Adjusting System Fonts

[Andy Anderson]

This is a question one of the registry gurus may be able
to answer. It pertains to setting font sizes in Win 95/98.

When resetting the screen from a lower to higher resolution,
one can adjust most of the system dependent font sizes using
the Appearence section of the Desktop Properties dialog.

The exception to this are dialogs themselves, including a
simple InputBox. The point setting of the font apparently
stays fixed because as the resolution increases, the text
of the InputBox gets smaller.

One would think that settings in the Appearence sub-dialog
would cover this but they don't. Is there a registry setting
to do this ?

Andy
[email protected]

[Semen Matusovski]

Andy --
I prefer, if possible, not depends from system settings at all.
First of all, because my programs could run on foreign computers.
In any case I can't control, for example, Msgbox or InputBox buttons.
At the same time to combine Russian prompt with English (or other language) "Yes"/"No" is not a nice view.
So, in products for customers I change similar dialogs by own, where I can control fonts, sizes, titles.

[Andy Anderson]

Semen,

>>I prefer, if possible, not depends from system settings at all.<<

True, I set my fonts dynamically based on return values from the
GetSystemMetrics API call. My problem is with all the other desktop
software that my apps have to coexist with.

Andy
THREE Systems

[Semen Matusovski]

Andy --
I don't exactly understand your problem, but what is linked with fonts, you can find in
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Config\0001\Display\Settings
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Config\0001\Display\Fonts
Also see:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Fonts
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Fontsize

PS. It's enough easy to detect, what Windows changes in registry by export .reg-file before and after changing of system parameters (fc).

[This message has been edited by Semen Matusovski (edited January 28, 2000).]

[Andy Anderson]

Semen,

Thank you. I'll take a look at those keys.

Andy