Microsoft KB Archive/24885

Meaning of the Linedraw Flag

PSS ID Number: Q24885 Article last modified on 11-02-1994

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The linedraw flag in the header section of a printer driver tells you which font the line draw font is.

The linedraw flag is stored in one byte (bits 0-7). The first 0-5 bits store the font number (0-63). If the value of the linedraw flag is within this range, the characters used to draw a line with the Format Border command are taken directly from the numbered font.

The sixth and seventh bits indicate that a line is drawn using the vertical bar hyphen method, based upon the following guidelines:


 * 1) If only the sixth bit is set, Word assumes the vertical bar character does not have a hole in the middle (as in the pipe character) and uses line spacing to line up the edges.
 * 2) If both the sixth and seventh bits are set, Word uses overlapping to account for the hole in the vertical bar character.

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