It appears the xTextDirectionList dropdown is not really visible in the page dialog:
(Pdb) xTextDirectionList.State[8].value.Name 'ReallyVisible' (Pdb) xTextDirectionList.State[8].value.Value 'false'
In writer, that dropdown is not visible until the "Asian" checkbox is checked in the Language Settings (and it's not checked by default).
It appears the xTextDirectionList dropdown is not really visible in the page dialog:
(Pdb) xTextDirectionL ist.State[ 8].value. Name ist.State[ 8].value. Value
'ReallyVisible'
(Pdb) xTextDirectionL
'false'
In writer, that dropdown is not visible until the "Asian" checkbox is checked in the Language Settings (and it's not checked by default).