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Microsoft, Windows, Windows NT, Windows Server, and Windows Vista are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. 1 / 210 Table of Contents 1 Introduction .............................................................................................................. 7 1.1 Glossary ................................................................................................................ 7 1.2 References ............................................................................................................. 12 1.2.1 Normative References ........................................................................................ 12 1.2.2 Informative References ...................................................................................... 12 1.3 Structure Overview (Synopsis) ................................................................................. 12 1.3.1 Metafile Structure .............................................................................................. 12 1.3.2 Graphics Objects ............................................................................................... 14 1.3.3 Byte Ordering ................................................................................................... 14 1.4 Relationship to Protocols and Other Records ............................................................... 14 1.5 Applicability Statement ............................................................................................ 14 1.6 Versioning and Localization ...................................................................................... 14 1.7 Vendor-Extensible Fields .......................................................................................... 15 2 Structures .................................................................................................................. 16 2.1 WMF Enumerations.................................................................................................. 16 2.1.1 RecordType Enumeration .................................................................................... 16 2.1.2 BinaryRasterOperation Enumeration .................................................................... 21 2.1.3 BitCount Enumeration ........................................................................................ 25 2.1.4 BrushStyle Enumeration ..................................................................................... 26 2.1.5 CharacterSet Enumeration .................................................................................. 27 2.1.6 ClipPrecision Enumeration................................................................................... 28 2.1.7 ColorUsage Enumeration .................................................................................... 29 2.1.8 Compression Enumeration .................................................................................. 29 2.1.9 ExtTextOutOptions Enumeration .......................................................................... 30 2.1.10 FamilyFont Enumeration ..................................................................................... 31 2.1.11 FloodFill Enumeration ......................................................................................... 32 2.1.12 FontQuality Enumeration .................................................................................... 32 2.1.13 GamutMappingIntent Enumeration ...................................................................... 33 2.1.14 HatchStyle Enumeration ..................................................................................... 33 2.1.15 Layout Enumeration ........................................................................................... 34 2.1.16 LogicalColorSpace Enumeration ........................................................................... 34 2.1.17 LogicalColorSpaceV5 Enumeration ....................................................................... 35 2.1.18 MapMode Enumeration ....................................................................................... 35 2.1.19 MetafileEscapes Enumeration .............................................................................. 36 2.1.20 MetafileType Enumeration .................................................................................. 40 2.1.21 MetafileVersion Enumeration ............................................................................... 40 2.1.22 MixMode Enumeration ........................................................................................ 41 2.1.23 OutPrecision Enumeration ................................................................................... 41 2.1.24 PaletteEntryFlag Enumeration ............................................................................. 42 2.1.25 PenStyle Enumeration ........................................................................................ 42 2.1.26 PitchFont Enumeration ....................................................................................... 43 2.1.27 PolyFillMode Enumeration ................................................................................... 44 2.1.28 PostScriptCap Enumeration ................................................................................. 44 2.1.29 PostScriptFeatureSetting Enumeration ................................................................. 45 2.1.30 PostScriptJoin Enumeration ................................................................................. 45 2.1.31 StretchMode Enumeration ................................................................................... 46 2.1.32 TernaryRasterOperation Enumeration ................................................................... 46 2.1.33 TextAlignmentMode Enumeration ........................................................................ 78 2.2 WMF Objects .......................................................................................................... 79 2.2.1 Fixed-Length Objects ......................................................................................... 79 2.2.1.1 BitmapCoreHeader Object ............................................................................. 79 2 / 210 2.2.1.2 BitmapInfoHeader Object .............................................................................. 80 2.2.1.3 BitmapV4Header Object ................................................................................ 81 2.2.1.4 BitmapV5Header Object ................................................................................ 84 2.2.1.5 CIEXYZ Object ............................................................................................. 85 2.2.1.6 CIEXYZTriple Object ..................................................................................... 85 2.2.1.7 ColorRef Object ........................................................................................... 86 2.2.1.8 LogBrush Object .......................................................................................... 86 2.2.1.9 PaletteEntry Object ...................................................................................... 87 2.2.1.10 Pen Object .................................................................................................. 88 2.2.1.11 PointL Object ............................................................................................... 88 2.2.1.12 PointS Object .............................................................................................. 89 2.2.1.13 Rect Object 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