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30 Jul 2024 00:26:37 EDT (-0400)
  Re: To fix the upper-ASCII bug in text objects  
From: Ken
Date: 27 Jul 2000 21:21:58
Message: <3980DEA0.6EE9FB6@pacbell.net>
Lummox JR wrote:
> 
> Well, it's getting time to render the label for a CD, and I need to use the

> of the bug that prevents it from rendering ASCII characters above 128.
> I haven't checked for newer versions of the program in a while, so I'm still
> using a modified version of the SuperPatch based on 3.1e. (Although the docs
> say this is a bug in the Watcom compiler, I compiled my modifications with
> Visual C++ 5.0 and it's still wrong.) If anyone has figured out a way to beat
> this bug, I'd much appreciate information on how it can be fixed--there must
> be a way.
> The last thing I want to do is load the font in a font editor and switch
> glyphs around; it's problematic at best and I'd much prefer a more permanent
> solution anyway.
> 
> Lummox JR

Check out the patch by Jon Cruz -
http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Network/4453/unipatch/

-- 
Ken Tyler - 1400+ POV-Ray, Graphics, 3D Rendering, and Raytracing Links:
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