PRB: Device and TrueType Fonts Rotate Inconsistently (82932)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit (SDK) 3.1
- Microsoft Win32 Application Programming Interface (API), when used with:
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.5
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.51
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.5
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.51
This article was previously published under Q82932 SYMPTOMS
In an application for the Microsoft Windows graphical environment
that uses a mapping mode other than MM_TEXT and a text alignment
other than the default (TA_LEFT, TA_TOP), device fonts and TrueType
fonts rotate in the opposite directions. Device fonts may exhibit
other unusual behaviors. Differences in rotated text may appear on
the screen or in printed output.
RESOLUTION
To create a font that rotates based on the coordinate system in
which the font is used, the application must set the CLIP_LH_ANGLES
(0x10) bit in the lfClipPrecision field of the LOGFONT data
structure. This technique is backward-compatible with Windows 3.0
because the CLIP_LH_ANGLES bit is ignored in version 3.0.
STATUS
This behavior is by design.
| Modification Type: | Minor | Last Reviewed: | 2/11/2005 |
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| Keywords: | kbAPI kbprb KB82932 |
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