[RESOLVED] [02/03] font dialog

[kuldevbhasin]

hi guys..
i would like to thank u guys for the great help extended to me from this forum and i have learned a lot from u guys...i need ur help again...
i am thinking of creating a config file where in i show the dialog box for the font to b selected creating the dialog is ok but i would like to know how do i go further ....like i want to store the font in a table and then set that font in the entier package....

i have created the dialog box as below

 Dim fd As New FontDialog
        fd.ShowDialog()

 Dim SelectedFont As Font
       SelectedFont = fd.Font

the querries r
how do i get the selected font from the dialog box.. the selectedfont cannot b taken in the text file or if the same is to b stored then pls. let me know how...

2ndly when i get the font...how do i set it to the textbox...

i tried

TextBox1.Font = txtFont.Text

but it gives error....txtfont.text is in blue line...so it wont accept...
pls. help...thankx a lot

[Jenner]

You have to store each font as 3 parts: Name, Size, Style

P.S. If someone knows a better way of doing this, I'm all ears.

[kuldevbhasin]

You have to store each font as 3 parts: Name, Size, Style

P.S. If someone knows a better way of doing this, I'm all ears.

thankx for ur quick response jenner...but can u pls. guide me to a example where i can know how to do that ? get the name, size and stype of the font....
thankx a lot for being such a great help...thankx

[stanav]

Since this is [02/03] and you don't have the option of using My.Settings, I'd do as Jenner suggested.
The Font class has Name, Size and Style properties and those are the values you need to store. You can later reconstruct the font by instantiate a new font object and pass those values to the constructor or just set its properties.

[kuldevbhasin]

great...i got it....i created 3 text boxes to store the name, size and style but how do i set the font property of a text box...
pls. help...thankx

[JuggaloBrotha]

Textbox1.Font = New Font(....)

[kuldevbhasin]

Textbox1.Font = New Font(....)

thankx for ur quick response....i tried ur code...

TextBox3.Font = New Font(txtFont.Text)

but it gives a blue line and states

overload resolution failed coz no accessible 'New' accepts this no. of argument.

pls. guide....thankx

[Jenner]

New Font("Fontname", 18, FontStyle.Regular)

Fontname is the name of the font family.
18 is the point size
FontStyle.Regular is the style.

Look at the intellicode that pops up, it's all right there in front of you!

[JuggaloBrotha]

thankx for ur quick response....i tried ur code...

TextBox3.Font = New Font(txtFont.Text)

but it gives a blue line and states

overload resolution failed coz no accessible 'New' accepts this no. of argument.

pls. guide....thankx

I'm sorry, I posted the code assuming you actually paid attention to what you're doing.

Look at the intellicode that pops up, it's all right there in front of you!

[kuldevbhasin]

thankx a lot guys.....i got it right....i have done it in the following manner....

    Private Sub btnSelectFont_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles btnSelectFont.Click

        Dim fd As New FontDialog
        fd.ShowDialog()
   
        Dim SelectedFont As Font
        SelectedFont = fd.Font
        Dim mFontName As String
        Dim mFontSize As Integer
        Dim mFontStyle As FontStyle

        txtFont.Text = SelectedFont.Name
        TextBox1.Text = SelectedFont.Size
        TextBox2.Text = SelectedFont.Style

        mFontName = txtFont.Text
        mFontSize = Val(TextBox1.Text)
        Select Case Val(TextBox2.Text)
            Case 0
                mFontStyle = FontStyle.Bold
            Case 1
                mFontStyle = FontStyle.Italic
            Case 2
                mFontStyle = FontStyle.Regular
        End Select
        TextBox3.Font = New Font(mFontName, mFontSize, mFontStyle)
    
    End Sub

thankx a lot for all ur help ...now if i am not asking for more...i would also like to know that can we change the font of the report (crystal report) from the program itself....i mean all the report cols.
thankx a lot.....

[kuldevbhasin]

can someone pls. guide me for changing the font of the report through the prog.itself pls....
thankx a lot...

[Jenner]

I would make a new post about that in the Crystal Reports forums if I were you. That's a very different topic.

[kuldevbhasin]

I would make a new post about that in the Crystal Reports forums if I were you. That's a very different topic.

done as u instructed....and would mark this as resolved as u guys have helped me and have solved this particcular prob.

thankx a ton to all u guys.....