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Bitstream Fonts And Special Characters
DocumentID: 647695
Revision Date: 29-Feb-96 8:19:23 PM

The information in this document applies to:
WordPerfect® 5.1 for DOS

Problem

Symptoms: The customer was trying to print bullets using the Compose feature while in a Bitstream font using the IBM PC character set. She composed the proper characters, medium (4,0) and small (4,3) bullets, and they appeared on her view screen. However, when she printed they were reversed. We went into PTR and checked to see how they were mapped. They were mapped with the proper number. We decided to switch the codes to see if that would take care of the problem and it did. I was able to duplicate the problem while in a font using the IBM PC character set, but not in HP Roman-8. Solutions: Bitstream creates their own character sets inside our driver as well as the values that will be sent for each character. If they send a value lower than decimal value 32 the printer will interpret the lower value as a control function for some of those values instead of printing the character. In our character maps we use a transparency code "tr", so this will not happen. If the customer would like to add this variable to Bitstream's character map they will need to do the following: Retrieve the .ALL file into the PTR program, press F4, and press Enter on the FW IBM PC set. Now you will need to add the tr variable globally: press F9, then Alt-F8, 1 (add), Ctrl-Enter (pattern), type tr then press Enter, and in the expression box add: [27]"&p1X", then exit. With the variable now created you can add the tr in front of all numbered values lower than 32 in the character map.

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