IT09738: PCOM: THAI CHARACTERS MISSING WHEN IN COMPOSE MODE

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Environment:
  - Windows 7 with Thai locale
  - PCOM v6.0.8
  Thai x57 character missing when composed with xCE, xCF, or xDA
  Thai xBF character missing when composed with x77, x8A, or x8C
  Thai xED character overlap when compose with: x77CE, x77CF,
  x8ACE, x8ACF, x8CCE, and x8CCF
  Thai xFB character not aligned to center when composed with x75
  or x66
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * IBM Personal Communications users in Thai locale             *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * When a IBM Personal Communications emulator screen in Thai   *
  * locale is printed to a PDF file, the Thai 0xFB font          *
  * (character) is not aligned to center when composed with 0x75 *
  * or 0x66.                                                     *
  *                                                              *
  * The Thai 0xED font may overlap when composed with: 0x77CE,   *
  * 0x77CF, 0x8ACE, 0x8ACF, 0x8CCE and 0x8CCF.                   *
  *                                                              *
  * The Thai 0x57 font may disappear when composed with: 0xCE,   *
  * 0xCF or 0xDA.                                                *
  * The Thai 0xBF font may disappear when composed with: 0x77,   *
  * 0x8A or 0x8C.                                                *
  * And the Thai x57 and x63 characters may overlap with lower   *
  * vowel.                                                       *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  In IBM Personal Communications, the character 0xFB in EBCDIC or
  0xEC in ISO-8859-11, also known as THANTHAKHAT or KARAN in Thai
  is a little higher than normal Thai up accent/vowel. This makes
  it a little uncomfortable to read.
  
  Character 0x57 in EBCDIC or 0xAD in ISO-8859-11, also known as
  YOYING in Thai may disappear while printing together with
  certain Thai characters, especially when composed with 0xCE,
  0xCF or 0xDA in EBCDIC.
  
  Character 0xBF in EBCDIC may disappear while printing together
  with certain Thai characters, especially when composed with
  0x77, 0x8A or 0x8C in EBCDIC.
  
  Character 0xED in EBCDIC overlaps while printing together with
  certain Thai characters, especially when composed with 0x77CE,
  0x77CF, 0x8ACE, 0x8ACF, 0x8CCE and 0x8CCF in EBCDIC. It may be
  difficult to distinguish whether there is 0xBF or not.
  
  The Characters 0x57 and 0x63 in EBCDIC may overlap while
  printing together with certain Thai vowels, especially when
  composed with Thai lower vowel.  Their descent is not erased and
  overlaps with other Thai lower vowel.
  

Problem conclusion

• PCSPD.DLL has been modified to handle the Thai character types
  correctly. Also, ETO_IGNORELANGUAGE option has been used to
  ensure that no special Operating System processing of the THAI
  characters are carried out.
  
  Fix scheduled for PCOM 6.0.15 Refresh Pack.
  

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

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

  IT06847

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

  IP23931

Modules/Macros

• PCSPD
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  PCOMM V5 COMBO-

• Fixed component ID

  5639I700K

Applicable component levels

• R600 PSY

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