PL05753: DF DEFINE FONT BF BEGIN FONT OF OFFSET DELAYED LINE SPACE LS

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APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• A USER SCRIPTS A DOCUMENT TO A PAGE PRINTER AND RECEIVES
  INCORROUT USING THE OFFSET (.OF) CONTROL WORD.  WHEN A USER
  SPECIFIES AN OFFSET (.OF) AND IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING, SPECIFIES
  A FONT CHANGE TO A SMALLER POINT FONT, THE OFFSET SHOULD TAKE
  EFFECT AFTER THE NEXT LINE IS FORMATTED.  IN THIS CASE HOWEVER,
  THE OFFSET IS DELAYED AN EXTRA LINE.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

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  * USERS AFFECTED: ALL DCF USERS.                               *
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  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: OFFSET DELAYED.                         *
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  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
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  WHEN SCRIPTING A DOCUMENT, IF A FONT CHANGE TO A SMALLER FONT
  IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWS AN OFFSET (.OF), THE OFFSET DOES NOT TAKE
  EFFECT AFTER THE NEXT LINE, BUT IS DELAYED TWO OR MORE LINES.
  THIS ERROR CAN OCCUR IF ANY ACTION IS TAKEN TO CHANGE THE DEPTH
  OF A LINE IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING AN OFFSET (FOR  EXAMPLE, LINE
  SPACE CHANGE (.LS), BEGIN FONT (.BF) OR PREVIOUS FONT (.PF)).
  

Problem conclusion

• MODULE DSMLPKIN WILL BE CHANGED TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM.
  

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:

  UL06365 UL06366 UL06367 UL06368 PL12527

Modules/Macros

•    DSMLPKIN
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  5748 DOC COMP F

• Fixed component ID

  5748XX900

Applicable component levels

• RH85 PSY UL06365

     UP87/01/13 I 076C

• R130 PSY UL06368

     UP87/01/12 P DLL5 8702

• R302 PSY UL06367

     UP87/01/12 P F702

• R701 PSN UL06366

     UP87/01/12 I DLL5 1000

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