Microsoft KB Archive/818898

= Character spacing of Japanese characters is incorrect when you use a full-width space in an HTML element with the letter-spacing attribute =

Article ID: 818898

Article Last Modified on 11/15/2007

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APPLIES TO

 Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 Service Pack 1, when used with:  Microsoft Windows 98 Standard Edition

 Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition

 Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition

 Microsoft Windows NT 4.0</li></ul>

 Microsoft Windows 2000 Standard Edition</li></ul>

 Microsoft Windows XP Professional</li></ul> </li> Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2</li> Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP1</li></ul>

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SYMPTOMS
When you visit a Web page that contains Japanese characters and you use the letter-spacing attribute with an HTML element (for example, SPAN or INPUT TYPE=&quot;TEXT&quot;), a full-width space character (U+0x3000) may cause incorrect character spacing, as in the following example:

<SPAN STYLE=&quot;letter-spacing: 20pt;&quot;>館館　館館館</SPAN>

<SPAN STYLE=&quot;letter-spacing: 20pt;&quot;>館館館館館館</SPAN>

Note The first line of text contains a full-width space character. The second line does not.

For more information about the letter-spacing attribute, visit the following MSDN Web site:

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms534107.aspx

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RESOLUTION
A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft. However, this hotfix is intended to correct only the problem that is described in this article. Apply this hotfix only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem. This hotfix might receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, we recommend that you wait for the next service pack that contains this hotfix.

To resolve this problem, submit a request to Microsoft Online Customer Services to obtain the hotfix. To submit an online request to obtain the hotfix, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=6294451

Note If additional issues occur or any troubleshooting is required, you might have to create a separate service request. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for this specific hotfix. To create a separate service request, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support

The English version of this fix has the file attributes (or later) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in coordinated universal time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel.

Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 (SP1)
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STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.

Keywords: kbwinserv2003sp2fix kbwinserv2003presp2fix kbhotfixserver kbqfe kbie600sp2fix kbie600presp2fix kbfix kbbug KB818898

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