DOCUMENT:Q85598  24-JUN-1999  [win16sdk]
TITLE   :BUG: GetGlyphOutline() Returns Blank Bitmap
PRODUCT :Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit
PROD/VER:WINDOWS:3.1
OPER/SYS:
KEYWORDS:kbSDKWin16

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3.10
WINDOWS
kbprg kbbuglist

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The information in this article applies to:

 - Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit (SDK) 3.1 
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SYMPTOMS
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In the Microsoft Windows graphical environment, when an application calls the
GetGlyphOutline() function to retrieve the bitmap for a glyph and the lpmat2
parameter points to a matrix that magnifies the glyph, a blank bitmap is
returned.

RESOLUTION
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Specify the desired glyph size in the lfHeight member of the LOGFONT data
structure used to create the font. Do not magnify the glyph with the matrix
specified in the lpmat2 parameter.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in Windows version 3.1.

Additional query words: buglist3.10 3.10

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Keywords          : kbSDKWin16 
Technology        : kbAudDeveloper kbWin3xSearch kbSDKSearch kbWinSDKSearch kbWinSDK310
Version           : WINDOWS:3.1
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbpending

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