Re: Vertical Text with TextOut()
You have to set the drawing mode to GM_ADVANCED for the Orientation to work.
Here is an example:
http://www.learnstar.com/alir/FontRotate.zip
Here is a thread from last week about the same question:
http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.vc.mfc/browse_thread/thread/5de375afbed42526/d6e4f6c8eaf762e2?lnk=st&q=Font.CreateFont#d6e4f6c8eaf762e2
Search is your friend. ;)
AliR.
"hamishd" <Hamish.Dean@gmail.com> wrote in message
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I cannot get my text to display vertically :-(
void CTestApp::OnDrawCDC* pDC)
{
CDC dcMem;
dcMem.CreateCompatibleDC(pDC);
pDC->SetBkColor(RGB(255,255,255));
CMemDC pDC(dc);
LOGFONT lfNew;
ZeroMemory (&lfNew, sizeof(LOGFONT));
lfNew.lfHeight = 100;
lfNew.lfWeight = FW_NORMAL;
lfNew.lfOrientation = lfNew.lfEscapement = 2700;
wcscpy(lfNew.lfFaceName, _T("MS Sans Serif"));
CFont Font;
Font.CreateFontIndirect(&lfNew);
pDC->SelectObject(&Font);
pMEMDC->TextOut(200, 200, _T("Hello World"));
....
}
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