IT06922: PCOM: SOME VIETNAMESE CHARACTERS CHANGE WHILE INPUTING OTHER CHARACTERS

PCOMM-6.0.15.0-Docs_Admin_Aids
PCOMM-6.0.15.0-MLS-refresh-pack
PCOMM-6.0.15.0-KOR-refresh-pack
PCOMM-6.0.15.0-JAP-refresh-pack
PCOMM-6.0.15.0-CHT-refresh-pack
PCOMM-6.0.15.0-CHS-refresh-pack
Personal Communications 6.0.15

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Client use PCOMM v6.0.10 (with fix provided in 31671,000,834).
  They found some characters change while input others
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * IBM Personal Communications when used with Vietnamese host   *
  * code pages.                                                  *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * In a IBM Personal Communications emulator session configured *
  * with Vietnamese host code page 1130 or 1164, Vietnamese      *
  * characters may not be displayed properly. This may happen    *
  * while keying in new characters, editing or deleting existing *
  * characters. Even moving the cursor using arrow keys or by    *
  * click of a mouse may render incorrect characters on the      *
  * emulator screen. The emulator session may also crash         *
  * sometimes.                                                   *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  In a IBM Personal Communications emulator session configured
  with Vietnamese host code page 1130 or 1164, Vietnamese
  characters with diacritics (accent marks) may be rendered
  incorrectly. For example, 'e' + '`' changes to 'aÞ ', whereas it
  should have been 'eÞ '.
  
  In some circumstances, some characters are retained from
  previous screens. In other words, the emulator screen fails to
  update completely. Also, using arrow keys or clicking mouse
  buttons to move the cursor position may cause the emulator
  session to hang or crash.
  

Problem conclusion

• PCSWS.EXE and PCSCLIB.DLL have been changed to rectify the
  problems with Vietnamese characters.
  
  Fix scheduled for PCOM 6.0.15 Refresh Pack
  

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:

  IP23934

Modules/Macros

• pcsws    pcsclib
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  PCOMM V5 COMBO-

• Fixed component ID

  5639I7000

Applicable component levels

• R60E PSN

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