How to Create a List Box That Lists Available Fonts

ID: Q128648

3.00 WINDOWS

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows, version 3.0

SUMMARY

To create a list box that lists available system fonts in Visual FoxPro 3.0, you need to use the AFONT() function. This function places information about available fonts into an array. This array may then be used to populate a list box on a form.

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Step-by-Step Procedure

The following procedure demonstrates how to create a form that contains a list box that displays the available system fonts:

1. Open or switch to Microsoft Visual FoxPro version 3.0 and choose the New

   command from the File Menu. This will open the New dialog box.

2. Select the Program radio button. Then choose the New File button. This

   will open an empty Program Window.

3. Enter the following code into the Program Window:

   PUBLIC X
   X=CREATEOBJECT("myform")
   X.SHOW()

   ** Class Definition for the FORM object **
   DEFINE CLASS myform AS FORM

        SCALEMODE = 0
        TOP = 5
        LEFT = 5
        HEIGHT = 10
        WIDTH = 40
        ** Adding the COMBOBOX object into the form **
        ADD OBJECT mycombo AS Fontcombo

   ENDDEFINE

   ** Class Definition for the COMBOBOX object **
   DEFINE CLASS FontCombo AS ComboBox

       DIMENSION aFonts[1]
       aFonts = ""
       TOP = 2
       LEFT = 5
       HEIGHT=1.5
       WIDTH=30
       STYLE=2

       ** Init Method **
       PROCEDURE Init

       =AFONT(THIS.aFonts)
       THIS.RowSourceType=5
       THIS.RowSource="THIS.aFonts"
       THIS.Value=THISFORM.FontName

       ENDPROC

   ENDDEFINE

4. Choose the Do Program command from the Program Menu, and save the file

   when prompted. A form will now appear that contains a list box that
   displays the available system fonts.

Additional reference words: VFoxWin 3.00 listbox KBCategory: KBSubcategory: FxprgGeneral

Keywords          : kbcode FxprgGeneral 
Version           : 3.00
Platform          : WINDOWS