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Hi!
I draw a text with a specific height with TextOut routine but, after a mouse action, I want this text size (font size) to fit inside a specific rectangle; so, I should know the font height that should be set according to this rectangle width. Do anyone know how to do it (this routine will be inserted or called from a mouse click event handle).
Thanks in advance.

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marakr

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Thanks for your answer. I was just wondering how would I really change it (I meant pDC->SelectObject(...)). I really don't know how to work with those device contexts.
Could you give me bit more details?

jhattingh

1] set a (bool m_bMouseDown) to true when LMB is down and to false when LMB is released.

2] When the mouse is down, set a member CSize variable to equal the current CPoint variable passed in the override.

3] When the "LMB Up" is fired, check the difference between the CSize variable and the now-supplied CPoint variable

4] Apply the following pseudo code:

for (int n = 1; n < MAXSIZE; n++)
{
Create a CFont object

Get the LOGFONT structure and
increment it's size

Use the CDC::SelectObject to use
the font

Use GetOutputTextExtent() to compare
the new size of the text with the
CSize that you got from the user's
mouse drag movements

If either the new height or new
width reaches the relative dimensions
of the user-specified CSize, then go
ahead and use CDC::DrawText to do
it's thang, and 'continue' to leave
the for-loop...!
}

I hope this helps.

LWJason