TextOutline

Description

Short story: Use GDI paths to create cool special effects with fonts by adding togglable properties such as FillColor and OutlineColor.

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Published

This sample, or the one from which it originally derived, was published (or at least peripherally mentioned) in the following article(s):

Use Smart Text Tricks, Ask the VB Pro, VBPJ, July 1999

APIs Usage

This sample uses the following API calls:

Module Library Function

CLogFont.cls gdi32

user32

CreateFontIndirect
DeleteObject
GetDeviceCaps
GetDC
GetDesktopWindow
ReleaseDC

CTextOutlineEx.cls gdi32

user32 BeginPath
CreatePen
CreateSolidBrush
DeleteObject
EndPath
FillPath
GetBkMode
SelectObject
SetBkMode
StrokeAndFillPath
StrokePath
TextOut
GetSysColor

Don't see what you're looking for? Here's a complete API cross-reference.

Module	Library	Function
CLogFont.cls	gdi32 user32	CreateFontIndirect DeleteObject GetDeviceCaps GetDC GetDesktopWindow ReleaseDC
CTextOutlineEx.cls	gdi32 user32	BeginPath CreatePen CreateSolidBrush DeleteObject EndPath FillPath GetBkMode SelectObject SetBkMode StrokeAndFillPath StrokePath TextOut GetSysColor

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Download TextOutline.zip, 17Kb, Last Updated: Wednesday, March 31, 1999