-The position or direction of many layout objects is controlled
-by the @code{direction} property.
-
-The value of the @code{direction} property may be
-set to @code{1}, meaning @qq{up} or @qq{above}, or to @w{@code{-1}},
-meaning @qq{down} or @qq{below}. The symbols @code{UP} and
-@code{DOWN} may be used instead of @code{1} and @w{@code{-1}}
-respectively. The default direction may be specified by setting
-@code{direction} to @code{0} or @code{CENTER}. Alternatively,
-in many cases predefined commands
-exist to specify the direction. These are all of the form