The description for the val attribute says: "Specifies a value whose contents shall contain a positive whole number, whose contents consist of a positive or negative measurement in twentieths of a point…"

Question: how a positive whole number can have contents consisting of a negative measurement
see also the example on page 227 which mentions an attribute value of -720.

Correct the mistake in the description.

spacing (Character Spacing Adjustment)
, page 226 13) Section 2.3.2.33

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Proposed Disposition of DIS 29500 Comment IL-0007 (Modified: 2007-12-04) Agreed; there is an editorial (read: copy/paste) error here. The text in the val attribute definition for Part 4, §2.3.2.33, page 226 will be changed as follows: Specifies a value whose contents shall contain a positive whole number, whose contents consist of a positive or negative measurement in twentieths of a point (equivalent to 1/1440th of an inch).