monitor small/large font code
 

Need code to determine the monitor/screen setting 'small font' or 'large font'
I have code for screen resolution
In Control Panel, 'Display', my 'Settings' advanced tab shows 'small font 96 dpi normal'

TIA

monitor small/large font code
 

Sub GetScreenFont()
MsgBox GetDeviceCaps(GetDC(0), 88), vbOKOnly _
+ vbInformation, "Screen Font Size"
End Sub

Assuming you have already declared the GetDC and GetDeviceCaps functions to
get the screen resolution.

--

Vasant

"Tom Rudski" wrote in message
...
Need code to determine the monitor/screen setting 'small font' or 'large
font'.
I have code for screen resolution.
In Control Panel, 'Display', my 'Settings' advanced tab shows 'small font
96 dpi normal'.

TIA

monitor small/large font code
 

Here's a slightly modified bit of code from Randy Birch

'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' ''''''''''''''
' Copyright ©1996-2004 VBnet, Randy Birch, All Rights Reserved.
' Some pages may also contain other copyrights by the author.
'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' ''''''''''''''
' Distribution: You can freely use this code in your own
' applications, but you may not reproduce
' or publish this code on any web site,
' online service, or distribute as source
' on any media without express permission.
Private Declare Function GetDesktopWindow Lib "user32" _
() As Long

Private Declare Function GetDC Lib "user32" _
(ByVal hwnd As Long) As Long

Private Declare Function GetDeviceCaps Lib "gdi32" _
(ByVal hdc As Long, _
ByVal nIndex As Long) As Long

Private Declare Function ReleaseDC Lib "user32" _
(ByVal hwnd As Long, _
ByVal hdc As Long) As Long
Private Const LOGPIXELSX = 88
Private Const LOGPIXELSY = 90


Public Function ScreenFont() As String
Dim hWndDesk As Long
Dim hDCDesk As Long
Dim logPix As Long

'get the handle to the desktop window
hWndDesk = GetDesktopWindow()

'get the handle desktop display context (hDC)
hDCDesk = GetDC(hWndDesk)

'get the horizontal logical pixels
logPix = GetDeviceCaps(hDCDesk, LOGPIXELSX)

'release the hDC
Call ReleaseDC(hWndDesk, hDCDesk)

'if the return from GetDeviceCaps is 96, then
'the system is using small fonts.
If logPix = 96 Then
ScreenFont = "Small"
Else
ScreenFont = "Large"
End If

End Function

--

HTH

Bob Phillips
... looking out across Poole Harbour to the Purbecks
(remove nothere from the email address if mailing direct)

"Tom Rudski" wrote in message
...
Need code to determine the monitor/screen setting 'small font' or 'large
font'.
I have code for screen resolution.
In Control Panel, 'Display', my 'Settings' advanced tab shows 'small font
96 dpi normal'.

TIA

monitor small/large font code
 

88 represents a constant (named LOGPIXELX) used for convenience. It has no
inherent significance that I know of. It is one of the many parameters for
the function GetDeviceCaps which can give you all kinds of information about
an output device.

--

Vasant



"Tom Rudski" wrote in message
...
Thanks to both responses. Naturally both work.

question when you passed the '88' parameter to GETDC.
What other values can I pass. I look into MS reference and they do npt
provide other values.
Where can I find values other than '88' and see what they provide.

TIA

monitor small/large font code
 

Make sure that you release the DC, see
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de...vcons_4esj.asp

--

HTH

Bob Phillips
... looking out across Poole Harbour to the Purbecks
(remove nothere from the email address if mailing direct)

"Vasant Nanavati" <vasantn *AT* aol *DOT* com wrote in message
...
Sub GetScreenFont()
MsgBox GetDeviceCaps(GetDC(0), 88), vbOKOnly _
+ vbInformation, "Screen Font Size"
End Sub

Assuming you have already declared the GetDC and GetDeviceCaps functions
to
get the screen resolution.

--

Vasant

"Tom Rudski" wrote in message
...
Need code to determine the monitor/screen setting 'small font' or 'large
font'.
I have code for screen resolution.
In Control Panel, 'Display', my 'Settings' advanced tab shows 'small
font
96 dpi normal'.

TIA

monitor small/large font code
 

Take a look at
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de...vcons_88s3.asp
and http://www.mentalis.org/apilist/GetDeviceCaps.shtml

--

HTH

Bob Phillips
... looking out across Poole Harbour to the Purbecks
(remove nothere from the email address if mailing direct)

"Tom Rudski" wrote in message
...
Thanks to both responses. Naturally both work.

question when you passed the '88' parameter to GETDC.
What other values can I pass. I look into MS reference and they do npt
provide other values.
Where can I find values other than '88' and see what they provide.

TIA

monitor small/large font code
 

Hi Bob:

I didn't realize the DC needed to be released if you weren't doing anything
with it (besides getting the handle), but my API knowledge would probably
fit on the head of a pin <g.

Regards,

Vasant.

"Bob Phillips" wrote in message
...
Make sure that you release the DC, see

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de...vcons_4esj.asp

--

HTH

Bob Phillips
... looking out across Poole Harbour to the Purbecks
(remove nothere from the email address if mailing direct)

"Vasant Nanavati" <vasantn *AT* aol *DOT* com wrote in message
...
Sub GetScreenFont()
MsgBox GetDeviceCaps(GetDC(0), 88), vbOKOnly _
+ vbInformation, "Screen Font Size"
End Sub

Assuming you have already declared the GetDC and GetDeviceCaps functions
to
get the screen resolution.

--

Vasant

"Tom Rudski" wrote in message
...
Need code to determine the monitor/screen setting 'small font' or
'large
font'.
I have code for screen resolution.
In Control Panel, 'Display', my 'Settings' advanced tab shows 'small
font
96 dpi normal'.

TIA

monitor small/large font code
 

Hi Vasant,

you probably haven't run into the problems that can arise, so it didn't
seem like an issue. Defensive programming<vbg

--

HTH

Bob Phillips
... looking out across Poole Harbour to the Purbecks
(remove nothere from the email address if mailing direct)

"Vasant Nanavati" <vasantn *AT* aol *DOT* com wrote in message
...
Hi Bob:

I didn't realize the DC needed to be released if you weren't doing
anything
with it (besides getting the handle), but my API knowledge would probably
fit on the head of a pin <g.

Regards,

Vasant.

"Bob Phillips" wrote in message
...
Make sure that you release the DC, see


http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de...vcons_4esj.asp

--

HTH

Bob Phillips
... looking out across Poole Harbour to the Purbecks
(remove nothere from the email address if mailing direct)

"Vasant Nanavati" <vasantn *AT* aol *DOT* com wrote in message
...
Sub GetScreenFont()
MsgBox GetDeviceCaps(GetDC(0), 88), vbOKOnly _
+ vbInformation, "Screen Font Size"
End Sub

Assuming you have already declared the GetDC and GetDeviceCaps
functions
to
get the screen resolution.

--

Vasant

"Tom Rudski" wrote in message
...
Need code to determine the monitor/screen setting 'small font' or
'large
font'.
I have code for screen resolution.
In Control Panel, 'Display', my 'Settings' advanced tab shows 'small
font
96 dpi normal'.

TIA