1. RE: win32lib problem (fonts) HELP
daryl_vdb at HOTMAIL.COM wrote:
> Hi everyone
>
> I have found a problem with win32lib to do with drawing fonts to a
> window.
> I wanted to use the terminal font, so i wrote:
>
> setFont(window1, "terminal", 9, Normal)
>
> to set the font. The trouble is, no matter what i tried i couldn't get
> my
> program to use the terminal font. I even tried using getFontDialog() to
> get
> the font name, and it still did not use the right font. Sure enough, it
>
> works perfectly with any other font, true type or bitmap. I thought the
>
> problem might be that terminal is a bitmap font, but I don't think this
> is
> it. Can anyone help?
>
> thanks in advance,
> Daryl van den Brink
>
Hi there,
One simple way would be to find:
procedure initialize()
in the winlib file (sort of near the end)
and change the line:
setStartupFont(ANSI_VAR_FONT)
to read:
setStartupFont(OEM_FIXED_FONT)
and save the file.
If your app, just type:
setDefaultFont(ControlID)
The only drawback is that the default font is now
Terminal also.
(OEM_FIXED_FONT is the new name for the Terminal font)
If you dont mind a little more work, you could
GetStockObject/SelectObject into the hdc yourself:
in the onPaint procedure:
bool=c_func(xSelectObject,{hdc,c_func(xGetStockObject,
{OEM_FIXED_FONT})})
then use native c text functions.
You might ask Derek to add more support for stock fonts also.
That font is a bit gaudy though 
Cant see why anyone would
want to use it. Is it a compatibility issue?
Good luck with it.
--Al
2. RE: win32lib problem (fonts) HELP
Daryl,
A (long) while back I wanted to use this font in one of my programs.
The only way I could get it was by changing Win32Lib's default font to
OEM_FIXED_FONT. This can now be done without modifying the library
using "setStartupFont( OEM_FIXED_FONT )".
However, here is an interesting note from MS:
http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q196/2/80.ASP
-- Brian
Daryl van den Brink wrote:
> Hi everyone
>
> I have found a problem with win32lib to do with drawing fonts to a
> window.
> I wanted to use the terminal font, so i wrote:
>
> setFont(window1, "terminal", 9, Normal)
>
> to set the font. The trouble is, no matter what i tried i couldn't get
> my
> program to use the terminal font. I even tried using getFontDialog() to
> get
> the font name, and it still did not use the right font. Sure enough, it
>
> works perfectly with any other font, true type or bitmap. I thought the
>
> problem might be that terminal is a bitmap font, but I don't think this
> is
> it. Can anyone help?
>
> thanks in advance,
> Daryl van den Brink
>
>
3. RE: win32lib problem (fonts) HELP
daryl_vdb at HOTMAIL.COM wrote:
> Thanks for your help. The reason why I want to use terminal is because
> it is the only font that has the same set of characters as a dos prompt.
> If
> you know a better one, can you please tell me about it?
>
> by the way, would this work?
>
> setFont(window1, "OEM_FIXED_FONT")
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Al Getz" <Xaxo at aol.com>
> To: "EUforum" <EUforum at topica.com>
> Sent: Saturday, April 28, 2001 4:12 AM
> Subject: RE: win32lib problem (fonts) HELP
>
>
> > > daryl_vdb at HOTMAIL.COM wrote:
> > > Hi everyone
> > >
> > > I have found a problem with win32lib to do with drawing fonts to a
> > > window.
> > > I wanted to use the terminal font, so i wrote:
> > >
> > > setFont(window1, "terminal", 9, Normal)
> > >
> > > to set the font. The trouble is, no matter what i tried i couldn't get
> > > my
> > > program to use the terminal font. I even tried using getFontDialog() to
> > > get
> > > the font name, and it still did not use the right font. Sure enough, it
> > >
> > > works perfectly with any other font, true type or bitmap. I thought the
> > >
> > > problem might be that terminal is a bitmap font, but I don't think this
> > > is
> > > it. Can anyone help?
> > >
> > > thanks in advance,
> > > Daryl van den Brink
> > >
> >
> > Hi there,
> > One simple way would be to find:
> > procedure initialize()
> >
> > in the winlib file (sort of near the end)
> >
> > and change the line:
> > setStartupFont(ANSI_VAR_FONT)
> >
<snip>
I dont think that would work, but as someone else pointed out
setDefaultFont(integer id) is a global procedure so you can call it
right from your program without modifying the winlib file.
setStartupFont(OEM_FIXED_FONT)
then for the window:
setDefaultFont(Window1) --for example
Again, the only problem is that anything that uses the
default font now must put up with OEM_FIXED_FONT.
If you need to keep the default font set at something else,
you have to use the GetStockObject/SetObject as i was
saying in the last post, and then use c style calls to
print text.
A better way for winlib to handle this is to provide
name recognition within a regular setFont() call, or
during the font creation.
Shouldnt be that hard, but then i doubt anyone really wants
to use these fonts anymore
You can try "Courier New" and see if that satisfies your
app requirement. Its installed with every Windows9X package.
Its a fixed width font with several sizes and is very readable.
You dont need all those special graphic symbols do you?
If you do i guess that could be a problem, you may have to
do some drawing with lines or rectangles to acheive this.
Good luck with it.
--Al
