Article: Q272725
Product(s): Microsoft Windows 95.x Retail Product
Version(s):
Operating System(s):
Keyword(s): kbGDI kbMetafile kbPalettes kbSDKPlatform kbSDKWin32 kbDSupport kbGrpDSGDI
Last Modified: 20-OCT-2001
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The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows 95
- Microsoft Windows 98
- Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition
- Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition
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SYMPTOMS
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When a Windows Metafile (WMF) is created that contains a palette record, and
that WMF is playing into another WMF, a palette resource is leaked.
RESOLUTION
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To work around this bug, do not play a WMF that contains a palette into another
WMF. Instead, for example, play the WMF into a bitmap (DIB) and then put the
bitmap in the target WMF. Note that this method results in a loss of
scalability.
STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed at the
beginning of this article.
MORE INFORMATION
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Steps to Reproduce Behavior
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To reproduce this bug, create a WMF with a SelectPalette call in it. Then play
that WMF into another WMF DC. A palette resource is leaked even if the WMFs are
deleted afterwards. The resource is regained when the application exits.
Additional query words: palette selectpalette createpalette LOGPALETTE leak resource system GDI
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Keywords : kbGDI kbMetafile kbPalettes kbSDKPlatform kbSDKWin32 kbDSupport kbGrpDSGDI
Technology : kbWinMEsearch kbWin95search kbWin98search kbWin98SEsearch kbZNotKeyword3 kbWin98 kbWinME kbWin98SE
Version : :
Issue type : kbbug
Solution Type : kbnofix
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