There is a problem that ellipsis does not work properly when MIN_LINE_SIZE is set.
[platform/core/uifw/dali-toolkit.git] / dali-toolkit / internal / text / layouts / layout-engine.cpp
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@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2015 Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
+ * Copyright (c) 2020 Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 #include <dali-toolkit/internal/text/layouts/layout-engine.h>
 
 // EXTERNAL INCLUDES
-#include <dali/public-api/math/vector2.h>
-#include <dali/public-api/text-abstraction/font-client.h>
+#include <limits>
+#include <cmath>
+#include <dali/integration-api/debug.h>
+#include <dali/devel-api/text-abstraction/font-client.h>
 
 // INTERNAL INCLUDES
+#include <dali-toolkit/internal/text/bidirectional-support.h>
+#include <dali-toolkit/internal/text/cursor-helper-functions.h>
+#include <dali-toolkit/internal/text/glyph-metrics-helper.h>
 #include <dali-toolkit/internal/text/layouts/layout-parameters.h>
-#include <dali-toolkit/internal/text/bidirectional-line-info-run.h>
 
 namespace Dali
 {
@@ -35,457 +39,1633 @@ namespace Toolkit
 namespace Text
 {
 
+namespace Layout
+{
+
+namespace
+{
+
+#if defined(DEBUG_ENABLED)
+  Debug::Filter* gLogFilter = Debug::Filter::New(Debug::Concise, true, "LOG_TEXT_LAYOUT");
+#endif
+
+const float MAX_FLOAT = std::numeric_limits<float>::max();
+const CharacterDirection LTR = false;
+const CharacterDirection RTL = !LTR;
+const float LINE_SPACING = 0.f;
+const float MIN_LINE_SIZE = 0.f;
+
+inline bool isEmptyLineAtLast( const Vector<LineRun>& lines, const Vector<LineRun>::Iterator& line )
+{
+  return ( (*line).characterRun.numberOfCharacters == 0 && line + 1u == lines.End() );
+}
+
+} //namespace
+
 /**
  * @brief Stores temporary layout info of the line.
  */
 struct LineLayout
 {
-  GlyphIndex     glyphIndex;         ///< Index of the first glyph to be laid-out.
-  CharacterIndex characterIndex;     ///< Index of the first character to be laid-out.
-  Length         numberOfCharacters; ///< The number of characters which fit in one line.
-  Length         numberOfGlyphs;     ///< The number of glyph which fit in one line.
-  float          length;             ///< The length of the glyphs which fit in one line.
-  float          wsLengthEndOfLine;  ///< The length of the white spaces at the end of the line.
-  float          height;             ///< The maximum height of all fonts in the line.
-  float          ascender;           ///< The maximum ascender of all fonts in the line.
+  LineLayout()
+  : glyphIndex{ 0u },
+    characterIndex{ 0u },
+    numberOfGlyphs{ 0u },
+    numberOfCharacters{ 0u },
+    ascender{ -MAX_FLOAT },
+    descender{ MAX_FLOAT },
+    lineSpacing{ 0.f },
+    penX{ 0.f },
+    previousAdvance{ 0.f },
+    length{ 0.f },
+    whiteSpaceLengthEndOfLine{ 0.f },
+    direction{ LTR }
+  {}
+
+  ~LineLayout()
+  {}
+
+  void Clear()
+  {
+    glyphIndex = 0u;
+    characterIndex = 0u;
+    numberOfGlyphs = 0u;
+    numberOfCharacters = 0u;
+    ascender = -MAX_FLOAT;
+    descender = MAX_FLOAT;
+    direction = LTR;
+  }
+
+  GlyphIndex         glyphIndex;                ///< Index of the first glyph to be laid-out.
+  CharacterIndex     characterIndex;            ///< Index of the first character to be laid-out.
+  Length             numberOfGlyphs;            ///< The number of glyph which fit in one line.
+  Length             numberOfCharacters;        ///< The number of characters which fit in one line.
+  float              ascender;                  ///< The maximum ascender of all fonts in the line.
+  float              descender;                 ///< The minimum descender of all fonts in the line.
+  float              lineSpacing;               ///< The line spacing
+  float              penX;                      ///< The origin of the current glyph ( is the start point plus the accumulation of all advances ).
+  float              previousAdvance;           ///< The advance of the previous glyph.
+  float              length;                    ///< The current length of the line.
+  float              whiteSpaceLengthEndOfLine; ///< The length of the white spaces at the end of the line.
+  CharacterDirection direction;
 };
 
-struct LayoutEngine::Impl
+struct LayoutBidiParameters
+{
+  void Clear()
+  {
+    paragraphDirection = LTR;
+    bidiParagraphIndex = 0u;
+    bidiLineIndex = 0u;
+    isBidirectional = false;
+  }
+
+  CharacterDirection paragraphDirection = LTR;   ///< The paragraph's direction.
+  BidirectionalRunIndex bidiParagraphIndex = 0u; ///< Index to the paragraph's bidi info.
+  BidirectionalLineRunIndex bidiLineIndex = 0u;  ///< Index where to insert the next bidi line info.
+  bool isBidirectional = false;                  ///< Whether the text is bidirectional.
+};
+
+struct Engine::Impl
 {
   Impl()
-  : mLayout( LayoutEngine::SINGLE_LINE_BOX )
+  : mLayout{ Layout::Engine::SINGLE_LINE_BOX },
+    mCursorWidth{ 0.f },
+    mDefaultLineSpacing{ LINE_SPACING },
+    mDefaultLineSize{ MIN_LINE_SIZE }
   {
-    mFontClient = TextAbstraction::FontClient::Get();
   }
 
   /**
-   * Retrieves the line layout for a given box width.
+   * @brief Updates the line ascender and descender with the metrics of a new font.
+   *
+   * @param[in] glyphMetrics The metrics of the new font.
+   * @param[in,out] lineLayout The line layout.
    */
-  void GetLineLayoutForBox( const LayoutParameters& parameters,
-                            LineLayout& lineLayout )
+  void UpdateLineHeight( const GlyphMetrics& glyphMetrics, LineLayout& lineLayout )
   {
-    // Initializes the line layout.
-    lineLayout.numberOfCharacters = 0u;
-    lineLayout.numberOfGlyphs = 0u;
-    lineLayout.length = 0.f;
-    lineLayout.wsLengthEndOfLine = 0.f;
-    lineLayout.height = 0.f;
-    lineLayout.ascender = 0.f;
-
-    // Get the last glyph index.
-    const GlyphIndex lastGlyphIndex = parameters.totalNumberOfGlyphs - 1u;
-
-    FontId lastFontId = 0u;
-    for( GlyphIndex glyphIndex = lineLayout.glyphIndex;
-         glyphIndex < parameters.totalNumberOfGlyphs;
-         ++glyphIndex )
+    Text::FontMetrics fontMetrics;
+    if( 0u != glyphMetrics.fontId )
     {
-      // Get the glyph info.
-      const GlyphInfo& glyphInfo = *( parameters.glyphsBuffer + glyphIndex );
+      mMetrics->GetFontMetrics( glyphMetrics.fontId, fontMetrics );
+    }
+    else
+    {
+      fontMetrics.ascender = glyphMetrics.fontHeight;
+      fontMetrics.descender = 0.f;
+      fontMetrics.height = fontMetrics.ascender;
+      fontMetrics.underlinePosition = 0.f;
+      fontMetrics.underlineThickness = 1.f;
+    }
 
-      // Get the character indices for the current glyph. The last character index is needed
-      // because there are glyphs formed by more than one character but their break info is
-      // given only for the last character.
-      const Length charactersPerGlyph = *( parameters.charactersPerGlyphBuffer + glyphIndex );
+    // Sets the maximum ascender.
+    lineLayout.ascender = std::max( lineLayout.ascender, fontMetrics.ascender );
 
-      // Increase the number of characters.
-      lineLayout.numberOfCharacters += charactersPerGlyph;
+    // Sets the minimum descender.
+    lineLayout.descender = std::min( lineLayout.descender, fontMetrics.descender );
 
-      // Increase the number of glyphs.
-      lineLayout.numberOfGlyphs++;
+    // Sets the line size
+    lineLayout.lineSpacing = mDefaultLineSize - ( lineLayout.ascender + -lineLayout.descender );
+    lineLayout.lineSpacing = lineLayout.lineSpacing < 0.f ? 0.f : lineLayout.lineSpacing;
+
+    // Add the line spacing
+    lineLayout.lineSpacing += mDefaultLineSpacing;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * @brief Merges a temporary line layout into the line layout.
+   *
+   * @param[in,out] lineLayout The line layout.
+   * @param[in] tmpLineLayout A temporary line layout.
+   */
+  void MergeLineLayout( LineLayout& lineLayout,
+                        const LineLayout& tmpLineLayout )
+  {
+    lineLayout.numberOfCharacters += tmpLineLayout.numberOfCharacters;
+    lineLayout.numberOfGlyphs += tmpLineLayout.numberOfGlyphs;
+
+    lineLayout.penX = tmpLineLayout.penX;
+    lineLayout.previousAdvance = tmpLineLayout.previousAdvance;
+
+    lineLayout.length = tmpLineLayout.length;
+    lineLayout.whiteSpaceLengthEndOfLine = tmpLineLayout.whiteSpaceLengthEndOfLine;
+
+    // Sets the maximum ascender.
+    lineLayout.ascender = std::max( lineLayout.ascender, tmpLineLayout.ascender );
 
-      // Increase the accumulated length.
-      lineLayout.length += ( glyphIndex == lastGlyphIndex ) ? glyphInfo.width : glyphInfo.advance;
+    // Sets the minimum descender.
+    lineLayout.descender = std::min( lineLayout.descender, tmpLineLayout.descender );
+  }
+
+  void LayoutRightToLeft( const Parameters& parameters,
+                          const BidirectionalLineInfoRun& bidirectionalLineInfo,
+                          float& length,
+                          float& whiteSpaceLengthEndOfLine )
+  {
+    const Character* const textBuffer = parameters.textModel->mLogicalModel->mText.Begin();
+    const Length* const charactersPerGlyphBuffer = parameters.textModel->mVisualModel->mCharactersPerGlyph.Begin();
+    const GlyphInfo* const glyphsBuffer = parameters.textModel->mVisualModel->mGlyphs.Begin();
+    const GlyphIndex* const charactersToGlyphsBuffer = parameters.textModel->mVisualModel->mCharactersToGlyph.Begin();
 
-      if( lastFontId != glyphInfo.fontId )
+    const float outlineWidth = static_cast<float>( parameters.textModel->GetOutlineWidth() );
+    const GlyphIndex lastGlyphOfParagraphPlusOne = parameters.startGlyphIndex + parameters.numberOfGlyphs;
+
+    CharacterIndex characterLogicalIndex = 0u;
+    CharacterIndex characterVisualIndex = bidirectionalLineInfo.characterRun.characterIndex + *( bidirectionalLineInfo.visualToLogicalMap + characterLogicalIndex );
+
+    if( RTL == bidirectionalLineInfo.direction )
+    {
+      while( TextAbstraction::IsWhiteSpace( *( textBuffer + characterVisualIndex ) ) )
       {
-        Text::FontMetrics fontMetrics;
-        mFontClient.GetFontMetrics( glyphInfo.fontId, fontMetrics );
+        const GlyphInfo& glyphInfo = *( glyphsBuffer + *( charactersToGlyphsBuffer + characterVisualIndex ) );
+
+        whiteSpaceLengthEndOfLine += glyphInfo.advance;
+
+        ++characterLogicalIndex;
+        characterVisualIndex = bidirectionalLineInfo.characterRun.characterIndex + *( bidirectionalLineInfo.visualToLogicalMap + characterLogicalIndex );
+      }
+    }
+
+    const GlyphIndex glyphIndex = *( charactersToGlyphsBuffer + characterVisualIndex );
+
+    // Check whether the first glyph comes from a character that is shaped in multiple glyphs.
+    const Length numberOfGLyphsInGroup = GetNumberOfGlyphsOfGroup( glyphIndex,
+                                                                   lastGlyphOfParagraphPlusOne,
+                                                                   charactersPerGlyphBuffer );
+
+    GlyphMetrics glyphMetrics;
+    GetGlyphsMetrics( glyphIndex,
+                      numberOfGLyphsInGroup,
+                      glyphMetrics,
+                      glyphsBuffer,
+                      mMetrics );
+
+    float penX = -glyphMetrics.xBearing + mCursorWidth + outlineWidth;
+
+    // Traverses the characters of the right to left paragraph.
+    for( ; characterLogicalIndex < bidirectionalLineInfo.characterRun.numberOfCharacters; )
+    {
+      // Convert the character in the logical order into the character in the visual order.
+      const CharacterIndex characterVisualIndex = bidirectionalLineInfo.characterRun.characterIndex + *( bidirectionalLineInfo.visualToLogicalMap + characterLogicalIndex );
+      const bool isWhiteSpace = TextAbstraction::IsWhiteSpace( *( textBuffer + characterVisualIndex ) );
 
-        // Sets the maximum height.
-        if( fontMetrics.height > lineLayout.height )
+      const GlyphIndex glyphIndex = *( charactersToGlyphsBuffer + characterVisualIndex );
+
+      // Check whether this glyph comes from a character that is shaped in multiple glyphs.
+      const Length numberOfGLyphsInGroup = GetNumberOfGlyphsOfGroup( glyphIndex,
+                                                                     lastGlyphOfParagraphPlusOne,
+                                                                     charactersPerGlyphBuffer );
+
+      characterLogicalIndex += *( charactersPerGlyphBuffer + glyphIndex + numberOfGLyphsInGroup - 1u );
+
+      GlyphMetrics glyphMetrics;
+      GetGlyphsMetrics( glyphIndex,
+                        numberOfGLyphsInGroup,
+                        glyphMetrics,
+                        glyphsBuffer,
+                        mMetrics );
+
+      if( isWhiteSpace )
+      {
+        if( RTL == bidirectionalLineInfo.direction )
         {
-          lineLayout.height = fontMetrics.height;
+          length += glyphMetrics.advance;
         }
-
-        // Sets the maximum ascender.
-        if( fontMetrics.ascender > lineLayout.ascender )
+        else
+        {
+          whiteSpaceLengthEndOfLine += glyphMetrics.advance;
+        }
+        penX += glyphMetrics.advance;
+      }
+      else
+      {
+        if( LTR == bidirectionalLineInfo.direction )
         {
-          lineLayout.ascender = fontMetrics.ascender;
+          whiteSpaceLengthEndOfLine = 0.f;
         }
+        length = std::max( length, penX + glyphMetrics.xBearing + glyphMetrics.width );
+        penX += ( glyphMetrics.advance + parameters.interGlyphExtraAdvance );
+      }
+    }
+  }
 
-        lastFontId = glyphInfo.fontId;
+  void ReorderBiDiLayout( const Parameters& parameters,
+                          LayoutBidiParameters& bidiParameters,
+                          const LineLayout& currentLineLayout,
+                          LineLayout& lineLayout,
+                          bool breakInCharacters )
+  {
+    const Length* const charactersPerGlyphBuffer = parameters.textModel->mVisualModel->mCharactersPerGlyph.Begin();
+
+    // The last glyph to be laid-out.
+    const GlyphIndex lastGlyphOfParagraphPlusOne = parameters.startGlyphIndex + parameters.numberOfGlyphs;
+
+    const Vector<BidirectionalParagraphInfoRun>& bidirectionalParagraphsInfo = parameters.textModel->mLogicalModel->mBidirectionalParagraphInfo;
+
+    const BidirectionalParagraphInfoRun& bidirectionalParagraphInfo = bidirectionalParagraphsInfo[bidiParameters.bidiParagraphIndex];
+    if( ( lineLayout.characterIndex >= bidirectionalParagraphInfo.characterRun.characterIndex ) &&
+        ( lineLayout.characterIndex < bidirectionalParagraphInfo.characterRun.characterIndex + bidirectionalParagraphInfo.characterRun.numberOfCharacters ) )
+    {
+      Vector<BidirectionalLineInfoRun>& bidirectionalLinesInfo = parameters.textModel->mLogicalModel->mBidirectionalLineInfo;
+
+      // Sets the visual to logical map tables needed to reorder the text.
+      ReorderLine( bidirectionalParagraphInfo,
+                   bidirectionalLinesInfo,
+                   bidiParameters.bidiLineIndex,
+                   lineLayout.characterIndex,
+                   lineLayout.numberOfCharacters,
+                   bidiParameters.paragraphDirection );
+
+      // Recalculate the length of the line and update the layout.
+      const BidirectionalLineInfoRun& bidirectionalLineInfo = *( bidirectionalLinesInfo.Begin() + bidiParameters.bidiLineIndex );
+
+      if( !bidirectionalLineInfo.isIdentity )
+      {
+        float length = 0.f;
+        float whiteSpaceLengthEndOfLine = 0.f;
+        LayoutRightToLeft( parameters,
+                           bidirectionalLineInfo,
+                           length,
+                           whiteSpaceLengthEndOfLine );
+
+        lineLayout.whiteSpaceLengthEndOfLine = whiteSpaceLengthEndOfLine;
+        if( !Equals( length, lineLayout.length ) )
+        {
+          const bool isMultiline = mLayout == MULTI_LINE_BOX;
+
+          if( isMultiline && ( length > parameters.boundingBox.width ) )
+          {
+            if( breakInCharacters || ( isMultiline && ( 0u == currentLineLayout.numberOfGlyphs ) ) )
+            {
+              // The word doesn't fit in one line. It has to be split by character.
+
+              // Remove the last laid out glyph(s) as they doesn't fit.
+              for( GlyphIndex glyphIndex = lineLayout.glyphIndex + lineLayout.numberOfGlyphs - 1u; glyphIndex >= lineLayout.glyphIndex; )
+              {
+                const Length numberOfGLyphsInGroup = GetNumberOfGlyphsOfGroup( glyphIndex,
+                                                                               lastGlyphOfParagraphPlusOne,
+                                                                               charactersPerGlyphBuffer );
+
+                const Length numberOfCharacters = *( charactersPerGlyphBuffer + glyphIndex + numberOfGLyphsInGroup - 1u );
+
+                lineLayout.numberOfGlyphs -= numberOfGLyphsInGroup;
+                lineLayout.numberOfCharacters -= numberOfCharacters;
+
+                AdjustLayout( parameters,
+                              bidiParameters,
+                              bidirectionalParagraphInfo,
+                              lineLayout );
+
+                if( lineLayout.length < parameters.boundingBox.width )
+                {
+                  break;
+                }
+
+                if( glyphIndex < numberOfGLyphsInGroup )
+                {
+                  // avoids go under zero for an unsigned int.
+                  break;
+                }
+
+                glyphIndex -= numberOfGLyphsInGroup;
+              }
+            }
+            else
+            {
+              lineLayout  = currentLineLayout;
+
+              AdjustLayout( parameters,
+                            bidiParameters,
+                            bidirectionalParagraphInfo,
+                            lineLayout );
+            }
+          }
+          else
+          {
+            lineLayout.length = std::max( length, lineLayout.length );
+          }
+        }
       }
     }
   }
 
+  void AdjustLayout( const Parameters& parameters,
+                     LayoutBidiParameters& bidiParameters,
+                     const BidirectionalParagraphInfoRun& bidirectionalParagraphInfo,
+                     LineLayout& lineLayout )
+  {
+    Vector<BidirectionalLineInfoRun>& bidirectionalLinesInfo = parameters.textModel->mLogicalModel->mBidirectionalLineInfo;
+
+    // Remove current reordered line.
+    bidirectionalLinesInfo.Erase( bidirectionalLinesInfo.Begin() + bidiParameters.bidiLineIndex );
+
+    // Re-build the conversion table without the removed glyphs.
+    ReorderLine( bidirectionalParagraphInfo,
+                 bidirectionalLinesInfo,
+                 bidiParameters.bidiLineIndex,
+                 lineLayout.characterIndex,
+                 lineLayout.numberOfCharacters,
+                 bidiParameters.paragraphDirection );
+
+    const BidirectionalLineInfoRun& bidirectionalLineInfo = *( bidirectionalLinesInfo.Begin() + bidiParameters.bidiLineIndex );
+
+    float length = 0.f;
+    float whiteSpaceLengthEndOfLine = 0.f;
+    LayoutRightToLeft( parameters,
+                       bidirectionalLineInfo,
+                       length,
+                       whiteSpaceLengthEndOfLine );
+
+    lineLayout.length = length;
+    lineLayout.whiteSpaceLengthEndOfLine = whiteSpaceLengthEndOfLine;
+  }
+
   /**
    * Retrieves the line layout for a given box width.
+   *
+   * @note This method starts to layout text as if it was left to right. However, it might be differences in the length
+   *       of the line if it's a bidirectional one. If the paragraph is bidirectional, this method will call a function
+   *       to reorder the line and recalculate its length.
+   *
+
+   * @param[in] parameters The layout parameters.
+   * @param[] bidiParameters Bidirectional info for the current line.
+   * @param[out] lineLayout The line layout.
+   * @param[in] completelyFill Whether to completely fill the line ( even if the last word exceeds the boundaries ).
    */
-  void GetMultiLineLayoutForBox( const LayoutParameters& parameters,
-                                 LineLayout& lineLayout )
+  void GetLineLayoutForBox( const Parameters& parameters,
+                            LayoutBidiParameters& bidiParameters,
+                            LineLayout& lineLayout,
+                            bool completelyFill )
   {
-    // Initializes the line layout.
-    lineLayout.numberOfCharacters = 0u;
-    lineLayout.numberOfGlyphs = 0u;
-    lineLayout.length = 0.f;
-    lineLayout.wsLengthEndOfLine = 0.f;
-    lineLayout.height = 0.f;
-    lineLayout.ascender = 0.f;
+    DALI_LOG_INFO( gLogFilter, Debug::Verbose, "-->GetLineLayoutForBox\n" );
+    DALI_LOG_INFO( gLogFilter, Debug::Verbose, "  initial glyph index : %d\n", lineLayout.glyphIndex );
+
+    const Character* const textBuffer = parameters.textModel->mLogicalModel->mText.Begin();
+    const Length* const charactersPerGlyphBuffer = parameters.textModel->mVisualModel->mCharactersPerGlyph.Begin();
+    const GlyphInfo* const glyphsBuffer = parameters.textModel->mVisualModel->mGlyphs.Begin();
+    const CharacterIndex* const glyphsToCharactersBuffer = parameters.textModel->mVisualModel->mGlyphsToCharacters.Begin();
+    const LineBreakInfo* const lineBreakInfoBuffer = parameters.textModel->mLogicalModel->mLineBreakInfo.Begin();
+
+    const float outlineWidth = static_cast<float>( parameters.textModel->GetOutlineWidth() );
+    const Length totalNumberOfGlyphs = parameters.textModel->mVisualModel->mGlyphs.Count();
+
+    const bool isMultiline = mLayout == MULTI_LINE_BOX;
+    const bool isWordLaidOut = parameters.textModel->mLineWrapMode == Text::LineWrap::WORD;
+
+    // The last glyph to be laid-out.
+    const GlyphIndex lastGlyphOfParagraphPlusOne = parameters.startGlyphIndex + parameters.numberOfGlyphs;
+
+    // If the first glyph has a negative bearing its absolute value needs to be added to the line length.
+    // In the case the line starts with a right to left character, if the width is longer than the advance,
+    // the difference needs to be added to the line length.
+
+    // Check whether the first glyph comes from a character that is shaped in multiple glyphs.
+    const Length numberOfGLyphsInGroup = GetNumberOfGlyphsOfGroup( lineLayout.glyphIndex,
+                                                                   lastGlyphOfParagraphPlusOne,
+                                                                   charactersPerGlyphBuffer );
+
+    GlyphMetrics glyphMetrics;
+    GetGlyphsMetrics( lineLayout.glyphIndex,
+                      numberOfGLyphsInGroup,
+                      glyphMetrics,
+                      glyphsBuffer,
+                      mMetrics );
+
+    // Set the direction of the first character of the line.
+    lineLayout.characterIndex = *( glyphsToCharactersBuffer + lineLayout.glyphIndex );
 
     // Stores temporary line layout which has not been added to the final line layout.
     LineLayout tmpLineLayout;
-    tmpLineLayout.numberOfCharacters = 0u;
-    tmpLineLayout.numberOfGlyphs = 0u;
-    tmpLineLayout.length = 0.f;
-    tmpLineLayout.wsLengthEndOfLine = 0.f;
-    tmpLineLayout.height = 0.f;
-    tmpLineLayout.ascender = 0.f;
 
-    // Get the last glyph index.
-    const GlyphIndex lastGlyphIndex = parameters.totalNumberOfGlyphs - 1u;
+    // Initialize the start point.
+
+    // The initial start point is zero. However it needs a correction according the 'x' bearing of the first glyph.
+    // i.e. if the bearing of the first glyph is negative it may exceed the boundaries of the text area.
+    // It needs to add as well space for the cursor if the text is in edit mode and extra space in case the text is outlined.
+    tmpLineLayout.penX = -glyphMetrics.xBearing + mCursorWidth + outlineWidth;
+
+    // Calculate the line height if there is no characters.
+    FontId lastFontId = glyphMetrics.fontId;
+    UpdateLineHeight( glyphMetrics, tmpLineLayout );
+
+    bool oneWordLaidOut = false;
 
-    FontId lastFontId = 0u;
     for( GlyphIndex glyphIndex = lineLayout.glyphIndex;
-         glyphIndex < parameters.totalNumberOfGlyphs;
-         ++glyphIndex )
+         glyphIndex < lastGlyphOfParagraphPlusOne; )
     {
-      // Get the glyph info.
-      const GlyphInfo& glyphInfo = *( parameters.glyphsBuffer + glyphIndex );
+      DALI_LOG_INFO( gLogFilter, Debug::Verbose, "  glyph index : %d\n", glyphIndex );
+
+      // Check whether this glyph comes from a character that is shaped in multiple glyphs.
+      const Length numberOfGLyphsInGroup = GetNumberOfGlyphsOfGroup( glyphIndex,
+                                                                     lastGlyphOfParagraphPlusOne,
+                                                                     charactersPerGlyphBuffer );
+
+      GlyphMetrics glyphMetrics;
+      GetGlyphsMetrics( glyphIndex,
+                        numberOfGLyphsInGroup,
+                        glyphMetrics,
+                        glyphsBuffer,
+                        mMetrics );
+
+      const bool isLastGlyph = glyphIndex + numberOfGLyphsInGroup  == totalNumberOfGlyphs;
+
+      // Check if the font of the current glyph is the same of the previous one.
+      // If it's different the ascender and descender need to be updated.
+      if( lastFontId != glyphMetrics.fontId )
+      {
+        UpdateLineHeight( glyphMetrics, tmpLineLayout );
+        lastFontId = glyphMetrics.fontId;
+      }
 
       // Get the character indices for the current glyph. The last character index is needed
       // because there are glyphs formed by more than one character but their break info is
       // given only for the last character.
-      const Length charactersPerGlyph = *( parameters.charactersPerGlyphBuffer + glyphIndex );
-      const CharacterIndex characterFirstIndex = *( parameters.glyphsToCharactersBuffer + glyphIndex );
-      const CharacterIndex characterLastIndex = characterFirstIndex + ( ( 1u > charactersPerGlyph ) ? 0u : charactersPerGlyph - 1u );
+      const Length charactersPerGlyph = *( charactersPerGlyphBuffer + glyphIndex + numberOfGLyphsInGroup - 1u );
+      const bool hasCharacters = charactersPerGlyph > 0u;
+      const CharacterIndex characterFirstIndex = *( glyphsToCharactersBuffer + glyphIndex );
+      const CharacterIndex characterLastIndex = characterFirstIndex + ( hasCharacters ? charactersPerGlyph - 1u : 0u );
 
       // Get the line break info for the current character.
-      const LineBreakInfo lineBreakInfo = *( parameters.lineBreakInfoBuffer + characterLastIndex );
-
-      // Get the word break info for the current character.
-      const WordBreakInfo wordBreakInfo = *( parameters.wordBreakInfoBuffer + characterLastIndex );
+      const LineBreakInfo lineBreakInfo = hasCharacters ? *( lineBreakInfoBuffer + characterLastIndex ) : TextAbstraction::LINE_NO_BREAK;
 
       // Increase the number of characters.
       tmpLineLayout.numberOfCharacters += charactersPerGlyph;
 
       // Increase the number of glyphs.
-      tmpLineLayout.numberOfGlyphs++;
+      tmpLineLayout.numberOfGlyphs += numberOfGLyphsInGroup;
 
-      // Increase the accumulated length.
-      tmpLineLayout.length += ( glyphIndex == lastGlyphIndex ) ? glyphInfo.width : glyphInfo.advance;
+      // Check whether is a white space.
+      const Character character = *( textBuffer + characterFirstIndex );
+      const bool isWhiteSpace = TextAbstraction::IsWhiteSpace( character );
 
-      // Check if the accumulated length fits in the width of the box.
-      if( lineLayout.length + tmpLineLayout.length > parameters.boundingBox.width )
+      // Calculate the length of the line.
+
+      // Used to restore the temporal line layout when a single word does not fit in the control's width and is split by character.
+      const float previousTmpPenX = tmpLineLayout.penX;
+      const float previousTmpAdvance = tmpLineLayout.previousAdvance;
+      const float previousTmpLength = tmpLineLayout.length;
+      const float previousTmpWhiteSpaceLengthEndOfLine = tmpLineLayout.whiteSpaceLengthEndOfLine;
+
+      if( isWhiteSpace )
       {
-        // Current word does not fit in the box's width.
-        return;
+        // Add the length to the length of white spaces at the end of the line.
+        tmpLineLayout.whiteSpaceLengthEndOfLine += glyphMetrics.advance; // The advance is used as the width is always zero for the white spaces.
       }
+      else
+      {
+        tmpLineLayout.penX += tmpLineLayout.previousAdvance + tmpLineLayout.whiteSpaceLengthEndOfLine;
+        tmpLineLayout.previousAdvance = ( glyphMetrics.advance + parameters.interGlyphExtraAdvance );
 
-      if( TextAbstraction::LINE_MUST_BREAK == lineBreakInfo )
+        tmpLineLayout.length = std::max( tmpLineLayout.length, tmpLineLayout.penX + glyphMetrics.xBearing + glyphMetrics.width );
+
+        // Clear the white space length at the end of the line.
+        tmpLineLayout.whiteSpaceLengthEndOfLine = 0.f;
+      }
+
+      // Check if the accumulated length fits in the width of the box.
+      if( ( completelyFill || isMultiline ) && !isWhiteSpace &&
+          ( tmpLineLayout.length > parameters.boundingBox.width ) )
       {
-        if( glyphIndex == lastGlyphIndex )
+        // Current word does not fit in the box's width.
+        if( !oneWordLaidOut || completelyFill )
         {
-          // Must break the line. Update the line layout and return.
-          lineLayout.numberOfCharacters += tmpLineLayout.numberOfCharacters;
-          lineLayout.numberOfGlyphs += tmpLineLayout.numberOfGlyphs;
-          lineLayout.length += tmpLineLayout.length;
-          lineLayout.wsLengthEndOfLine = tmpLineLayout.wsLengthEndOfLine;
+          DALI_LOG_INFO( gLogFilter, Debug::Verbose, "  Break the word by character\n" );
 
-          if( tmpLineLayout.height > lineLayout.height )
+          // The word doesn't fit in the control's width. It needs to be split by character.
+          if( tmpLineLayout.numberOfGlyphs > 0u )
           {
-            lineLayout.height = tmpLineLayout.height;
-          }
+            tmpLineLayout.numberOfCharacters -= charactersPerGlyph;
+            tmpLineLayout.numberOfGlyphs -= numberOfGLyphsInGroup;
 
-          if( tmpLineLayout.ascender > lineLayout.ascender )
-          {
-            lineLayout.ascender = tmpLineLayout.ascender;
+            tmpLineLayout.penX = previousTmpPenX;
+            tmpLineLayout.previousAdvance = previousTmpAdvance;
+            tmpLineLayout.length = previousTmpLength;
+            tmpLineLayout.whiteSpaceLengthEndOfLine = previousTmpWhiteSpaceLengthEndOfLine;
           }
+
+          // Add part of the word to the line layout.
+          MergeLineLayout( lineLayout, tmpLineLayout );
+        }
+        else
+        {
+          DALI_LOG_INFO( gLogFilter, Debug::Verbose, "  Current word does not fit.\n" );
+        }
+
+        DALI_LOG_INFO( gLogFilter, Debug::Verbose, "<--GetLineLayoutForBox.\n" );
+
+        // Reorder the RTL line.
+        if( bidiParameters.isBidirectional )
+        {
+          ReorderBiDiLayout( parameters,
+                             bidiParameters,
+                             lineLayout,
+                             lineLayout,
+                             true );
         }
 
-        tmpLineLayout.numberOfCharacters = 0u;
-        tmpLineLayout.numberOfGlyphs = 0u;
-        tmpLineLayout.length = 0u;
-        tmpLineLayout.wsLengthEndOfLine = 0u;
-        tmpLineLayout.height = 0.f;
-        tmpLineLayout.ascender = 0.f;
         return;
       }
 
-      if( TextAbstraction::WORD_BREAK == wordBreakInfo )
+      if( ( isMultiline || isLastGlyph ) &&
+          ( TextAbstraction::LINE_MUST_BREAK == lineBreakInfo ) )
       {
-        // Current glyph is the last one of the current word.
-        // Add the temporal layout to the current one.
-        lineLayout.numberOfCharacters += tmpLineLayout.numberOfCharacters;
-        lineLayout.numberOfGlyphs += tmpLineLayout.numberOfGlyphs;
-        lineLayout.length += tmpLineLayout.length;
-        lineLayout.wsLengthEndOfLine = tmpLineLayout.wsLengthEndOfLine;
+        LineLayout currentLineLayout = lineLayout;
 
-        if( tmpLineLayout.height > lineLayout.height )
-        {
-          lineLayout.height = tmpLineLayout.height;
-        }
+        // Must break the line. Update the line layout and return.
+        MergeLineLayout( lineLayout, tmpLineLayout );
 
-        if( tmpLineLayout.ascender > lineLayout.ascender )
+       // Reorder the RTL line.
+        if( bidiParameters.isBidirectional )
         {
-          lineLayout.ascender = tmpLineLayout.ascender;
+          ReorderBiDiLayout( parameters,
+                             bidiParameters,
+                             currentLineLayout,
+                             lineLayout,
+                             false );
         }
 
-        tmpLineLayout.numberOfCharacters = 0u;
-        tmpLineLayout.numberOfGlyphs = 0u;
-        tmpLineLayout.length = 0u;
-        tmpLineLayout.wsLengthEndOfLine = 0u;
-        tmpLineLayout.height = 0.f;
-        tmpLineLayout.ascender = 0.f;
+        DALI_LOG_INFO( gLogFilter, Debug::Verbose, "  Must break\n" );
+        DALI_LOG_INFO( gLogFilter, Debug::Verbose, "<--GetLineLayoutForBox\n" );
+
+        return;
       }
 
-      if( lastFontId != glyphInfo.fontId )
+      if( isMultiline &&
+          ( TextAbstraction::LINE_ALLOW_BREAK == lineBreakInfo ) )
       {
-        Text::FontMetrics fontMetrics;
-        mFontClient.GetFontMetrics( glyphInfo.fontId, fontMetrics );
-
-        // Sets the maximum height.
-        if( fontMetrics.height > tmpLineLayout.height )
-        {
-          tmpLineLayout.height = fontMetrics.height;
-        }
+        oneWordLaidOut = isWordLaidOut;
+        DALI_LOG_INFO( gLogFilter, Debug::Verbose, "  One word laid-out\n" );
 
-        // Sets the maximum ascender.
-        if( fontMetrics.ascender > tmpLineLayout.ascender )
-        {
-          tmpLineLayout.ascender = fontMetrics.ascender;
-        }
+        // Current glyph is the last one of the current word.
+        // Add the temporal layout to the current one.
+        MergeLineLayout( lineLayout, tmpLineLayout );
 
-        lastFontId = glyphInfo.fontId;
+        tmpLineLayout.Clear();
       }
+
+      glyphIndex += numberOfGLyphsInGroup;
     }
+
+    DALI_LOG_INFO( gLogFilter, Debug::Verbose, "<--GetLineLayoutForBox\n" );
   }
 
-  bool LayoutText( const LayoutParameters& layoutParameters,
-                   Vector<Vector2>& glyphPositions,
-                   Vector<LineRun>& lines,
-                   Size& actualSize )
+  void SetGlyphPositions( const GlyphInfo* const glyphsBuffer,
+                          Length numberOfGlyphs,
+                          float outlineWidth,
+                          float interGlyphExtraAdvance,
+                          Vector2* glyphPositionsBuffer )
   {
-    // TODO Switch between different layouts
-    bool update = false;
+    // Traverse the glyphs and set the positions.
 
-    switch( mLayout )
+    // Check if the x bearing of the first character is negative.
+    // If it has a negative x bearing, it will exceed the boundaries of the actor,
+    // so the penX position needs to be moved to the right.
+
+    const GlyphInfo& glyph = *glyphsBuffer;
+    float penX = -glyph.xBearing + mCursorWidth + outlineWidth;
+
+    for( GlyphIndex i = 0u; i < numberOfGlyphs; ++i )
     {
-      case LayoutEngine::SINGLE_LINE_BOX:
-      {
-        update = SingleLineLayout( layoutParameters,
-                                   glyphPositions,
-                                   lines,
-                                   actualSize );
-        break;
-      }
-      case LayoutEngine::MULTI_LINE_BOX:
+      const GlyphInfo& glyph = *( glyphsBuffer + i );
+      Vector2& position = *( glyphPositionsBuffer + i );
+
+      position.x = penX + glyph.xBearing;
+      position.y = -glyph.yBearing;
+
+      penX += ( glyph.advance + interGlyphExtraAdvance );
+    }
+  }
+
+  void SetGlyphPositions( const Parameters& layoutParameters,
+                          Vector2* glyphPositionsBuffer,
+                          LayoutBidiParameters& layoutBidiParameters,
+                          const LineLayout& layout )
+  {
+    const Character* const textBuffer = layoutParameters.textModel->mLogicalModel->mText.Begin();
+    const BidirectionalLineInfoRun& bidiLine = layoutParameters.textModel->mLogicalModel->mBidirectionalLineInfo[layoutBidiParameters.bidiLineIndex];
+    const GlyphInfo* const glyphsBuffer = layoutParameters.textModel->mVisualModel->mGlyphs.Begin();
+    const GlyphIndex* const charactersToGlyphsBuffer = layoutParameters.textModel->mVisualModel->mCharactersToGlyph.Begin();
+    const Length* const glyphsPerCharacterBuffer = layoutParameters.textModel->mVisualModel->mGlyphsPerCharacter.Begin();
+
+    CharacterIndex characterLogicalIndex = 0u;
+    CharacterIndex characterVisualIndex = bidiLine.characterRun.characterIndex + *( bidiLine.visualToLogicalMap + characterLogicalIndex );
+
+    float penX = 0.f;
+    while( TextAbstraction::IsWhiteSpace( *( textBuffer + characterVisualIndex ) ) )
+    {
+      const GlyphIndex glyphIndex = *( charactersToGlyphsBuffer + characterVisualIndex );
+      const GlyphInfo& glyph = *( glyphsBuffer + glyphIndex );
+
+      Vector2& position = *( glyphPositionsBuffer + glyphIndex - layoutParameters.startGlyphIndex );
+      position.x = penX;
+      position.y = -glyph.yBearing;
+
+      penX += glyph.advance;
+
+      ++characterLogicalIndex;
+      characterVisualIndex = bidiLine.characterRun.characterIndex + *( bidiLine.visualToLogicalMap + characterLogicalIndex );
+    }
+
+    const GlyphIndex glyphIndex = *( charactersToGlyphsBuffer + characterVisualIndex );
+    const GlyphInfo& glyph = *( glyphsBuffer + glyphIndex );
+
+    penX += -glyph.xBearing;
+
+    // Traverses the characters of the right to left paragraph.
+    for( ; characterLogicalIndex < bidiLine.characterRun.numberOfCharacters;
+         ++characterLogicalIndex )
+    {
+      // Convert the character in the logical order into the character in the visual order.
+      const CharacterIndex characterVisualIndex = bidiLine.characterRun.characterIndex + *( bidiLine.visualToLogicalMap + characterLogicalIndex );
+
+      // Get the number of glyphs of the character.
+      const Length numberOfGlyphs = *( glyphsPerCharacterBuffer + characterVisualIndex );
+
+      for( GlyphIndex index = 0u; index < numberOfGlyphs; ++index )
       {
-        update = MultiLineLayout( layoutParameters,
-                                  glyphPositions,
-                                  lines,
-                                  actualSize );
-        break;
+        // Convert the character in the visual order into the glyph in the visual order.
+        const GlyphIndex glyphIndex = *( charactersToGlyphsBuffer + characterVisualIndex ) + index;
+
+        DALI_ASSERT_DEBUG( glyphIndex < layoutParameters.textModel->mVisualModel->mGlyphs.Count() );
+
+        const GlyphInfo& glyph = *( glyphsBuffer + glyphIndex );
+        Vector2& position = *( glyphPositionsBuffer + glyphIndex - layoutParameters.startGlyphIndex );
+
+        position.x = penX + glyph.xBearing;
+        position.y = -glyph.yBearing;
+
+       penX += ( glyph.advance + layoutParameters.interGlyphExtraAdvance );
       }
-      default:
-        break;
     }
+  }
 
-    return update;
+  /**
+   * @brief Resizes the line buffer.
+   *
+   * @param[in,out] lines The vector of lines. Used when the layout is created from scratch.
+   * @param[in,out] newLines The vector of lines used instead of @p lines when the layout is updated.
+   * @param[in,out] linesCapacity The capacity of the vector (either lines or newLines).
+   * @param[in] updateCurrentBuffer Whether the layout is updated.
+   *
+   * @return Pointer to either lines or newLines.
+   */
+  LineRun* ResizeLinesBuffer( Vector<LineRun>& lines,
+                              Vector<LineRun>& newLines,
+                              Length& linesCapacity,
+                              bool updateCurrentBuffer )
+  {
+    LineRun* linesBuffer = nullptr;
+    // Reserve more space for the next lines.
+    linesCapacity *= 2u;
+    if( updateCurrentBuffer )
+    {
+      newLines.Resize( linesCapacity );
+      linesBuffer = newLines.Begin();
+    }
+    else
+    {
+      lines.Resize( linesCapacity );
+      linesBuffer = lines.Begin();
+    }
+
+    return linesBuffer;
   }
 
-  void ReLayoutRightToLeftLines( const LayoutParameters& layoutParameters,
-                                 Vector<Vector2>& glyphPositions )
+  /**
+   * Ellipsis a line if it exceeds the width's of the bounding box.
+   *
+   * @param[in] layoutParameters The parameters needed to layout the text.
+   * @param[in] layout The line layout.
+   * @param[in,out] layoutSize The text's layout size.
+   * @param[in,out] linesBuffer Pointer to the line's buffer.
+   * @param[in,out] glyphPositionsBuffer Pointer to the position's buffer.
+   * @param[in,out] numberOfLines The number of laid-out lines.
+   * @param[in] penY The vertical layout position.
+   * @param[in] currentParagraphDirection The current paragraph's direction.
+   * @param[in,out] isAutoScrollEnabled If the isAutoScrollEnabled is true and the height of the text exceeds the boundaries of the control the text is elided and the isAutoScrollEnabled is set to false to disable the autoscroll
+   *
+   * return Whether the line is ellipsized.
+   */
+  bool EllipsisLine( const Parameters& layoutParameters,
+                     LayoutBidiParameters& layoutBidiParameters,
+                     const LineLayout& layout,
+                     Size& layoutSize,
+                     LineRun* linesBuffer,
+                     Vector2* glyphPositionsBuffer,
+                     Length& numberOfLines,
+                     float penY,
+                     bool& isAutoScrollEnabled )
   {
-    for( Length lineIndex = 0u; lineIndex < layoutParameters.numberOfBidirectionalInfoRuns; ++lineIndex )
+    const bool ellipsis = isAutoScrollEnabled ? ( penY - layout.descender > layoutParameters.boundingBox.height ) :
+                                                ( ( penY - layout.descender > layoutParameters.boundingBox.height ) ||
+                                                  ( ( mLayout == SINGLE_LINE_BOX ) &&
+                                                    ( layout.length > layoutParameters.boundingBox.width ) ) );
+
+    if( ellipsis )
     {
-      const BidirectionalLineInfoRun& bidiLine = *( layoutParameters.lineBidirectionalInfoRunsBuffer +lineIndex  );
+      isAutoScrollEnabled = false;
+      // Do not layout more lines if ellipsis is enabled.
+
+      // The last line needs to be completely filled with characters.
+      // Part of a word may be used.
 
-      float penX = 0.f;
+      LineRun* lineRun = nullptr;
+      LineLayout ellipsisLayout;
+      if( 0u != numberOfLines )
+      {
+        // Get the last line and layout it again with the 'completelyFill' flag to true.
+        lineRun = linesBuffer + ( numberOfLines - 1u );
 
-      Vector2* glyphPositionsBuffer = glyphPositions.Begin();
+        penY -= layout.ascender - lineRun->descender + lineRun->lineSpacing;
 
-      for( CharacterIndex characterLogicalIndex = 0u;
-           characterLogicalIndex < bidiLine.characterRun.numberOfCharacters;
-           ++characterLogicalIndex )
+        ellipsisLayout.glyphIndex = lineRun->glyphRun.glyphIndex;
+      }
+      else
       {
-        // Convert the character in the logical order into the character in the visual order.
-        const CharacterIndex characterVisualIndex = bidiLine.characterRun.characterIndex + *( bidiLine.visualToLogicalMap + characterLogicalIndex );
+        // At least there is space reserved for one line.
+        lineRun = linesBuffer;
 
-        // Get the number of glyphs of the character.
-        const Length numberOfGlyphs = *( layoutParameters.glyphsPerCharacterBuffer + characterVisualIndex );
+        lineRun->glyphRun.glyphIndex = 0u;
+        ellipsisLayout.glyphIndex = 0u;
 
-        for( GlyphIndex index = 0u; index < numberOfGlyphs; ++index )
-        {
-          // Convert the character in the visual order into the glyph in the visual order.
-          GlyphIndex glyphIndex = 1u + *( layoutParameters.charactersToGlyphsBuffer + characterVisualIndex + index ) - numberOfGlyphs;
+        ++numberOfLines;
+      }
+
+      GetLineLayoutForBox( layoutParameters,
+                           layoutBidiParameters,
+                           ellipsisLayout,
+                           true );
+
+      lineRun->glyphRun.numberOfGlyphs = ellipsisLayout.numberOfGlyphs;
+      lineRun->characterRun.characterIndex = ellipsisLayout.characterIndex;
+      lineRun->characterRun.numberOfCharacters = ellipsisLayout.numberOfCharacters;
+      lineRun->width = ellipsisLayout.length;
+      lineRun->extraLength = std::ceil( ellipsisLayout.whiteSpaceLengthEndOfLine );
+      lineRun->ascender = ellipsisLayout.ascender;
+      lineRun->descender = ellipsisLayout.descender;
+      lineRun->ellipsis = true;
+
+      layoutSize.width = layoutParameters.boundingBox.width;
+      if( layoutSize.height < Math::MACHINE_EPSILON_1000 )
+      {
+        layoutSize.height += ( lineRun->ascender + -lineRun->descender ) + lineRun->lineSpacing;
+      }
 
-          const GlyphInfo& glyph = *( layoutParameters.glyphsBuffer + glyphIndex );
-          Vector2& position = *( glyphPositionsBuffer + glyphIndex );
+      const GlyphInfo* const glyphsBuffer = layoutParameters.textModel->mVisualModel->mGlyphs.Begin();
+      const float outlineWidth = static_cast<float>( layoutParameters.textModel->GetOutlineWidth() );
 
-          position.x = penX + glyph.xBearing;
+      const Vector<BidirectionalLineInfoRun>& bidirectionalLinesInfo = layoutParameters.textModel->mLogicalModel->mBidirectionalLineInfo;
+
+      if( layoutBidiParameters.isBidirectional )
+      {
+        layoutBidiParameters.bidiLineIndex = 0u;
+        for( Vector<BidirectionalLineInfoRun>::ConstIterator it = bidirectionalLinesInfo.Begin(),
+               endIt = bidirectionalLinesInfo.End();
+             it != endIt;
+             ++it, ++layoutBidiParameters.bidiLineIndex )
+        {
+          const BidirectionalLineInfoRun& run = *it;
 
-          penX += glyph.advance;
+          if( ellipsisLayout.characterIndex == run.characterRun.characterIndex )
+          {
+            // Found where to insert the bidi line info.
+            break;
+          }
         }
       }
+
+      const BidirectionalLineInfoRun* const bidirectionalLineInfo = ( layoutBidiParameters.isBidirectional && !bidirectionalLinesInfo.Empty() ) ? &bidirectionalLinesInfo[layoutBidiParameters.bidiLineIndex] : nullptr;
+
+      if( ( nullptr != bidirectionalLineInfo ) &&
+          !bidirectionalLineInfo->isIdentity &&
+          ( ellipsisLayout.characterIndex == bidirectionalLineInfo->characterRun.characterIndex ) )
+      {
+        lineRun->direction = RTL;
+        SetGlyphPositions( layoutParameters,
+                           glyphPositionsBuffer,
+                           layoutBidiParameters,
+                           ellipsisLayout );
+      }
+      else
+      {
+        lineRun->direction = LTR;
+        SetGlyphPositions( glyphsBuffer + lineRun->glyphRun.glyphIndex,
+                           ellipsisLayout.numberOfGlyphs,
+                           outlineWidth,
+                           layoutParameters.interGlyphExtraAdvance,
+                           glyphPositionsBuffer + lineRun->glyphRun.glyphIndex - layoutParameters.startGlyphIndex );
+      }
     }
+
+    return ellipsis;
   }
 
-  bool SingleLineLayout( const LayoutParameters& layoutParameters,
-                         Vector<Vector2>& glyphPositions,
-                         Vector<LineRun>& lines,
-                         Size& actualSize )
+  /**
+   * @brief Updates the text layout with a new laid-out line.
+   *
+   * @param[in] layoutParameters The parameters needed to layout the text.
+   * @param[in] layout The line layout.
+   * @param[in,out] layoutSize The text's layout size.
+   * @param[in,out] linesBuffer Pointer to the line's buffer.
+   * @param[in] index Index to the vector of glyphs.
+   * @param[in,out] numberOfLines The number of laid-out lines.
+   * @param[in] isLastLine Whether the laid-out line is the last one.
+   */
+  void UpdateTextLayout( const Parameters& layoutParameters,
+                         const LineLayout& layout,
+                         Size& layoutSize,
+                         LineRun* linesBuffer,
+                         GlyphIndex index,
+                         Length& numberOfLines,
+                         bool isLastLine )
   {
-    LineLayout layout;
-    layout.glyphIndex = 0u;
-    GetLineLayoutForBox( layoutParameters,
-                         layout );
+    LineRun& lineRun = *( linesBuffer + numberOfLines );
+    ++numberOfLines;
+
+    lineRun.glyphRun.glyphIndex = index;
+    lineRun.glyphRun.numberOfGlyphs = layout.numberOfGlyphs;
+    lineRun.characterRun.characterIndex = layout.characterIndex;
+    lineRun.characterRun.numberOfCharacters = layout.numberOfCharacters;
+    lineRun.width = layout.length;
+    lineRun.extraLength = std::ceil( layout.whiteSpaceLengthEndOfLine );
+
+
+    // Rounds upward to avoid a non integer size.
+    lineRun.width = std::ceil( lineRun.width );
 
-    // Create a line run and add it to the lines.
-    const GlyphIndex lastGlyphIndex = layoutParameters.totalNumberOfGlyphs - 1u;
+    lineRun.ascender = layout.ascender;
+    lineRun.descender = layout.descender;
+    lineRun.direction = layout.direction;
+    lineRun.ellipsis = false;
 
-    LineRun lineRun;
-    lineRun.glyphIndex = 0u;
-    lineRun.numberOfGlyphs = layoutParameters.totalNumberOfGlyphs;
-    lineRun.characterRun.characterIndex = 0u;
-    lineRun.characterRun.numberOfCharacters = *( layoutParameters.glyphsToCharactersBuffer + lastGlyphIndex ) + *( layoutParameters.charactersPerGlyphBuffer + lastGlyphIndex );
-    lineRun.lineSize.width = layout.length;
-    lineRun.lineSize.height = layout.height;
+    lineRun.lineSpacing = mDefaultLineSize - ( lineRun.ascender + -lineRun.descender );
+    lineRun.lineSpacing = lineRun.lineSpacing < 0.f ? 0.f : lineRun.lineSpacing;
+
+    lineRun.lineSpacing += mDefaultLineSpacing;
 
-    lines.PushBack( lineRun );
 
     // Update the actual size.
-    actualSize.width = layout.length;
-    actualSize.height = layout.height;
+    if( lineRun.width > layoutSize.width )
+    {
+      layoutSize.width = lineRun.width;
+    }
 
-    float penX = 0.f;
-    float penY = layout.height;
+    layoutSize.height += ( lineRun.ascender + -lineRun.descender ) + lineRun.lineSpacing;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * @brief Updates the text layout with the last laid-out line.
+   *
+   * @param[in] layoutParameters The parameters needed to layout the text.
+   * @param[in] characterIndex The character index of the line.
+   * @param[in] glyphIndex The glyph index of the line.
+   * @param[in,out] layoutSize The text's layout size.
+   * @param[in,out] linesBuffer Pointer to the line's buffer.
+   * @param[in,out] numberOfLines The number of laid-out lines.
+   */
+  void UpdateTextLayout( const Parameters& layoutParameters,
+                         CharacterIndex characterIndex,
+                         GlyphIndex glyphIndex,
+                         Size& layoutSize,
+                         LineRun* linesBuffer,
+                         Length& numberOfLines )
+  {
+    const Vector<GlyphInfo>& glyphs = layoutParameters.textModel->mVisualModel->mGlyphs;
+
+    // Need to add a new line with no characters but with height to increase the layoutSize.height
+    const GlyphInfo& glyphInfo = glyphs[glyphs.Count() - 1u];
 
-    Vector2* glyphPositionsBuffer = glyphPositions.Begin();
-    for( GlyphIndex glyphIndex = 0u; glyphIndex < layout.numberOfGlyphs; ++glyphIndex )
+    Text::FontMetrics fontMetrics;
+    if( 0u != glyphInfo.fontId )
     {
-      const GlyphInfo& glyph = *( layoutParameters.glyphsBuffer + glyphIndex );
-      Vector2& position = *( glyphPositionsBuffer + glyphIndex );
+      mMetrics->GetFontMetrics( glyphInfo.fontId, fontMetrics );
+    }
 
-      position.x = penX + glyph.xBearing;
-      position.y = penY - glyph.yBearing;
+    LineRun& lineRun = *( linesBuffer + numberOfLines );
+    ++numberOfLines;
 
-      penX += glyph.advance;
+    lineRun.glyphRun.glyphIndex = glyphIndex;
+    lineRun.glyphRun.numberOfGlyphs = 0u;
+    lineRun.characterRun.characterIndex = characterIndex;
+    lineRun.characterRun.numberOfCharacters = 0u;
+    lineRun.width = 0.f;
+    lineRun.ascender = fontMetrics.ascender;
+    lineRun.descender = fontMetrics.descender;
+    lineRun.extraLength = 0.f;
+    lineRun.alignmentOffset = 0.f;
+    lineRun.direction = LTR;
+    lineRun.ellipsis = false;
+
+    lineRun.lineSpacing = mDefaultLineSize - ( lineRun.ascender + -lineRun.descender );
+    lineRun.lineSpacing = lineRun.lineSpacing < 0.f ? 0.f : lineRun.lineSpacing;
+
+    lineRun.lineSpacing += mDefaultLineSpacing;
+
+    layoutSize.height += ( lineRun.ascender + -lineRun.descender ) + lineRun.lineSpacing;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * @brief Updates the text's layout size adding the size of the previously laid-out lines.
+   *
+   * @param[in] lines The vector of lines (before the new laid-out lines are inserted).
+   * @param[in,out] layoutSize The text's layout size.
+   */
+  void UpdateLayoutSize( const Vector<LineRun>& lines,
+                         Size& layoutSize )
+  {
+    for( Vector<LineRun>::ConstIterator it = lines.Begin(),
+           endIt = lines.End();
+         it != endIt;
+         ++it )
+    {
+      const LineRun& line = *it;
+
+      if( line.width > layoutSize.width )
+      {
+        layoutSize.width = line.width;
+      }
+
+      layoutSize.height += ( line.ascender + -line.descender ) + line.lineSpacing;
     }
+  }
 
-    return true;
+  /**
+   * @brief Updates the indices of the character and glyph runs of the lines before the new lines are inserted.
+   *
+   * @param[in] layoutParameters The parameters needed to layout the text.
+   * @param[in,out] lines The vector of lines (before the new laid-out lines are inserted).
+   * @param[in] characterOffset The offset to be added to the runs of characters.
+   * @param[in] glyphOffset The offset to be added to the runs of glyphs.
+   */
+  void UpdateLineIndexOffsets( const Parameters& layoutParameters,
+                               Vector<LineRun>& lines,
+                               Length characterOffset,
+                               Length glyphOffset )
+  {
+    // Update the glyph and character runs.
+    for( Vector<LineRun>::Iterator it = lines.Begin() + layoutParameters.startLineIndex,
+           endIt = lines.End();
+         it != endIt;
+         ++it )
+    {
+      LineRun& line = *it;
+
+      line.glyphRun.glyphIndex = glyphOffset;
+      line.characterRun.characterIndex = characterOffset;
+
+      glyphOffset += line.glyphRun.numberOfGlyphs;
+      characterOffset += line.characterRun.numberOfCharacters;
+    }
   }
 
-  bool MultiLineLayout( const LayoutParameters& layoutParameters,
-                        Vector<Vector2>& glyphPositions,
-                        Vector<LineRun>& lines,
-                        Size& actualSize )
+  bool LayoutText( Parameters& layoutParameters,
+                   Size& layoutSize,
+                   bool elideTextEnabled,
+                   bool& isAutoScrollEnabled )
   {
-    float penY = 0.f;
-    for( GlyphIndex index = 0u; index < layoutParameters.totalNumberOfGlyphs; )
+    DALI_LOG_INFO( gLogFilter, Debug::Verbose, "-->LayoutText\n" );
+    DALI_LOG_INFO( gLogFilter, Debug::Verbose, "  box size %f, %f\n", layoutParameters.boundingBox.width, layoutParameters.boundingBox.height );
+
+    Vector<LineRun>& lines = layoutParameters.textModel->mVisualModel->mLines;
+
+    if( 0u == layoutParameters.numberOfGlyphs )
+    {
+      // Add an extra line if the last character is a new paragraph character and the last line doesn't have zero characters.
+      if( layoutParameters.isLastNewParagraph )
+      {
+        Length numberOfLines = lines.Count();
+        if( 0u != numberOfLines )
+        {
+          const LineRun& lastLine = *( lines.End() - 1u );
+
+          if( 0u != lastLine.characterRun.numberOfCharacters )
+          {
+            // Need to add a new line with no characters but with height to increase the layoutSize.height
+            LineRun newLine;
+            Initialize( newLine );
+            lines.PushBack( newLine );
+
+            UpdateTextLayout( layoutParameters,
+                              lastLine.characterRun.characterIndex + lastLine.characterRun.numberOfCharacters,
+                              lastLine.glyphRun.glyphIndex + lastLine.glyphRun.numberOfGlyphs,
+                              layoutSize,
+                              lines.Begin(),
+                              numberOfLines );
+          }
+        }
+      }
+
+      // Calculates the layout size.
+      UpdateLayoutSize( lines,
+                        layoutSize );
+
+      // Rounds upward to avoid a non integer size.
+      layoutSize.height = std::ceil( layoutSize.height );
+
+      // Nothing else do if there are no glyphs to layout.
+      return false;
+    }
+
+    const GlyphIndex lastGlyphPlusOne = layoutParameters.startGlyphIndex + layoutParameters.numberOfGlyphs;
+    const Length totalNumberOfGlyphs = layoutParameters.textModel->mVisualModel->mGlyphs.Count();
+    Vector<Vector2>& glyphPositions = layoutParameters.textModel->mVisualModel->mGlyphPositions;
+
+    // In a previous layout, an extra line with no characters may have been added if the text ended with a new paragraph character.
+    // This extra line needs to be removed.
+    if( 0u != lines.Count() )
+    {
+      Vector<LineRun>::Iterator lastLine = lines.End() - 1u;
+
+      if( ( 0u == lastLine->characterRun.numberOfCharacters ) &&
+          ( lastGlyphPlusOne == totalNumberOfGlyphs ) )
+      {
+        lines.Remove( lastLine );
+      }
+    }
+
+    // Retrieve BiDi info.
+    const bool hasBidiParagraphs = !layoutParameters.textModel->mLogicalModel->mBidirectionalParagraphInfo.Empty();
+
+    const CharacterIndex* const glyphsToCharactersBuffer = hasBidiParagraphs ? layoutParameters.textModel->mVisualModel->mGlyphsToCharacters.Begin() : nullptr;
+    const Vector<BidirectionalParagraphInfoRun>& bidirectionalParagraphsInfo = layoutParameters.textModel->mLogicalModel->mBidirectionalParagraphInfo;
+    const Vector<BidirectionalLineInfoRun>& bidirectionalLinesInfo = layoutParameters.textModel->mLogicalModel->mBidirectionalLineInfo;
+
+    // Set the layout bidirectional paramters.
+    LayoutBidiParameters layoutBidiParameters;
+
+    // Whether the layout is being updated or set from scratch.
+    const bool updateCurrentBuffer = layoutParameters.numberOfGlyphs < totalNumberOfGlyphs;
+
+    Vector2* glyphPositionsBuffer = nullptr;
+    Vector<Vector2> newGlyphPositions;
+
+    LineRun* linesBuffer = nullptr;
+    Vector<LineRun> newLines;
+
+    // Estimate the number of lines.
+    Length linesCapacity = std::max( 1u, layoutParameters.estimatedNumberOfLines );
+    Length numberOfLines = 0u;
+
+    if( updateCurrentBuffer )
+    {
+      newGlyphPositions.Resize( layoutParameters.numberOfGlyphs );
+      glyphPositionsBuffer = newGlyphPositions.Begin();
+
+      newLines.Resize( linesCapacity );
+      linesBuffer = newLines.Begin();
+    }
+    else
     {
-      float penX = 0.f;
+      glyphPositionsBuffer = glyphPositions.Begin();
+
+      lines.Resize( linesCapacity );
+      linesBuffer = lines.Begin();
+    }
+
+    float penY = CalculateLineOffset( lines,
+                                      layoutParameters.startLineIndex );
+    for( GlyphIndex index = layoutParameters.startGlyphIndex; index < lastGlyphPlusOne; )
+    {
+      layoutBidiParameters.Clear();
+
+      if( hasBidiParagraphs )
+      {
+        const CharacterIndex startCharacterIndex = *( glyphsToCharactersBuffer + index );
+
+        for( Vector<BidirectionalParagraphInfoRun>::ConstIterator it = bidirectionalParagraphsInfo.Begin(),
+               endIt = bidirectionalParagraphsInfo.End();
+             it != endIt;
+             ++it, ++layoutBidiParameters.bidiParagraphIndex )
+        {
+          const BidirectionalParagraphInfoRun& run = *it;
+
+          const CharacterIndex lastCharacterIndex = run.characterRun.characterIndex + run.characterRun.numberOfCharacters;
+
+          if( lastCharacterIndex <= startCharacterIndex )
+          {
+            // Do not process, the paragraph has already been processed.
+            continue;
+          }
+
+          if( startCharacterIndex >= run.characterRun.characterIndex && startCharacterIndex < lastCharacterIndex )
+          {
+            layoutBidiParameters.paragraphDirection = run.direction;
+            layoutBidiParameters.isBidirectional = true;
+          }
+
+          // Has already been found.
+          break;
+        }
+
+        if( layoutBidiParameters.isBidirectional )
+        {
+          for( Vector<BidirectionalLineInfoRun>::ConstIterator it = bidirectionalLinesInfo.Begin(),
+                 endIt = bidirectionalLinesInfo.End();
+               it != endIt;
+               ++it, ++layoutBidiParameters.bidiLineIndex )
+          {
+            const BidirectionalLineInfoRun& run = *it;
+
+            const CharacterIndex lastCharacterIndex = run.characterRun.characterIndex + run.characterRun.numberOfCharacters;
+
+            if( lastCharacterIndex <= startCharacterIndex )
+            {
+              // skip
+              continue;
+            }
+
+            if( startCharacterIndex < lastCharacterIndex )
+            {
+              // Found where to insert the bidi line info.
+              break;
+            }
+          }
+        }
+      }
+
+      CharacterDirection currentParagraphDirection = layoutBidiParameters.paragraphDirection;
 
       // Get the layout for the line.
       LineLayout layout;
+      layout.direction = layoutBidiParameters.paragraphDirection;
       layout.glyphIndex = index;
-      GetMultiLineLayoutForBox( layoutParameters,
-                                layout );
+      GetLineLayoutForBox( layoutParameters,
+                           layoutBidiParameters,
+                           layout,
+                           false );
+
+      DALI_LOG_INFO( gLogFilter, Debug::Verbose, "           glyph index %d\n", layout.glyphIndex );
+      DALI_LOG_INFO( gLogFilter, Debug::Verbose, "       character index %d\n", layout.characterIndex );
+      DALI_LOG_INFO( gLogFilter, Debug::Verbose, "      number of glyphs %d\n", layout.numberOfGlyphs );
+      DALI_LOG_INFO( gLogFilter, Debug::Verbose, "  number of characters %d\n", layout.numberOfCharacters );
+      DALI_LOG_INFO( gLogFilter, Debug::Verbose, "                length %f\n", layout.length );
 
       if( 0u == layout.numberOfGlyphs )
       {
         // The width is too small and no characters are laid-out.
+        DALI_LOG_INFO( gLogFilter, Debug::Verbose, "<--LayoutText width too small!\n\n" );
+
+        lines.Resize( numberOfLines );
+
+        // Rounds upward to avoid a non integer size.
+        layoutSize.height = std::ceil( layoutSize.height );
+
         return false;
       }
 
-      // Create a line run and add it to the lines.
-      const GlyphIndex lastGlyphIndex = index + layout.numberOfGlyphs - 1u;
+      // Set the line position. Discard if ellipsis is enabled and the position exceeds the boundaries
+      // of the box.
+      penY += layout.ascender;
+
+      DALI_LOG_INFO( gLogFilter, Debug::Verbose, "  pen y %f\n", penY );
+
+      bool ellipsis = false;
+      if( elideTextEnabled )
+      {
+        layoutBidiParameters.paragraphDirection = currentParagraphDirection;
+
+        // Does the ellipsis of the last line.
+        ellipsis = EllipsisLine( layoutParameters,
+                                 layoutBidiParameters,
+                                 layout,
+                                 layoutSize,
+                                 linesBuffer,
+                                 glyphPositionsBuffer,
+                                 numberOfLines,
+                                 penY,
+                                 isAutoScrollEnabled );
+      }
+
+      if( ellipsis )
+      {
+        // No more lines to layout.
+        break;
+      }
+      else
+      {
+        // Whether the last line has been laid-out.
+        const bool isLastLine = index + layout.numberOfGlyphs == totalNumberOfGlyphs;
+
+        if( numberOfLines == linesCapacity )
+        {
+
+          // Reserve more space for the next lines.
+          linesBuffer = ResizeLinesBuffer( lines,
+                                           newLines,
+                                           linesCapacity,
+                                           updateCurrentBuffer );
+        }
+
+        // Updates the current text's layout with the line's layout.
+        UpdateTextLayout( layoutParameters,
+                          layout,
+                          layoutSize,
+                          linesBuffer,
+                          index,
+                          numberOfLines,
+                          isLastLine );
+
+        const GlyphIndex nextIndex = index + layout.numberOfGlyphs;
+
+        if( ( nextIndex == totalNumberOfGlyphs ) &&
+            layoutParameters.isLastNewParagraph &&
+            ( mLayout == MULTI_LINE_BOX ) )
+        {
+          // The last character of the text is a new paragraph character.
+          // An extra line with no characters is added to increase the text's height
+          // in order to place the cursor.
+
+          if( numberOfLines == linesCapacity )
+          {
+            // Reserve more space for the next lines.
+            linesBuffer = ResizeLinesBuffer( lines,
+                                             newLines,
+                                             linesCapacity,
+                                             updateCurrentBuffer );
+          }
+
+          UpdateTextLayout( layoutParameters,
+                            layout.characterIndex + layout.numberOfCharacters,
+                            index + layout.numberOfGlyphs,
+                            layoutSize,
+                            linesBuffer,
+                            numberOfLines );
+        } // whether to add a last line.
+
+        const GlyphInfo* const glyphsBuffer = layoutParameters.textModel->mVisualModel->mGlyphs.Begin();
+        const float outlineWidth = static_cast<float>( layoutParameters.textModel->GetOutlineWidth() );
+
+        const BidirectionalLineInfoRun* const bidirectionalLineInfo = ( layoutBidiParameters.isBidirectional && !bidirectionalLinesInfo.Empty() ) ? &bidirectionalLinesInfo[layoutBidiParameters.bidiLineIndex] : nullptr;
+
+        if( ( nullptr != bidirectionalLineInfo ) &&
+            !bidirectionalLineInfo->isIdentity &&
+            ( layout.characterIndex == bidirectionalLineInfo->characterRun.characterIndex ) )
+        {
+          SetGlyphPositions( layoutParameters,
+                             glyphPositionsBuffer,
+                             layoutBidiParameters,
+                             layout );
+        }
+        else
+        {
+
+          // Sets the positions of the glyphs.
+          SetGlyphPositions( glyphsBuffer + index,
+                             layout.numberOfGlyphs,
+                             outlineWidth,
+                             layoutParameters.interGlyphExtraAdvance,
+                             glyphPositionsBuffer + index - layoutParameters.startGlyphIndex );
+        }
+
+        // Updates the vertical pen's position.
+        penY += -layout.descender + layout.lineSpacing + mDefaultLineSpacing;
+        // If there is a defaultLineSize, updates the pen's position.
+        if( mDefaultLineSize > 0.f )
+        {
+          float lineSpacing = mDefaultLineSize - ( layout.ascender + -layout.descender );
+          lineSpacing = lineSpacing < 0.f ? 0.f : lineSpacing;
+          penY += lineSpacing;
+        }
+
+        // Increase the glyph index.
+        index = nextIndex;
+      } // no ellipsis
+    } // end for() traversing glyphs.
+
+    if( updateCurrentBuffer )
+    {
+      glyphPositions.Insert( glyphPositions.Begin() + layoutParameters.startGlyphIndex,
+                             newGlyphPositions.Begin(),
+                             newGlyphPositions.End() );
+      glyphPositions.Resize( totalNumberOfGlyphs );
+
+      newLines.Resize( numberOfLines );
+
+      // Current text's layout size adds only the newly laid-out lines.
+      // Updates the layout size with the previously laid-out lines.
+      UpdateLayoutSize( lines,
+                        layoutSize );
+
+      if( 0u != newLines.Count() )
+      {
+        const LineRun& lastLine = *( newLines.End() - 1u );
+
+        const Length characterOffset = lastLine.characterRun.characterIndex + lastLine.characterRun.numberOfCharacters;
+        const Length glyphOffset = lastLine.glyphRun.glyphIndex + lastLine.glyphRun.numberOfGlyphs;
+
+        // Update the indices of the runs before the new laid-out lines are inserted.
+        UpdateLineIndexOffsets( layoutParameters,
+                                lines,
+                                characterOffset,
+                                glyphOffset );
+
+        // Insert the lines.
+        lines.Insert( lines.Begin() + layoutParameters.startLineIndex,
+                      newLines.Begin(),
+                      newLines.End() );
+      }
+    }
+    else
+    {
+      lines.Resize( numberOfLines );
+    }
+
+    // Rounds upward to avoid a non integer size.
+    layoutSize.height = std::ceil( layoutSize.height );
+
+    DALI_LOG_INFO( gLogFilter, Debug::Verbose, "<--LayoutText\n\n" );
+
+    return true;
+  }
 
-      LineRun lineRun;
-      lineRun.glyphIndex = index;
-      lineRun.numberOfGlyphs = layout.numberOfGlyphs;
-      lineRun.characterRun.characterIndex = *( layoutParameters.glyphsToCharactersBuffer + index );
-      lineRun.characterRun.numberOfCharacters = ( *( layoutParameters.glyphsToCharactersBuffer + lastGlyphIndex ) + *( layoutParameters.charactersPerGlyphBuffer + lastGlyphIndex ) ) - lineRun.characterRun.characterIndex;
-      lineRun.lineSize.width = layout.length;
-      lineRun.lineSize.height = layout.height;
+  void Align( const Size& size,
+              CharacterIndex startIndex,
+              Length numberOfCharacters,
+              Text::HorizontalAlignment::Type horizontalAlignment,
+              Vector<LineRun>& lines,
+              float& alignmentOffset,
+              Dali::LayoutDirection::Type layoutDirection,
+              bool matchSystemLanguageDirection )
+  {
+    const CharacterIndex lastCharacterPlusOne = startIndex + numberOfCharacters;
 
-      lines.PushBack( lineRun );
+    alignmentOffset = MAX_FLOAT;
+    // Traverse all lines and align the glyphs.
+    for( Vector<LineRun>::Iterator it = lines.Begin(), endIt = lines.End();
+         it != endIt;
+         ++it )
+    {
+      LineRun& line = *it;
 
-      // Update the actual size.
-      if( layout.length > actualSize.width )
+      if( line.characterRun.characterIndex < startIndex )
       {
-        actualSize.width = layout.length;
+        // Do not align lines which have already been aligned.
+        continue;
       }
 
-      actualSize.height += layout.height;
+      if( line.characterRun.characterIndex > lastCharacterPlusOne )
+      {
+        // Do not align lines beyond the last laid-out character.
+        break;
+      }
 
-      // Traverse the glyphs and set the positions.
+      if( line.characterRun.characterIndex == lastCharacterPlusOne && !isEmptyLineAtLast( lines, it ) )
+      {
+        // Do not align lines beyond the last laid-out character unless the line is last and empty.
+        break;
+      }
+
+      // Calculate the line's alignment offset accordingly with the align option,
+      // the box width, line length, and the paragraph's direction.
+      CalculateHorizontalAlignment( size.width,
+                                    horizontalAlignment,
+                                    line,
+                                    layoutDirection,
+                                    matchSystemLanguageDirection );
+
+      // Updates the alignment offset.
+      alignmentOffset = std::min( alignmentOffset, line.alignmentOffset );
+    }
+  }
+
+  void CalculateHorizontalAlignment( float boxWidth,
+                                     HorizontalAlignment::Type horizontalAlignment,
+                                     LineRun& line,
+                                     Dali::LayoutDirection::Type layoutDirection,
+                                     bool matchSystemLanguageDirection )
+  {
+    line.alignmentOffset = 0.f;
+    const bool isLineRTL = RTL == line.direction;
+
+    // Whether to swap the alignment.
+    // Swap if the line is RTL and is not required to match the direction of the system's language or if it's required to match the direction of the system's language and it's RTL.
+    bool isLayoutRTL = isLineRTL;
+    float lineLength = line.width;
+
+    // match align for system language direction
+    if( matchSystemLanguageDirection )
+    {
+      // Swap the alignment type if the line is right to left.
+      isLayoutRTL = layoutDirection == LayoutDirection::RIGHT_TO_LEFT;
+    }
+    // Calculate the horizontal line offset.
+    switch( horizontalAlignment )
+    {
+      case HorizontalAlignment::BEGIN:
+      {
+        if( isLayoutRTL )
+        {
+          if( isLineRTL )
+          {
+            lineLength += line.extraLength;
+          }
 
-      penY += layout.height;
+          line.alignmentOffset = boxWidth - lineLength;
+        }
+        else
+        {
+          line.alignmentOffset = 0.f;
 
-      Vector2* glyphPositionsBuffer = glyphPositions.Begin();
-      for( GlyphIndex i = index; i < index + layout.numberOfGlyphs; ++i )
+          if( isLineRTL )
+          {
+            // 'Remove' the white spaces at the end of the line (which are at the beginning in visual order)
+            line.alignmentOffset -= line.extraLength;
+          }
+        }
+        break;
+      }
+      case HorizontalAlignment::CENTER:
       {
-        const GlyphInfo& glyph = *( layoutParameters.glyphsBuffer + i );
-        Vector2& position = *( glyphPositionsBuffer + i );
+        line.alignmentOffset = 0.5f * ( boxWidth - lineLength );
 
-        position.x = penX + glyph.xBearing;
-        position.y = penY - glyph.yBearing;
+        if( isLineRTL )
+        {
+          line.alignmentOffset -= line.extraLength;
+        }
 
-        penX += glyph.advance;
+        line.alignmentOffset = std::floor( line.alignmentOffset ); // floor() avoids pixel alignment issues.
+        break;
       }
+      case HorizontalAlignment::END:
+      {
+        if( isLayoutRTL )
+        {
+          line.alignmentOffset = 0.f;
 
-      // Increase the glyph index.
-      index += layout.numberOfGlyphs;
+          if( isLineRTL )
+          {
+            // 'Remove' the white spaces at the end of the line (which are at the beginning in visual order)
+            line.alignmentOffset -= line.extraLength;
+          }
+        }
+        else
+        {
+          if( isLineRTL )
+          {
+            lineLength += line.extraLength;
+          }
+
+          line.alignmentOffset = boxWidth - lineLength;
+        }
+        break;
+      }
     }
+  }
 
-    return true;
+  void Initialize( LineRun& line )
+  {
+    line.glyphRun.glyphIndex = 0u;
+    line.glyphRun.numberOfGlyphs = 0u;
+    line.characterRun.characterIndex = 0u;
+    line.characterRun.numberOfCharacters = 0u;
+    line.width = 0.f;
+    line.ascender = 0.f;
+    line.descender = 0.f;
+    line.extraLength = 0.f;
+    line.alignmentOffset = 0.f;
+    line.direction = LTR;
+    line.ellipsis = false;
+    line.lineSpacing = mDefaultLineSpacing;
   }
 
-  LayoutEngine::Layout mLayout;
+  Type mLayout;
+  float mCursorWidth;
+  float mDefaultLineSpacing;
+  float mDefaultLineSize;
 
-  TextAbstraction::FontClient mFontClient;
+  IntrusivePtr<Metrics> mMetrics;
 };
 
-LayoutEngine::LayoutEngine()
-: mImpl( NULL )
+Engine::Engine()
+: mImpl{ nullptr }
 {
-  mImpl = new LayoutEngine::Impl();
+  mImpl = new Engine::Impl();
 }
 
-LayoutEngine::~LayoutEngine()
+Engine::~Engine()
 {
   delete mImpl;
 }
 
-void LayoutEngine::SetLayout( Layout layout )
+void Engine::SetMetrics( MetricsPtr& metrics )
+{
+  mImpl->mMetrics = metrics;
+}
+
+void Engine::SetLayout( Type layout )
 {
   mImpl->mLayout = layout;
 }
 
-unsigned int LayoutEngine::GetLayout() const
+Engine::Type Engine::GetLayout() const
 {
+  DALI_LOG_INFO( gLogFilter, Debug::Verbose, "GetLayout[%d]\n", mImpl->mLayout);
   return mImpl->mLayout;
 }
 
-bool LayoutEngine::LayoutText( const LayoutParameters& layoutParameters,
-                               Vector<Vector2>& glyphPositions,
-                               Vector<LineRun>& lines,
-                               Size& actualSize )
+void Engine::SetCursorWidth( int width )
+{
+  mImpl->mCursorWidth = static_cast<float>( width );
+}
+
+int Engine::GetCursorWidth() const
+{
+  return static_cast<int>( mImpl->mCursorWidth );
+}
+
+bool Engine::LayoutText( Parameters& layoutParameters,
+                         Size& layoutSize,
+                         bool elideTextEnabled,
+                         bool& isAutoScrollEnabled )
 {
   return mImpl->LayoutText( layoutParameters,
-                            glyphPositions,
-                            lines,
-                            actualSize );
+                            layoutSize,
+                            elideTextEnabled,
+                            isAutoScrollEnabled );
 }
 
-void LayoutEngine::ReLayoutRightToLeftLines( const LayoutParameters& layoutParameters,
-                                             Vector<Vector2>& glyphPositions )
+void Engine::Align( const Size& size,
+                    CharacterIndex startIndex,
+                    Length numberOfCharacters,
+                    Text::HorizontalAlignment::Type horizontalAlignment,
+                    Vector<LineRun>& lines,
+                    float& alignmentOffset,
+                    Dali::LayoutDirection::Type layoutDirection,
+                    bool matchSystemLanguageDirection )
 {
-  mImpl->ReLayoutRightToLeftLines( layoutParameters,
-                                   glyphPositions );
+  mImpl->Align( size,
+                startIndex,
+                numberOfCharacters,
+                horizontalAlignment,
+                lines,
+                alignmentOffset,
+                layoutDirection,
+                matchSystemLanguageDirection );
 }
 
+void Engine::SetDefaultLineSpacing( float lineSpacing )
+{
+  mImpl->mDefaultLineSpacing = lineSpacing;
+}
+
+float Engine::GetDefaultLineSpacing() const
+{
+  return mImpl->mDefaultLineSpacing;
+}
+
+void Engine::SetDefaultLineSize( float lineSize )
+{
+  mImpl->mDefaultLineSize = lineSize;
+}
+
+float Engine::GetDefaultLineSize() const
+{
+  return mImpl->mDefaultLineSize;
+}
+
+} // namespace Layout
+
 } // namespace Text
 
 } // namespace Toolkit