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Re: GetTextExtentPoint32

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From: JD
Date: Sat, 12 Jun 2004 02:07
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Alan Bellingham <alanb@episys.com> wrote:
> GetTextExtentPoint32() will give you the width that it would
> take up if you were to print it immediately afterwards. In
> other words, as per the font currently in effect.

I tried GetTextExtentPoint32 right after I set the text but
got the same result.

> If you're relying on the dialog drawing itself (as in a
> static text or something) to do it, you'll need to work out
> what the font used is.

FWIW, I used EnumChildWindows and found that GetClassName showed
the target contol class name was "Static". What's the impact?

> Ah, remember that the dialog may well have a different font
> from the font assigned to any of the controls on it.

I located the HWND of the target control and then tried both
GetWindowDC and GetDC using that HWND but I got the same results
as before.

What would you do?

~ JD
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