Load Font from .ttf file
Imports System
Imports System.Windows.Forms
Imports System.Drawing
Imports System.Drawing.Drawing2D
Imports System.Drawing.Text
Imports System.Drawing.Imaging
Imports System.Runtime.InteropServices
Public Class MainClass
Shared Sub Main()
Dim form1 As Form1 = new Form1
Application.Run(form1)
End Sub
End Class
Public Class Form1
Inherits System.Windows.Forms.Form
#Region " Windows Form Designer generated code "
Public Sub New()
MyBase.New()
'This call is required by the Windows Form Designer.
InitializeComponent()
'Add any initialization after the InitializeComponent() call
End Sub
'Form overrides dispose to clean up the component list.
Protected Overloads Overrides Sub Dispose(ByVal disposing As Boolean)
If disposing Then
If Not (components Is Nothing) Then
components.Dispose()
End If
End If
MyBase.Dispose(disposing)
End Sub
'Required by the Windows Form Designer
Private components As System.ComponentModel.IContainer
'NOTE: The following procedure is required by the Windows Form Designer
'It can be modified using the Windows Form Designer.
'Do not modify it using the code editor.
<System.Diagnostics.DebuggerStepThrough()> Private Sub InitializeComponent()
'
'Form1
'
Me.AutoScaleBaseSize = New System.Drawing.Size(5, 13)
Me.ClientSize = New System.Drawing.Size(292, 323)
Me.MaximizeBox = False
Me.MinimizeBox = False
Me.Name = "Form1"
Me.StartPosition = System.Windows.Forms.FormStartPosition.CenterScreen
Me.Text = "Form1"
End Sub
#End Region
Private Sub Form1_Load(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load
End Sub
Protected Overrides Sub OnPaint(ByVal e As PaintEventArgs)
Dim G As Graphics = e.Graphics
G.TextRenderingHint = Drawing.Text.TextRenderingHint.AntiAlias
Dim y As Int32 = 0
y += 40
G.DrawString("Regular", Fonts.Arial_20, Brushes.Black, 50, y)
y += 40
G.DrawString("Italic", Fonts.ArialItalic_20, Brushes.Black, 50, y)
y += 40
G.DrawString("Regular", Fonts.Comic_20, Brushes.Black, 50, y)
y += 40
G.DrawString("Italic", Fonts.ComicItalic_20, Brushes.Black, 50, y)
End Sub
End Class
Public NotInheritable Class Fonts
Private Shared PFC As PrivateFontCollection
Private Shared Arial_FF As FontFamily
Private Shared Comic_FF As FontFamily
Shared Sub New()
PFC = New PrivateFontCollection()
PFC.AddFontFile("C:\\WINNT\\Fonts\\Arial.ttf")
Arial_FF = PFC.Families(0)
PFC.AddFontFile("C:\\WINNT\\Fonts\\comic.ttf")
Comic_FF = PFC.Families(1)
End Sub
Shared ReadOnly Property Families() As FontFamily()
Get
Return PFC.Families
End Get
End Property
#Region "Arial Font"
Shared ReadOnly Property Arial_20() As Font
Get
Return New Font(Arial_FF, 20, FontStyle.Regular, GraphicsUnit.Point)
End Get
End Property
Shared ReadOnly Property ArialItalic_20() As Font
Get
Return New Font(Arial_FF, 20, FontStyle.Italic, GraphicsUnit.Point)
End Get
End Property
#End Region
#Region "Comic Font"
Shared ReadOnly Property Comic_20() As Font
Get
Return New Font(Comic_FF, 20, FontStyle.Regular, GraphicsUnit.Point)
End Get
End Property
Shared ReadOnly Property ComicItalic_20() As Font
Get
Return New Font(Comic_FF, 20, FontStyle.Italic, GraphicsUnit.Point)
End Get
End Property
#End Region
End Class
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