Microsoft KB Archive/89571

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PRB: Colors Lost Printing Color Metafile on Color Printer

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Q89571

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit (SDK) versions 3.0, 3.1

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SYMPTOMS
In the Microsoft Windows graphical environment, when an application prints a metafile that has a palette to a color printer, all colors in the metafile are changed to black or white.

CAUSE
The color printer does not support a palette.

RESOLUTION
When the application creates the metafile, specify the colors using the PALETTERGB macro instead of the PALETTEINDEX macro.

Additional query words: 3.00 3.10

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Technology : kbAudDeveloper kbWin3xSearch kbSDKSearch kbWinSDKSearch kbWinSDK300 kbWinSDK310