DOCUMENT:Q97340 06-DEC-1999 [win16sdk] TITLE :GetGlyphOutline() Function Demonstration PRODUCT :Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit PROD/VER:WINDOWS:3.1 OPER/SYS: KEYWORDS:kbfile kbsample kb16bitonly kbOSWin310 kbSDKWin16 ====================================================================== ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The information in this article applies to: - Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit (SDK) 3.1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY ======= This article presents a usable explanation of the GetGlyphOutline() function. Rather than being a complete guide, it is intended to complement and complete the definition found in the Microsoft Windows version 3.1 Software Development Kit (SDK) Programmer's Reference, Volume 2: Functions. To follow the discussion, the reader should be familiar with the information on GetGlyphOutline() in the SDK and the basic theory of the TrueType font engine. A sample application, GLYPH, is included on the Microsoft Developer Network CD to illustrate the basic concepts and mechanisms in this article. MORE INFORMATION ================ The following files are available for download from the Microsoft Download Center: Glyph.exe For additional information about how to download Microsoft Support files, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: Q119591 How to Obtain Microsoft Support Files from Online Services Microsoft used the most current virus detection software available on the date of posting to scan this file for viruses. Once posted, the file is housed on secure servers that prevent any unauthorized changes to the file. Additional query words: 3.10 softlib GLYPH.EXE kbfile ====================================================================== Keywords : kbfile kbsample kb16bitonly kbOSWin310 kbSDKWin16 Technology : kbAudDeveloper kbWin3xSearch kbSDKSearch kbWinSDKSearch kbWinSDK310 Version : WINDOWS:3.1 Issue type : kbinfo ============================================================================= THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THE MICROSOFT KNOWLEDGE BASE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. MICROSOFT DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, EVEN IF MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES SO THE FOREGOING LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY. Copyright Microsoft Corporation 1999.