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Article #617Why Windows 3.1 blocks out some of the upper ASCII codes?
From: desikacharyk
Date: Tue, 18 Aug 1992 21:52
Date: Tue, 18 Aug 1992 21:52
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Hello Font/Windows Experts,
I have a Font with all the upper ascii slots (codes from 128-255)
populated. It is a custom designed font that exists in Type 1 and Type 3
PS Formats and also in the TrueType Format on Mac. It works fine on
Mac. I can display and print the whole font on Mac. I have used Altsys
Corporation's Metamorphasis Professional program to convert it into
IBM PC compatible Type 1 PS and TrueType formats. When I installed
these fonts under Windows 3.0, I found that I cannot display/print 27 upper
ASCII characters. Then I tried them under Windows 3.1. Things are slightly
better under 3.1, because I have only 22 chars that are blocked out.
Still, I cannot afford to lose 22 chars from my font. Since 5 of the chars
which were blocked out by windows 3.0 are now visible under Windows 3.1,
I am assuming that all the chars are there in the Font file, but Windows 3.1
is blocking 22 of them out. The ASCII codes of chars which are being blocked
out are: 128, 129, 141, 142, 143, 144, 157, 166, 173, 179, 185, 188, 189,
190, 194, 208, 215, 221, 222, 240, 253 and 254.
Curiously enough, these do not correspond to the unsupported character
codes listed in the Appendix B of the Windows 3.0 manual. Can someone from
Microsoft or some Font/Window Wizard please explain to me what is happening?
Can I somehow "unblock" these 22 chars and display and print them? This is
essential to implement my font under Windows. Any help will be greatly
appreciated.
Regards,
K.Desikachary.
AECL Research.
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