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Q64507: FontWare Inserts Incorrect Canon Printer Driver Header Section

Article: Q64507
Product(s): Microsoft Windows 95.x Retail Product
Version(s): WINDOWS:3.0,3.0a
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 10-DEC-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows versions 3.0, 3.0a 
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SYMPTOMS
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When installing soft fonts using the Bitstream FontWare Installation Kit,
FontWare should create a new printer section, [Canon LBP8 Europe], if you
install the fonts for the Canon LBP8 or LBP4 printer driver. This does not work
with the Microsoft Windows 3.0 Canon printer driver.

CAUSE
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The FontWare program looks at the printer driver header information in the
WIN.INI file to determine where to insert the font information. FontWare is
looking for a [Canon LBP8 Europe] printer driver section when it reads the
WIN.INI. The Windows 3.0 Canon driver has changed the header information to
[canoniii]. Since FontWare can't find the old header section, it creates a new
one and places all of the font information under that header.

WORKAROUND
==========

To correct the problem, remove the [Canon LBP8 Europe] section and copy all of
the font information over to the [canoniii] section in WIN.INI.


Additional query words: 3.00 3.0 3.0a 3.00a 3rdparty win30

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbWin3xSearch kbZNotKeyword3 kbWin300 kbWin300a
Version           : WINDOWS:3.0,3.0a

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