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Article #2846Re: TrueTypeFont-Bug!
From: robert.k.nichols
Date: Fri, 08 Jan 1993 00:16
Date: Fri, 08 Jan 1993 00:16
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In article <1ce6da9b@p7.f7521.n241.z2.fidonet.org> in comp.os.ms-windows.setup Kai_Rohrbacher@p7.badendoor.fido.de (Kai Rohrbacher) writes: > > I discovered a very annoying bug with Windows' 3.1 TrueTypeFonts > (TTF's) and I can't imagine being the first one: > When using complex TTF's (especially the three ornamented fonts > "CarrickCaps", "KonanurKaps" and "Starburst"; others too), the chars > display well at the screen, but get printed out as empty, rectangular > boxes! ... > I suspect that by default, Windows doesn't set aside enough RAM for > the font-handling; does anybody know how to fix that? The problem doesn't seem to be just with Windows drivers. I ran into this exact problem with some of the fonts you mentioned and various others. I tried to use Atech's Alltype conversion utility to convert the offending fonts to type-1 PostScript, but it died with a general protection fault on every one! The other fonts that gave me trouble were: EileenCaps Elzevier-Caps EileenCaps-Black Uechi If anyone can point me toward a working version (PostScript or TrueType) of any of the above fonts, I'd appreciate it. Bob Nichols AT&T Bell Laboratories rnichols@ihlpm.ih.att.com
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Newsgroups: comp.fonts Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!spool.mu.edu!uwm.edu!linac!att!cbnewse!cbnewsd!att-out!cbfsb!cbnewsg.cb.att.com!rnichols From: rnichols@cbnewsg.cb.att.com (robert.k.nichols) Subject: Re: TrueTypeFont-Bug! Message-ID: <1993Jan8.001646.3334@cbfsb.cb.att.com> Followup-To: comp.os.ms-windows.setup Summary: Looking for working version of some ornate fonts. Sender: news@cbfsb.cb.att.com Organization: AT&T References: <1ce6da9b@p7.f7521.n241.z2.fidonet.org> Date: Fri, 8 Jan 1993 00:16:46 GMT Lines: 30