1.2 CTL Language Support in Solaris

The Solaris operating environment supports CTL easily and conveniently in all Unicode and Thai, Arabic, and Hebrew locales. CTL scripts are properly rendered as screen output or in printed format. Most applications need only be recompiled without changing the source code to run under these locales. A CTL-supported application enables users to input, view, and display CTL text without any additional development work.

The Solaris operating environment contains a standard API, the Portable Layout Services (PLS) from The Open Group, which provide applications with a consistent interface to the CTL language engines. Developers set various CTL attributes in the PLS configuration file, including cursor positioning and character and cell deletion.

Unless otherwise stated, the CTL language engines manage complex text layout transparently to the user.