How to Use a Font Without Installing it

Shao Voon Wong

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How to use a font without installing it first on user systems

source.zip
- AddFont.sln
- TestGDI_AddFontMem
  - res
    - SkiCargo.ttf
    - TestGDI_AddFontMem.ico
    - TestGDI_AddFontMem.rc2
  - Resource.h
  - stdafx.cpp
  - stdafx.h
  - TestGDI_AddFontMem.cpp
  - TestGDI_AddFontMem.h
  - TestGDI_AddFontMem.rc
  - TestGDI_AddFontMem.vcproj
  - TestGDI_AddFontMemDlg.cpp
  - TestGDI_AddFontMemDlg.h
- TestGDI_AddFontRes
  - res
    - SkiCargo.ttf
    - TestGDI_AddFontRes.ico
    - TestGDI_AddFontRes.rc2
  - Resource.h
  - stdafx.cpp
  - stdafx.h
  - TestGDI_AddFontRes.cpp
  - TestGDI_AddFontRes.h
  - TestGDI_AddFontRes.rc
  - TestGDI_AddFontRes.vcproj
  - TestGDI_AddFontResDlg.cpp
  - TestGDI_AddFontResDlg.h
- TestGDIPlus_AddFontFile
  - res
    - SkiCargo.ttf
    - TestGDIPlus_AddFontFile.ico
    - TestGDIPlus_AddFontFile.rc2
  - Resource.h
  - stdafx.cpp
  - stdafx.h
  - TestGDIPlus_AddFontFile.cpp
  - TestGDIPlus_AddFontFile.h
  - TestGDIPlus_AddFontFile.rc
  - TestGDIPlus_AddFontFile.vcproj
  - TestGDIPlus_AddFontFileDlg.cpp
  - TestGDIPlus_AddFontFileDlg.h
- TestGDIPlus_AddMemFont
  - res
    - SkiCargo.ttf
    - TestGDIPlus_AddMemFont.ico
    - TestGDIPlus_AddMemFont.rc2
  - Resource.h
  - stdafx.cpp
  - stdafx.h
  - TestGDIPlus_AddMemFont.cpp
  - TestGDIPlus_AddMemFont.h
  - TestGDIPlus_AddMemFont.rc
  - TestGDIPlus_AddMemFont.vcproj
  - TestGDIPlus_AddMemFontDlg.cpp
  - TestGDIPlus_AddMemFontDlg.h
- TestGetFontFamilyName
  - res
    - TestGetFontFamilyName.ico
    - TestGetFontFamilyName.rc2
  - resource.h
  - stdafx.cpp
  - stdafx.h
  - TestGetFontFamilyName.cpp
  - TestGetFontFamilyName.h
  - TestGetFontFamilyName.rc
  - TestGetFontFamilyName.vcproj
  - TestGetFontFamilyNameDlg.cpp
  - TestGetFontFamilyNameDlg.h
- TTFNameLibrary
  - EndianSwap.cpp
  - EndianSwap.h
  - MemPtrReader.cpp
  - MemPtrReader.h
  - stdafx.cpp
  - stdafx.h
  - TTC.cpp
  - TTC.h
  - TTF.cpp
  - TTF.h
  - TTFNameLibrary.vcproj
applications.zip
- SkiCargo.ttf
- TestGDI_AddFontMem.exe
- TestGDI_AddFontRes.exe
- TestGDIPlus_AddFontFile.exe
- TestGDIPlus_AddMemFont.exe
- TestGetFontFamilyName.exe

//{{NO_DEPENDENCIES}}
// Microsoft Visual C++ generated include file.
// Used by TestGetFontFamilyName.rc
//
#define IDD_TESTGETFONTFAMILYNAME_DIALOG 102
#define IDR_MAINFRAME                   128
#define IDC_EDIT1                       1000
#define IDC_EDT_FILE                    1000
#define IDC_BTN_BROWSE                  1001
#define IDC_BTN_PARSE                   1002
#define IDC_EDT_INFO                    1003

// Next default values for new objects
// 
#ifdef APSTUDIO_INVOKED
#ifndef APSTUDIO_READONLY_SYMBOLS
#define _APS_NEXT_RESOURCE_VALUE        129
#define _APS_NEXT_COMMAND_VALUE         32771
#define _APS_NEXT_CONTROL_VALUE         1004
#define _APS_NEXT_SYMED_VALUE           101
#endif
#endif

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Written By

Shao Voon Wong

Software Developer (Senior)

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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