Add a Font Property Page

The solution is to implement the font property page yourself (or let someone else develop it for you). To allow you to customize the behaviour of the common dialogs, the SDK provides the dialog resources for these dialogs. The resource for the 'Choose Font' dialog is in the FONT.DLG file in the Include directory and the associated symbols can be found in the DLGS.H file. Using these files as a starting point, I created a resource for a Font Property Page and added a CPropertyPage derived class to use this resource. The implementation given below is somewhat limited but still useful. If you need to enhance this, you can look at the source file for CFontPropPage in the MFC source directory.

Step 1: Add the dialog resource

To copy the resource, open the 'fontpage.rc' file in DevStudio and expand the resource outline. Then open up the ResourceView for your application so that the dialog resources are visible. Finally drag the IDD_FONTPAGE resource from the 'fontpage.rc' over to your application resources in the ResourceView.

To include the fontpage resource file, copy the files 'fontpage.rc' and 'fontpagerc.h' (listed below) to the 'res' directory under the project directory. Then add the following line to the 'rc2' file already in this directory. The resource image is also shown below.

#include "fontpage.rc"	

/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// Listing of FontPage.rc
//
#include "winresrc.h"
#include "FontPageRc.h"


IDD_FONTPAGE DIALOG DISCARDABLE  13, 54, 264, 133
STYLE WS_CHILD | WS_CAPTION | WS_SYSMENU
CAPTION "Font"
FONT 8, "Helv"
BEGIN
    LTEXT           "&Font:",stc1,6,3,40,9
    COMBOBOX        IDC_FONT,6,13,131,54,CBS_SIMPLE | CBS_AUTOHSCROLL | 
                    CBS_SORT | CBS_DISABLENOSCROLL | WS_VSCROLL | WS_TABSTOP
    LTEXT           "Font St&yle:",stc2,153,3,44,9
    COMBOBOX        IDC_STYLE,153,13,64,54,CBS_SIMPLE | CBS_DISABLENOSCROLL | 
                    WS_VSCROLL | WS_TABSTOP
    LTEXT           "&Size:",stc3,224,3,30,9
    COMBOBOX        IDC_FONTSIZE,224,13,32,54,CBS_SIMPLE | 
                    CBS_DISABLENOSCROLL | WS_VSCROLL | WS_TABSTOP
    GROUPBOX        "Effects",grp1,6,72,84,34,WS_GROUP
    CONTROL         "Stri&keout",IDC_STRIKEOUT,"Button",BS_AUTOCHECKBOX | 
                    WS_TABSTOP,10,82,49,10
    CONTROL         "&Underline",IDC_UNDERLINE,"Button",BS_AUTOCHECKBOX,10,
                    94,51,10
    GROUPBOX        "Sample",grp2,98,72,160,49,WS_GROUP
    CTEXT           "AaBbYyZz",IDC_SAMPLE,104,81,149,37,SS_NOPREFIX
END
/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// Listing of FontPageRc.h
//
#define IDC_STRIKEOUT                   0x0410
#define IDC_UNDERLINE                   0x0411
#define grp1                            0x0430
#define grp2                            0x0431
#define stc1                            0x0440
#define stc2                            0x0441
#define stc3                            0x0442
#define IDC_SAMPLE                      0x0444
#define IDC_FONT                        0x0470
#define IDC_STYLE                       0x0471
#define IDC_FONTSIZE                    0x0472
#define IDD_FONTPAGE                    1543
/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

#if !defined(AFX_FONTPAGE_H__DE7EDEB3_056D_11D1_82DF_E2CDC9000000__INCLUDED_)
#define AFX_FONTPAGE_H__DE7EDEB3_056D_11D1_82DF_E2CDC9000000__INCLUDED_

#if _MSC_VER >= 1000
#pragma once
#endif // _MSC_VER >= 1000
// FontPage.h : header file
//


/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// CFontPage dialog

class CFontPage : public CPropertyPage
{
	DECLARE_DYNCREATE(CFontPage)

// Construction
public:
	void GetCurrentFont(LPLOGFONT lplf);
	CFontPage(LOGFONT* plogfont = NULL);
	~CFontPage();

// Dialog Data
	//{{AFX_DATA(CFontPage)
	enum { IDD = IDD_FONTPAGE };
	CStatic	m_staticSample;
	CComboBox	m_comboStyle;
	CComboBox	m_comboSize;
	CComboBox	m_comboFont;
	BOOL	m_bStrikeOut;
	BOOL	m_bUnderline;
	CString	m_sFont;
	CString	m_sSize;
	CString	m_sStyle;
	//}}AFX_DATA


// Overrides
	// ClassWizard generate virtual function overrides
	//{{AFX_VIRTUAL(CFontPage)
	protected:
	virtual void DoDataExchange(CDataExchange* pDX);    // DDX/DDV support
	//}}AFX_VIRTUAL

// Implementation
protected:
	// Generated message map functions
	//{{AFX_MSG(CFontPage)
	virtual BOOL OnInitDialog();
	afx_msg void OnSelChange();
	//}}AFX_MSG
	DECLARE_MESSAGE_MAP()

private:
	CFont m_fontSample;
	int m_cyPixelsPerInch;
	static int CALLBACK FontEnumProc(ENUMLOGFONTEX *lpelfe, NEWTEXTMETRICEX *lpntme, 
		int FontType, CFontPage* pFontPage );


};

//{{AFX_INSERT_LOCATION}}
// Microsoft Developer Studio will insert additional declarations immediately 
// before the previous line.

#endif // !defined(AFX_FONTPAGE_H__DE7EDEB3_056D_11D1_82DF_E2CDC9000000__INCLUDED_)

// FontPage.cpp : implementation file
//

#include "stdafx.h"
#include "resource.h"
#include "FontPage.h"

#ifdef _DEBUG
#define new DEBUG_NEW
#undef THIS_FILE
static char THIS_FILE[] = __FILE__;
#endif

/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// CFontPage property page

IMPLEMENT_DYNCREATE(CFontPage, CPropertyPage)

CFontPage::CFontPage(LOGFONT* plogfont /*= NULL*/) : CPropertyPage(CFontPage::IDD)
{
	//{{AFX_DATA_INIT(CFontPage)
	//}}AFX_DATA_INIT

	LOGFONT logfont;
	CWindowDC dc(GetDesktopWindow() );
	m_cyPixelsPerInch = GetDeviceCaps(dc, LOGPIXELSY);
	if( plogfont == NULL )
	{
		CFont *pfont = dc.GetCurrentFont();
		pfont->GetLogFont( &logfont );
		plogfont = &logfont
	}
	m_fontSample.CreateFontIndirect( plogfont );

	m_bStrikeOut = plogfont->lfStrikeOut;
	m_bUnderline = plogfont->lfUnderline;
	m_sFont = plogfont->lfFaceName;
	m_sSize.Format( "%d", MulDiv(plogfont->lfHeight, 72, m_cyPixelsPerInch) );
	m_sStyle = _T("Regular");
	if( plogfont->lfWeight >= 700 && plogfont->lfItalic)
		m_sStyle = _T("Bold Italic");
	else if( plogfont->lfItalic )
		m_sStyle = _T("Italic");
	else if ( plogfont->lfWeight >= 700 )
		m_sStyle = _T("Bold");


	
}

CFontPage::~CFontPage()
{
}

void CFontPage::DoDataExchange(CDataExchange* pDX)
{
	CPropertyPage::DoDataExchange(pDX);
	//{{AFX_DATA_MAP(CFontPage)
	DDX_Control(pDX, IDC_SAMPLE, m_staticSample);
	DDX_Control(pDX, IDC_STYLE, m_comboStyle);
	DDX_Control(pDX, IDC_FONTSIZE, m_comboSize);
	DDX_Control(pDX, IDC_FONT, m_comboFont);
	DDX_Check(pDX, IDC_STRIKEOUT, m_bStrikeOut);
	DDX_Check(pDX, IDC_UNDERLINE, m_bUnderline);
	DDX_CBString(pDX, IDC_FONT, m_sFont);
	DDX_CBString(pDX, IDC_FONTSIZE, m_sSize);
	DDV_MaxChars(pDX, m_sSize, LF_FACESIZE);
	DDX_CBString(pDX, IDC_STYLE, m_sStyle);
	//}}AFX_DATA_MAP
}


BEGIN_MESSAGE_MAP(CFontPage, CPropertyPage)
	//{{AFX_MSG_MAP(CFontPage)
	ON_CBN_SELCHANGE(IDC_FONT, OnSelChange)
	ON_CBN_SELCHANGE(IDC_STYLE, OnSelChange)
	ON_CBN_SELCHANGE(IDC_FONTSIZE, OnSelChange)
	ON_BN_CLICKED(IDC_STRIKEOUT, OnSelChange)
	ON_BN_CLICKED(IDC_UNDERLINE, OnSelChange)
	ON_CBN_KILLFOCUS(IDC_FONT, OnSelChange)
	ON_CBN_KILLFOCUS(IDC_STYLE, OnSelChange)
	ON_CBN_KILLFOCUS(IDC_FONTSIZE, OnSelChange)
	//}}AFX_MSG_MAP
END_MESSAGE_MAP()

/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// CFontPage message handlers


BOOL CFontPage::OnInitDialog() 
{
	CPropertyPage::OnInitDialog();
	
	CWindowDC dc(this);
	LOGFONT logfont;
	logfont.lfCharSet = DEFAULT_CHARSET;
	logfont.lfFaceName[0] = '\0';
	logfont.lfPitchAndFamily = 0;
	EnumFontFamiliesEx( dc.m_hDC, &logfont, (FONTENUMPROC)FontEnumProc, 
			(LPARAM) this, 0 );
	
	// Fill Size combobox with "common" sizes
	TCHAR* Defaults[] = { _T("8"), _T("9"), _T("10"), _T("11"), _T("12"), _T("14"),
				_T("16"), _T("18"), _T("20"), _T("22"), _T("24"), _T("26"), 
				_T("28"), _T("36"), _T("48") };
	for (int i = 0; i < (sizeof(Defaults)/sizeof(Defaults[0])); i++)
		m_comboSize.AddString(Defaults[i]);

	// Fill Style combobox with "common" styles
	m_comboStyle.AddString( _T("Regular") );
	m_comboStyle.AddString( _T("Bold") );
	m_comboStyle.AddString( _T("Italic") );
	m_comboStyle.AddString( _T("Bold Italic") );


	return TRUE;  // return TRUE unless you set the focus to a control
	              // EXCEPTION: OCX Property Pages should return FALSE
}

int CALLBACK CFontPage::FontEnumProc(ENUMLOGFONTEX *lpelfe, NEWTEXTMETRICEX *lpntme, 
		int FontType, CFontPage* pFontPage )
{

	if( pFontPage->m_comboFont.FindStringExact( 0, (LPCTSTR)lpelfe->elfFullName ) == 
					CB_ERR )
	{
		// Add to list
		pFontPage->m_comboFont.AddString( (LPCTSTR)lpelfe->elfFullName );
	}

 	return 1;
}

void CFontPage::OnSelChange() 
{
	// The selection hasn't changed yet, so change it
	if( IsChild( GetFocus() ) && 
			GetFocus()->GetParent()->IsKindOf( RUNTIME_CLASS( CComboBox ) ) )
	{
		CComboBox *cb = (CComboBox *)GetFocus()->GetParent();
		CString sText;
		if( cb->GetCurSel() != CB_ERR )
		{
			cb->GetLBText( cb->GetCurSel(), sText );
			cb->SetWindowText( sText );
		}
	}

	UpdateData(TRUE);
	
	LOGFONT logfont;
	m_fontSample.GetLogFont( &logfont );
	logfont.lfStrikeOut = m_bStrikeOut;
	logfont.lfUnderline = m_bUnderline;
	memcpy( logfont.lfFaceName, m_sFont, LF_FACESIZE );

	logfont.lfHeight = MulDiv(atoi(m_sSize), m_cyPixelsPerInch, 72);
	 
	logfont.lfWeight = 400;			//Regular
	logfont.lfItalic = FALSE;
	if( m_sStyle.Find( _T("Italic") ) != -1 )
		logfont.lfItalic = TRUE;
	if( m_sStyle.Find( _T("Bold") ) != -1 )
		logfont.lfWeight = 700;

	m_fontSample.DeleteObject();
	m_fontSample.CreateFontIndirect( &logfont );
 	m_staticSample.SetFont(&m_fontSample);	
}

void CFontPage::GetCurrentFont(LPLOGFONT lplf)
{
	m_fontSample.GetLogFont( lplf );
}