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Q131841: Glyph Problems With Automatic Type 1 To TrueType Font Converte

Article: Q131841
Product(s): Microsoft Windows NT
Version(s): 3.50
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 08-AUG-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 3.5 
- Microsoft Windows NT Server version 3.5 
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SYMPTOMS
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The Windows NT 3.5 automatic Type 1 to TrueType font converter exhibits the
following problems:

- It is unable to handle repeated encoding.

  If a glyph appears in more than one place in the encoding vector, then one
  occurrence of the glyph is lost.

- It is unable to handle character code zero.

- It overwrites glyph character code 173 with glyph character code 45.

  The Windows character codes 45 and 173 are hyphens "-". The converter copies
  character code 45 to character code 173.

RESOLUTION
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To correct this problem, install the latest U.S. Service Pack for Windows NT
version 3.5 or upgrade to Windows NT 3.51.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT version 3.5. This
problem has been corrected in the latest U.S. Service Pack for Windows NT
version 3.5. For information on obtaining the Service Pack, query on the
following word in the Microsoft Knowledge Base (without the spaces):

  S E R V P A C K

This problem was also corrected in Windows NT version 3.51.

MORE INFORMATION
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TrueType and Adobe Type 1 fonts are outline fonts, containing glyph shapes that
are described by their outlines. A glyph outline consists of a series of
contours that define the boundaries of the glyph. Some glyphs are simple, such
as most letters and punctuation marks, but some can be quite complex. For
example, a company logo with graphics and text might be encoded in a font as a
single glyph.

Additional query words: prodnt ttf ansi

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbWinNTsearch kbWinNTWsearch kbWinNT350search kbWinNTW350 kbWinNTW350search kbWinNTSsearch kbWinNTS350 kbWinNTS350search
Version           : 3.50

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