PRB: Printer Font too Small with ChooseFont() Common DialogLast reviewed: November 2, 1995Article ID: Q89544 |
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SYMPTOMSIn an application for the Microsoft Windows graphical environment, the user selects a printer font through the ChooseFont() common dialog box function. When the application calls the CreateFontIndirect() to create the selected font, even though the style and face name are correct, the point size is much too small.
CAUSEThe LOGFONT structure returned to the application is based on screen metrics--even when the user selects a printer font. Because the resolution (dots per inch) on a printer is generally much greater than that of the screen, the resulting printer font is smaller than desired.
RESOLUTIONModify the lfHeight member of the LOGFONT data structure according to the printer metrics.
MORE INFORMATIONThe following code demonstrates how to modify the lfHeight member. The lpcf variable contains a pointer to the CHOOSEFONT data structure. The hDC member of the CHOOSEFONT data structure is a handle to the printer device context.
if (ChooseFont(lpcf)) { if (lpcf->nFontType & PRINTER_FONT) { iLogPixelsy = GetDeviceCaps(lpcf->hDC, LOGPIXELSY); lpcf->lpLogFont->lfHeight = MulDiv(-iLogPixelsy, (lpcf->iPointSize / 10), 72); hPrinterFont = CreateFontIndirect((LPLOGFONT)(lpcf->lpLogFont)); } else { // Create screen font } } else { // Process common dialog box error } |
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