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From: thj@mtcchi.uucp (XT0221000-Tom Hjellming(ZG90210)0000)
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Subject: Re: Mistakes in SDK3.0 documentation?
Message-ID: <1990Sep24.142915.24686@mtcchi.uucp>
Date: 24 Sep 90 14:29:15 GMT
References: <1990Sep19.190320.25693@rodan.acs.syr.edu> <1748@s6.Morgan.COM>
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>In article <1990Sep19.190320.25693@rodan.acs.syr.edu>, jfbruno@rodan.acs.syr.edu (John Bruno) writes:
>> I believe I have found a minor error in the "Guide to Programming" book that
>> Since I'm just learning about Win3, I'm wondering if anyone has noticed any
>> other problems with the SDK.  If so, please post.
>>

>Well since you asked: The example of how to make your own font in the
>Tools volume of the SDK doesn't work at all. There doesn't appear to
>be any way to create a functioning alternative font/character set.
>This is to my mind a tremendous shortcoming of a GUI, especially since
>it makes the whole thing unusable for me...

>Later,
>Andrew Mullhaupt

I've been successful in creating my own fonts for 3.0.  Can you describe
your problem?  The one 'gotcha' that I can think of is that it doesn't
appear to support the 3.0 font format.  I've traced through the 
AddFontResource() routine and can see where it is checking the version 
number.  It checks for 1.0, 2.0, and then 3.0.  If the format is 3.0, it 
immediately returns with an error.  If you store you fonts in 2.0
format, then it works.  I haven't investigated any further.  (Seems real
stupid for Windows 3.0 to not support 3.0 format fonts!!!)

Can anyone else confirm or deny my observation?


Tom Hjellming
Analysts International Corp (AiC)
Schaumburg, IL

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Tom Hjellming
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Schaumburg, IL