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Q184056: Font Substitution List Is Not Loaded from Vendor PPD File

Article: Q184056
Product(s): Microsoft Windows NT
Version(s): WinNT:4.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 10-AUG-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0 
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 4.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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You install a PostScript printer with a vendor-supplied PPD file and notice
there is an incomplete list of fonts available for substitution. This list
appears when you select a font from the font substitution table in Device
Settings under properties for a PostScript printer.

CAUSE
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This problem is a result of the limited number of PostScript device fonts
supported by the Windows NT 4.0 PostScript driver. If the PPD file specifies a
device font that is not part of the approximately 80 fonts known to the driver,
the driver cannot use that font.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT version 4.0. We are
researching this problem and will post additional information here in the
Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.


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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbWinNTsearch kbWinNTWsearch kbWinNTW400 kbWinNTW400search kbWinNT400search kbWinNTSsearch kbWinNTS400search kbWinNTS400
Version           : WinNT:4.0
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbpending

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