Font Substitution List is Not Loaded from Vendor PPD File

ID: Q184056

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0
Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 4.0

SYMPTOMS

You install a PostScript printer with a vendor-supplied PPD file and notice there is an incomplete list of fonts available for substitution. This list appears when you select a font from the font substitution table in Device Settings under properties for a PostScript printer.

CAUSE

This problem is a result of the limited number of PostScript device fonts supported by the Windows NT 4.0 PostScript driver. If the PPD file specifies a device font that is not part of the approximately 80 fonts known to the driver, the driver cannot use that font.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT version 4.0. We are researching this problem and will post additional information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

Keywords : kbbug4.00 NTSrvWkst
Version : WinNT:4.0
Platform : winnt
Issue type : kbbug