Underlining text in a PDF

[ToddPM]

Does anyone have any insight as to why the underlining that should appear under the text appears in different locations based on the height of the region it is in?

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OPTIONS NODATE NONUMBER ORIENTATION=portrait PAPERSIZE=letter;

ODS LISTING CLOSE;

ODS ESCAPECHAR='^';

ODS PDF FILE="underline.pdf" NOTOC;

ODS LAYOUT START x=0 pct y=0 pct width=100 pct height=100 pct;
PROC GSLIDE;
RUN;
QUIT;

ODS REGION x=0 in y=0 in width=5 in height=1 in;
ODS PDF TEXT="^{style [TEXTDECORATION=underline]This underlined line of text is in a region that is 0 inches down and is 1 inch high.}";

ODS REGION x=0 in y=1 in width=1.5 in height=1 in;
ODS PDF TEXT="^{style [TEXTDECORATION=underline]1 in. down, 1 in. high}";

ODS REGION x=1.5 in y=1 in width=1.5 in height=2 in;
ODS PDF TEXT="^{style [TEXTDECORATION=underline]1 in. down, 2 in. high}";

ODS REGION x=3 in y=3 in width=1.5 in height=1 in;
ODS PDF TEXT="^{style [TEXTDECORATION=underline]3 in. down, 1 in. high}";

ODS REGION x=4.5 in y=3 in width=1.5 in height=3 in;
ODS PDF TEXT="^{style [TEXTDECORATION=underline]3 in. down, 2 in. high}";

ODS REGION x=6 in y=3 in width=1.5 in height=4 in;
ODS PDF TEXT="^{style [TEXTDECORATION=underline]3 in. down, 4 in. high}";

ODS LAYOUT END;

ODS _ALL_ CLOSE;
ODS LISTING;
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[Cynthia_sas]

Hi:
ODS LAYOUT is still "pre-production", so you might want to check with Tech Support. I'm not exactly sure how text_decoration and ODS TEXT= work in the context of ODS LAYOUT and ODS REGION.

Since ODS LAYOUT is still "pre-production" if you open a track with Tech Support, they will be able to ask the ODS LAYOUT developers how/why and how to fix types of questions.

cynthia

[ToddPM]

FYI to anyone else grappling with this: don't knock yourself out trying to get it to work correctly; I've had it confirmed from SAS tech support that this is a defect.