Do not use Courier!

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   Just ran the MDI Text Editor sample (v11.1.0 according to the about dialog) and opened EditConfig\Schemas\_cpp.schclass.
I immediately noticed two quite severe drawing bugs: 
1) If a word is bold or italic, the last character is obscured.
2) If a word is bold, any selection causes the word to move.
3) If the background color is set on a character, the caret is displayed when it goes away.

These bugs really make the control unusable. See the screenshow below. Have you even tested the control?

Please fix this as soon as possible. Thanks!

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znakeeye Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 26 July 2006 Status: Offline Points: 1672	Post Options Post Reply Quote znakeeye Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Do not use Courier! Posted: 19 April 2007 at 9:53am
	Just ran the MDI Text Editor sample (v11.1.0 according to the about dialog) and opened EditConfig\Schemas\_cpp.schclass. I immediately noticed two quite severe drawing bugs: 1) If a word is bold or italic, the last character is obscured. 2) If a word is bold, any selection causes the word to move. 3) If the background color is set on a character, the caret is displayed when it goes away. These bugs really make the control unusable. See the screenshow below. Have you even tested the control? Please fix this as soon as possible. Thanks!

Tomasz Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 05 August 2006 Status: Offline Points: 109	Post Options Post Reply Quote Tomasz Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 19 April 2007 at 9:58am
	I mentioned it in another thread already. But from my observations this is the problem with CURIER font (BITMAP) that does not work correctly with ClearType. If you select Courier New (True Type) the problem with character truncation goes away. So I think it is really Microsoft problem.

znakeeye Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 26 July 2006 Status: Offline Points: 1672	Post Options Post Reply Quote znakeeye Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 19 April 2007 at 10:01am
	You're right. Thanks!