[FIXED] Font Test Print Supports only ASCII

[Bhikkhu Pesala]

Maybe this is a limitation of Windows, but printing a sample from the Font Test window will print only ASCII characters in the current font. All other characters are printed using a system font.

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[Erwin Denissen]

Bhikkhu Pesala, thanks for reporting this issue.

It seems like a bug to me. I'll add it to the bug list, and make sure it's fixed in the next release.

[Bhikkhu Pesala]

This is even worse in FontCreator 7.

The Font Test Window doesn't use the temporary font at all for printing, just a generic Serif or Sans Serif font.

This is not something I have ever really needed to use — I would normally print font samples from PagePlus then I have much more control over the layout — but I think the print function should be removed if its not worth the effort of fixing to print using the test font.

Printing a single glyph from the Glyph Edit window is less useful than taking a screen shot, and printing that.

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[Erwin Denissen]

I've run another test here, and at first the print failed big time. It showed PCL XL error InsufficientMemory as output.

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Then I disabled auto hinting and printed again through the Font Test dialog. This time it worked like a charm.

Both times I printed to a HP LaserJet.

I also printed as PDF through PDF995 printer driver, and both times that worked just fine.