Symbian: playing with fonts

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This code snipped shows how to draw text using Symbian C++.

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Reasons: hamishwillee (27 Sep 2012)
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Created: imi.imran (06 Apr 2010)

Last edited: hamishwillee (27 Sep 2012)

LIBRARY: gdi.lib

Headers:

#include <COEFONT.H>
#include <COEFONTPROVIDER.H>

Code

void CTestAppContainer::Draw(const TRect& /*aRect*/) const
	{
	// Get the standard graphics context
	CWindowGc& gc = SystemGc();
 
	// Gets the control's extent
	TRect drawRect(Rect());
 
	// Clears the screen
	gc.Clear(drawRect);
 
 
	const CCoeFontProvider& fontProvider = FindFontProvider();
 
	TCoeFont TFont15(15,TCoeFont::EBold,0);	
	const CFont& boldFont = fontProvider.Font(TFont15,AccumulatedZoom());
 
	gc.SetBrushStyle(CGraphicsContext::ESolidBrush);
	gc.SetPenStyle(CGraphicsContext::ESolidPen);
	gc.SetBrushColor(KRgbDarkGreen);
	gc.SetPenColor(KRgbDarkGreen);
 
	gc.UseFont(&boldFont);
	gc.DrawText(_L("Test Font"),TPoint(100,100));
	gc.DiscardFont();
	}