BUG: Win95 Arc() Does Not Draw an Ellipse on HP LJ 4 (166095)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit (SDK) 3.1
  • Microsoft Windows 95
This article was previously published under Q166095

SYMPTOMS

The documentation for and expected behavior of the Arc() API is to draw an entire ellipse if the start and end points are the same. However, when you do this in Windows 95 with the Hewlett Packard LaserJet 4 printer driver, the result is no output at all.

RESOLUTION

To workaround this, you can:

Specify "Use Raster Graphics" in the "Graphics" page of the printer's properties dialog box.

-or-

Have the application detect the ellipse case and call Ellipse() instead of Arc().

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a bug in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:6/24/2004
Keywords:kbbug kbgraphic kbpending KB166095
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