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From: chrisg@microsoft.UUCP (Chris GUZAK)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.ms.programmer
Subject: Re: Adding a font to an application
Message-ID: <60128@microsoft.UUCP>
Date: 30 Dec 90 00:56:24 GMT
References: <1990Dec17.043126.8415@ivucsb.sba.ca.us>
Reply-To: chrisg@microsoft.UUCP (Chris GUZAK)
Organization: Microsoft Corp., Redmond WA
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In article <1990Dec17.043126.8415@ivucsb.sba.ca.us> todd@ivucsb.sba.ca.us (Todd Day) writes:
>I am trying to add a 10 character LCD number font to one
>of my applications.  However, I can't seem to get it to
>work.  I've linked it into my application via the resource
>compiler (I've found some of the strings from the font

Just because your font is in your exe doesn't mean it
is available for use in the system.  You need to
AddFontResource() the thing.  You might even be able
to AddFontResource(GetModuleName(hInst)) (wrong syntax,
but you get the idea).  It is probably a better idea to
keep the font file seperate.  If you wan't to
make sure you got the font you asked for (instead
of relying on the font mapper (randomizer)) use GetFaceName()
(or whatever it is called).  Check that against the
lfFaceName field you passed in.

Chris Guzak