Graphics::TextRenderingHint Property
Gets or sets the rendering mode for text associated with this Graphics.
Assembly: System.Drawing (in System.Drawing.dll)
The following code example demonstrates the use of the TextRenderingHint and TextContrast properties.
This example is designed to be used with Windows Forms. Paste the code into a form and call the ChangeTextRenderingHintAndTextContrast method when handling the form's Paint event, passing e as PaintEventArgs.
private: void ChangeTextRenderingHintAndTextContrast( PaintEventArgs^ e ) { // Retrieve the graphics object. Graphics^ formGraphics = e->Graphics; // Declare a new font. System::Drawing::Font^ myFont = gcnew System::Drawing::Font( FontFamily::GenericSansSerif,20,FontStyle::Regular ); // Set the TextRenderingHint property. formGraphics->TextRenderingHint = System::Drawing::Text::TextRenderingHint::SingleBitPerPixel; // Draw the string. formGraphics->DrawString( "Hello World", myFont, Brushes::Firebrick, 20.0F, 20.0F ); // Change the TextRenderingHint property. formGraphics->TextRenderingHint = System::Drawing::Text::TextRenderingHint::AntiAliasGridFit; // Draw the string again. formGraphics->DrawString( "Hello World", myFont, Brushes::Firebrick, 20.0F, 60.0F ); // Set the text contrast to a high-contrast setting. formGraphics->TextContrast = 0; // Draw the string. formGraphics->DrawString( "Hello World", myFont, Brushes::DodgerBlue, 20.0F, 100.0F ); // Set the text contrast to a low-contrast setting. formGraphics->TextContrast = 12; // Draw the string again. formGraphics->DrawString( "Hello World", myFont, Brushes::DodgerBlue, 20.0F, 140.0F ); // Dispose of the font object. delete myFont; }
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