--- /cygdrive/c/usr/matsuhashi/swfmill-0.2.11/src/swft/swft_import_ttf.cpp	2005-09-30 04:09:16.000000000 +0900
+++ /cygdrive/c/usr/local/lib/swfmill-0.2.11/src/swft/swft_import_ttf.cpp	2006-12-08 15:32:31.445375000 +0900
@@ -215,16 +215,48 @@
 		bool control, cubic;
 		int n;
 		for( int contour = 0; contour < outline->n_contours; contour++ ) {
 			end = outline->contours[contour];
 			n=0;
+			/*
+			 * If the outline starting point is "off the curve", reorder the points array.
+			 * Shift the starting point off and move it the end of outline points.
+			 */
+			control = !(outline->tags[start] & 0x01);
+			if (control) {
+			    FT_Vector pointsBuffer[(end+1)-start];
+			    char tagsBuffer[(end+1)-start];
+			    int i,j;
+			    for (i=0, j=start; j<=end; i++, j++ ) {
+			      // save the original points to temporary area
+				pointsBuffer[i].x = outline->points[j].x;
+				pointsBuffer[i].y = outline->points[j].y;
+				tagsBuffer[i] = outline->tags[j];
+			    }
+			    for (i=0, j=start; j<=end; i++, j++ ) {
+			        if (i==0) {
+				  // move the original starting point to the tail
+				    outline->points[end].x = pointsBuffer[0].x;
+				    outline->points[end].y = pointsBuffer[0].y;
+				    outline->tags[end] = tagsBuffer[0];
+				 } else {
+				   // just shift the other points
+				    outline->points[j-1].x = pointsBuffer[i].x;
+				    outline->points[j-1].y = pointsBuffer[i].y;
+				    outline->tags[j-1] = tagsBuffer[i];
+				 }
+			    }
+			}
 
 			for( int p = start; p<=end; p++ ) {
 				control = !(outline->tags[p] & 0x01);
 				cubic = outline->tags[p] & 0x02;
 				
 				if( p==start ) {
+				  if (control) {
+				    fprintf(stderr,"outline starting with a control point; glyph &#%i; of %s .\n", character,  filename);
+				    }
 					shaper.setup( outline->points[p-n].x, outline->points[p-n].y );
 				}
 				
 				if( !control && n > 0 ) {
 					importGlyphPoints( &(outline->points[(p-n)+1]), n-1, shaper, cubic );