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Put text on label field into bold

Hi

Does anyone know how to put text on a label field into bold?
I used a LOGFONT for my new font but i want it to be set on initdialog when the dialog shows, and you don't have a CDC pointer available in the initdialog function.

I have it like this:
LOGFONT logFont;
logFont.lfHeight = 8;
logFont.lfWidth = 0;
logFont.lfEscapement = 0;
logFont.lfOrientation = 0;
logFont.lfWeight = FW_BOLD;
logFont.lfItalic = 0;
logFont.lfUnderline = 0;
logFont.lfStrikeOut = 0;
logFont.lfCharSet = ANSI_CHARSET;
logFont.lfOutPrecision = OUT_DEFAULT_PRECIS;
logFont.lfClipPrecision = CLIP_DEFAULT_PRECIS;
logFont.lfQuality = PROOF_QUALITY;
logFont.lfPitchAndFamily = VARIABLE_PITCH | FF_ROMAN;
strcpy(logFont.lfFaceName, 'Times New Roman');

CFont font;
font.CreateFontIndirect(&logFont);
CFont* oldFont = pDC->SelectObject(&font);
m_FuncNedCtrl.SetWindowText("Example");

pDC->SelectObject(oldFont);

Can anyone help?

Thanks for the effort

Greetings Jens

AlexFM

See CWnd::OnCtlColor. You can select the font you created in device context passed to this function:

HBRUSH CMyDlg::OnCtlColor(CDC* pDC, CWnd* pWnd, UINT nCtlColor)
{
// Call the base class implementation first! Otherwise, it may
// undo what we're trying to accomplish here.
HBRUSH hbr = CDialog::OnCtlColor(pDC, pWnd, nCtlColor);

// Are we painting the IDC_MYSTATIC control? We can use
// CWnd::GetDlgCtrlID() to perform the most efficient test.
if (pWnd->GetDlgCtrlID() == IDC_MYSTATIC)
{
pDC->SelectObject(&m_BoldFont);
}

return hbr;
}

JensB

ASKER

ok, i have it like this now but it still doesn't work:

HBRUSH CDPersgegevens::OnCtlColor(CDC* pDC, CWnd* pWnd, UINT nCtlColor)
{
HBRUSH hbr = CDialog::OnCtlColor(pDC, pWnd, nCtlColor);

LOGFONT logFont;
logFont.lfHeight = 8;
logFont.lfWidth = 0;
logFont.lfEscapement = 0;
logFont.lfOrientation = 0;
logFont.lfWeight = FW_BOLD;
logFont.lfItalic = 0;
logFont.lfUnderline = 0;
logFont.lfStrikeOut = 0;
logFont.lfCharSet = ANSI_CHARSET;
logFont.lfOutPrecision = OUT_DEFAULT_PRECIS;
logFont.lfClipPrecision = CLIP_DEFAULT_PRECIS;
logFont.lfQuality = PROOF_QUALITY;
logFont.lfPitchAndFamily = VARIABLE_PITCH | FF_ROMAN;
strcpy(logFont.lfFaceName, "Times New Roman");

CFont font;
font.CreateFontIndirect(&logFont);
CFont* oldFont = pDC->SelectObject(&font);

if (pWnd->GetDlgCtrlID() == CTLCOLOR_STATIC)
{
pDC->SelectObject(&font);
}
pDC->SelectObject(oldFont);
return hbr;
}

'IDC_MYSTATIC': compiler gave an error on that, i replaced it with 'CTLCOLOR_STATIC'. i alsoo don't know if it's necessary to restore the old font to the DC.

Greetings from Jens

JensB

ASKER

sorry about posting 2 times the same but i've seen the CTLCOLOR_STATIC wasn't correct .. needed to be the control id name

is it necessary to store the old font and restore it later?

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AlexFM

You can create font only once somewhere outside of this function. Or, at least, move font creation code into
if (pWnd->GetDlgCtrlID() == CTLCOLOR_STATIC)
branch.
This function is called for each dialog control and gives you a chance to change default device context settings before control is redrawn.

JensB

ASKER

yes indeed
thanks alot
it works great now! :)

JensB

ASKER

HBRUSH CDPersgegevens::OnCtlColor(CDC* pDC, CWnd* pWnd, UINT nCtlColor)
{
HBRUSH hbr = CDialog::OnCtlColor(pDC, pWnd, nCtlColor);

LOGFONT logFont;
logFont.lfHeight = 16;
logFont.lfWidth = 0;
logFont.lfEscapement = 0;
logFont.lfOrientation = 0;
logFont.lfWeight = FW_BOLD;
logFont.lfItalic = 0;
logFont.lfUnderline = 0;
logFont.lfStrikeOut = 0;
logFont.lfCharSet = ANSI_CHARSET;
logFont.lfOutPrecision = OUT_DEFAULT_PRECIS;
logFont.lfClipPrecision = CLIP_DEFAULT_PRECIS;
logFont.lfQuality = PROOF_QUALITY;
logFont.lfPitchAndFamily = VARIABLE_PITCH | FF_ROMAN;
strcpy(logFont.lfFaceName, "Times New Roman");
CFont newFont;
newFont.CreateFontIndirect(&logFont);

switch(pWnd->GetDlgCtrlID())
{
case ST_NR:
pDC->SelectObject(&newFont);
break;
case ST_GESLACHT:
//and so on
}
return hbr;
}

It works fine now, and i create a font in the beginning of the function.

Greetings
jens