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Status Not under consideration
Workspace IBM i
Categories IBM i Access Family
Created by Guest
Created on Jan 11, 2022

RELATED IDEAS

Need enhancement on the new ACS 1.1.8.8 - there are some character that are not being displayed correctly

Both the reverse block (box) character and the ? are substitution characters when there isn't a matching character in the code page for the data stream. So, from a functional perspective the substitution characters have no meaning and should be ignored. But, as we talked about, displaying as a ? can be confusing to users both for readability and uncertainty on if it's a real ? or a just a substitute character.


Use Case:

Both the reverse block (box) character and the ? are substitution characters when there isn't a matching character in the code page for the data stream. So, from a functional perspective the substitution characters have no meaning and should be ignored. But, as we talked about, displaying as a ? can be confusing to users both for readability and uncertainty on if it's a real ? or a just a substitute character. This should be changed in the version 1.1.8.8


Idea priority Medium
  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Apr 5, 2024
    Thank you for submitting your Request For Enhancement. After evaluating and prioritizing this request, we cannot deliver your requested enhancement in the near future, so it is being declined.

    IBM Power Systems Development
  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Feb 24, 2022

    The CEAC has reviewed this requirement and recommends that IBM view this as a “nice to have” LOW priority feature.

    Background: The COMMON Europe Advisory Council (CEAC) members have a broad range of experience in working with small and medium-sized IBM i customers. CEAC has a crucial role in working with IBM i development to help assess the value and impact of individual RFEs on the broader IBM i community and has therefore reviewed your RFE.

    To find out how CEAC help to shape the future of IBM i, see CEAC @ ibm.biz/BdYSYj and the article "The Five Hottest IBM i RFEs Of The Quarter" at ibm.biz/BdYSZT

    Therese Eaton – CEAC Program Manager, IBM

  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Feb 2, 2022

    IBM has received this request and will consider it for a future code update. No commitment is made or implied.

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