Microsoft KB Archive/812121

= Unexpected Blank Space Is Inserted After Accented Characters =

Article ID: 812121

Article Last Modified on 8/29/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
 * Microsoft Windows XP Professional
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Edition
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server

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SYMPTOMS
When you view a document that contains text that, in turn, contains certain special characters, an unexpected blank space may be inserted after the special character. This problem occurs with certain accented characters, such as Hebrew characters or Greek characters that use an acute accent (') or a grave accent (`). You may experience this problem when you select the text that contains the character in .chm files or in .html files, or when you view documents by using certain programs such as Microsoft WordPad.



CAUSE
This problem may occur if you use fonts where the width of the characters is 0 (zero). In this scenario, the 0-width characters are not displayed correctly.



Service pack information
To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Microsoft Windows XP. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

322389 How to obtain the latest Windows XP service pack

Hotfix information
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. Date        Time       Version        Size   File name

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10-Mar-2003 13:47     5.41.15.1505   504,832 Msftedit.dll 10-Mar-2003 14:16     5.30.23.1215   403,456 Riched20.dll

Service pack information
To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Microsoft Windows 2000. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

260910 How to Obtain the Latest Windows 2000 Service Pack

Hotfix information
A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that is described in this article. Only apply it to systems that are experiencing this specific problem. This hotfix may receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, we recommend that you wait for the next Windows 2000 service pack that contains this hotfix.

To resolve this problem immediately, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the fix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services phone numbers and information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

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

Note In special cases, charges that are ordinarily incurred for support calls may be canceled if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a specific update will resolve your problem. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in question. 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.

Date        Time       Version        Size   File name

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07-Mar-2003 21:04     5.30.23.1214   412,432 Riched20.dll



WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, use a font with a minimum character width of 1.



STATUS


STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the &quot;Applies to&quot; section.

Windows XP This problem was first corrected in Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2.

Windows 2000 This problem was first corrected in Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4.

Keywords: kbhotfixserver kbqfe kbwinxpsp2fix kbwin2ksp4fix kbqfe kbwinxppresp2fix kbfix kbbug KB812121

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