BUG: Printer Driver Receives "bigfonts" When Not Supported (111653)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit (SDK) 3.1
This article was previously published under Q111653
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SYMPTOMS

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

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

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a bug in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.
Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:3/7/2005
Keywords:kbbug kbpending KB111653
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