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How to Use a Font Without Installing it

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How to use a font without installing it first on user systems
// TestGDI_AddFontMem.cpp : Defines the class behaviors for the application.
//

#include "stdafx.h"
#include "TestGDI_AddFontMem.h"
#include "TestGDI_AddFontMemDlg.h"

#ifdef _DEBUG
#define new DEBUG_NEW
#endif


// CTestGDI_AddFontMemApp

BEGIN_MESSAGE_MAP(CTestGDI_AddFontMemApp, CWinApp)
	ON_COMMAND(ID_HELP, &CWinApp::OnHelp)
END_MESSAGE_MAP()


// CTestGDI_AddFontMemApp construction

CTestGDI_AddFontMemApp::CTestGDI_AddFontMemApp()
{
	// TODO: add construction code here,
	// Place all significant initialization in InitInstance
}


// The one and only CTestGDI_AddFontMemApp object

CTestGDI_AddFontMemApp theApp;


// CTestGDI_AddFontMemApp initialization

BOOL CTestGDI_AddFontMemApp::InitInstance()
{
	// InitCommonControlsEx() is required on Windows XP if an application
	// manifest specifies use of ComCtl32.dll version 6 or later to enable
	// visual styles.  Otherwise, any window creation will fail.
	INITCOMMONCONTROLSEX InitCtrls;
	InitCtrls.dwSize = sizeof(InitCtrls);
	// Set this to include all the common control classes you want to use
	// in your application.
	InitCtrls.dwICC = ICC_WIN95_CLASSES;
	InitCommonControlsEx(&InitCtrls);

	CWinApp::InitInstance();

	AfxEnableControlContainer();

	// Standard initialization
	// If you are not using these features and wish to reduce the size
	// of your final executable, you should remove from the following
	// the specific initialization routines you do not need
	// Change the registry key under which our settings are stored
	// TODO: You should modify this string to be something appropriate
	// such as the name of your company or organization
	SetRegistryKey(_T("Local AppWizard-Generated Applications"));

	CTestGDI_AddFontMemDlg dlg;
	m_pMainWnd = &dlg;
	INT_PTR nResponse = dlg.DoModal();
	if (nResponse == IDOK)
	{
		// TODO: Place code here to handle when the dialog is
		//  dismissed with OK
	}
	else if (nResponse == IDCANCEL)
	{
		// TODO: Place code here to handle when the dialog is
		//  dismissed with Cancel
	}

	// Since the dialog has been closed, return FALSE so that we exit the
	//  application, rather than start the application's message pump.
	return FALSE;
}

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Singapore Singapore
Shao Voon is from Singapore. His interest lies primarily in computer graphics, software optimization, concurrency, security, and Agile methodologies.

In recent years, he shifted focus to software safety research. His hobby is writing a free C++ DirectX photo slideshow application which can be viewed here.

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