Printer Fonts

[rustyd]

In VB6 you could access the printer fonts with Printer.FontCount and Printer.Fonts().

 

Is their a similar functionality in .NET? If so, where can I find it?

 

Specifically I'm trying to print to a Dot Matrix printer. The dot matrix printer fonts do not get listed when the fonts are enumerated into a listbox. Now I'm trying to select the font through code by selecting the dot matrix printer and then setting the font.

 

I've tried:

   dlg.Document = pd
   Dim result As DialogResult = dlg.ShowDialog()
   printFont = New Font("Draft10cpi", 10)

 

and

   dlg.Document = pd
   Dim result As DialogResult = dlg.ShowDialog()
   printFont = New Font("Draft 10cpi", 10)

 

but when I did:

Console.WriteLine(printFont.ToString)

Both returned San Serif.

Edited February 16, 2004 by rustyd

[divil]

GDI+ and .NET can only use TrueType fonts.

[rustyd]

Thanks, Divil.

 

Can I set the font to "Draft 10cpi" using API calls to print to a dot matrix printer?