[comp.windows.ms] using your own fonts

kipnis@janus.berkeley.edu (Gary Kipnis) (06/03/89)

	I created my own font using MS-WINDOWS' FONTEDIT, and I could not 
figure out how to load this font 'into windows' for a file.  

any pointers will be greately appreciated

gary      

bturner@hpcvlx.HP.COM (Bill Turner) (06/05/89)

>	I created my own font using MS-WINDOWS' FONTEDIT, and I could not 
>figure out how to load this font 'into windows' for a file.  

The MS Windows Programmer's Learning Guide (for 2.0) has appendix A that
describes fonts, and how to create a .FON file.  It is basically a DLL
that has no code/data segments, but only font resources.

You can also add the font into your own program as a resource (the .FNT
file can be used in the .RC file, such as

    FontName FONT xyzzy.FNT

) and then it is available by using AddFontResource.  You might be able to
get the font via FindResource/LoadResource, but I'm not certain that this
would add the font so that you can create it with CreateFont.

--Bill Turner (bturner@hp-pcd.hp.com)
HP Corvallis Information Systems