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PrivateFontCollection Quastionseveral fontfiles into a PrivateFontCollection, how would I then select one to use. Let's say that I have a couple of fonts, uninstalled of course, in some directory. Creating the PrivateFontCollection is pretty self expanatory (or so it seems) and then loading fonts into that collection also seems pretty straight forward. So let's for argument say that I create the collection, load a font that I then want to immediately use in a RichTextBox (yep, back there) for a sample of the font; then load another font and use it for a sample ... how do I know which of the fonts in the collection is 'current' or how would I set the last font as current [font = fontCollection(ubound)???]. Sorry, I don't see how to use the fonts in the collection except from the examples where the collection is walked one font at a time .... Thanks //al Looks like you need to maintain a list of Font's and identify at any point
which one are being used.. and You are on the write path by writing your own private collection...which I am guessing you have implementing a Collection Interface or IList Interface.. You could just add a Boolean value to this PrivateFontCollection.. Expanding on the same line, you can write each FontCollection item as its own class, and then add a Boolean value to indicated if Selected, that will say whether the Font is selected.. This will be more like a List view control, which gives you a list of items, and also ability to ready only a list of selected items.. HTH VJ Show quoteHide quote "al jones" <alfredmjo***@shotmail.com> wrote in message news:18wcqysnfbf72.wfdkc9n7rr3m$.dlg@40tude.net... > Okay, I don't have headaches enough from my toy ... If I were to ty to > load > several fontfiles into a PrivateFontCollection, how would I then select > one > to use. > > Let's say that I have a couple of fonts, uninstalled of course, in some > directory. > > Creating the PrivateFontCollection is pretty self expanatory (or so it > seems) and then loading fonts into that collection also seems pretty > straight forward. > > So let's for argument say that I create the collection, load a font that I > then want to immediately use in a RichTextBox (yep, back there) for a > sample of the font; then load another font and use it for a sample ... how > do I know which of the fonts in the collection is 'current' or how would I > set the last font as current [font = fontCollection(ubound)???]. Sorry, I > don't see how to use the fonts in the collection except from the examples > where the collection is walked one font at a time .... > > Thanks //al Not at all, sorry. What I don't see is how to determine which font is the
current font of the collection nor how to set the current font from the collecti0on. Since one can't delete individual fonts from the collection - only dispose of the collection at some point - how does one know which of the fonts would be used...?? On Sat, 15 Apr 2006 14:20:19 -0500, VJ wrote: Show quoteHide quote > Looks like you need to maintain a list of Font's and identify at any point > which one are being used.. and You are on the write path by writing your own > private collection...which I am guessing you have implementing a Collection > Interface or IList Interface.. You could just add a Boolean value to this > PrivateFontCollection.. Expanding on the same line, you can write each > FontCollection item as its own class, and then add a Boolean value to > indicated if Selected, that will say whether the Font is selected.. This > will be more like a List view control, which gives you a list of items, and > also ability to ready only a list of selected items.. > > HTH > VJ > > "al jones" <alfredmjo***@shotmail.com> wrote in message > news:18wcqysnfbf72.wfdkc9n7rr3m$.dlg@40tude.net... >> Okay, I don't have headaches enough from my toy ... If I were to ty to >> load >> several fontfiles into a PrivateFontCollection, how would I then select >> one >> to use. >> >> Let's say that I have a couple of fonts, uninstalled of course, in some >> directory. >> >> Creating the PrivateFontCollection is pretty self expanatory (or so it >> seems) and then loading fonts into that collection also seems pretty >> straight forward. >> >> So let's for argument say that I create the collection, load a font that I >> then want to immediately use in a RichTextBox (yep, back there) for a >> sample of the font; then load another font and use it for a sample ... how >> do I know which of the fonts in the collection is 'current' or how would I >> set the last font as current [font = fontCollection(ubound)???]. Sorry, I >> don't see how to use the fonts in the collection except from the examples >> where the collection is walked one font at a time .... >> >> Thanks //al Ok.. no problem, let me try to go with your sample see if that helps,
you are taking a font from your own privatefontcollection and using it for a object say rich text box, and at some point you want to know which font is currently being used in the rich text box?? Every item you take a font out and use it for a object (rich textbox) and use it, you have to 1 . either update the PrivateFontCollection item i.e the Font Item you took out to indicated it is taken and whichobject using it 2. or Keep a collection property in the rich text box that will hold a list Font Items being used in rich text box. If this worng, could you give a outline of source code like the class struct, then I might or someone here might be able to help better. VJ Show quoteHide quote "al jones" <alfredmjo***@shotmail.com> wrote in message news:172ilcr3063jr$.yu9d8vdkt7kz.dlg@40tude.net... > Not at all, sorry. What I don't see is how to determine which font is the > current font of the collection nor how to set the current font from the > collecti0on. Since one can't delete individual fonts from the > collection - > only dispose of the collection at some point - how does one know which of > the fonts would be used...?? > > On Sat, 15 Apr 2006 14:20:19 -0500, VJ wrote: > >> Looks like you need to maintain a list of Font's and identify at any >> point >> which one are being used.. and You are on the write path by writing your >> own >> private collection...which I am guessing you have implementing a >> Collection >> Interface or IList Interface.. You could just add a Boolean value to this >> PrivateFontCollection.. Expanding on the same line, you can write each >> FontCollection item as its own class, and then add a Boolean value to >> indicated if Selected, that will say whether the Font is selected.. This >> will be more like a List view control, which gives you a list of items, >> and >> also ability to ready only a list of selected items.. >> >> HTH >> VJ >> >> "al jones" <alfredmjo***@shotmail.com> wrote in message >> news:18wcqysnfbf72.wfdkc9n7rr3m$.dlg@40tude.net... >>> Okay, I don't have headaches enough from my toy ... If I were to ty to >>> load >>> several fontfiles into a PrivateFontCollection, how would I then select >>> one >>> to use. >>> >>> Let's say that I have a couple of fonts, uninstalled of course, in some >>> directory. >>> >>> Creating the PrivateFontCollection is pretty self expanatory (or so it >>> seems) and then loading fonts into that collection also seems pretty >>> straight forward. >>> >>> So let's for argument say that I create the collection, load a font that >>> I >>> then want to immediately use in a RichTextBox (yep, back there) for a >>> sample of the font; then load another font and use it for a sample ... >>> how >>> do I know which of the fonts in the collection is 'current' or how would >>> I >>> set the last font as current [font = fontCollection(ubound)???]. Sorry, >>> I >>> don't see how to use the fonts in the collection except from the >>> examples >>> where the collection is walked one font at a time .... >>> >>> Thanks //al Somewhere I should probably clip this but not sure where - yet.
Let me wing this one time and we'll see if I understand what I think I do: > Dim currentFont As System.Drawing.Font = rtbList.SelectionFont What I want to do at this point is take the font and rtblist.appendtext a> Dim newFontStyle As System.Drawing.FontStyle > > For Each alLine In alWork2 > alWork.item1 = Trim(Microsoft.VisualBasic.Left(alLine, 30)) > ' alWork2 is an arraylist of items containing information about the font in question > ' parse out the pieces and construct the line to 'print' (append to the rbt) > rtbList.AppendText(alWork.FontName & vbCrLf) sample of the font. But, while I have the idea (I think) of how the private font collection works, don't see how to implement it in the code at this point. > next alline More than wanting to know which font to use, I want to be able to use thefont which I just added to the private collection (since I can't add it till I get to it....) I'm an old programmer who cut my teeth on APL in the early '70s, wrote commerical COBOL through the '80s, wrote various versions of BASIC/GWBASIC in the late '80s and early '90s and started driving a truck in the late '90s (yeh, for real!). This is really the first application that has gotten my interest enough to get the tools to actually sit down and code again - and this just for my own education and interest. //al On Sat, 15 Apr 2006 15:15:40 -0500, VJ wrote: Show quoteHide quote > Ok.. no problem, let me try to go with your sample see if that helps, > > you are taking a font from your own privatefontcollection and using it for a > object say rich text box, and at some point you want to know which font is > currently being used in the rich text box?? > > Every item you take a font out and use it for a object (rich textbox) and > use it, you have to > 1 . either update the PrivateFontCollection item i.e the Font Item you > took out to indicated it is taken and whichobject using it > 2. or Keep a collection property in the rich text box that will hold a > list Font Items being used in rich text box. > > If this worng, could you give a outline of source code like the class > struct, then I might or someone here might be able to help better. > > VJ > > "al jones" <alfredmjo***@shotmail.com> wrote in message > news:172ilcr3063jr$.yu9d8vdkt7kz.dlg@40tude.net... >> Not at all, sorry. What I don't see is how to determine which font is the >> current font of the collection nor how to set the current font from the >> collecti0on. Since one can't delete individual fonts from the >> collection - >> only dispose of the collection at some point - how does one know which of >> the fonts would be used...?? >> >> On Sat, 15 Apr 2006 14:20:19 -0500, VJ wrote: >> >>> Looks like you need to maintain a list of Font's and identify at any >>> point >>> which one are being used.. and You are on the write path by writing your >>> own >>> private collection...which I am guessing you have implementing a >>> Collection >>> Interface or IList Interface.. You could just add a Boolean value to this >>> PrivateFontCollection.. Expanding on the same line, you can write each >>> FontCollection item as its own class, and then add a Boolean value to >>> indicated if Selected, that will say whether the Font is selected.. This >>> will be more like a List view control, which gives you a list of items, >>> and >>> also ability to ready only a list of selected items.. >>> >>> HTH >>> VJ >>> >>> "al jones" <alfredmjo***@shotmail.com> wrote in message >>> news:18wcqysnfbf72.wfdkc9n7rr3m$.dlg@40tude.net... >>>> Okay, I don't have headaches enough from my toy ... If I were to ty to >>>> load >>>> several fontfiles into a PrivateFontCollection, how would I then select >>>> one >>>> to use. >>>> >>>> Let's say that I have a couple of fonts, uninstalled of course, in some >>>> directory. >>>> >>>> Creating the PrivateFontCollection is pretty self expanatory (or so it >>>> seems) and then loading fonts into that collection also seems pretty >>>> straight forward. >>>> >>>> So let's for argument say that I create the collection, load a font that >>>> I >>>> then want to immediately use in a RichTextBox (yep, back there) for a >>>> sample of the font; then load another font and use it for a sample ... >>>> how >>>> do I know which of the fonts in the collection is 'current' or how would >>>> I >>>> set the last font as current [font = fontCollection(ubound)???]. Sorry, >>>> I >>>> don't see how to use the fonts in the collection except from the >>>> examples >>>> where the collection is walked one font at a time .... >>>> >>>> Thanks //al Oh I see... you have a font collection and you want to pick a font that the
current line in RichTextBox is using, and then use it print ? Is this correct ? On a lighter note.. I hope the nightmares of BASIC did not make you run from the programming world.. :-) VJ Show quoteHide quote "al jones" <alfredmjo***@shotmail.com> wrote in message news:ro2sj7zmemqz.o7vs4i3ix1jd.dlg@40tude.net... > Somewhere I should probably clip this but not sure where - yet. > > Let me wing this one time and we'll see if I understand what I think I do: > >> Dim currentFont As System.Drawing.Font = rtbList.SelectionFont >> Dim newFontStyle As System.Drawing.FontStyle >> >> For Each alLine In alWork2 >> alWork.item1 = Trim(Microsoft.VisualBasic.Left(alLine, 30)) >> ' alWork2 is an arraylist of items containing information about >> the font in question >> ' parse out the pieces and construct the line to 'print' (append to >> the rbt) >> rtbList.AppendText(alWork.FontName & vbCrLf) > What I want to do at this point is take the font and rtblist.appendtext a > sample of the font. But, while I have the idea (I think) of how the > private font collection works, don't see how to implement it in the code > at > this point. >> next alline > > More than wanting to know which font to use, I want to be able to use the > font which I just added to the private collection (since I can't add it > till I get to it....) > > I'm an old programmer who cut my teeth on APL in the early '70s, wrote > commerical COBOL through the '80s, wrote various versions of BASIC/GWBASIC > in the late '80s and early '90s and started driving a truck in the late > '90s (yeh, for real!). This is really the first application that has > gotten my interest enough to get the tools to actually sit down and code > again - and this just for my own education and interest. > > //al > > On Sat, 15 Apr 2006 15:15:40 -0500, VJ wrote: > >> Ok.. no problem, let me try to go with your sample see if that helps, >> >> you are taking a font from your own privatefontcollection and using it >> for a >> object say rich text box, and at some point you want to know which font >> is >> currently being used in the rich text box?? >> >> Every item you take a font out and use it for a object (rich textbox) and >> use it, you have to >> 1 . either update the PrivateFontCollection item i.e the Font Item >> you >> took out to indicated it is taken and whichobject using it >> 2. or Keep a collection property in the rich text box that will hold >> a >> list Font Items being used in rich text box. >> >> If this worng, could you give a outline of source code like the class >> struct, then I might or someone here might be able to help better. >> >> VJ >> >> "al jones" <alfredmjo***@shotmail.com> wrote in message >> news:172ilcr3063jr$.yu9d8vdkt7kz.dlg@40tude.net... >>> Not at all, sorry. What I don't see is how to determine which font is >>> the >>> current font of the collection nor how to set the current font from the >>> collecti0on. Since one can't delete individual fonts from the >>> collection - >>> only dispose of the collection at some point - how does one know which >>> of >>> the fonts would be used...?? >>> >>> On Sat, 15 Apr 2006 14:20:19 -0500, VJ wrote: >>> >>>> Looks like you need to maintain a list of Font's and identify at any >>>> point >>>> which one are being used.. and You are on the write path by writing >>>> your >>>> own >>>> private collection...which I am guessing you have implementing a >>>> Collection >>>> Interface or IList Interface.. You could just add a Boolean value to >>>> this >>>> PrivateFontCollection.. Expanding on the same line, you can write each >>>> FontCollection item as its own class, and then add a Boolean value to >>>> indicated if Selected, that will say whether the Font is selected.. >>>> This >>>> will be more like a List view control, which gives you a list of items, >>>> and >>>> also ability to ready only a list of selected items.. >>>> >>>> HTH >>>> VJ >>>> >>>> "al jones" <alfredmjo***@shotmail.com> wrote in message >>>> news:18wcqysnfbf72.wfdkc9n7rr3m$.dlg@40tude.net... >>>>> Okay, I don't have headaches enough from my toy ... If I were to ty to >>>>> load >>>>> several fontfiles into a PrivateFontCollection, how would I then >>>>> select >>>>> one >>>>> to use. >>>>> >>>>> Let's say that I have a couple of fonts, uninstalled of course, in >>>>> some >>>>> directory. >>>>> >>>>> Creating the PrivateFontCollection is pretty self expanatory (or so it >>>>> seems) and then loading fonts into that collection also seems pretty >>>>> straight forward. >>>>> >>>>> So let's for argument say that I create the collection, load a font >>>>> that >>>>> I >>>>> then want to immediately use in a RichTextBox (yep, back there) for a >>>>> sample of the font; then load another font and use it for a sample ... >>>>> how >>>>> do I know which of the fonts in the collection is 'current' or how >>>>> would >>>>> I >>>>> set the last font as current [font = fontCollection(ubound)???]. >>>>> Sorry, >>>>> I >>>>> don't see how to use the fonts in the collection except from the >>>>> examples >>>>> where the collection is walked one font at a time .... >>>>> >>>>> Thanks //al Again, no. What I have just appended to the rtb is the name of the font,
along with other information (author, designer, family, etc depending on the request) at this point I want to take the font file, add it to a font collection and use it immediately to print a sample of the font ... //al On Sat, 15 Apr 2006 17:38:39 -0500, VJ wrote: Show quoteHide quote > Oh I see... you have a font collection and you want to pick a font that the > current line in RichTextBox is using, and then use it print ? Is this > correct ? > > On a lighter note.. I hope the nightmares of BASIC did not make you run from > the programming world.. :-) > > VJ > > "al jones" <alfredmjo***@shotmail.com> wrote in message > news:ro2sj7zmemqz.o7vs4i3ix1jd.dlg@40tude.net... >> Somewhere I should probably clip this but not sure where - yet. >> >> Let me wing this one time and we'll see if I understand what I think I do: >> >>> Dim currentFont As System.Drawing.Font = rtbList.SelectionFont >>> Dim newFontStyle As System.Drawing.FontStyle >>> >>> For Each alLine In alWork2 >>> alWork.item1 = Trim(Microsoft.VisualBasic.Left(alLine, 30)) >>> ' alWork2 is an arraylist of items containing information about >>> the font in question >>> ' parse out the pieces and construct the line to 'print' (append to >>> the rbt) >>> rtbList.AppendText(alWork.FontName & vbCrLf) >> What I want to do at this point is take the font and rtblist.appendtext a >> sample of the font. But, while I have the idea (I think) of how the >> private font collection works, don't see how to implement it in the code >> at >> this point. >>> next alline >> >> More than wanting to know which font to use, I want to be able to use the >> font which I just added to the private collection (since I can't add it >> till I get to it....) >> >> I'm an old programmer who cut my teeth on APL in the early '70s, wrote >> commerical COBOL through the '80s, wrote various versions of BASIC/GWBASIC >> in the late '80s and early '90s and started driving a truck in the late >> '90s (yeh, for real!). This is really the first application that has >> gotten my interest enough to get the tools to actually sit down and code >> again - and this just for my own education and interest. >> >> //al >> >> On Sat, 15 Apr 2006 15:15:40 -0500, VJ wrote: >> >>> Ok.. no problem, let me try to go with your sample see if that helps, >>> >>> you are taking a font from your own privatefontcollection and using it >>> for a >>> object say rich text box, and at some point you want to know which font >>> is >>> currently being used in the rich text box?? >>> >>> Every item you take a font out and use it for a object (rich textbox) and >>> use it, you have to >>> 1 . either update the PrivateFontCollection item i.e the Font Item >>> you >>> took out to indicated it is taken and whichobject using it >>> 2. or Keep a collection property in the rich text box that will hold >>> a >>> list Font Items being used in rich text box. >>> >>> If this worng, could you give a outline of source code like the class >>> struct, then I might or someone here might be able to help better. >>> >>> VJ >>> >>> "al jones" <alfredmjo***@shotmail.com> wrote in message >>> news:172ilcr3063jr$.yu9d8vdkt7kz.dlg@40tude.net... >>>> Not at all, sorry. What I don't see is how to determine which font is >>>> the >>>> current font of the collection nor how to set the current font from the >>>> collecti0on. Since one can't delete individual fonts from the >>>> collection - >>>> only dispose of the collection at some point - how does one know which >>>> of >>>> the fonts would be used...?? >>>> >>>> On Sat, 15 Apr 2006 14:20:19 -0500, VJ wrote: >>>> >>>>> Looks like you need to maintain a list of Font's and identify at any >>>>> point >>>>> which one are being used.. and You are on the write path by writing >>>>> your >>>>> own >>>>> private collection...which I am guessing you have implementing a >>>>> Collection >>>>> Interface or IList Interface.. You could just add a Boolean value to >>>>> this >>>>> PrivateFontCollection.. Expanding on the same line, you can write each >>>>> FontCollection item as its own class, and then add a Boolean value to >>>>> indicated if Selected, that will say whether the Font is selected.. >>>>> This >>>>> will be more like a List view control, which gives you a list of items, >>>>> and >>>>> also ability to ready only a list of selected items.. >>>>> >>>>> HTH >>>>> VJ >>>>> >>>>> "al jones" <alfredmjo***@shotmail.com> wrote in message >>>>> news:18wcqysnfbf72.wfdkc9n7rr3m$.dlg@40tude.net... >>>>>> Okay, I don't have headaches enough from my toy ... If I were to ty to >>>>>> load >>>>>> several fontfiles into a PrivateFontCollection, how would I then >>>>>> select >>>>>> one >>>>>> to use. >>>>>> >>>>>> Let's say that I have a couple of fonts, uninstalled of course, in >>>>>> some >>>>>> directory. >>>>>> >>>>>> Creating the PrivateFontCollection is pretty self expanatory (or so it >>>>>> seems) and then loading fonts into that collection also seems pretty >>>>>> straight forward. >>>>>> >>>>>> So let's for argument say that I create the collection, load a font >>>>>> that >>>>>> I >>>>>> then want to immediately use in a RichTextBox (yep, back there) for a >>>>>> sample of the font; then load another font and use it for a sample ... >>>>>> how >>>>>> do I know which of the fonts in the collection is 'current' or how >>>>>> would >>>>>> I >>>>>> set the last font as current [font = fontCollection(ubound)???]. >>>>>> Sorry, >>>>>> I >>>>>> don't see how to use the fonts in the collection except from the >>>>>> examples >>>>>> where the collection is walked one font at a time .... >>>>>> >>>>>> Thanks //al Yes you can keep adding to the font collection... to access the Font from
the collection.. you can use like a key value pair collection like the HashTable (so every time a Font is use, you can add a key value pair to hashtable).. the key can be your fontname, and the value can be a object i.e a FontItem in your case...Your original question was how to access without lopping through the collection right?.... VJ Show quoteHide quote "al jones" <alfredmjo***@shotmail.com> wrote in message news:1rpdxqc1ank3b.1k33ba55bx80.dlg@40tude.net... > Again, no. What I have just appended to the rtb is the name of the font, > along with other information (author, designer, family, etc depending on > the request) at this point I want to take the font file, add it to a font > collection and use it immediately to print a sample of the font ... > > //al > > On Sat, 15 Apr 2006 17:38:39 -0500, VJ wrote: > >> Oh I see... you have a font collection and you want to pick a font that >> the >> current line in RichTextBox is using, and then use it print ? Is this >> correct ? >> >> On a lighter note.. I hope the nightmares of BASIC did not make you run >> from >> the programming world.. :-) >> >> VJ >> >> "al jones" <alfredmjo***@shotmail.com> wrote in message >> news:ro2sj7zmemqz.o7vs4i3ix1jd.dlg@40tude.net... >>> Somewhere I should probably clip this but not sure where - yet. >>> >>> Let me wing this one time and we'll see if I understand what I think I >>> do: >>> >>>> Dim currentFont As System.Drawing.Font = rtbList.SelectionFont >>>> Dim newFontStyle As System.Drawing.FontStyle >>>> >>>> For Each alLine In alWork2 >>>> alWork.item1 = Trim(Microsoft.VisualBasic.Left(alLine, 30)) >>>> ' alWork2 is an arraylist of items containing information about >>>> the font in question >>>> ' parse out the pieces and construct the line to 'print' (append >>>> to >>>> the rbt) >>>> rtbList.AppendText(alWork.FontName & vbCrLf) >>> What I want to do at this point is take the font and rtblist.appendtext >>> a >>> sample of the font. But, while I have the idea (I think) of how the >>> private font collection works, don't see how to implement it in the code >>> at >>> this point. >>>> next alline >>> >>> More than wanting to know which font to use, I want to be able to use >>> the >>> font which I just added to the private collection (since I can't add it >>> till I get to it....) >>> >>> I'm an old programmer who cut my teeth on APL in the early '70s, wrote >>> commerical COBOL through the '80s, wrote various versions of >>> BASIC/GWBASIC >>> in the late '80s and early '90s and started driving a truck in the late >>> '90s (yeh, for real!). This is really the first application that has >>> gotten my interest enough to get the tools to actually sit down and code >>> again - and this just for my own education and interest. >>> >>> //al >>> >>> On Sat, 15 Apr 2006 15:15:40 -0500, VJ wrote: >>> >>>> Ok.. no problem, let me try to go with your sample see if that helps, >>>> >>>> you are taking a font from your own privatefontcollection and using it >>>> for a >>>> object say rich text box, and at some point you want to know which font >>>> is >>>> currently being used in the rich text box?? >>>> >>>> Every item you take a font out and use it for a object (rich textbox) >>>> and >>>> use it, you have to >>>> 1 . either update the PrivateFontCollection item i.e the Font Item >>>> you >>>> took out to indicated it is taken and whichobject using it >>>> 2. or Keep a collection property in the rich text box that will >>>> hold >>>> a >>>> list Font Items being used in rich text box. >>>> >>>> If this worng, could you give a outline of source code like the class >>>> struct, then I might or someone here might be able to help better. >>>> >>>> VJ >>>> >>>> "al jones" <alfredmjo***@shotmail.com> wrote in message >>>> news:172ilcr3063jr$.yu9d8vdkt7kz.dlg@40tude.net... >>>>> Not at all, sorry. What I don't see is how to determine which font is >>>>> the >>>>> current font of the collection nor how to set the current font from >>>>> the >>>>> collecti0on. Since one can't delete individual fonts from the >>>>> collection - >>>>> only dispose of the collection at some point - how does one know which >>>>> of >>>>> the fonts would be used...?? >>>>> >>>>> On Sat, 15 Apr 2006 14:20:19 -0500, VJ wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Looks like you need to maintain a list of Font's and identify at any >>>>>> point >>>>>> which one are being used.. and You are on the write path by writing >>>>>> your >>>>>> own >>>>>> private collection...which I am guessing you have implementing a >>>>>> Collection >>>>>> Interface or IList Interface.. You could just add a Boolean value to >>>>>> this >>>>>> PrivateFontCollection.. Expanding on the same line, you can write >>>>>> each >>>>>> FontCollection item as its own class, and then add a Boolean value to >>>>>> indicated if Selected, that will say whether the Font is selected.. >>>>>> This >>>>>> will be more like a List view control, which gives you a list of >>>>>> items, >>>>>> and >>>>>> also ability to ready only a list of selected items.. >>>>>> >>>>>> HTH >>>>>> VJ >>>>>> >>>>>> "al jones" <alfredmjo***@shotmail.com> wrote in message >>>>>> news:18wcqysnfbf72.wfdkc9n7rr3m$.dlg@40tude.net... >>>>>>> Okay, I don't have headaches enough from my toy ... If I were to ty >>>>>>> to >>>>>>> load >>>>>>> several fontfiles into a PrivateFontCollection, how would I then >>>>>>> select >>>>>>> one >>>>>>> to use. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Let's say that I have a couple of fonts, uninstalled of course, in >>>>>>> some >>>>>>> directory. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Creating the PrivateFontCollection is pretty self expanatory (or so >>>>>>> it >>>>>>> seems) and then loading fonts into that collection also seems pretty >>>>>>> straight forward. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> So let's for argument say that I create the collection, load a font >>>>>>> that >>>>>>> I >>>>>>> then want to immediately use in a RichTextBox (yep, back there) for >>>>>>> a >>>>>>> sample of the font; then load another font and use it for a sample >>>>>>> ... >>>>>>> how >>>>>>> do I know which of the fonts in the collection is 'current' or how >>>>>>> would >>>>>>> I >>>>>>> set the last font as current [font = fontCollection(ubound)???]. >>>>>>> Sorry, >>>>>>> I >>>>>>> don't see how to use the fonts in the collection except from the >>>>>>> examples >>>>>>> where the collection is walked one font at a time .... >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Thanks //al |
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