1 files changed, 4 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/bundles/org.eclipse.swt/Eclipse SWT/motif/org/eclipse/swt/graphics/Image.java b/bundles/org.eclipse.swt/Eclipse SWT/motif/org/eclipse/swt/graphics/Image.java
index 916eb85d1b..6b96c0feb1 100755
--- a/bundles/org.eclipse.swt/Eclipse SWT/motif/org/eclipse/swt/graphics/Image.java
+++ b/bundles/org.eclipse.swt/Eclipse SWT/motif/org/eclipse/swt/graphics/Image.java
@@ -1050,6 +1050,10 @@ public int internal_new_GC (GCData data) {
 	int xGC = OS.XCreateGC (xDisplay, pixmap, 0, null);
 	if (xGC == 0) SWT.error (SWT.ERROR_NO_HANDLES);
 	if (data != null) {
+		int mask = SWT.LEFT_TO_RIGHT | SWT.RIGHT_TO_LEFT;
+		if ((data.style & mask) == 0) {
+			data.style |= SWT.LEFT_TO_RIGHT; 
+		}
 		data.device = device;
 		data.display = xDisplay;
 		data.drawable = pixmap;