Toolstrip font combobox

malcomhfc

I have a toolstrip and added a combobox, i wish to populate that combo box with a list of fonts that will change the font in the textbox or richtextbox. I have searched everywhere and only found one example but it's code didn't seem to work. I have tried myself but since this is all for learning. Im using visual c# express. Any help will be great thanks, Malcom Malcom

0x3c0

If you're looking to get the list of all fonts on the system, then use something like this:

System.Drawing.Text.InstalledFontCollection fonts = new System.Drawing.Text.InstalledFontCollection();

foreach(FontFamily family in families)
{
if(family.IsStyleAvailable(FontStyle.Regular))
{
Font font = new Font(family, 12, FontStyle.Regular);
}
}

That gets every font style and creates a Font object from it. From there it's simple enough to add the Font name to a combo box, and hook the SelectionChanged event to create a font from its name and set the textbox's Font property

malcomhfc

So in visual i create a new class and add that code in. Then i go to combobox and do the rest..? Sorry, still getting to grips with all of this, when i first started learning i was using smallbasic.

0x3c0

That code will get a list of every installed font in the system. Double click on the Form, and you'll get a method called xxx_Load, where xxx is the name of your Form (not the Text property, that's just the caption). Put the code in there (don't forget to add a using System.Drawing statement at the top of your code file), but just after the line with new Font(..) in it, add an item to the combobox with the text of font.Name That lists the fonts used in the combobox. When you want to set the textbox's Font property, double click in the combobox, and put some code in there which creates a Font (using new) from the SelectedItem property of the combobox. Set the textbox's Font property to that Font object you just created

malcomhfc

Ok, thanks alot ill give it a shot ;) edit: the word 'famlies' "foreach(FontFamily family in families)" is underlined in red: word does not exist in current context. Sorry again, ive added the using system statement etc, wont go away. :( edit: before i start to annoy you maybe i presented this out wrong. I created a project just to try this out and see if i can get it working. Thats why i still have all the names like form1 :P

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.Data;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using System.Drawing.Text;

namespace WindowsFormsApplication1
{
public partial class Form1 : Form
{
public Form1()
{
InitializeComponent();
}

    private void Form1\_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {
        System.Drawing.Text.InstalledFontCollection fonts = new System.Drawing.Text.InstalledFontCollection();

        foreach (FontFamily family in families)
        {
            if (family.IsStyleAvailable(FontStyle.Regular))
            {
                Font font = new Font(family, 12, FontStyle.Regular);
            }
        }
    }

    private void comboBox1\_SelectedIndexChanged(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {

    }
}

}

modified on Tuesday, May 19, 2009 11:53 AM

musefan · modified on Tuesday, May 19, 2009 11:53 AM

the error is that 'families' does not exist. change it to 'fonts'. Its a mistake in the code

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musefan · modified on Tuesday, May 19, 2009 11:53 AM

Even with that error fixed the code you have posted wont do what you want. so here are the fixes, the should work... 1. in you load event change the 'families' to 'fonts' 2. just before you foreach loop add the following line...

comboBox1.Items.Clear();

3. inside your foreach loop replace all code with this line only...

comboBox1.Items.Add(family.Name);

this should then populate you combo box with all the fonts 4. in your selected index changed event add the following code to alter you textbox font...

textbox1.Font = new Font(comboBox1.Text, 10);//where 10 is the size of the font

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0x3c0 · modified on Tuesday, May 19, 2009 11:53 AM

Whoops. I took the code from one of my snippets, so had to adapt it for some reason. Don't worry though, I'm not annoyed in the slightest. You're trying to learn, and that's always a good thing

malcomhfc

I get a error: foreach statement cannot operate on variables of type 'System.Drawing.Text.InstalledFontCollection' because <'System.Drawing.Text.InstalledFontCollection' does not contain a public definition for 'GetEnumerator' ................................... Thats after foreach (FontFamily family in fonts) - changing it from 'family' to 'fonts' This is so much harder than small basic but i like challenges, ones that not go so well :(

blackhattrick

Have you tried FontDialog? I dont know if its useful for u:

using System.Windows.Forms;

FontDialog fontDialog = new FontDialog();
if ( fontDialog.ShowDialog() != DialogResult.Cancel )
{
textBox.Font = fontDialog.Font;
}

malcomhfc

Thanks for the imput, ive tried that one :) Just wanting the one for combo box i believe it's all me getting confused easy :D

0x3c0

Change the foreach from fonts to fonts.Families