Font Dialog...

[Xeon]

Hi there! Can anyone tel me how do I "PRESERVE" the CFontDialog settings after the user has closed it after editing the font styles and later when he open it for the 2nd time, the same settings will appear again? Thanks!(I've an SDI PROGRAM)
THanks!
Xeon

[igbrus]

You can save CFontDialog::m_cf and for 2nd time use it before DoModal(). I don't suggest to copy it directly. You have to decide by yourself, which fields to copy.

[Xeon]

Hi thanks! I know the steps u mentioned, but how what kinda variable can I use to save the CFontDialog::m_cf?
I code something like belowin an SDI program)

//this code is coded in the WM_COMMAND message handler of one of the toolbar button to show the CFontDialog.

CFontDialog fontDialog;
fontDialog.m_cf.lLogFont = m_StoredFont; //m_StoredFont is of type LOGFONT declared in the class definiton.
if(fontDialog.DoModal()==IDOK)
{
//...apply the changes....
m_StoredFont = fontDialog.m_cf.lLogFont;
}


As you can see, I always get an error or 2, and the thing doesn't work. Thanks!!!(I wanted to save the settings of the m_cf.lLogFont member)

[igbrus]

m_cf hasn't LOGFONT field, bat has pointer to logfont field. So I suggest something as

CFontDialog fontDialog;
fontDialog.m_cf.Flags |= CF_INITTOLOGFONTSTRUCT;
fontDialog.m_cf.lpLogFont = new LOGFONT;
*(fontDialog.m_cf.lpLogFont) = m_StoredFont; //m_StoredFont is of type LOGFONT declared in the class definiton.
if(fontDialog.DoModal()==IDOK)
{
//...apply the changes....
m_StoredFont = *(fontDialog.m_cf.lpLogFont);
}
delete fontDialog.m_cf.lpLogFont;

[Xeon]

Hi there! I've rated u 2 EXCELLENTS for each of ya' help. But here's a question for the current post:
*(fontDialog.m_cf.lpLogFont) = m_StoredFont;
What is the '*' doing here? Thanks!(help me & you'll get another EXCELLENT!)

[igbrus]

1.Thanks for rating, but you know: we are here for the help, not for rating. Friends haven't to pay to friends. Anyway thanks oncemore for your evaluation of my efforts.
2. Because m_cf.lpLogFont is pointer to LOGFONT object and m_StoredFont is LOGFONT, we apply * and default assignment operator. It has the same effect as

memcpy(fontDialog.m_cf.lpLogFont, &m_StoredFont, sizeof(LOGFONT));