PM58644: The default settings of Bidi value doesn?t get changed even afte r it is set to a value other than default on a bidi environme

Rational Publishing Engine 1.2

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• - Customer is using a non- English Operating system.
  
  - The default Bidi value (output-> word->properties->bidi) is
  changed from 'true' to 'false' and the .dsx file is saved.
  
  - Customer is generating a Word document through command line
  (example: '%RPE  Path%\rpe-launcher.exe' -publish 'AAA.dsx').
  
  - The text in the generatend document is right to left instead
  of left to right.
  
  - When the .dsx file is reopened, the saved (false) bidi value
  is changed to default value (true).
  

Local fix

Problem summary

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  When user is in a bidi environment, after RPE launcher
  start, Launcher will set bidi property to true
  automatically, even if user set the bidi property value to
  false manually.
  We should not change the bidi property value automatically,
  only should give a default value(false), just like other
  properties in RPE, if not, will confuse users.
  

Problem conclusion

• When user is in a bidi environment, after RPE launcher
  start, Launcher will set bidi property to true
  automatically, even if user set the bidi property value to
  false manually.
  We should not change the bidi property value automatically,
  only should give a default value(false), just like other
  properties in RPE, if not, will confuse users.
  

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

• APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

• APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  TLOGIC PUBL ENG

• Fixed component ID

  5724V98PE

Applicable component levels

• R112 PSN

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