IT08071: PCOM: EMULATOR WINDOW NOT POSITIONED ON MAIN MONITOR WHEN 2ND MONITOR NO LONGER CONNECTED

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

• PCOMM 6.09 on Windows 7
  Laptop users have 2 monitors running at same time, which works
  as expected. When the users drag the emulator to second monitor
  everything is OK.  The User then goes mobile and has the laptop
  screen only.  PCOM does not adjust for this and still opens the
  emulator at what is now invalid coordinate points.
  
  This is very similar to the problem reported in APAR IC46532.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * Users of IBM Personal Communications on a system configured  *
  * with extended monitors.                                      *
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  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * The problem is reported on systems configured with extended  *
  * monitors. Suppose IBM Personal Communications emulator       *
  * screen, from a saved session, is dragged to the second       *
  * screen and closed. When the extended monitor is later        *
  * removed and the saved session is launched again, the         *
  * emulator screen will not be displayed at all.                *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  When an emulator session is closed, the current display
  attributes such as the window co-ordinates, height and width of
  the window etc, are saved to the session profile under
  LastExitView keyword. The session was not being displayed as the
  LastExitView value was not valid once the extended monitor was
  removed.
  

Problem conclusion

• PCSWS.EXE has been changed to revert to default coordinates if
  the saved coordinates are not valid.
  
  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:

Modules/Macros

• pcsws
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  PCOMM V5 COMBO-

• Fixed component ID

  5639I7000

Applicable component levels

• R60E PSN

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