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"David Pedley" <david@pedley.ws> wrote in message
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> Is it really as easy as checking to see whether it already
> exists and then just calling AddFontResource()?

Almost.  The font is temporary to the current user session only. When your
application is no longer using the font, particularly when being shut down,
you need to call RemoveFontResource() to remove the font.  Even if you do
not do that, though, as soon as the user restarts Windows, the font will be
gone anyway, so you have to call AddFontResource() again.

AddFontResource() is meant to be used when your application uses custom
fonts that may not be installed on the user's machine.  You can distribute
the font with your application, and then load the font at program startup
and unload it at program shutdown.  IF you want the font to be permanant, it
must be installed into Windows' Fonts folder and into the Registry.

> Does this automatically load the font file to the correct directory

No.  You have to do that yourself.  AddFontResource() only loads the font
data into memory from whereever you tell it the file resides.

> or does one have to copy it there and then call the function

Yes.

> If the latter, how does one determine the correct folder to load the file
into?

Use SHGetSpecialFolderLocation() with the CSIDL_FONTS flg.


Gambit