Creating Fonts

[Zyrthofar Blackcloak]

Hello everyone!
I just wanted to know how I can create a font from bitmaps in memory
(currently in an array), or from GDI+. I want to be able to use that
font in a textbox, for example.

I have searched a bit on msdn and google, but didn't find anything
useful. A hint or a link would be appreciated

Thank you all

 

[Erik Frey]

Check out PrivateFontCollection:

http://www.cs.arizona.edu/classes/cs386/spring03/handouts/30.html

You'll still need to create font files beforehand, but that shouldn't be
too difficult. There is a lot of font creation software out there these
days.

Erik

 

[Zyrthofar Blackcloak]

Hmmm... the font I want to create is made from SNES Tiles taken from a
file. That means that the font can change anytime, whether by the
program, or by someone editing the file. What I want is to create the
font at startup, everytime the program is run.

I don't actually want to create the font on the HD; I just want to be
able to use it, at least with a textbox, then I dispose it when the
program ends. It doesn't have to be a "font", just something I can use
with my textboxes.
I would have tried GDI+ directly, but the textbox don't have a paint
method.

sorry if I was a bit ambiguous about what I wanted ^-^

 

[Erik Frey]

It's going to be hard to find documentation about creating fonts in
memory, on the fly. I'd try something simpler, like this:

http://www.codeproject.com/useritems/GraphicFonts.asp

Instead of painting to a textbox, could you allow regular text entry to
a normal textbox, and paint the results to a label? This will let you do
that.

Erik