Loading Symbols

[sparrow1]

Hi all,

I'm aware of a way to load the fonts found on the locale machine, but is there also a way to load the symbols used on the locale machine.

[MaximilianMayrhofer]

Symbols being? You mean like character map?

[sparrow1]

Hi,

More like, using FontFamily but then for Symbols.

For example, when you using Word then you can add symbols in your document.
So, is it possible to add all symbols into a combobox.

[jmcilhinney]

All "symbols" are just characters displayed in a particular font.

[sparrow1]

Hi jm,

I know they're characters, but in stead of add them one by one is there another way of loading them all in one.

[jmcilhinney]

What exactly does "load" mean? You don't "load" characters.

[sparrow1]

Hi jm,

Load means: that you can select (loaded characters) as an item in a combobox to fill it after selection in a richtextbox.

[mendhak]

If you want every single possible character from a given font, then you'll need to use GDI32's GetFontUnicodeRanges, get that range, and then loop through it; as you loop, you'll have to use Char.ConvertFromUTF32() to get the actual character out, then plonk that into your DDL.