Documentation for the DOWNLOADFACE Printer Escape

 Last reviewed: February 16, 1995
Article ID: Q74606
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Windows Device Driver Kit (DDK) for Windows versions 3.0 and 3.1

SUMMARY

The DOWNLOADFACE printer escape is not documented in versions 3.0 or 3.1 of the Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit (SDK) or of the Microsoft Windows Device Development Kit (DDK). The text below provides documentation for this particular printer escape.

MORE INFORMATION

Add the following line to WINDOWS.H header file to define the DOWNLOADFACE escape: 

   #define DOWNLOADFACE    514
The following documentation for the DOWNLOADFACE escape is in the same format used in the Windows SDK documentation. 

   short Escape(hDC, DOWNLOADFACE, NULL, lpInData, lpOutData)
The escape is used to determine if a font is a downloadable font (soft font or TrueType) or to force the font definition to be downloaded to the printer. 

Parameter      Type/Description
---------      ----------------

hDC            HDC Identifies the device context.

lpInData       EXTTEXTMETRIC FAR * Points to a structure returned from
               the GETEXTENDEDTEXTMETRICS escape.

lpOutData      SHORT FAR * Points to a value indicating one of two
               actions:
               0 means to inquire the font type
               1 means to force the download
Return Value

This escape returns -1 if the font is not downloadable and 1 if it is downloadable. The escape also returns a 1 if the font was successfully downloaded to the printer and -1 if the download failed.

Additional reference words: 3.00 3.10 docerr DDKPRINT
KBCategory: kbprg kbdocerr
KBSubcategory: GdiPrnMis

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Last reviewed: February 16, 1995
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