BUG: Arc() Not Drawn Completely with a Wide Pen

Last reviewed: January 5, 1995
Article ID: Q111582

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit (SDK) for Windows versions 3.0 and 3.1

SYMPTOMS

When calling Arc() with a wide pen selected, occasionally there will be an unfilled line in the third quadrant of the arc.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in Windows versions 3.0 and 3.1. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

MORE INFORMATION

This behavior may be reproduced as follows on a VGA display:

With a pen width of 100 selected into the DC, call Arc() with the following parameters:

   X1=165, Y1=12, X2=445, Y2=294, X3=279, Y3=142, X4=227, Y4=20

There will be a slanted line of width 1 (one) that is not drawn in the pen color.

Additional reference words: buglist3.00 buglist3.10 3.00 3.10
KBCategory: kbprg kbbuglist
KBSubcategory: GdiDrw

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Last reviewed: January 5, 1995
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