PH05840: IBM DEVELOPER FOR Z SYSTEMS: IDZ 14.1 DOES NOT HAVE A SIMPLE WAY TO CHANGE HEBREW COMMENTS IN COBOL EDITOR

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• IBM Developer for z systems 14.1 does not have a simple way
  to change Hebrew comments in COBOL Editor.
  
  The following capabilities are required:
  * Align current line to the right (or to the left)
  * Change text direction (Right-To-Left/Left-To-Right)
  * Allow exclusion of columns (numbering, comments, ...)
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• Inline input filed may be invoked from context 'Source' menu or
  from context menu that pops up after
  Alt+Shift+S hot key combination, or alternatively just by Alt
  plus '=' hot key combination.
  Inline input field affords user to write/edit Cobol code file
  without interfering with
  left/right numbering areas. The inline field operates, by
  default, in ovewrite mode, which can
  be switched by pressing "insert' keyboard button.
  It preserves caret position between inline input and main editor
  area and has the same font as main editor area.
  Pressing 'Enter' key commits the changes, 'Escape' key or
  shifting focus to another place abandons the changes.
  

Problem conclusion

• If Bidi is enabled, the additional functionality is provided as
  follows:
   - in code lines, the editing is 'smart logical' i.e. LRM marks
  are inserted on the fly in proper places
   in order to prevent Bidi string literals to intermingle with
  the rest of the code line content.
   LRM marks are inserted the very same way the server does this
  on file download.
   - in comment lines the first asterisk character remains
  read-only, the rest of comment line gets opened
   inside inline editor.
   The inline editor orientation follows the line content, i.e. if
  the first strong character is RTL then inline
   editor is opened in RTL mode, otherwise in LTR mode LTR and RTL
  editing mode by pressing CTRL+SHIFT
   (left or right combination correspondingly) all like in Windows
  system editor. The committed text is saved
   exactly as it looks in inline editor.
   - Up/Down arrow keys will commit the change in current field
  and move inline editor to that above/below.
  

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

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Fix information

• Fixed component name

  DEV FOR Z SYS

• Fixed component ID

  5724T0700

Applicable component levels