Visual C++ and MFC Programming 2nd Edition

Visual C++ and MFC Fundamentals Chapter 8 GDI Orientation and Transformations

BOOL CreateFontIndirect(const LOGFONT* lpLogFont);

When calling this member function, pass the LOGFONT variable as a pointer,

lpLogFont.

To select the selected font, call the CDC::SelectObject() method. Once done, you can use

the new font as you see fit. Here is an example:

void CExoView::OnDraw(CDC* pDC)

{

CFont font;

LOGFONT LogFont;

LogFont.lfStrikeOut = 0;

LogFont.lfUnderline = 0;

LogFont.lfHeight = 42;

LogFont.lfEscapement = 0;

LogFont.lfItalic = TRUE;

font.CreateFontIndirect(&LogFont);

CFont *pFont = pDC->SelectObject(&font);

pDC->TextOut(20, 18, "James Kolowski", 14);

pDC->SelectObject(pFont);

font.DeleteObject();

}

7.4.4 Font Retrieval.......................................................................................

If some text is displaying and you want to get the font properties of that text, you can call

the CDC::GetLogFont() method. Its syntax is:

int GetLogFont(LOGFONT * pLogFont);

To get the current font characteristics on a device context, pass a LOGFONT variable as

pointer to this method. After execution, it returns the LOGFONT argument with these

characteristics. If this method succeeds, it returns TRUE or non-zero. It it fails, it returns

FALSE or 0.

Here is an example:

void CAboutDlg::OnButton1()

{

CFont *font;