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rnichols@cbnewsg.cb.att.com (robert.k.nichols) writes:

>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!

Yes, I had the same problem. Interesting enough: Some letters print fine, others
don't. Presumably the more complex ones. As always: Use REAL fonts, if you can't
afford it -> suffer.

Ulrich.