When You Increase the Font Size, a Gap Appears on the Start Menu (327486)



The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows CE .NET 4.1

This article was previously published under Q327486

SYMPTOMS

When you increase the font size on a Windows CE .NET-based system, a significant gap appears between the Suspend and Run commands on the Start menu.

CAUSE

This issue occurs because a null character is used for the menu separator, and the size of the null character matches the selected font size.

RESOLUTION

A supported fix is now available from Microsoft as Windows CE 4.1 Core OS QFE Q327486. To resolve this problem immediately, search for the keyword "QFE" on the following Microsoft Web site: The English version of this package has the file attributes (or later) that are listed in the following table.
   Size         File name
   -------------------------------------
     977,504    020814_armv4i_wce41-q327486.exe    
     973,408    020814_armv4t_wce41-q327486.exe    
     977,504    020814_armv4_wce41-q327486.exe    
     940,640    020814_mips16_wce41-q327486.exe    
   1,002,080    020814_mipsii_fp_wce41-q327486.exe    
   1,002,080    020814_mipsii_wce41-q327486.exe    
   1,010,272    020814_mipsiv_fp_wce41-q327486.exe    
   1,010,272    020814_mipsiv_wce41-q327486.exe    
     965,216    020814_sh3_wce41-q327486.exe    
     965,216    020814_sh4_wce41-q327486.exe    
     887,392    020814_x86_wce41-q327486.exe  
				
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        Size       File name      Platform
   -------------------------------------------------------------
   08/06/2002  01:46pm     33,874    stmenu.cpp      n/a
   08/07/2002  09:28am  1,111,594    explorer.lib    armv4\debug
   08/07/2002  09:28am    159,744    explorer.pdb    armv4\debug
   08/07/2002  09:26am    932,422    explorer.lib    armv4\retail
   08/07/2002  09:26am    159,744    explorer.pdb    armv4\retail
   08/07/2002  09:25am  1,113,368    explorer.lib    armv4i\debug
   08/07/2002  09:25am    159,744    explorer.pdb    armv4i\debug
   08/07/2002  09:24am    933,346    explorer.lib    armv4i\retail
   08/07/2002  09:24am    159,744    explorer.pdb    armv4i\retail
   08/07/2002  09:23am  1,072,282    explorer.lib    armv4t\debug
   08/07/2002  09:23am    159,744    explorer.pdb    armv4t\debug
   08/07/2002  09:22am    924,682    explorer.lib    armv4t\retail
   08/07/2002  09:22am    159,744    explorer.pdb    armv4t\retail
   08/07/2002  09:32am  1,040,744    explorer.lib    mips16\debug
   08/07/2002  09:32am    167,936    explorer.pdb    mips16\debug
   08/07/2002  09:31am    852,010    explorer.lib    mips16\retail
   08/07/2002  09:31am    167,936    explorer.pdb    mips16\retail
   08/07/2002  09:30am  1,136,244    explorer.lib    mipsii\debug
   08/07/2002  09:30am    167,936    explorer.pdb    mipsii\debug
   08/07/2002  09:29am    960,212    explorer.lib    mipsii\retail
   08/07/2002  09:29am    167,936    explorer.pdb    mipsii\retail
   08/07/2002  09:35am  1,136,420    explorer.lib    mipsii_fp\debug
   08/07/2002  09:35am    167,936    explorer.pdb    mipsii_fp\debug
   08/07/2002  09:33am    960,398    explorer.lib    mipsii_fp\retail
   08/07/2002  09:33am    167,936    explorer.pdb    mipsii_fp\retail
   08/07/2002  09:44am  1,147,568    explorer.lib    mipsiv\debug
   08/07/2002  09:44am    167,936    explorer.pdb    mipsiv\debug
   08/07/2002  09:43am    966,308    explorer.lib    mipsiv\retail
   08/07/2002  09:43am    167,936    explorer.pdb    mipsiv\retail
   08/07/2002  09:39am  1,147,742    explorer.lib    mipsiv_fp\debug
   08/07/2002  09:39am    167,936    explorer.pdb    mipsiv_fp\debug
   08/07/2002  09:38am    966,490    explorer.lib    mipsiv_fp\retail
   08/07/2002  09:38am    167,936    explorer.pdb    mipsiv_fp\retail
   08/07/2002  09:37am  1,043,974    explorer.lib    sh3\debug
   08/07/2002  09:37am    167,936    explorer.pdb    sh3\debug
   08/07/2002  09:36am    891,838    explorer.lib    sh3\retail
   08/07/2002  09:36am    167,936    explorer.pdb    sh3\retail
   08/07/2002  09:42am  1,043,926    explorer.lib    sh4\debug
   08/07/2002  09:42am    159,744    explorer.pdb    sh4\debug
   08/07/2002  09:40am    890,966    explorer.lib    sh4\retail
   08/07/2002  09:40am    159,744    explorer.pdb    sh4\retail
   08/07/2002  09:21am    973,052    explorer.lib    x86\debug
   08/07/2002  09:21am    167,936    explorer.pdb    x86\debug
   08/07/2002  09:20am    838,506    explorer.lib    x86\retail
   08/07/2002  09:20am    167,936    explorer.pdb    x86\retail
				

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:2/2/2006
Keywords:kbbug kbfix kbQFE KB327486