INFO: StartPage/EndPage Resets Printer DC Attributes in Windows 95 (125696)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Win32 Application Programming Interface (API), when used with:
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SUMMARY
When you print under Windows version 3.x, the printer device context
attributes, including things like mapping modes, current pen, current
brush, and so on, are reset to their defaults for the device when the end
of a page is reached. The escapes NEWFRAME and NEXTBAND and the API EndPage
all cause the printer device context to be reset.
When you print under Windows NT version 3.x, the printer device context
attributes are not reset during a print job.
When you print under Windows 95, the point at which the printer device
context is reset to the default attributes depends on what version the
executable was marked as. For executables marked as 3.x, the printer
device context will be reset when EndPage is called. For executables
marked as 4.0, the printer device context will be reset when StartPage
is called. This applies to both 16-bit-based and Win32-based executables
running under Windows 95.
A 16-bit-based executable's version can be set by using the Resource
compiler's /xx switch where xx is 30, 31, or 40. A Win32-based executable's
version can be set by using the /SUBSYSTEM:windows,x.x linker switch.
| Modification Type: | Minor | Last Reviewed: | 3/7/2005 |
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| Keywords: | kbinfo KB125696 |
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