Glyphs[startIndex].Position.X;
+
+                while (index < Glyphs.Length)
+                {
+                    var glyph = Glyphs[index];
+                
+                    if (glyph.Position.X + glyph.Width > maxWidth + Size.Epsilon)
+                        break;
+                
+                    index++;
+                }
+
+                return index - 1;
+            }
+            
+            int BreakTextRightToLeft()
+            {
+                var index = startIndex;
+
+                var startOffset = this[startIndex].Position.X + this[startIndex].Width;
+
+                while (index < Glyphs.Length)
+                {
+                    if (startOffset - this[index].Position.X > maxWidth + Size.Epsilon)
+                        break;
+                
+                    index++;
+                }
+
+                return index - 1;
+            }
         }
         
         public float MeasureWidth(int startIndex, int endIndex)
@@ -119,16 +164,24 @@ namespace QuestPDF.Drawing
             if (Glyphs.Length == 0)
                 return 0;
             
-            var start = Glyphs[startIndex];
-            var end = Glyphs[endIndex];
+            var start = this[startIndex];
+            var end = this[endIndex];
 
-            return end.Position.X - start.Position.X + end.Width;
+            return Direction switch
+            {
+                Direction.LeftToRight => end.Position.X - start.Position.X + end.Width,
+                Direction.RightToLeft => start.Position.X - end.Position.X + start.Width,
+                _ => throw new NotSupportedException()
+            };
         }
         
         public DrawTextCommand? PositionText(int startIndex, int endIndex, TextStyle textStyle)
         {
             if (Glyphs.Length == 0)
                 return null;
+
+            if (startIndex > endIndex)
+                return null;
             
             using var skTextBlobBuilder = new SKTextBlobBuilder();
             
@@ -140,14 +193,18 @@ namespace QuestPDF.Drawing
             {
                 var runIndex = sourceIndex - startIndex;
                 
-                glyphSpan[runIndex] = Glyphs[sourceIndex].Codepoint;
-                positionSpan[runIndex] = Glyphs[sourceIndex].Position;
+                glyphSpan[runIndex] = this[sourceIndex].Codepoint;
+                positionSpan[runIndex] = this[sourceIndex].Position;
             }
+
+            var firstVisualCharacterIndex = Direction == Direction.LeftToRight
+                ? startIndex
+                : endIndex;
             
             return new DrawTextCommand
             {
                 SkTextBlob = skTextBlobBuilder.Build(),
-                TextOffsetX = -Glyphs[startIndex].Position.X
+                TextOffsetX = -this[firstVisualCharacterIndex].Position.X
             };
         }
     }

QuestPDF/Elements/AspectRatio.cs

@@ -4,8 +4,10 @@ using QuestPDF.Infrastructure;
 
 namespace QuestPDF.Elements
 {
-    internal class AspectRatio : ContainerElement, ICacheable
+    internal class AspectRatio : ContainerElement, ICacheable, IContentDirectionAware
     {
+        public ContentDirection ContentDirection { get; set; }
+        
         public float Ratio { get; set; } = 1;
         public AspectRatioOption Option { get; set; } = AspectRatioOption.FitWidth;
         
@@ -42,7 +44,14 @@ namespace QuestPDF.Elements
                 return;
             
             var size = GetTargetSize(availableSpace);
+            
+            var offset = ContentDirection == ContentDirection.LeftToRight
+                ? Position.Zero
+                : new Position(availableSpace.Width - size.Width, 0);
+            
+            Canvas.Translate(offset);
             base.Draw(size);
+            Canvas.Translate(offset.Reverse());
         }
         
         private Size GetTargetSize(Size availableSpace)

QuestPDF/Elements/Canvas.cs

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 using QuestPDF.Drawing;
+using QuestPDF.Helpers;
 using QuestPDF.Infrastructure;
 using SkiaSharp;
 
@@ -12,7 +13,9 @@ namespace QuestPDF.Elements
         
         internal override SpacePlan Measure(Size availableSpace)
         {
-            return SpacePlan.FullRender(availableSpace);
+            return availableSpace.IsNegative() 
+                ? SpacePlan.Wrap() 
+                : SpacePlan.FullRender(availableSpace);
         }
 
         internal override void Draw(Size availableSpace)

QuestPDF/Elements/Column.cs

@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ namespace QuestPDF.Elements
                     command.ColumnItem.IsRendered = true;
 
                 var targetSize = new Size(availableSpace.Width, command.Size.Height);
-                
+
                 Canvas.Translate(command.Offset);
                 command.ColumnItem.Draw(targetSize);
                 Canvas.Translate(command.Offset.Reverse());
@@ -94,7 +94,12 @@ namespace QuestPDF.Elements
                 if (item.IsRendered)
                     continue;
 
-                var itemSpace = new Size(availableSpace.Width, availableSpace.Height - topOffset);
+                var availableHeight = availableSpace.Height - topOffset;
+                
+                if (availableHeight < 0)
+                    break;
+
+                var itemSpace = new Size(availableSpace.Width, availableHeight);
                 var measurement = item.Measure(itemSpace);
                 
                 if (measurement.Type == SpacePlanType.Wrap)

QuestPDF/Elements/Constrained.cs

@@ -5,8 +5,10 @@ using QuestPDF.Infrastructure;
 
 namespace QuestPDF.Elements
 {
-    internal class Constrained : ContainerElement, ICacheable
+    internal class Constrained : ContainerElement, ICacheable, IContentDirectionAware
     {
+        public ContentDirection ContentDirection { get; set; }
+        
         public float? MinWidth { get; set; }
         public float? MaxWidth { get; set; }
 
@@ -45,11 +47,17 @@ namespace QuestPDF.Elements
         
         internal override void Draw(Size availableSpace)
         {
-            var available = new Size(
+            var size = new Size(
                 Min(MaxWidth, availableSpace.Width),
                 Min(MaxHeight, availableSpace.Height));
             
-            Child?.Draw(available);
+            var offset = ContentDirection == ContentDirection.LeftToRight
+                ? Position.Zero
+                : new Position(availableSpace.Width - size.Width, 0);
+            
+            Canvas.Translate(offset);
+            base.Draw(size);
+            Canvas.Translate(offset.Reverse());
         }
         
         private static float Min(float? x, float y)

QuestPDF/Elements/ContentDirectionSetter.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+using QuestPDF.Infrastructure;
+
+namespace QuestPDF.Elements
+{
+    internal class ContentDirectionSetter : ContainerElement
+    {
+        public ContentDirection ContentDirection { get; set; }
+    }
+}

QuestPDF/Elements/Decoration.cs

@@ -14,8 +14,10 @@ namespace QuestPDF.Elements
         public Position Offset { get; set; }
     }
     
-    internal class Decoration : Element, ICacheable
+    internal class Decoration : Element, ICacheable, IContentDirectionAware
     {
+        public ContentDirection ContentDirection { get; set; }
+        
         internal Element Before { get; set; } = new Empty();
         internal Element Content { get; set; } = new Empty();
         internal Element After { get; set; } = new Empty();
@@ -64,9 +66,13 @@ namespace QuestPDF.Elements
             {
                 var elementSize = new Size(width, command.Measurement.Height);
                 
-                Canvas.Translate(command.Offset);
+                var offset = ContentDirection == ContentDirection.LeftToRight
+                    ? command.Offset
+                    : new Position(availableSpace.Width - width, command.Offset.Y);
+                
+                Canvas.Translate(offset);
                 command.Element.Draw(elementSize);
-                Canvas.Translate(command.Offset.Reverse());
+                Canvas.Translate(offset.Reverse());
             }
         }
 

QuestPDF/Elements/Dynamic.cs

@@ -6,13 +6,14 @@ using QuestPDF.Infrastructure;
 
 namespace QuestPDF.Elements
 {
-    internal class DynamicHost : Element, IStateResettable
+    internal class DynamicHost : Element, IStateResettable, IContentDirectionAware
     {
         private DynamicComponentProxy Child { get; }
         private object InitialComponentState { get; set; }
 
-        internal TextStyle TextStyle { get; } = new();
-
+        internal TextStyle TextStyle { get; set; } = TextStyle.Default;
+        public ContentDirection ContentDirection { get; set; }
+        
         public DynamicHost(DynamicComponentProxy child)
         {
             Child = child;
@@ -51,12 +52,14 @@ namespace QuestPDF.Elements
             
             var context = new DynamicContext
             {
-                PageNumber = PageContext.CurrentPage,
-                TotalPages = PageContext.GetLocation(Infrastructure.PageContext.DocumentLocation).PageEnd,
                 PageContext = PageContext,
                 Canvas = Canvas,
-                TextStyle = TextStyle,
                 
+                TextStyle = TextStyle,
+                ContentDirection = ContentDirection,
+                
+                PageNumber = PageContext.CurrentPage,
+                TotalPages = PageContext.GetLocation(Infrastructure.PageContext.DocumentLocation).PageEnd,
                 AvailableSize = availableSize
             };
             
@@ -73,7 +76,9 @@ namespace QuestPDF.Elements
     {
         internal IPageContext PageContext { get; set; }
         internal ICanvas Canvas { get; set; }
+        
         internal TextStyle TextStyle { get; set; }
+        internal ContentDirection ContentDirection { get; set; }
     
         public int PageNumber { get; internal set; }
         public int TotalPages { get; internal set; }
@@ -85,7 +90,9 @@ namespace QuestPDF.Elements
             content(container);
             
             container.ApplyDefaultTextStyle(TextStyle);
-            container.VisitChildren(x => x?.Initialize(PageContext, Canvas));
+            container.ApplyContentDirection(ContentDirection);
+            
+            container.InjectDependencies(PageContext, Canvas);
             container.VisitChildren(x => (x as IStateResettable)?.ResetState());
 
             container.Size = container.Measure(Size.Max);

QuestPDF/Elements/DynamicImage.cs

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 using System;
 using QuestPDF.Drawing;
+using QuestPDF.Helpers;
 using QuestPDF.Infrastructure;
 using SkiaSharp;
 
@@ -11,7 +12,9 @@ namespace QuestPDF.Elements
         
         internal override SpacePlan Measure(Size availableSpace)
         {
-            return SpacePlan.FullRender(availableSpace.Width, availableSpace.Height);
+            return availableSpace.IsNegative() 
+                ? SpacePlan.Wrap() 
+                : SpacePlan.FullRender(availableSpace);
         }
 
         internal override void Draw(Size availableSpace)
@@ -21,13 +24,8 @@ namespace QuestPDF.Elements
             if (imageData == null)
                 return;
 
-            var imageElement = new Image
-            {
-                InternalImage = SKImage.FromEncodedData(imageData)
-            };
-            
-            imageElement.Initialize(PageContext, Canvas);
-            imageElement.Draw(availableSpace);
+            using var image = SKImage.FromEncodedData(imageData);
+            Canvas.DrawImage(image, Position.Zero, availableSpace);
         }
     }
 }

QuestPDF/Elements/Empty.cs

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 using QuestPDF.Drawing;
+using QuestPDF.Helpers;
 using QuestPDF.Infrastructure;
 
 namespace QuestPDF.Elements
@@ -9,7 +10,9 @@ namespace QuestPDF.Elements
         
         internal override SpacePlan Measure(Size availableSpace)
         {
-            return SpacePlan.FullRender(0, 0);
+            return availableSpace.IsNegative() 
+                ? SpacePlan.Wrap() 
+                : SpacePlan.FullRender(0, 0);
         }
 
         internal override void Draw(Size availableSpace)

QuestPDF/Elements/Image.cs

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 using QuestPDF.Drawing;
+using QuestPDF.Helpers;
 using QuestPDF.Infrastructure;
 using SkiaSharp;
 
@@ -15,7 +16,9 @@ namespace QuestPDF.Elements
         
         internal override SpacePlan Measure(Size availableSpace)
         {
-            return SpacePlan.FullRender(availableSpace);
+            return availableSpace.IsNegative() 
+                ? SpacePlan.Wrap() 
+                : SpacePlan.FullRender(availableSpace);
         }
 
         internal override void Draw(Size availableSpace)

QuestPDF/Elements/Inlined.cs

@@ -26,15 +26,17 @@ namespace QuestPDF.Elements
         public SpacePlan Size { get; set; }
     }
     
-    internal class Inlined : Element, IStateResettable
+    internal class Inlined : Element, IStateResettable, IContentDirectionAware
     {
+        public ContentDirection ContentDirection { get; set; }
+        
         public List<InlinedElement> Elements { get; internal set; } = new List<InlinedElement>();
         private Queue<InlinedElement> ChildrenQueue { get; set; }
 
         internal float VerticalSpacing { get; set; }
         internal float HorizontalSpacing { get; set; }
         
-        internal InlinedAlignment ElementsAlignment { get; set; }
+        internal InlinedAlignment? ElementsAlignment { get; set; }
         internal VerticalAlignment BaselineAlignment { get; set; }
         
         public void ResetState()
@@ -49,6 +51,8 @@ namespace QuestPDF.Elements
         
         internal override SpacePlan Measure(Size availableSpace)
         {
+            SetDefaultAlignment();   
+            
             if (!ChildrenQueue.Any())
                 return SpacePlan.FullRender(Size.Zero);
             
@@ -81,6 +85,8 @@ namespace QuestPDF.Elements
 
         internal override void Draw(Size availableSpace)
         {
+            SetDefaultAlignment();
+            
             var lines = Compose(availableSpace);
             var topOffset = 0f;
             
@@ -103,7 +109,6 @@ namespace QuestPDF.Elements
 
                 var elementOffset = ElementOffset();
                 var leftOffset = AlignOffset();
-                Canvas.Translate(new Position(leftOffset, 0));
                 
                 foreach (var measurement in lineMeasurements)
                 {
@@ -113,15 +118,16 @@ namespace QuestPDF.Elements
                     if (size.Height == 0)
                         size = new Size(size.Width, lineSize.Height);
                     
-                    Canvas.Translate(new Position(0, baselineOffset));
+                    var offset = ContentDirection == ContentDirection.LeftToRight
+                        ? new Position(leftOffset, baselineOffset)
+                        : new Position(availableSpace.Width - size.Width - leftOffset, baselineOffset);
+                    
+                    Canvas.Translate(offset);
                     measurement.Element.Draw(size);
-                    Canvas.Translate(new Position(0, -baselineOffset));
+                    Canvas.Translate(offset.Reverse());
 
                     leftOffset += size.Width + elementOffset;
-                    Canvas.Translate(new Position(size.Width + elementOffset, 0));
                 }
-                
-                Canvas.Translate(new Position(-leftOffset, 0));
 
                 float ElementOffset()
                 {
@@ -140,15 +146,15 @@ namespace QuestPDF.Elements
 
                 float AlignOffset()
                 {
-                    var difference = availableSpace.Width - lineSize.Width - (lineMeasurements.Count - 1) * HorizontalSpacing;
+                    var emptySpace = availableSpace.Width - lineSize.Width - (lineMeasurements.Count - 1) * HorizontalSpacing;
 
                     return ElementsAlignment switch
                     {
-                        InlinedAlignment.Left => 0,
+                        InlinedAlignment.Left => ContentDirection == ContentDirection.LeftToRight ? 0 : emptySpace,
                         InlinedAlignment.Justify => 0,
                         InlinedAlignment.SpaceAround => elementOffset,
-                        InlinedAlignment.Center => difference / 2,
-                        InlinedAlignment.Right => difference,
+                        InlinedAlignment.Center => emptySpace / 2,
+                        InlinedAlignment.Right => ContentDirection == ContentDirection.LeftToRight ? emptySpace : 0,
                         _ => 0
                     };
                 }
@@ -167,6 +173,16 @@ namespace QuestPDF.Elements
             }
         }
 
+        void SetDefaultAlignment()
+        {
+            if (ElementsAlignment.HasValue)
+                return;
+
+            ElementsAlignment = ContentDirection == ContentDirection.LeftToRight
+                ? InlinedAlignment.Left
+                : InlinedAlignment.Right;
+        }
+        
         Size GetLineSize(ICollection<InlinedMeasurement> measurements)
         {
             var width = measurements.Sum(x => x.Size.Width);
@@ -212,7 +228,7 @@ namespace QuestPDF.Elements
                         break;
                     
                     var element = queue.Peek();
-                    var size = element.Measure(Size.Max);
+                    var size = element.Measure(new Size(availableSize.Width, Size.Max.Height));
                     
                     if (size.Type == SpacePlanType.Wrap)
                         break;

QuestPDF/Elements/Line.cs

@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ namespace QuestPDF.Elements
         
         internal override SpacePlan Measure(Size availableSpace)
         {
+            if (availableSpace.IsNegative())
+                return SpacePlan.Wrap();
+            
             return Type switch
             {
                 LineType.Vertical when availableSpace.Width + Infrastructure.Size.Epsilon >= Size => SpacePlan.FullRender(Size, 0),

QuestPDF/Elements/MinimalBox.cs

@@ -3,8 +3,10 @@ using QuestPDF.Infrastructure;
 
 namespace QuestPDF.Elements
 {
-    internal class MinimalBox : ContainerElement
+    internal class MinimalBox : ContainerElement, IContentDirectionAware
     {
+        public ContentDirection ContentDirection { get; set; }
+        
         internal override void Draw(Size availableSpace)
         {
             var targetSize = base.Measure(availableSpace);
@@ -12,7 +14,13 @@ namespace QuestPDF.Elements
             if (targetSize.Type == SpacePlanType.Wrap)
                 return;
             
+            var translate = ContentDirection == ContentDirection.RightToLeft
+                ? new Position(availableSpace.Width - targetSize.Width, 0)
+                : Position.Zero;
+            
+            Canvas.Translate(translate);
             base.Draw(targetSize);
+            Canvas.Translate(translate.Reverse());
         }
     }
 }

QuestPDF/Elements/Page.cs

@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@ namespace QuestPDF.Elements
 {
     internal class Page : IComponent
     {
-        public TextStyle DefaultTextStyle { get; set; } = new TextStyle();
+        public ContentDirection ContentDirection { get; set; }
+        public TextStyle DefaultTextStyle { get; set; } = TextStyle.Default;
         
         public Size MinSize { get; set; } = PageSizes.A4;
         public Size MaxSize { get; set; } = PageSizes.A4;
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@ namespace QuestPDF.Elements
         public void Compose(IContainer container)
         {
             container
+                .ContentDirection(ContentDirection)
                 .Background(BackgroundColor)
                 .Layers(layers =>
                 {

QuestPDF/Elements/PageBreak.cs

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 using QuestPDF.Drawing;
+using QuestPDF.Helpers;
 using QuestPDF.Infrastructure;
 
 namespace QuestPDF.Elements
@@ -14,6 +15,9 @@ namespace QuestPDF.Elements
 
         internal override SpacePlan Measure(Size availableSpace)
         {
+            if (availableSpace.IsNegative())
+                return SpacePlan.Wrap();
+            
             if (IsRendered)
                 return SpacePlan.FullRender(0, 0);
 

QuestPDF/Elements/Placeholder.cs

@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ namespace QuestPDF.Elements
                 {
                     if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(Text))
                         x.MaxHeight(32).Image(ImageData, ImageScaling.FitArea);
+                    
                     else
                         x.Text(Text).FontSize(14);
                 });

QuestPDF/Elements/Row.cs

@@ -31,8 +31,10 @@ namespace QuestPDF.Elements
         public Position Offset { get; set; }
     }
     
-    internal class Row : Element, ICacheable, IStateResettable
+    internal class Row : Element, ICacheable, IStateResettable, IContentDirectionAware
     {
+        public ContentDirection ContentDirection { get; set; }
+        
         internal List<RowItem> Items { get; } = new();
         internal float Spacing { get; set; }
 
@@ -91,9 +93,13 @@ namespace QuestPDF.Elements
                 if (command.Measurement.Type == SpacePlanType.Wrap)
                     continue;
 
-                Canvas.Translate(command.Offset);
+                var offset = ContentDirection == ContentDirection.LeftToRight
+                    ? command.Offset
+                    : new Position(availableSpace.Width - command.Offset.X - command.Size.Width, 0);
+                    
+                Canvas.Translate(offset);
                 command.RowItem.Draw(command.Size);
-                Canvas.Translate(command.Offset.Reverse());
+                Canvas.Translate(offset.Reverse());
             }
             
             if (Items.All(x => x.IsRendered))

QuestPDF/Elements/Table/Table.cs

@@ -9,12 +9,15 @@ using QuestPDF.Infrastructure;
 
 namespace QuestPDF.Elements.Table
 {
-    internal class Table : Element, IStateResettable
+    internal class Table : Element, IStateResettable, IContentDirectionAware
     {
-        public List<TableColumnDefinition> Columns { get; set; } = new List<TableColumnDefinition>();
-        public List<TableCell> Cells { get; set; } = new List<TableCell>();
+        public ContentDirection ContentDirection { get; set; }
+        
+        public List<TableColumnDefinition> Columns { get; set; } = new();
+        public List<TableCell> Cells { get; set; } = new();
         public bool ExtendLastCellsToTableBottom { get; set; }
         
+        private bool CacheInitialized { get; set; }
         private int StartingRowsCount { get; set; }
         private int RowsCount { get; set; }
         private int CurrentRow { get; set; }
@@ -24,17 +27,8 @@ namespace QuestPDF.Elements.Table
         // inner table: list of all cells that ends at the corresponding row
         private TableCell[][] CellsCache { get; set; }
         private int MaxRow { get; set; }
+        private int MaxRowSpan { get; set; }
         
-        internal override void Initialize(IPageContext pageContext, ICanvas canvas)
-        {
-            StartingRowsCount = Cells.Select(x => x.Row).DefaultIfEmpty(0).Max();
-            RowsCount = Cells.Select(x => x.Row + x.RowSpan - 1).DefaultIfEmpty(0).Max();
-            Cells = Cells.OrderBy(x => x.Row).ThenBy(x => x.Column).ToList();
-            BuildCache();
-
-            base.Initialize(pageContext, canvas);
-        }
-
         internal override IEnumerable<Element?> GetChildren()
         {
             return Cells;
@@ -42,11 +36,26 @@ namespace QuestPDF.Elements.Table
 
         public void ResetState()
         {
+            Initialize();
+            
             foreach (var x in Cells)
                 x.IsRendered = false;
             
             CurrentRow = 1;
         }
+        
+        private void Initialize()
+        {
+            if (CacheInitialized)
+                return;
+
+            StartingRowsCount = Cells.Select(x => x.Row).DefaultIfEmpty(0).Max();
+            RowsCount = Cells.Select(x => x.Row + x.RowSpan - 1).DefaultIfEmpty(0).Max();
+            Cells = Cells.OrderBy(x => x.Row).ThenBy(x => x.Column).ToList();
+            BuildCache();
+
+            CacheInitialized = true;
+        }
 
         private void BuildCache()
         {
@@ -56,6 +65,7 @@ namespace QuestPDF.Elements.Table
             if (Cells.Count == 0)
             {
                 MaxRow = 0;
+                MaxRowSpan = 1;
                 CellsCache = Array.Empty<TableCell[]>();
                 
                 return;
@@ -66,6 +76,7 @@ namespace QuestPDF.Elements.Table
                 .ToDictionary(x => x.Key, x => x.OrderBy(x => x.Column).ToArray());
 
             MaxRow = groups.Max(x => x.Key);
+            MaxRowSpan = Cells.Max(x => x.RowSpan);
 
             CellsCache = Enumerable
                 .Range(0, MaxRow + 1)
@@ -109,9 +120,13 @@ namespace QuestPDF.Elements.Table
                 if (command.Measurement.Type == SpacePlanType.Wrap)
                     continue;
                 
-                Canvas.Translate(command.Offset);
+                var offset = ContentDirection == ContentDirection.LeftToRight
+                    ? command.Offset
+                    : new Position(availableSpace.Width - command.Offset.X - command.Size.Width, command.Offset.Y);
+                
+                Canvas.Translate(offset);
                 command.Cell.Draw(command.Size);
-                Canvas.Translate(command.Offset.Reverse());
+                Canvas.Translate(offset.Reverse());
             }
 
             CurrentRow = FindLastRenderedRow(renderingCommands) + 1;
@@ -158,7 +173,7 @@ namespace QuestPDF.Elements.Table
             
             if (ExtendLastCellsToTableBottom)
                 AdjustLastCellSizes(tableHeight, commands);
-
+            
             return commands;
 
             static float[] GetColumnLeftOffsets(IList<TableColumnDefinition> columns)
@@ -199,9 +214,9 @@ namespace QuestPDF.Elements.Table
                         
                         currentRow = cell.Row;
                     }
-
+                    
                     // cell visibility optimizations
-                    if (cell.Row > maxRenderingRow)
+                    if (cell.Row > maxRenderingRow + MaxRowSpan)
                         break;
 
                     // calculate cell position / size
@@ -218,14 +233,14 @@ namespace QuestPDF.Elements.Table
                     {
                         maxRenderingRow = Math.Min(maxRenderingRow, cell.Row + cell.RowSpan - 1);
                     }
-                    
+
                     // corner case: if cell within the row want to wrap to the next page, do not attempt to render this row
                     if (cellSize.Type == SpacePlanType.Wrap)
                     {
                         maxRenderingRow = Math.Min(maxRenderingRow, cell.Row - 1);
                         continue;
                     }
-                    
+
                     // update position of the last row that cell occupies
                     var bottomRow = cell.Row + cell.RowSpan - 1;
                     rowBottomOffsets[bottomRow] = Math.Max(rowBottomOffsets[bottomRow], topOffset + cellSize.Height);

QuestPDF/Elements/Text/FontFallback.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,160 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
+using QuestPDF.Drawing;
+using QuestPDF.Drawing.Exceptions;
+using QuestPDF.Elements.Text.Items;
+using QuestPDF.Fluent;
+using QuestPDF.Infrastructure;
+using SkiaSharp;
+
+namespace QuestPDF.Elements.Text
+{
+    internal static class FontFallback
+    {
+        public struct TextRun
+        {
+            public string Content { get; set; }
+            public TextStyle Style { get; set; }
+        }
+
+        public class FallbackOption
+        {
+            public TextStyle Style { get; set; }
+            public SKFont Font { get; set; }
+            public SKTypeface Typeface { get; set; }
+        }
+
+        private static SKFontManager FontManager => SKFontManager.Default;
+
+        public static IEnumerable<TextRun> SplitWithFontFallback(this string text, TextStyle textStyle)
+        {
+            var fallbackOptions = GetFallbackOptions(textStyle).ToArray();
+            
+            var spanStartIndex = 0;
+            var spanFallbackOption = fallbackOptions[0];
+            
+            for (var i = 0; i < text.Length; i += char.IsSurrogatePair(text, i) ? 2 : 1)
+            {
+                var codepoint = char.ConvertToUtf32(text, i);
+                var newFallbackOption = MatchFallbackOption(fallbackOptions, codepoint);
+
+                if (newFallbackOption == spanFallbackOption)
+                    continue;
+
+                yield return new TextRun
+                {
+                    Content = text.Substring(spanStartIndex, i - spanStartIndex),
+                    Style = spanFallbackOption.Style
+                };
+
+                spanStartIndex = i;
+                spanFallbackOption = newFallbackOption;
+            }
+            
+            if (spanStartIndex > text.Length)
+                yield break;
+            
+            yield return new TextRun
+            {
+                Content = text.Substring(spanStartIndex, text.Length - spanStartIndex),
+                Style = spanFallbackOption.Style
+            };
+
+            static IEnumerable<FallbackOption> GetFallbackOptions(TextStyle? textStyle)
+            {
+                while (textStyle != null)
+                {
+                    var font = textStyle.ToFont();
+                    
+                    yield return new FallbackOption
+                    {
+                        Style = textStyle,
+                        Font = font,
+                        Typeface = font.Typeface
+                    };
+
+                    textStyle = textStyle.Fallback;
+                }
+            }
+
+            static FallbackOption MatchFallbackOption(ICollection<FallbackOption> fallbackOptions, int codepoint)
+            {
+                foreach (var fallbackOption in fallbackOptions)
+                {
+                    if (fallbackOption.Font.ContainsGlyph(codepoint))
+                        return fallbackOption;
+                }
+
+                throw CreateNotMatchingFontException(codepoint);
+            }
+
+            static Exception CreateNotMatchingFontException(int codepoint)
+            {
+                var character = char.ConvertFromUtf32(codepoint);
+                var unicode = $"U-{codepoint:X4}";
+
+                var proposedFonts = FindFontsContainingGlyph(codepoint);
+                var proposedFontsFormatted = proposedFonts.Any() ? string.Join(", ", proposedFonts) : "no fonts available";
+                
+                return new DocumentDrawingException(
+                    $"Could not find an appropriate font fallback for glyph: {unicode} '{character}'. " +
+                    $"Font families available on current environment that contain this glyph: {proposedFontsFormatted}. " +
+                    $"Possible solutions: " +
+                    $"1) Use one of the listed fonts as the primary font in your document. " +
+                    $"2) Configure the fallback TextStyle using the 'TextStyle.Fallback' method with one of the listed fonts. ");
+            }
+            
+            static IEnumerable<string> FindFontsContainingGlyph(int codepoint)
+            {
+                var fontManager = SKFontManager.Default;
+
+                return fontManager
+                    .GetFontFamilies()
+                    .Select(fontManager.MatchFamily)
+                    .Where(x => x.ContainsGlyph(codepoint))
+                    .Select(x => x.FamilyName);
+            }
+        }
+
+        public static IEnumerable<ITextBlockItem> ApplyFontFallback(this ICollection<ITextBlockItem> textBlockItems)
+        {
+            foreach (var textBlockItem in textBlockItems)
+            {
+                if (textBlockItem is TextBlockPageNumber or TextBlockElement)
+                {
+                    yield return textBlockItem;
+                }
+                else if (textBlockItem is TextBlockSpan textBlockSpan)
+                {
+                    if (!Settings.CheckIfAllTextGlyphsAreAvailable && textBlockSpan.Style.Fallback == null)
+                    {
+                        yield return textBlockSpan;
+                        continue;
+                    }
+                    
+                    var textRuns = textBlockSpan.Text.SplitWithFontFallback(textBlockSpan.Style);
+                    
+                    foreach (var textRun in textRuns)
+                    {
+                        var newElement = textBlockSpan switch
+                        {
+                            TextBlockHyperlink hyperlink => new TextBlockHyperlink { Url = hyperlink.Url },
+                            TextBlockSectionLink sectionLink => new TextBlockSectionLink { SectionName = sectionLink.SectionName },
+                            TextBlockSpan => new TextBlockSpan()
+                        };
+
+                        newElement.Text = textRun.Content;
+                        newElement.Style = textRun.Style;
+
+                        yield return newElement;
+                    }
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    throw new NotSupportedException();
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}

QuestPDF/Elements/Text/Items/TextBlockElement.cs

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ namespace QuestPDF.Elements.Text.Items
         public TextMeasurementResult? Measure(TextMeasurementRequest request)
         {
             Element.VisitChildren(x => (x as IStateResettable)?.ResetState());
-            Element.VisitChildren(x => x.Initialize(request.PageContext, request.Canvas));
+            Element.InjectDependencies(request.PageContext, request.Canvas);
 
             var measurement = Element.Measure(new Size(request.AvailableWidth, Size.Max.Height));
 
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ namespace QuestPDF.Elements.Text.Items
         public void Draw(TextDrawingRequest request)
         {
             Element.VisitChildren(x => (x as IStateResettable)?.ResetState());
-            Element.VisitChildren(x => x.Initialize(request.PageContext, request.Canvas));
+            Element.InjectDependencies(request.PageContext, request.Canvas);
             
             request.Canvas.Translate(new Position(0, request.TotalAscent));
             Element.Draw(new Size(request.TextSize.Width, -request.TotalAscent));

QuestPDF/Elements/Text/Items/TextBlockSpan.cs

@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ namespace QuestPDF.Elements.Text.Items
     internal class TextBlockSpan : ITextBlockItem
     {
         public string Text { get; set; }
-        public TextStyle Style { get; set; } = new();
-        public TextShapingResult? TextShapingResult { get; set; }
+        public TextStyle Style { get; set; } = TextStyle.Default;
+        private TextShapingResult? TextShapingResult { get; set; }
 
         private Dictionary<(int startIndex, float availableWidth), TextMeasurementResult?> MeasureCache = new ();
         protected virtual bool EnableTextCache => true; 
@@ -47,11 +47,11 @@ namespace QuestPDF.Elements.Text.Items
             // ignore leading spaces
             if (!request.IsFirstElementInBlock && request.IsFirstElementInLine)
             {
-                while (startIndex < TextShapingResult.Glyphs.Length && Text[startIndex] == spaceCodepoint)
+                while (startIndex < TextShapingResult.Length && Text[startIndex] == spaceCodepoint)
                     startIndex++;
             }
 
-            if (TextShapingResult.Glyphs.Length == 0 || startIndex == TextShapingResult.Glyphs.Length)
+            if (TextShapingResult.Length == 0 || startIndex == TextShapingResult.Length)
             {
                 return new TextMeasurementResult
                 {
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ namespace QuestPDF.Elements.Text.Items
             // start breaking text from requested position
             var endIndex = TextShapingResult.BreakText(startIndex, request.AvailableWidth);
 
-            if (endIndex < 0)
+            if (endIndex < startIndex)
                 return null;
   
             // break text only on spaces
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ namespace QuestPDF.Elements.Text.Items
                 StartIndex = startIndex,
                 EndIndex = wrappedText.Value.endIndex,
                 NextIndex = wrappedText.Value.nextIndex,
-                TotalIndex = TextShapingResult.Glyphs.Length - 1
+                TotalIndex = TextShapingResult.Length - 1
             };
         }
         
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ namespace QuestPDF.Elements.Text.Items
             // textLength - length of the part of the text that fits in available width (creating a line)
 
             // entire text fits, no need to wrap
-            if (endIndex == TextShapingResult.Glyphs.Length - 1)
+            if (endIndex == TextShapingResult.Length - 1)
                 return (endIndex, endIndex);
 
             // breaking anywhere
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ namespace QuestPDF.Elements.Text.Items
                 return (endIndex, endIndex + 1);
                 
             // current line ends at word, next character is space, perfect place to wrap
-            if (TextShapingResult.Glyphs[endIndex].Codepoint != spaceCodepoint && TextShapingResult.Glyphs[endIndex + 1].Codepoint == spaceCodepoint)
+            if (TextShapingResult[endIndex].Codepoint != spaceCodepoint && TextShapingResult[endIndex + 1].Codepoint == spaceCodepoint)
                 return (endIndex, endIndex + 2);
                 
             // find last space within the available text to wrap
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ namespace QuestPDF.Elements.Text.Items
 
             while (lastSpaceIndex >= startIndex)
             {
-                if (TextShapingResult.Glyphs[lastSpaceIndex].Codepoint == spaceCodepoint)
+                if (TextShapingResult[lastSpaceIndex].Codepoint == spaceCodepoint)
                     break;
 
                 lastSpaceIndex--;

QuestPDF/Elements/Text/TextBlock.cs

@@ -8,9 +8,11 @@ using QuestPDF.Infrastructure;
 
 namespace QuestPDF.Elements.Text
 {
-    internal class TextBlock : Element, IStateResettable
+    internal class TextBlock : Element, IStateResettable, IContentDirectionAware
     {
-        public HorizontalAlignment Alignment { get; set; } = HorizontalAlignment.Left;
+        public ContentDirection ContentDirection { get; set; }
+        
+        public HorizontalAlignment? Alignment { get; set; }
         public List<ITextBlockItem> Items { get; set; } = new List<ITextBlockItem>();
 
         public string Text => string.Join(" ", Items.Where(x => x is TextBlockSpan).Cast<TextBlockSpan>().Select(x => x.Text));
@@ -18,8 +20,11 @@ namespace QuestPDF.Elements.Text
         private Queue<ITextBlockItem> RenderingQueue { get; set; }
         private int CurrentElementIndex { get; set; }
 
+        private bool FontFallbackApplied { get; set; } = false;
+
         public void ResetState()
         {
+            ApplyFontFallback();
             InitializeQueue();
             CurrentElementIndex = 0;
 
@@ -37,10 +42,31 @@ namespace QuestPDF.Elements.Text
                 foreach (var item in Items)
                     RenderingQueue.Enqueue(item);
             }
+
+            void ApplyFontFallback()
+            {
+                if (FontFallbackApplied)
+                    return;
+
+                Items = Items.ApplyFontFallback().ToList();
+                FontFallbackApplied = true;
+            }
+        }
+        
+        void SetDefaultAlignment()
+        {
+            if (Alignment.HasValue)
+                return;
+
+            Alignment = ContentDirection == ContentDirection.LeftToRight
+                ? HorizontalAlignment.Left
+                : HorizontalAlignment.Right;
         }
 
         internal override SpacePlan Measure(Size availableSpace)
         {
+            SetDefaultAlignment();
+            
             if (!RenderingQueue.Any())
                 return SpacePlan.FullRender(Size.Zero);
             
@@ -68,23 +94,19 @@ namespace QuestPDF.Elements.Text
 
         internal override void Draw(Size availableSpace)
         {
+            SetDefaultAlignment();
+            
             var lines = DivideTextItemsIntoLines(availableSpace.Width, availableSpace.Height).ToList();
             
             if (!lines.Any())
                 return;
             
-            var heightOffset = 0f;
-            var widthOffset = 0f;
-            
+            var topOffset = 0f;
+
             foreach (var line in lines)
             {
-                widthOffset = 0f;
+                var leftOffset = GetAlignmentOffset(line.Width);
 
-                var alignmentOffset = GetAlignmentOffset(line.Width);
-                
-                Canvas.Translate(new Position(alignmentOffset, 0));
-                Canvas.Translate(new Position(0, -line.Ascent));
-            
                 foreach (var item in line.Elements)
                 {
                     var textDrawingRequest = new TextDrawingRequest
@@ -99,21 +121,20 @@ namespace QuestPDF.Elements.Text
                         TotalAscent = line.Ascent
                     };
                 
+                    var canvasOffset = ContentDirection == ContentDirection.LeftToRight
+                        ? new Position(leftOffset, topOffset - line.Ascent)
+                        : new Position(availableSpace.Width - leftOffset - item.Measurement.Width, topOffset - line.Ascent);
+                    
+                    Canvas.Translate(canvasOffset);
                     item.Item.Draw(textDrawingRequest);
-                
-                    Canvas.Translate(new Position(item.Measurement.Width, 0));
-                    widthOffset += item.Measurement.Width;
+                    Canvas.Translate(canvasOffset.Reverse());
+                    
+                    leftOffset += item.Measurement.Width;
                 }
-            
-                Canvas.Translate(new Position(-alignmentOffset, 0));
-                Canvas.Translate(new Position(-line.Width, line.Ascent));
-                Canvas.Translate(new Position(0, line.LineHeight));
                 
-                heightOffset += line.LineHeight;
+                topOffset += line.LineHeight;
             }
-            
-            Canvas.Translate(new Position(0, -heightOffset));
-            
+
             lines
                 .SelectMany(x => x.Elements)
                 .GroupBy(x => x.Item)
@@ -130,18 +151,15 @@ namespace QuestPDF.Elements.Text
             
             float GetAlignmentOffset(float lineWidth)
             {
-                if (Alignment == HorizontalAlignment.Left)
-                    return 0;
-
                 var emptySpace = availableSpace.Width - lineWidth;
 
-                if (Alignment == HorizontalAlignment.Right)
-                    return emptySpace;
-
-                if (Alignment == HorizontalAlignment.Center)
-                    return emptySpace / 2;
-
-                throw new ArgumentException();
+                return Alignment switch
+                {
+                    HorizontalAlignment.Left => ContentDirection == ContentDirection.LeftToRight ? 0 : emptySpace,
+                    HorizontalAlignment.Center => emptySpace / 2,
+                    HorizontalAlignment.Right => ContentDirection == ContentDirection.LeftToRight ? emptySpace : 0,
+                    _ => 0
+                };
             }
         }
 

QuestPDF/Elements/Unconstrained.cs

@@ -3,8 +3,10 @@ using QuestPDF.Infrastructure;
 
 namespace QuestPDF.Elements
 {
-    internal class Unconstrained : ContainerElement, ICacheable
+    internal class Unconstrained : ContainerElement, IContentDirectionAware, ICacheable
     {
+        public ContentDirection ContentDirection { get; set; }
+        
         internal override SpacePlan Measure(Size availableSpace)
         {
             var childSize = base.Measure(Size.Max);
@@ -25,7 +27,13 @@ namespace QuestPDF.Elements
             if (measurement.Type == SpacePlanType.Wrap)
                 return;
 
+            var translate = ContentDirection == ContentDirection.RightToLeft
+                ? new Position(-measurement.Width, 0)
+                : Position.Zero;
+            
+            Canvas.Translate(translate);
             base.Draw(measurement);
+            Canvas.Translate(translate.Reverse());
         }
     }
 }

QuestPDF/Fluent/ContentDirectionExtensions.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+using QuestPDF.Elements;
+using QuestPDF.Infrastructure;
+
+namespace QuestPDF.Fluent
+{
+    public static class ContentDirectionExtensions
+    {
+        internal static IContainer ContentDirection(this IContainer element, ContentDirection direction)
+        {
+            return element.Element(new ContentDirectionSetter
+            {
+                ContentDirection = direction
+            });
+        }
+        
+        public static IContainer ContentFromLeftToRight(this IContainer element)
+        {
+            return element.ContentDirection(Infrastructure.ContentDirection.LeftToRight);
+        }
+        
+        public static IContainer ContentFromRightToLeft(this IContainer element)
+        {
+            return element.ContentDirection(Infrastructure.ContentDirection.RightToLeft);
+        }
+    }
+}

QuestPDF/Fluent/GridExtensions.cs

@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ namespace QuestPDF.Fluent
     
     public static class GridExtensions
     {
+        [Obsolete("This element has been deprecated since version 2022.11. Please use the Table element, or the combination of the Row and Column elements.")]
         public static void Grid(this IContainer element, Action<GridDescriptor> handler)
         {
             var descriptor = new GridDescriptor();

QuestPDF/Fluent/InlinedExtensions.cs

@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ namespace QuestPDF.Fluent
         public void BaselineMiddle() => Inlined.BaselineAlignment = VerticalAlignment.Middle;
         public void BaselineBottom() => Inlined.BaselineAlignment = VerticalAlignment.Bottom;
 
+        internal void Alignment(InlinedAlignment? alignment) => Inlined.ElementsAlignment = alignment;
         public void AlignLeft() => Inlined.ElementsAlignment = InlinedAlignment.Left;
         public void AlignCenter() => Inlined.ElementsAlignment = InlinedAlignment.Center;
         public void AlignRight() => Inlined.ElementsAlignment = InlinedAlignment.Right;

QuestPDF/Fluent/PageExtensions.cs

@@ -10,7 +10,9 @@ namespace QuestPDF.Fluent
     {
         internal Page Page { get; } = new Page();
 
-        public void Size(float width, float height, Unit unit = Unit.Inch)
+        #region Size
+        
+        public void Size(float width, float height, Unit unit = Unit.Point)
         {
             var pageSize = new PageSize(width, height, unit);
             
@@ -39,6 +41,10 @@ namespace QuestPDF.Fluent
         {
             Page.MaxSize = pageSize;
         }
+        
+        #endregion
+        
+        #region Margin
 
         public void MarginLeft(float value, Unit unit = Unit.Point)
         {
@@ -78,6 +84,10 @@ namespace QuestPDF.Fluent
             MarginHorizontal(value, unit);
         }
         
+        #endregion
+        
+        #region Properties
+        
         public void DefaultTextStyle(TextStyle textStyle)
         {
             Page.DefaultTextStyle = textStyle;
@@ -88,6 +98,16 @@ namespace QuestPDF.Fluent
             DefaultTextStyle(handler(TextStyle.Default));
         }
         
+        public void ContentFromLeftToRight()
+        {
+            Page.ContentDirection = ContentDirection.LeftToRight;
+        }
+        
+        public void ContentFromRightToLeft()
+        {
+            Page.ContentDirection = ContentDirection.RightToLeft;
+        }
+        
         public void PageColor(string color)
         {
             Page.BackgroundColor = color;
@@ -99,6 +119,10 @@ namespace QuestPDF.Fluent
             PageColor(color);
         }
         
+        #endregion
+        
+        #region Slots
+        
         public IContainer Background()
         {
             var container = new Container();
@@ -133,6 +157,8 @@ namespace QuestPDF.Fluent
             Page.Footer = container;
             return container;
         }
+        
+        #endregion
     }
     
     public static class PageExtensions

QuestPDF/Fluent/TextExtensions.cs

@@ -12,11 +12,18 @@ namespace QuestPDF.Fluent
 {
     public class TextSpanDescriptor
     {
-        internal TextStyle TextStyle { get; }
+        internal TextStyle TextStyle = TextStyle.Default;
+        internal Action<TextStyle> AssignTextStyle { get; }
 
-        internal TextSpanDescriptor(TextStyle textStyle)
+        internal TextSpanDescriptor(Action<TextStyle> assignTextStyle)
         {
-            TextStyle = textStyle;
+            AssignTextStyle = assignTextStyle;
+        }
+
+        internal void MutateTextStyle(Func<TextStyle, TextStyle> handler)
+        {
+            TextStyle = handler(TextStyle);
+            AssignTextStyle(TextStyle);
         }
     }
 
@@ -24,16 +31,17 @@ namespace QuestPDF.Fluent
     
     public class TextPageNumberDescriptor : TextSpanDescriptor
     {
-        internal PageNumberFormatter FormatFunction { get; private set; } = x => x?.ToString() ?? string.Empty;
-
-        internal TextPageNumberDescriptor(TextStyle textStyle) : base(textStyle)
+        internal Action<PageNumberFormatter> AssignFormatFunction { get; }
+        
+        internal TextPageNumberDescriptor(Action<TextStyle> assignTextStyle, Action<PageNumberFormatter> assignFormatFunction) : base(assignTextStyle)
         {
-            
+            AssignFormatFunction = assignFormatFunction;
+            AssignFormatFunction(x => x?.ToString());
         }
 
         public TextPageNumberDescriptor Format(PageNumberFormatter formatter)
         {
-            FormatFunction = formatter ?? FormatFunction;
+            AssignFormatFunction(formatter);
             return this;
         }
     }
@@ -41,8 +49,8 @@ namespace QuestPDF.Fluent
     public class TextDescriptor
     {
         private ICollection<TextBlock> TextBlocks { get; } = new List<TextBlock>();
-        private TextStyle DefaultStyle { get; set; } = TextStyle.Default;
-        internal HorizontalAlignment Alignment { get; set; } = HorizontalAlignment.Left;
+        private TextStyle? DefaultStyle { get; set; }
+        internal HorizontalAlignment? Alignment { get; set; }
         private float Spacing { get; set; } = 0f;
 
         public void DefaultTextStyle(TextStyle style)
@@ -54,7 +62,7 @@ namespace QuestPDF.Fluent
         {
             DefaultStyle = style(TextStyle.Default);
         }
-        
+  
         public void AlignLeft()
         {
             Alignment = HorizontalAlignment.Left;
@@ -91,19 +99,15 @@ namespace QuestPDF.Fluent
         
         public TextSpanDescriptor Span(string? text)
         {
-            var style = DefaultStyle.Clone();
-            var descriptor = new TextSpanDescriptor(style);
-
             if (text == null)
-                return descriptor;
+                return new TextSpanDescriptor(_ => { });
  
             var items = text
                 .Replace("\r", string.Empty)
                 .Split(new[] { '\n' }, StringSplitOptions.None)
                 .Select(x => new TextBlockSpan
                 {
-                    Text = x,
-                    Style = style
+                    Text = x
                 })
                 .ToList();
 
@@ -118,7 +122,7 @@ namespace QuestPDF.Fluent
                 .ToList()
                 .ForEach(TextBlocks.Add);
 
-            return descriptor;
+            return new TextSpanDescriptor(x => items.ForEach(y => y.Style = x));
         }
 
         public TextSpanDescriptor Line(string? text)
@@ -134,16 +138,10 @@ namespace QuestPDF.Fluent
         
         private TextPageNumberDescriptor PageNumber(Func<IPageContext, int?> pageNumber)
         {
-            var style = DefaultStyle.Clone();
-            var descriptor = new TextPageNumberDescriptor(style);
+            var textBlockItem = new TextBlockPageNumber();
+            AddItemToLastTextBlock(textBlockItem);
             
-            AddItemToLastTextBlock(new TextBlockPageNumber
-            {
-                Source = context => descriptor.FormatFunction(pageNumber(context)),
-                Style = style
-            });
-            
-            return descriptor;
+            return new TextPageNumberDescriptor(x => textBlockItem.Style = x, x => textBlockItem.Source = context => x(pageNumber(context)));
         }
 
         public TextPageNumberDescriptor CurrentPageNumber()
@@ -187,20 +185,17 @@ namespace QuestPDF.Fluent
             if (IsNullOrEmpty(sectionName))
                 throw new ArgumentException("Section name cannot be null or empty", nameof(sectionName));
 
-            var style = DefaultStyle.Clone();
-            var descriptor = new TextSpanDescriptor(style);
-            
             if (IsNullOrEmpty(text))
-                return descriptor;
-            
-            AddItemToLastTextBlock(new TextBlockSectionLink
+                return new TextSpanDescriptor(_ => { });
+
+            var textBlockItem = new TextBlockSectionLink
             {
-                Style = style,
                 Text = text,
                 SectionName = sectionName
-            });
+            };
 
-            return descriptor;
+            AddItemToLastTextBlock(textBlockItem);
+            return new TextSpanDescriptor(x => textBlockItem.Style = x);
         }
         
         [Obsolete("This element has been renamed since version 2022.3. Please use the SectionLink method.")]
@@ -214,20 +209,17 @@ namespace QuestPDF.Fluent
             if (IsNullOrEmpty(url))
                 throw new ArgumentException("Url cannot be null or empty", nameof(url));
 
-            var style = DefaultStyle.Clone();
-            var descriptor = new TextSpanDescriptor(style);
-
             if (IsNullOrEmpty(text))
-                return descriptor;
+                return new TextSpanDescriptor(_ => { });
             
-            AddItemToLastTextBlock(new TextBlockHyperlink
+            var textBlockItem = new TextBlockHyperlink
             {
-                Style = style,
                 Text = text,
                 Url = url
-            });
+            };
 
-            return descriptor;
+            AddItemToLastTextBlock(textBlockItem);
+            return new TextSpanDescriptor(x => textBlockItem.Style = x);
         }
         
         [Obsolete("This element has been renamed since version 2022.3. Please use the Hyperlink method.")]
@@ -250,15 +242,24 @@ namespace QuestPDF.Fluent
         
         internal void Compose(IContainer container)
         {
-            TextBlocks.ToList().ForEach(x => x.Alignment = Alignment);
+            TextBlocks.ToList().ForEach(x => x.Alignment ??= Alignment);
+            
+            if (DefaultStyle != null)
+                container = container.DefaultTextStyle(DefaultStyle);
 
-            container.DefaultTextStyle(DefaultStyle).Column(column =>
+            if (TextBlocks.Count == 1)
+            {
+                container.Element(TextBlocks.First());
+                return;
+            }
+            
+            container.Column(column =>
             {
                 column.Spacing(Spacing);
 
                 foreach (var textBlock in TextBlocks)
                     column.Item().Element(textBlock);
-            });
+            }); 
         }
     }
     

QuestPDF/Fluent/TextSpanDescriptorExtensions.cs

@@ -11,120 +11,135 @@ namespace QuestPDF.Fluent
             if (style == null)
                 return descriptor;
             
-            descriptor.TextStyle.OverrideStyle(style);
+            descriptor.MutateTextStyle(x => x.OverrideStyle(style));
             return descriptor;
         }
         
+        public static T Fallback<T>(this T descriptor, TextStyle? value = null) where T : TextSpanDescriptor
+        {
+            descriptor.TextStyle.Fallback = value;
+            return descriptor;
+        }
+        
+        public static T Fallback<T>(this T descriptor, Func<TextStyle, TextStyle> handler) where T : TextSpanDescriptor
+        {
+            return descriptor.Fallback(handler(TextStyle.Default));
+        }
+        
         public static T FontColor<T>(this T descriptor, string value) where T : TextSpanDescriptor
         {
-            descriptor.TextStyle.Color = value;
+            descriptor.MutateTextStyle(x => x.FontColor(value));
             return descriptor;
         }
         
         public static T BackgroundColor<T>(this T descriptor, string value) where T : TextSpanDescriptor
         {
-            descriptor.TextStyle.BackgroundColor = value;
+            descriptor.MutateTextStyle(x => x.BackgroundColor(value));
             return descriptor;
         }
         
         public static T FontFamily<T>(this T descriptor, string value) where T : TextSpanDescriptor
         {
-            descriptor.TextStyle.FontFamily = value;
+            descriptor.MutateTextStyle(x => x.FontFamily(value));
             return descriptor;
         }
         
         public static T FontSize<T>(this T descriptor, float value) where T : TextSpanDescriptor
         {
-            descriptor.TextStyle.Size = value;
+            descriptor.MutateTextStyle(x => x.FontSize(value));
             return descriptor;
         }
         
         public static T LineHeight<T>(this T descriptor, float value) where T : TextSpanDescriptor
         {
-            descriptor.TextStyle.LineHeight = value;
+            descriptor.MutateTextStyle(x => x.LineHeight(value));
             return descriptor;
         }
         
         public static T Italic<T>(this T descriptor, bool value = true) where T : TextSpanDescriptor
         {
-            descriptor.TextStyle.IsItalic = value;
+            descriptor.MutateTextStyle(x => x.Italic(value));
             return descriptor;
         }
         
         public static T Strikethrough<T>(this T descriptor, bool value = true) where T : TextSpanDescriptor
         {
-            descriptor.TextStyle.HasStrikethrough = value;
+            descriptor.MutateTextStyle(x => x.Strikethrough(value));
             return descriptor;
         }
         
         public static T Underline<T>(this T descriptor, bool value = true) where T : TextSpanDescriptor
         {
-            descriptor.TextStyle.HasUnderline = value;
+            descriptor.MutateTextStyle(x => x.Underline(value));
             return descriptor;
         }
 
         public static T WrapAnywhere<T>(this T descriptor, bool value = true) where T : TextSpanDescriptor
         {
-            descriptor.TextStyle.WrapAnywhere = value;
+            descriptor.MutateTextStyle(x => x.WrapAnywhere(value));
             return descriptor;
         }
 
         #region Weight
         
-        public static T Weight<T>(this T descriptor, FontWeight weight) where T : TextSpanDescriptor
-        {
-            descriptor.TextStyle.FontWeight = weight;
-            return descriptor;
-        }
-        
         public static T Thin<T>(this T descriptor) where T : TextSpanDescriptor
         {
-            return descriptor.Weight(FontWeight.Thin);
+            descriptor.MutateTextStyle(x => x.Thin());
+            return descriptor;
         }
         
         public static T ExtraLight<T>(this T descriptor) where T : TextSpanDescriptor
         {
-            return descriptor.Weight(FontWeight.ExtraLight);
+            descriptor.MutateTextStyle(x => x.ExtraLight());
+            return descriptor;
         }
         
         public static T Light<T>(this T descriptor) where T : TextSpanDescriptor
         {
-            return descriptor.Weight(FontWeight.Light);
+            descriptor.MutateTextStyle(x => x.Light());
+            return descriptor;
         }
         
         public static T NormalWeight<T>(this T descriptor) where T : TextSpanDescriptor
         {
-            return descriptor.Weight(FontWeight.Normal);
+            descriptor.MutateTextStyle(x => x.NormalWeight());
+            return descriptor;
         }
         
         public static T Medium<T>(this T descriptor) where T : TextSpanDescriptor
         {
-            return descriptor.Weight(FontWeight.Medium);
+            descriptor.MutateTextStyle(x => x.Medium());
+            return descriptor;
         }
         
         public static T SemiBold<T>(this T descriptor) where T : TextSpanDescriptor
         {
-            return descriptor.Weight(FontWeight.SemiBold);
+            descriptor.MutateTextStyle(x => x.SemiBold());
+            return descriptor;
         }
         
         public static T Bold<T>(this T descriptor) where T : TextSpanDescriptor
         {
-            return descriptor.Weight(FontWeight.Bold);
+            descriptor.MutateTextStyle(x => x.Bold());
+            return descriptor;
         }
         
         public static T ExtraBold<T>(this T descriptor) where T : TextSpanDescriptor
         {
-            return descriptor.Weight(FontWeight.ExtraBold);
+            descriptor.MutateTextStyle(x => x.ExtraBold());
+            return descriptor;
         }
         
         public static T Black<T>(this T descriptor) where T : TextSpanDescriptor
         {
-            return descriptor.Weight(FontWeight.Black);
+            descriptor.MutateTextStyle(x => x.Black());
+            return descriptor;
         }
         
         public static T ExtraBlack<T>(this T descriptor) where T : TextSpanDescriptor
         {
-            return descriptor.Weight(FontWeight.ExtraBlack);
+            descriptor.MutateTextStyle(x => x.ExtraBlack());
+            return descriptor;
         }
 
         #endregion
@@ -132,24 +147,44 @@ namespace QuestPDF.Fluent
         #region Position
         public static T NormalPosition<T>(this T descriptor) where T : TextSpanDescriptor
         {
-            return descriptor.Position(FontPosition.Normal);
+            descriptor.MutateTextStyle(x => x.NormalPosition());
+            return descriptor;
         }
 
         public static T Subscript<T>(this T descriptor) where T : TextSpanDescriptor
         {
-            return descriptor.Position(FontPosition.Subscript);
+            descriptor.MutateTextStyle(x => x.Subscript());
+            return descriptor;
         }
 
         public static T Superscript<T>(this T descriptor) where T : TextSpanDescriptor
         {
-            return descriptor.Position(FontPosition.Superscript);
-        }
-
-        private static T Position<T>(this T descriptor, FontPosition fontPosition) where T : TextSpanDescriptor
-        {
-            descriptor.TextStyle.FontPosition = fontPosition;
+            descriptor.MutateTextStyle(x => x.Superscript());
             return descriptor;
         }
+        
+        #endregion
+        
+        #region Direction
+
+        public static T DirectionAuto<T>(this T descriptor) where T : TextSpanDescriptor
+        {
+            descriptor.MutateTextStyle(x => x.DirectionAuto());
+            return descriptor;
+        }
+        
+        public static T DirectionFromLeftToRight<T>(this T descriptor) where T : TextSpanDescriptor
+        {
+            descriptor.MutateTextStyle(x => x.DirectionFromLeftToRight());
+            return descriptor;
+        }
+        
+        public static T DirectionFromRightToLeft<T>(this T descriptor) where T : TextSpanDescriptor
+        {
+            descriptor.MutateTextStyle(x => x.DirectionFromRightToLeft());
+            return descriptor;
+        }
+
         #endregion
     }
 }

QuestPDF/Fluent/TextStyleExtensions.cs

@@ -6,14 +6,6 @@ namespace QuestPDF.Fluent
 {
     public static class TextStyleExtensions
     {
-        private static TextStyle Mutate(this TextStyle style, Action<TextStyle> handler)
-        {
-            style = style.Clone();
-            
-            handler(style);
-            return style;
-        }
-        
         [Obsolete("This element has been renamed since version 2022.3. Please use the FontColor method.")]
         public static TextStyle Color(this TextStyle style, string value)
         {
@@ -22,12 +14,12 @@ namespace QuestPDF.Fluent
         
         public static TextStyle FontColor(this TextStyle style, string value)
         {
-            return style.Mutate(x => x.Color = value);
+            return style.Mutate(TextStyleProperty.Color, value);
         }
         
         public static TextStyle BackgroundColor(this TextStyle style, string value)
         {
-            return style.Mutate(x => x.BackgroundColor = value);
+            return style.Mutate(TextStyleProperty.BackgroundColor, value);
         }
         
         [Obsolete("This element has been renamed since version 2022.3. Please use the FontFamily method.")]
@@ -38,7 +30,7 @@ namespace QuestPDF.Fluent
         
         public static TextStyle FontFamily(this TextStyle style, string value)
         {
-            return style.Mutate(x => x.FontFamily = value);
+            return style.Mutate(TextStyleProperty.FontFamily, value);
         }
         
         [Obsolete("This element has been renamed since version 2022.3. Please use the FontSize method.")]
@@ -49,39 +41,39 @@ namespace QuestPDF.Fluent
         
         public static TextStyle FontSize(this TextStyle style, float value)
         {
-            return style.Mutate(x => x.Size = value);
+            return style.Mutate(TextStyleProperty.Size, value);
         }
         
         public static TextStyle LineHeight(this TextStyle style, float value)
         {
-            return style.Mutate(x => x.LineHeight = value);
+            return style.Mutate(TextStyleProperty.LineHeight, value);
         }
         
         public static TextStyle Italic(this TextStyle style, bool value = true)
         {
-            return style.Mutate(x => x.IsItalic = value);
+            return style.Mutate(TextStyleProperty.IsItalic, value);
         }
         
         public static TextStyle Strikethrough(this TextStyle style, bool value = true)
         {
-            return style.Mutate(x => x.HasStrikethrough = value);
+            return style.Mutate(TextStyleProperty.HasStrikethrough, value);
         }
         
         public static TextStyle Underline(this TextStyle style, bool value = true)
         {
-            return style.Mutate(x => x.HasUnderline = value);
+            return style.Mutate(TextStyleProperty.HasUnderline, value);
         }
         
         public static TextStyle WrapAnywhere(this TextStyle style, bool value = true)
         {
-            return style.Mutate(x => x.WrapAnywhere = value);
+            return style.Mutate(TextStyleProperty.WrapAnywhere, value);
         }
 
         #region Weight
         
         public static TextStyle Weight(this TextStyle style, FontWeight weight)
         {
-            return style.Mutate(x => x.FontWeight = weight);
+            return style.Mutate(TextStyleProperty.FontWeight, weight);
         }
         
         public static TextStyle Thin(this TextStyle style)
@@ -137,6 +129,7 @@ namespace QuestPDF.Fluent
         #endregion
 
         #region Position
+        
         public static TextStyle NormalPosition(this TextStyle style)
         {
             return style.Position(FontPosition.Normal);
@@ -154,11 +147,47 @@ namespace QuestPDF.Fluent
 
         private static TextStyle Position(this TextStyle style, FontPosition fontPosition)
         {
-            if (style.FontPosition == fontPosition)
-                return style;
-
-            return style.Mutate(t => t.FontPosition = fontPosition);
+            return style.Mutate(TextStyleProperty.FontPosition, fontPosition);
         }
+        
+        #endregion
+
+        #region Fallback
+        
+        public static TextStyle Fallback(this TextStyle style, TextStyle? value = null)
+        {
+            return style.Mutate(TextStyleProperty.Fallback, value);
+        }
+        
+        public static TextStyle Fallback(this TextStyle style, Func<TextStyle, TextStyle> handler)
+        {
+            return style.Fallback(handler(TextStyle.Default));
+        }
+
+        #endregion
+
+        #region Direction
+
+        private static TextStyle TextDirection(this TextStyle style, TextDirection textDirection)
+        {
+            return style.Mutate(TextStyleProperty.Direction, textDirection);
+        }
+        
+        public static TextStyle DirectionAuto(this TextStyle style)
+        {
+            return style.TextDirection(Infrastructure.TextDirection.Auto);
+        }
+        
+        public static TextStyle DirectionFromLeftToRight(this TextStyle style)
+        {
+            return style.TextDirection(Infrastructure.TextDirection.LeftToRight);
+        }
+        
+        public static TextStyle DirectionFromRightToLeft(this TextStyle style)
+        {
+            return style.TextDirection(Infrastructure.TextDirection.RightToLeft);
+        }
+
         #endregion
     }
 }

QuestPDF/Helpers/Helpers.cs

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ using System.Linq;
 using System.Linq.Expressions;
 using System.Reflection;
 using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
+using QuestPDF.Drawing;
 using QuestPDF.Infrastructure;
 
 namespace QuestPDF.Helpers
@@ -54,5 +55,10 @@ namespace QuestPDF.Helpers
 
             handler(element);
         }
+
+        internal static bool IsNegative(this Size size)
+        {
+            return size.Width < 0f || size.Height < 0f;
+        }
     }
 }

QuestPDF/Infrastructure/ContentDirection.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+namespace QuestPDF.Infrastructure
+{
+    internal enum ContentDirection
+    {
+        LeftToRight,
+        RightToLeft
+    }
+}

QuestPDF/Infrastructure/Element.cs

@@ -15,12 +15,6 @@ namespace QuestPDF.Infrastructure
             yield break;
         }
 
-        internal virtual void Initialize(IPageContext pageContext, ICanvas canvas)
-        {
-            PageContext = pageContext;
-            Canvas = canvas;
-        }
-
         internal virtual void CreateProxy(Func<Element?, Element?> create)
         {
             

QuestPDF/Infrastructure/IContentDirectionAware.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+namespace QuestPDF.Infrastructure
+{
+    internal interface IContentDirectionAware
+    {
+        public ContentDirection ContentDirection { get; set; }
+    }
+}

QuestPDF/Infrastructure/TextDirection.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+namespace QuestPDF.Infrastructure
+{
+    internal enum TextDirection
+    {
+        Auto,
+        LeftToRight,
+        RightToLeft
+    }
+}

QuestPDF/Infrastructure/TextStyle.cs

@@ -3,10 +3,8 @@ using QuestPDF.Helpers;
 
 namespace QuestPDF.Infrastructure
 {
-    public class TextStyle
+    public record TextStyle
     {
-        internal bool HasGlobalStyleApplied { get; private set; }
-        
         internal string? Color { get; set; }
         internal string? BackgroundColor { get; set; }
         internal string? FontFamily { get; set; }
@@ -18,14 +16,11 @@ namespace QuestPDF.Infrastructure
         internal bool? HasStrikethrough { get; set; }
         internal bool? HasUnderline { get; set; }
         internal bool? WrapAnywhere { get; set; }
+        internal TextDirection? Direction { get; set; }
 
-        internal object PaintKey { get; private set; }
-        internal object FontMetricsKey { get; private set; }
-        
-        // REVIEW: Should this be a method call that news up a TextStyle,
-        // or can it be a static variable?
-        // (style mutations seem to create a clone anyway)
-        internal static readonly TextStyle LibraryDefault = new TextStyle
+        internal TextStyle? Fallback { get; set; }
+
+        internal static TextStyle LibraryDefault { get; } = new()
         {
             Color = Colors.Black,
             BackgroundColor = Colors.Transparent,
@@ -37,61 +32,11 @@ namespace QuestPDF.Infrastructure
             IsItalic = false,
             HasStrikethrough = false,
             HasUnderline = false,
-            WrapAnywhere = false
+            WrapAnywhere = false,
+            Direction = TextDirection.Auto,
+            Fallback = null
         };
 
-        // REVIEW: Should this be a method call that news up a TextStyle,
-        // or can it be a static variable?
-        // (style mutations seem to create a clone anyway)
-        public static readonly TextStyle Default = new TextStyle();
-        
-        internal void ApplyGlobalStyle(TextStyle globalStyle)
-        {
-            if (HasGlobalStyleApplied)
-                return;
-            
-            HasGlobalStyleApplied = true;
-
-            ApplyParentStyle(globalStyle);
-            PaintKey ??= (FontFamily, Size, FontWeight, FontPosition, IsItalic, Color);
-            FontMetricsKey ??= (FontFamily, Size, FontWeight, IsItalic);
-        }
-        
-        internal void ApplyParentStyle(TextStyle parentStyle)
-        {
-            Color ??= parentStyle.Color;
-            BackgroundColor ??= parentStyle.BackgroundColor;
-            FontFamily ??= parentStyle.FontFamily;
-            Size ??= parentStyle.Size;
-            LineHeight ??= parentStyle.LineHeight;
-            FontWeight ??= parentStyle.FontWeight;
-            FontPosition ??= parentStyle.FontPosition;
-            IsItalic ??= parentStyle.IsItalic;
-            HasStrikethrough ??= parentStyle.HasStrikethrough;
-            HasUnderline ??= parentStyle.HasUnderline;
-            WrapAnywhere ??= parentStyle.WrapAnywhere;
-        }
-
-        internal void OverrideStyle(TextStyle parentStyle)
-        {
-            Color = parentStyle.Color ?? Color;
-            BackgroundColor = parentStyle.BackgroundColor ?? BackgroundColor;
-            FontFamily = parentStyle.FontFamily ?? FontFamily;
-            Size = parentStyle.Size ?? Size;
-            LineHeight = parentStyle.LineHeight ?? LineHeight;
-            FontWeight = parentStyle.FontWeight ?? FontWeight;
-            FontPosition = parentStyle.FontPosition ?? FontPosition;
-            IsItalic = parentStyle.IsItalic ?? IsItalic;
-            HasStrikethrough = parentStyle.HasStrikethrough ?? HasStrikethrough;
-            HasUnderline = parentStyle.HasUnderline ?? HasUnderline;
-            WrapAnywhere = parentStyle.WrapAnywhere ?? WrapAnywhere;
-        }
-        
-        internal TextStyle Clone()
-        {
-            var clone = (TextStyle)MemberwiseClone();
-            clone.HasGlobalStyleApplied = false;
-            return clone;
-        }
+        public static TextStyle Default { get; } = new();
     }
 }

QuestPDF/Infrastructure/TextStyleManager.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,263 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Concurrent;
+using QuestPDF.Fluent;
+
+namespace QuestPDF.Infrastructure
+{
+    internal enum TextStyleProperty
+    {
+        Color,
+        BackgroundColor,
+        FontFamily,
+        Size,
+        LineHeight,
+        FontWeight,
+        FontPosition,
+        IsItalic,
+        HasStrikethrough,
+        HasUnderline,
+        WrapAnywhere,
+        Fallback,
+        Direction
+    }
+    
+    internal static class TextStyleManager
+    {
+        private static readonly ConcurrentDictionary<(TextStyle origin, TextStyleProperty property, object value), TextStyle> TextStyleMutateCache = new();
+        private static readonly ConcurrentDictionary<(TextStyle origin, TextStyle parent), TextStyle> TextStyleApplyGlobalCache = new();
+        private static readonly ConcurrentDictionary<(TextStyle origin, TextStyle parent), TextStyle> TextStyleOverrideCache = new();
+
+        public static TextStyle Mutate(this TextStyle origin, TextStyleProperty property, object value)
+        {
+            var cacheKey = (origin, property, value);
+            return TextStyleMutateCache.GetOrAdd(cacheKey, x => MutateStyle(x.origin, x.property, x.value));
+        }
+
+        private static TextStyle MutateStyle(TextStyle origin, TextStyleProperty property, object? value, bool overrideValue = true)
+        {
+            if (overrideValue && value == null)
+                return origin;
+            
+            if (property == TextStyleProperty.Color)
+            {
+                if (!overrideValue && origin.Color != null)
+                    return origin;
+                
+                var castedValue = (string?)value;
+
+                if (origin.Color == castedValue)
+                    return origin;
+
+                return origin with { Color = castedValue };
+            }
+            
+            if (property == TextStyleProperty.BackgroundColor)
+            {
+                if (!overrideValue && origin.BackgroundColor != null)
+                    return origin;
+                
+                var castedValue = (string?)value;
+                
+                if (origin.BackgroundColor == castedValue)
+                    return origin;
+
+                return origin with { BackgroundColor = castedValue };
+            }
+            
+            if (property == TextStyleProperty.FontFamily)
+            {
+                if (!overrideValue && origin.FontFamily != null)
+                    return origin;
+                
+                var castedValue = (string?)value;
+                
+                if (origin.FontFamily == castedValue)
+                    return origin;
+
+                return origin with { FontFamily = castedValue };
+            }
+            
+            if (property == TextStyleProperty.Size)
+            {
+                if (!overrideValue && origin.Size != null)
+                    return origin;
+                
+                var castedValue = (float?)value;
+                
+                if (origin.Size == castedValue)
+                    return origin;
+
+                return origin with { Size = castedValue };
+            }
+            
+            if (property == TextStyleProperty.LineHeight)
+            {
+                if (!overrideValue && origin.LineHeight != null)
+                    return origin;
+                
+                var castedValue = (float?)value;
+                
+                if (origin.LineHeight == castedValue)
+                    return origin;
+
+                return origin with { LineHeight = castedValue };
+            }
+            
+            if (property == TextStyleProperty.FontWeight)
+            {
+                if (!overrideValue && origin.FontWeight != null)
+                    return origin;
+                
+                var castedValue = (FontWeight?)value;
+                
+                if (origin.FontWeight == castedValue)
+                    return origin;
+
+                return origin with { FontWeight = castedValue };
+            }
+            
+            if (property == TextStyleProperty.FontPosition)
+            {
+                if (!overrideValue && origin.FontPosition != null)
+                    return origin;
+                
+                var castedValue = (FontPosition?)value;
+                
+                if (origin.FontPosition == castedValue)
+                    return origin;
+
+                return origin with { FontPosition = castedValue };
+            }
+            
+            if (property == TextStyleProperty.IsItalic)
+            {
+                if (!overrideValue && origin.IsItalic != null)
+                    return origin;
+                
+                var castedValue = (bool?)value;
+                
+                if (origin.IsItalic == castedValue)
+                    return origin;
+
+                return origin with { IsItalic = castedValue };
+            }
+            
+            if (property == TextStyleProperty.HasStrikethrough)
+            {
+                if (!overrideValue && origin.HasStrikethrough != null)
+                    return origin;
+                
+                var castedValue = (bool?)value;
+                
+                if (origin.HasStrikethrough == castedValue)
+                    return origin;
+
+                return origin with { HasStrikethrough = castedValue };
+            }
+            
+            if (property == TextStyleProperty.HasUnderline)
+            {
+                if (!overrideValue && origin.HasUnderline != null)
+                    return origin;
+                
+                var castedValue = (bool?)value;
+                
+                if (origin.HasUnderline == castedValue)
+                    return origin;
+
+                return origin with { HasUnderline = castedValue };
+            }
+            
+            if (property == TextStyleProperty.WrapAnywhere)
+            {
+                if (!overrideValue && origin.WrapAnywhere != null)
+                    return origin;
+
+                var castedValue = (bool?)value;
+                
+                if (origin.WrapAnywhere == castedValue)
+                    return origin;
+                
+                return origin with { WrapAnywhere = castedValue };
+            }
+            
+            if (property == TextStyleProperty.Fallback)
+            {
+                if (!overrideValue && origin.Fallback != null)
+                    return origin;
+
+                var castedValue = (TextStyle?)value;
+                
+                if (origin.Fallback == castedValue)
+                    return origin;
+                
+                return origin with { Fallback = castedValue };
+            }
+            
+            if (property == TextStyleProperty.Direction)
+            {
+                if (!overrideValue && origin.Direction != null)
+                    return origin;
+
+                var castedValue = (TextDirection?)value;
+                
+                if (origin.Direction == castedValue)
+                    return origin;
+                
+                return origin with { Direction = castedValue };
+            }
+
+            throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException(nameof(property), property, "Expected to mutate the TextStyle object. Provided property type is not supported.");
+        }
+        
+        internal static TextStyle ApplyGlobalStyle(this TextStyle style, TextStyle parent)
+        {
+            var cacheKey = (style, parent);
+            return TextStyleApplyGlobalCache.GetOrAdd(cacheKey, key => ApplyStyle(key.origin, key.parent, overrideStyle: false).ApplyFontFallback());
+        }
+        
+        private static TextStyle ApplyFontFallback(this TextStyle style)
+        {
+            var targetFallbackStyle = style
+                ?.Fallback
+                ?.ApplyStyle(style, overrideStyle: false, applyFallback: false)
+                ?.ApplyFontFallback();
+            
+            return MutateStyle(style, TextStyleProperty.Fallback, targetFallbackStyle);
+        }
+        
+        internal static TextStyle OverrideStyle(this TextStyle style, TextStyle parent)
+        {
+            var cacheKey = (style, parent);
+            
+            return TextStyleOverrideCache.GetOrAdd(cacheKey, key =>
+            {
+                var result = ApplyStyle(key.origin, key.parent);
+                return MutateStyle(result, TextStyleProperty.Fallback, key.parent.Fallback);
+            });
+        }
+        
+        private static TextStyle ApplyStyle(this TextStyle style, TextStyle parent, bool overrideStyle = true, bool applyFallback = true)
+        {
+            var result = style;
+
+            result = MutateStyle(result, TextStyleProperty.Color, parent.Color, overrideStyle);
+            result = MutateStyle(result, TextStyleProperty.BackgroundColor, parent.BackgroundColor, overrideStyle);
+            result = MutateStyle(result, TextStyleProperty.FontFamily, parent.FontFamily, overrideStyle);
+            result = MutateStyle(result, TextStyleProperty.Size, parent.Size, overrideStyle);
+            result = MutateStyle(result, TextStyleProperty.LineHeight, parent.LineHeight, overrideStyle);
+            result = MutateStyle(result, TextStyleProperty.FontWeight, parent.FontWeight, overrideStyle);
+            result = MutateStyle(result, TextStyleProperty.FontPosition, parent.FontPosition, overrideStyle);
+            result = MutateStyle(result, TextStyleProperty.IsItalic, parent.IsItalic, overrideStyle);
+            result = MutateStyle(result, TextStyleProperty.HasStrikethrough, parent.HasStrikethrough, overrideStyle);
+            result = MutateStyle(result, TextStyleProperty.HasUnderline, parent.HasUnderline, overrideStyle);
+            result = MutateStyle(result, TextStyleProperty.WrapAnywhere, parent.WrapAnywhere, overrideStyle);
+            result = MutateStyle(result, TextStyleProperty.Direction, parent.Direction, overrideStyle);
+            
+            if (applyFallback)
+                result = MutateStyle(result, TextStyleProperty.Fallback, parent.Fallback, overrideStyle);
+
+            return result;
+        }
+    }
+}

QuestPDF/Previewer/PreviewerService.cs

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ namespace QuestPDF.Previewer
         public  event Action? OnPreviewerStopped;
 
         private const int RequiredPreviewerVersionMajor = 2022;
-        private const int RequiredPreviewerVersionMinor = 8;
+        private const int RequiredPreviewerVersionMinor = 11;
         
         public PreviewerService(int port)
         {

QuestPDF/QuestPDF.csproj

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
         <Authors>MarcinZiabek</Authors>
         <Company>CodeFlint</Company>
         <PackageId>QuestPDF</PackageId>
-        <Version>2022.8.0</Version>
+        <Version>2022.11.0-alpha1</Version>
         <PackageDescription>QuestPDF is an open-source, modern and battle-tested library that can help you with generating PDF documents by offering friendly, discoverable and predictable C# fluent API.</PackageDescription>
         <PackageReleaseNotes>$([System.IO.File]::ReadAllText("$(MSBuildProjectDirectory)/Resources/ReleaseNotes.txt"))</PackageReleaseNotes>
         <LangVersion>9</LangVersion>

QuestPDF/Resources/Description.md

@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ Install-Package QuestPDF
 dotnet add package QuestPDF
 
 // Package reference in .csproj file
-<PackageReference Include="QuestPDF" Version="2022.3.0" />
+<PackageReference Include="QuestPDF" Version="2022.11.0" />
 ```
 
 ## Documentation

QuestPDF/Resources/PackageReadme.md

@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+[![Dotnet](https://img.shields.io/badge/platform-.NET-blue)](https://www.nuget.org/packages/QuestPDF/)
+[![GitHub Repo stars](https://img.shields.io/github/stars/QuestPDF/QuestPDF)](https://github.com/QuestPDF/QuestPDF/stargazers)
+[![Nuget version](https://img.shields.io/nuget/v/QuestPdf)](https://www.nuget.org/packages/QuestPDF/)
+[![Nuget download](https://img.shields.io/nuget/dt/QuestPDF)](https://www.nuget.org/packages/QuestPDF/)
+[![License](https://img.shields.io/github/license/QuestPDF/QuestPDF)](https://github.com/QuestPDF/QuestPDF/blob/main/LICENSE)
+[![Sponsor project](https://img.shields.io/badge/sponsor-project-red)](https://github.com/sponsors/QuestPDF)
+
+QuestPDF is an open-source .NET library for PDF documents generation.
+
+It offers a layout engine designed with a full paging support in mind. The document consists of many simple elements (e.g. border, background, image, text, padding, table, grid etc.) that are composed together to create more complex structures. This way, as a developer, you can understand the behavior of every element and use them with full confidence. Additionally, the document and all its elements support paging functionality. For example, an element can be moved to the next page (if there is not enough space) or even be split between pages like table's rows.
+
+## Documentation
+
+[![Getting started tutorial]( https://img.shields.io/badge/%F0%9F%9A%80%20read-getting%20started-blue)](https://www.questpdf.com/getting-started.html)
+A short and easy to follow tutorial showing how to design an invoice document under 200 lines of code.
+
+
+[![API reference](https://img.shields.io/badge/%F0%9F%93%96%20read-API%20reference-blue)](https://www.questpdf.com/api-reference/index.html)
+A detailed description of behavior of all available components and how to use them with C# Fluent API.
+
+
+[![Patterns and Practices](https://img.shields.io/badge/%F0%9F%94%8D%20read-patterns%20and%20practices-blue)](https://www.questpdf.com/design-patterns.html)
+Everything that may help you designing great reports and create reusable code that is easy to maintain.
+
+## Simplicity is the key
+
+How easy it is to start and prototype with QuestPDF? Really easy thanks to its minimal API! Please analyse the code below:
+
+```#
+using QuestPDF.Fluent;
+using QuestPDF.Helpers;
+using QuestPDF.Infrastructure;
+
+// code in your main method
+Document.Create(container =>
+{
+    container.Page(page =>
+    {
+        page.Size(PageSizes.A4);
+        page.Margin(2, Unit.Centimetre);
+        page.Background(Colors.White);
+        page.DefaultTextStyle(x => x.FontSize(20));
+        
+        page.Header()
+            .Text("Hello PDF!")
+            .SemiBold().FontSize(36).FontColor(Colors.Blue.Medium);
+        
+        page.Content()
+            .PaddingVertical(1, Unit.Centimetre)
+            .Column(x =>
+            {
+                x.Spacing(20);
+                
+                x.Item().Text(Placeholders.LoremIpsum());
+                x.Item().Image(Placeholders.Image(200, 100));
+            });
+        
+        page.Footer()
+            .AlignCenter()
+            .Text(x =>
+            {
+                x.Span("Page ");
+                x.CurrentPageNumber();
+            });
+    });
+})
+.GeneratePdf("hello.pdf");
+```
+
+And compare it to the produced PDF file:
+
+![invoice](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/QuestPDF/QuestPDF-Documentation/main/docs/public/minimal-example-shadow.png)
+
+## Are you ready for more?
+
+The Fluent API of QuestPDF scales really well. It is easy to create and maintain even most complex documents. Read [the Getting started tutorial](https://www.questpdf.com/documentation/getting-started.html) to learn QuestPDF basics and implement an invoice under 200 lines of code. You can also investigate and play with the code from [the example repository](https://github.com/QuestPDF/example-invoice).
+
+![invoice](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/QuestPDF/QuestPDF-Documentation/main/docs/public/invoice-small.png)

QuestPDF/Resources/ReleaseNotes.txt

@@ -1,7 +1,3 @@
-- Improved library performance,
-- Breaking change: changed default font from Calibri to an open-source Lato,
-- Default font files are included with the nuget package, making it safe to deploy on any environment,
-- Default font files are significantly smaller, so output document files should be smaller too (up to 20x reduction in size),
-- When requested font is not available on the runtime environment, library provides list of available fonts,
-- Fixed a rare layout overflow exception with the Inlined element,
-- Fixed a memory leak connected to the HarfBuzz library.
+Added support for the right-to-left content direction.
+Fixed: word-wrapping algorithm does not work correctly with right-to-left languages.
+Fixed: Page.Size() API incorrectly uses Unit.Inch as default unit. Replaced with Unit.Point for consistency.

QuestPDF/Settings.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+namespace QuestPDF
+{
+    public static class Settings
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// This value represents the maximum length of the document that the library produces.
+        /// This is useful when layout constraints are too strong, e.g. one element does not fit in another.
+        /// In such cases, the library would produce document of infinite length, consuming all available resources.
+        /// To break the algorithm and save the environment, the library breaks the rendering process after reaching specified length of document.
+        /// If your content requires generating longer documents, please assign the most reasonable value.
+        /// </summary>
+        public static int DocumentLayoutExceptionThreshold { get; set; } = 250;
+        
+        /// <summary>
+        /// This flag generates additional document elements to cache layout calculation results.
+        /// In the vast majority of cases, this significantly improves performance, while slightly increasing memory consumption.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <remarks>By default, this flag is enabled only when the debugger is NOT attached.</remarks>
+        public static bool EnableCaching { get; set; } = !System.Diagnostics.Debugger.IsAttached;
+        
+        /// <summary>
+        /// This flag generates additional document elements to improve layout debugging experience.
+        /// When the DocumentLayoutException is thrown, the library is able to provide additional execution context.
+        /// It includes layout calculation results and path to the problematic area.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <remarks>By default, this flag is enabled only when the debugger IS attached.</remarks>
+        public static bool EnableDebugging { get; set; } = System.Diagnostics.Debugger.IsAttached;
+        
+        /// <summary>
+        /// This flag enables checking the font glyph availability.
+        /// If your text contains glyphs that are not present in the specified font,
+        /// 1) when this flag is enabled: the DocumentDrawingException is thrown. OR 
+        /// 2) when this flag is disabled: placeholder characters are visible in the produced PDF file. 
+        /// Enabling this flag may slightly decrease document generation performance.
+        /// However, it provides hints that used fonts are not sufficient to produce correct results.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <remarks>By default, this flag is enabled only when the debugger IS attached.</remarks>
+        public static bool CheckIfAllTextGlyphsAreAvailable { get; set; } = System.Diagnostics.Debugger.IsAttached;
+    }
+}

readme.md

@@ -17,12 +17,15 @@ It offers a layouting engine designed with a full paging support in mind. The do
 
 Unlike other libraries, it does not rely on the HTML-to-PDF conversion which in many cases is not reliable. Instead, it implements its own layouting engine that is optimized to cover all paging-related requirements.
 
-## Please show the value
+## Please help by giving a star
 
 Choosing a project dependency could be difficult. We need to ensure stability and maintainability of our projects. Surveys show that GitHub stars count play an important factor when assessing library quality. 
 
 ⭐ Please give this repository a star. It takes seconds and help thousands of developers! ⭐
 
+<img src="https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/9263853/190931857-8ca52ec8-cc7d-4d12-9467-4442b3342fa1.png" width="700" />
+
+
 ## Please share with the community
 
 As an open-source project without funding, I cannot afford advertising QuestPDF in a typical way. Instead, the library relies on community interactions. Please consider sharing a post about QuestPDF and the value it provides. It really does help!
@@ -44,6 +47,7 @@ Special thanks to all companies that decided to sponsor QuestPDF development. Th
 | Company                                                                              | Description                                                                                                                     |
 |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|:--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 | <img src="Resources/jetbrains-logo.svg" width="100px"> | [JetBrains](https://www.jetbrains.com/) supports this project as part of the OSS Power-Ups program. Thank you!<br/>100$ / month |
+| <img src="https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/2712328?v=4" width="100px"> | [Mark Gould](https://github.com/markgould) supports this project. Thank you!<br/>100$ / month |
 
 [![Sponsor project](https://img.shields.io/badge/%E2%9D%A4%EF%B8%8F%20sponsor-QuestPDF-red)](https://github.com/sponsors/QuestPDF)
 
@@ -59,14 +63,14 @@ Install-Package QuestPDF
 dotnet add package QuestPDF
 
 // Package reference in .csproj file
-<PackageReference Include="QuestPDF" Version="2022.6.0" />
+<PackageReference Include="QuestPDF" Version="2022.9.0" />
 ```
 
 [![Nuget version](https://img.shields.io/badge/package%20details-QuestPDF-blue?logo=nuget)](https://www.nuget.org/packages/QuestPDF/)
 
 ## Documentation
 
-[![Getting started tutorial]( https://img.shields.io/badge/%F0%9F%9A%80%20read-getting%20started-blue)](https://www.questpdf.com/getting-started.html)
+[![Getting started tutorial]( https://img.shields.io/badge/%F0%9F%9A%80%20read-getting%20started-blue)](https://www.questpdf.com/getting-started)
 A short and easy to follow tutorial showing how to design an invoice document under 200 lines of code.
 
 
@@ -74,14 +78,14 @@ A short and easy to follow tutorial showing how to design an invoice document un
 A detailed description of behavior of all available components and how to use them with C# Fluent API.
 
 
-[![Patterns and Practices](https://img.shields.io/badge/%E2%9C%A8%20read-patterns%20and%20practices-blue)](https://www.questpdf.com/design-patterns.html)
+[![Patterns and Practices](https://img.shields.io/badge/%E2%9C%A8%20read-patterns%20and%20practices-blue)](https://www.questpdf.com/design-patterns)
 Everything that may help you designing great reports and create reusable code that is easy to maintain.
 
 ## QuestPDF Previewer
 
 The QuestPDF Previewer is a tool designed to simplify and speed up your development lifecycle. First, it shows a preview of your document. But the real magic starts with the hot-reload capability! It observes your code and updates the preview every time you change the implementation. Get real-time results without the need of code recompilation. Save time and enjoy the task!
 
-[![Learn more](https://img.shields.io/badge/%F0%9F%93%96%20Previewer-learn%20more-blue)](https://www.questpdf.com/document-previewer.html)
+[![Learn more](https://img.shields.io/badge/%F0%9F%93%96%20Previewer-learn%20more-blue)](https://www.questpdf.com/document-previewer)
 
 
 <img src="https://github.com/QuestPDF/QuestPDF-Documentation/blob/main/docs/public/previewer/animation.gif?raw=true" width="100%">