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From: joe@proto.COM (Joe Huffman)
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.programmer
Subject: Re: Want to create my own text fonts
Summary: Zortech's graphics library allows this.
Message-ID: <1421@proto.COM>
Date: 5 Sep 90 08:13:05 GMT
References: <1990Sep4.202223.9679@dg-rtp.dg.com>
Organization: Prototronics; Sandpoint, Idaho
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In article <1990Sep4.202223.9679@dg-rtp.dg.com>, hagins@dg-rtp.dg.com (Jody Hagins) writes:
> 
> 	I want to create my own text fonts.  Basically, I'd like to have my
> own character set in memory, and be able to switch between the default
> text, and my own character set.  If there is a way to create my own font set
> and include it in BGI, that would be fine too.  This is an area I have not
> messed around in, so I am not too familiar with creating new character sets,
> or even if it is possible to create my own font set ...

The graphics library that comes with the Zortech C/C++ compiler supports
user defined fonts.  There is a function to 'install' user defined fonts
and a function to get the current font (so you can restore the original one 
if desired).


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