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

Last reviewed: March 31, 1997
Article ID: Q166095

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Win32 Software Development Kit (SDK) for: - Microsoft Windows 95

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 this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. We are researching this bug and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

Additional query words: Arc Ellipse circle
Keywords : GdiDrw GdiPrn kbgraphic kbbuglist
Version : 4.0
Platform : WINDOWS

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Last reviewed: March 31, 1997
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