Problems Displaying Underscored Greek Characters in 3270 Applet

ID: Q194933

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft SNA Server, versions 3.0, 3.0 Service Pack 1, 3.0 Service Pack 2, 3.0 Service Pack 3, 4.0, and 4.0 Service Pack 1

SYMPTOMS

When the SNA Client 3270 emulator is configured to use the Greek() code page, certain font sizes may result in the underscore from underlined characters not being removed when the screen display is refreshed.

CAUSE

Greek and eastern European code pages which use the "Courier New" font do not leave room for an underline in certain font sizes. In these circumstances, the underline appears beneath the actual character cell in the emulator display.

This results in the underline not getting cleared properly when the screen is refreshed.

To correct this problem, the font size selected is forced to be one line shorter than needed by the character cell to leave room for the underscore.

RESOLUTION

SNA Server 3.0

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for SNA Server version 3.0. For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q184307 How to Obtain the Latest SNA Server Version 3.0 Service Pack

SNA Server 4.0

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in SNA Server version 4.0 and 4.0 SP1. This problem was corrected in the latest SNA Server version 4.0 U.S. Service Pack. For information on obtaining this Service Pack, query on the following word in the Microsoft Knowledge Base (without the spaces):


   S E R V P A C K

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in SNA Server versions 3.0, 3.0 Service Pack 1, 3.0 Service Pack 2, 3.0 Service Pack 3, 4.0, and 4.0 Service Pack 1. This problem was first corrected in SNA Server 3.0 Service Pack 4.

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