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Q92538: Corrections to the Windows 3.1 SDK Sample FONTEST

Article: Q92538
Product(s): Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit
Version(s): 3.1
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbfile kbsample kbOSWin310 kbSDKWin16 kb16bitonly
Last Modified: 23-JUL-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit (SDK) 3.1 
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SUMMARY
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The FONTEST sample program in the Microsoft Download Center contains some
corrections to problems that are in the version of the sample that shipped with
the Windows 3.1 SDK.

MORE INFORMATION
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The following file is available for download from the Microsoft Download
Center:

  Fontest.exe

For additional information about how to download Microsoft Support files, click
the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q119591 How to Obtain Microsoft Support Files from Online Services

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In the original version of the sample, some of the values entered in the Set
LogFont dialog box are mapped incorrectly to the underlying LOGFONT structure.
The value entered for Italic is mapped into the LOGFONT's lfUnderline field and
the value entered for Underline is mapped into the LOGFONT's lfItalic field.
This causes an italic font to be created when an underline font is specified and
an underline font to be created when an italic font is specified. The version of
FONTEST in the Software Library corrects this problem.

When printing in the original version, if you choose a font from the Choose Font
common dialog box, the output will be in a smaller size font than the output of
the same font from another Windows-based application such as Microsoft Write.

The common dialog box function ChooseFont() always returns the height of the font
in the lfHeight field of the LOGFONT structure based on the vertical dpi (dots
per inch) of the screen. When creating a font to send to the printer, it is
necessary to adjust the lfHeight field of the LOGFONT structure using the
vertical dpi of the printer. To adjust the height, use the following formula:

  Height = -(dpiY*point_size/72); //dpiY is dots per inch in Y direction

Additional query words:

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Keywords          : kbfile kbsample kbOSWin310 kbSDKWin16 kb16bitonly 
Technology        : kbAudDeveloper kbWin3xSearch kbSDKSearch kbWinSDKSearch kbWinSDK310
Version           : :3.1
Issue type        : kbinfo

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