PRWIN9105006: EPSON9.DRV Does Not Properly Clip to Page

ID Number: Q72590

3.00

WINDOWS

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Summary:

PROBLEM ID: WIN9105006

SYMPTOMS

When the EPSON9.DRV driver is installed under Windows version 3.0

and an application calls the TextOut() function specifying

coordinates that lie outside the physical page, the text is printed

on the page instead of being clipped.

PROBLEM

The EPSON9.DRV driver should clip the text to the physical page.

RESOLUTION

This problem can be avoided if the application determines the

boundaries of the physical page and clips the output appropriately.

The GETPRINTINGOFFSET and GETPHYSPAGESIZE device driver escapes

provide this information.

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows version

3.0. We are researching this problem and will post new information

here as it becomes available.

For more information on printer escapes, refer to Chapter 12 of the

"Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit Reference Volume 2."