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PM58880: CHARWIDTH OF FONTMETRICS RETURNS AN ILLEGAL VALUE FOR SOME CUSTOM LARGE FONTS

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APAR status

  • Closed as program error.

Error description

  • Error Message: When width of font is calculated for custom true
    type font, the value is returned as zero instead of proper font
    width.
    .
    Stack Trace: N/A
    .
    

Local fix

Problem summary

  • Eventhough disabling the bitmap creation when requesting
    metrics, the hinting code creates a bitmap anyway. At extreme
    sizes this causes extreme memory allocations and results in
    incorrect font width value.
    

Problem conclusion

  • This defect will be fixed in:
    1.4.2 SR13 FP12
    .
    JVM is updated with Oracle bug fix 7124621 which avoid hinting
    when it is not required
    

Temporary fix

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APAR Information

  • APAR number

    PM58880

  • Reported component name

    JAVA(1.3/1.4 CO

  • Reported component ID

    5648C9800

  • Reported release

    42A

  • Status

    CLOSED PER

  • PE

    NoPE

  • HIPER

    NoHIPER

  • Special Attention

    NoSpecatt / Xsystem

  • Submitted date

    2012-02-28

  • Closed date

    2012-03-12

  • Last modified date

    2012-03-12

  • 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

    JAVA(1.3/1.4 CO

  • Fixed component ID

    5648C9800

Applicable component levels

  • R42A PSY

       UP

  • R42L PSY

       UP

  • R42W PSY

       UP

  • R420 PSY

       UP

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Document Information

Modified date:
09 February 2022