Article: Q152099
Product(s): Microsoft C Compiler
Version(s): winnt:4.0,4.1
Operating System(s):
Keyword(s): kbIntl kbIntlDev
Last Modified: 24-JUL-2001
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The information in this article applies to:
- The Microsoft Foundation Classes (MFC), included with:
- Microsoft Visual C++, 32-bit Editions, versions 4.0, 4.1
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SUMMARY
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When an MFC application is run under a DBCS (Double-byte Character Set,
including Japanese, Chinese and Korean) in Windows NT or Windows 95, the default
font specified for the dialog boxes within that application will be changed to
the system font if they were originally set as "MS Sans Serif" or "Helv" in the
RC file.
MORE INFORMATION
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CDialog::DoModal eventually calls the following code (excerpt from MFC source
code dlgcore.cpp):
// On DBCS systems, also change "MS Sans Serif" or "Helv" to system
font.
if ((!bSetSysFont) && GetSystemMetrics(SM_DBCSENABLED))
{
bSetSysFont = ((strFace == _T("MS Sans Serif")) ||
(strFace == _T("Helv")));
if (bSetSysFont && (wSize == 8))
wSize = 0;
}
if (bSetSysFont)
{
CDialogTemplate dlgTemp(lpDialogTemplate);
dlgTemp.SetSystemFont(wSize);
hTemplate = dlgTemp.Detach();
}
"MS Sans Serif" and "Helv" cannot correctly display double-byte strings.
Therefore, under a DBCS-enabled system, dialog boxes need to use the system font
instead.
This font substitution does not occur on non-DBCS versions of Windows NT or
Windows 95.
Additional query words: 4.00 4.10 Kanji Hiragana Katakana Hangeul Hanzi
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Keywords : kbIntl kbIntlDev
Technology : kbAudDeveloper kbMFC
Version : winnt:4.0,4.1
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