PM52180: problems in showing or setting bold formatting when using non-English formats

Rational DOORS 9.4

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• When using German or French formatting (English works OK, others
  are untested) you will lose the ability to use bold formatting
  in the database font settings.
  
  Specifically, in the Tools;Options dialog, Display/Fonts tab, if
  you assign bold formatting to a particular item/level, it will
  not be shown in the preview pane. Additionally, attempting to
  apply that setting will wipe the bold setting, and will also
  wipe any record of previously assigned bold settings in other
  items/levels.
  
  To recreate :
  
   - Open Control Panel;Regional and Language
   - specify either 'German (Germany)' or 'French (France)' as the
  format (for numbers and dates)
   - login to DOORS as the Administrator and open the
  Tools;Options dialog, then the Display and Fonts tabs
   - observe the default settings for low Object Heading levels,
  they should include some bold settings
   - select a level which doesn't have formatting applied and
  specify that it should include both bold and italic formatting
   - observe that the preview pane does not show the desired
  bolding
   - Apply/OK the dialog then reopen it
   - observe that the previously defined bold settings have been
  reset to plain, and that the newly assigned bold and italic
  setting has been reset to be only italic
  
  
  This was introduced in either 9.3.0.0 or 9.3.0.1. Interestingly,
  at the same time, the same numbering format setting has been
  made the method by which DOORS menus languages are defined.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

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  When using German or French formatting (English works OK,
  others are untested) you will lose the ability to use bold
  formatting in the database font settings.
  
  Specifically, in the Tools;Options dialog, Display/Fonts
  tab, if you assign bold formatting to a particular
  item/level, it will not be shown in the preview pane.
  Additionally, attempting to apply that setting will wipe the
  bold setting, and will also wipe any record of previously
  assigned bold settings in other items/levels.
  
  To recreate :
  
   - Open Control Panel;Regional and Language
   - specify either "German (Germany)" or "French (France)" as
  the format (for numbers and dates)
   - login to DOORS as the Administrator and open the
  Tools;Options dialog, then the Display and Fonts tabs
   - observe the default settings for low Object Heading
  levels, they should include some bold settings
   - select a level which doesn't have formatting applied and
  specify that it should include both bold and italic
  formatting
   - observe that the preview pane does not show the desired
  bolding
   - Apply/OK the dialog then reopen it
   - observe that the previously defined bold settings have
  been reset to plain, and that the newly assigned bold and
  italic setting has been reset to be only italic
  
  
  This was introduced in either 9.3.0.0 or 9.3.0.1.
  Interestingly, at the same time, the same numbering format
  setting has been made the method by which DOORS menus
  languages are defined.
  

Problem conclusion

• The code has been changed so that bold formatting can now be
  used in this scenario
  

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 DOORS

• Fixed component ID

  5724V61DR

Applicable component levels

• R930 PSN

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