Theorical questions about Mouse Icons And Fonts...

Hey guys!

I have a Cd with more than 3000 new fonts for windows, but I didnt installed yet... If I do it, and when I create an app in VB, using one of the new fonts, if the user that gets my app doesnt have this new font on the computer, will the app work there? Or the new font will be package in the .exe file that will be created?


And about Mouse Icon: Where can I find new mouse icons to put as option in VB menu of mouse icons?
Using new Icons may will have the same problem that I asked above about new fonts?

Thanks for your time!


Elminster

windows font usage is very versatile. Your font will not be included in your distribution package (there may be ways to MAKE it be included, but I don't know them --- maybe in a resource file) but your app will work fine since windows will seek out the closest font to what you have specified and use that instead.

You would be better off, however, to stick to common fonts to avoid any possible problem. For example, if you use a "wingding" type font, there's no way windows can find anything "similar". It just looks for things like serif / sans serif, proporitonal spacing, etc., not actual font content. It assumes that chr(65) is the letter A.

Mouse icons will get embedded in your app and you can find them all over the internet.

Hey man! Thanks for your reply!

I was trying to find mouse icons on microsoft we page..hehehe


I will try google.. instead..

Thanks man! =-)


Elminster

If you have VS6 Pro or Enterprise, it comes with a directory called "Common". This contains a slew of icon and cursor files, among other things.

I found it !

Really thanks... !

Theres a lot of cool mouse icons....=-)

I never imagine that I already had this in my comp.. heheh

Really thanks man!

Elminster