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FIX: Nested groupbox controls on .NET 1.1 SP1 have corrupted caption text

A few days ago I blogged about a nasty bug in .NET 1.1 SP1, which made a nested groupbox control show up with garbled caption text (see here and here).

It took some hoops but Microsoft has fixed this now. It's a fix that's available through PSS, and has KB number article number 890828. The fix is still under review so it might be the KB article is not yet available, the fix though is available through PSS.

Published Friday, January 28, 2005 12:57 PM by FransBouma

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# re: FIX: Nested groupbox controls on .NET 1.1 SP1 have corrupted caption text@ Friday, January 28, 2005 8:39 AM

Nice, but why is this a call-for-patch fix?


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I'll try to contact PSS later today to get a fix for this AND to get this fixed publicly, because a private PSS-call-us-fix is useless, as users of applications by ISV's first have to call PSS to grab the special fix, which most of them won't do.

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-- Michael

Michael Ruck

# re: FIX: Nested groupbox controls on .NET 1.1 SP1 have corrupted caption text@ Friday, January 28, 2005 8:46 AM

I tried to get this made a public fix but they didn't want to do that... :/ So there is nothing more to do than OR trying to get a lot of people asking for a public fix OR simply accept this is the case. Believe me I tried but if they don't want to make this a public patch, there is little we can do unfortunately... It's in the next SP but when that will be released is unknown, perhaps never.

I don't agree with this policy, but it's not something I control...

Frans Bouma

# re: FIX: Nested groupbox controls on .NET 1.1 SP1 have corrupted caption text@ Friday, January 28, 2005 11:02 AM

Overheard as an anonymous comment at Microsoft --

"Guys we need to fix it, because it is incredibly hard to argue with Frans Bouma."

Sahil Malik

# re: FIX: Nested groupbox controls on .NET 1.1 SP1 have corrupted caption text@ Friday, January 28, 2005 11:05 AM

haha :)

But! To my defense (hehe) I lost the argument for a public fix... :P

I have so much to learn...

Frans Bouma

# re: FIX: Nested groupbox controls on .NET 1.1 SP1 have corrupted caption text@ Monday, January 31, 2005 6:32 AM

Magik. Thanks Mr Bouma - you retain your "The Man" title!

I have never understood the logic of making your customers jump through hoops to get fixes on your own f-ups. I know one thing: We would never get away with that if we did it to *our* customers...

KevinT

# re: FIX: Nested groupbox controls on .NET 1.1 SP1 have corrupted caption text@ Tuesday, February 01, 2005 2:33 AM

This is all very disappointing to see.

If the long-awaited service pack is breaking apps, then what's the point?

Seems that the XP themes causes more issues than it's worth. Like the gridlines issue in listviews.

Not really sure what to look forward to now. .NET 1.1 SP1 looks dodgy and Whidbey is a long way away.

Simon Stewart