PH04204: UNEXPECTED BEHAVIOR WHEN WRITING BIDI COMMENTS IN LPEX EDITOR

Rational Developer for z Systems Fix Pack 10 (9.5.1.10) for 9.5.1.
Rational Developer for z Systems Fix Pack 11 (9.5.1.11) for 9.5.1.
Rational Developer for z Systems Fix Pack 12 (9.5.1.12) for 9.5.1.

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• IBM Rational Developer for z Systems - RDz - v9.5.1.8 behaves
  differently than ISPF when developers write mixed hebrew and
  english text using BIDI "visual edit line" in LPEX Editor.
  

Local fix

• There is no known workaround at this time
  

Problem summary

• 1. "Field reverse" mode in context menu was not marked as
  'checked' even when this mode was 'on'.
   2. In "Replace" mode, on typing, the cursor used to stay put,
  so the ongoing typing inserted characters at the same position
  replacing previous by newly typed.
   3. In "Replace" mode the "Delete" and "Backspace" worked
  incorrectly.
   4. The "Auto push" mode got interfered with "Field reverse", so
  on typing the cursor was shown 2 positions left to the character
  being inserted (in other words caret got advanced to the left
  with one position gap from inserted character).
  

Problem conclusion

• "Auto push" and "Field reverse" modes are now mutual exclusive,
  so when one is turned on, another is turned off and vice versa.
  "Field reverse"  (including accompanying 'replace typing 'mode')
   is persistent for given document, i.e. if it has been turned
  'on' in any VF(Visual Field) invocation, it remains to be 'on'
  during the following VF use until it gets turned 'off' by the
  user.
  "Field reverse"  (including accompanying 'replace typing 'mode')
   is persistent for given document, i.e. if it has been turned
  'on' in any VF(Visual Field) invocation, it remains to be 'on'
  during the following VF use until it gets turned 'off' by the
  user.
  On subsequent VF invocations (ALT+) the aforementioned behavior
  repeats, i.e. caret jumps to the rightmost position suitable for
   text typing and typing mode switches to 'replace'. All this on
  condition that line is empty from the caret position to the
  right (or asterisk is present at the last position).
  
  The problem listed in this APAR has been resolved with
  IBM Rational Developer for z Systems V9.5.1.10 Fix Pack which
  is available from the Recommended Fixes support download page:
  http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=2294&uid=swg27006335
  

Temporary fix

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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

  DEV FOR Z SYS

• Fixed component ID

  5724T0700

Applicable component levels

• R951 PSY

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