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Q111653: BUG: Printer Driver Receives "bigfonts" When Not Supported

Article: Q111653
Product(s): Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit
Version(s): WINDOWS:3.1
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbOSWin310 _IK kbSDKWin16
Last Modified: 09-JUL-1999

3.10
WINDOWS
kbprg kbbuglist

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit (SDK) 3.1 
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SYMPTOMS
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If the installed display driver of a Windows 3.1 installation supports raster
fonts that are greater than 64K, then any printer driver on the system is
expected to support the fonts, even if [GetDeviceCaps(hPrnDC, RASTERCAPS) &
RC_BIGFONT] returns NULL for the printer driver.

CAUSE
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In some cases, the printer driver calls the display driver to perform certain
GDI operations. Windows expects that 64K and greater fonts will eventually be
drawn by the display driver instead of the printer driver. This assumption
causes Windows to believe that a printer driver will support these fonts, even
if it does not.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed at the
beginning of this article.

Additional query words: buglist3.10 3.10 bigfonts big fonts

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Keywords          : kbOSWin310 _IK kbSDKWin16 
Technology        : kbAudDeveloper kbWin3xSearch kbSDKSearch kbWinSDKSearch kbWinSDK310
Version           : WINDOWS:3.1
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbpending

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