I tried this, but it crashes, and the manual says: ""Palm OS 4.0 and later do not allow a NULL value for the fontP parameter....""
thanks Drew Haninger Olive Tree Bible Software www.OliveTree.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ken Krugler" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Palm Developer Forum" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, November 05, 2004 9:46 AM Subject: Re: T5 memory leak in FntDefineFont > >Has anyone found a work around for this memory leak ? > > > >In the T5 simulator and the actual unit, the function: > >void FntDefineFont(fontID id, FontTag *pTag) > >appears to have a memory leak, about 80% of the size of the > >font being passed in, who should I report this to ? I'm not aware of any > >API to > >recover this, it is not a leak in any other OS 3.0, 4.0 or 5.0 units or > >emulators/simulators. > > What happens if you call FntDefineFont(id, NULL) to clear out the > font? I know that PACE used to have some code to release the shadow > of the font when you did this. > > One warning is that passing NULL would trigger an error (and > potentially give you invalid results) on Palm OS 4.0, 4.1, and > perhaps early 5.x releases. > > -- Ken > -- > Ken Krugler > TransPac Software, Inc. > <http://www.transpac.com> > +1 530-470-9200 > > -- > For information on using the Palm Developer Forums, or to unsubscribe, please see http://www.palmos.com/dev/support/forums/ -- For information on using the Palm Developer Forums, or to unsubscribe, please see http://www.palmos.com/dev/support/forums/
