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**FONTDIALOG(**[//title//] ,//typeface// [,//size//] [,//color//] [,//style//] [,//added//] **)**

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| **FONTDIALOG** | Displays the standard Windows font choice dialog box to allow the user to choose a font. |
| //title// | A string constant or variable containing the title to place on the font choice dialog. If omitted, a default //title// is supplied by Windows. |
| //typeface// | A string variable (STRING in Clarion, CLASTRING in Clarion#) to receive the name of the chosen font. |
| //size// | A SIGNED to receive the size (in points) of the chosen font. |
| //color// | A LONG integer variable to receive the red, green, and blue values for the color of the chosen font in the low-order three bytes. |
| //style// | A LONG integer variable to receive the strike weight and style of the chosen font. |
| //added// | An integer constant or variable that specifies adding screen or printer fonts, or both, to the list of available fonts. Zero (0) adds screen fonts, one (1) adds printer fonts, two (2) adds both, four (4) adds true type only fonts, and eight (8) adds fixed pitch only fonts. If omitted, only Windows registered fonts are listed. . Parameter not valid in Clarion# |

The **FONTDIALOG** procedure displays the Windows standard font choice dialog box to allow the user to choose a font. When called, any values in the parameters set the default font values presented to the user in the font choice dialog. They also receive the user's choice when the user presses the "OK" button on the dialog. FONTDIALOG returns zero (0) if the user pressed the Cancel button, or one (1) if the user pressed the "OK" button.

The **FONTDIALOG** procedure is limited to fonts of the ANSI or Default character set, to use another character set use the **FONTDIALOGA** function.

| **Return Data Type:** | BOOL |

**Example:**

**MDIChild1  WINDOW('View Text File'),AT(0,0,320,200),MDI,SYSTEM,HVSCROLL**

**           !window controls**

**           END**

**Typeface   STRING(31) !or CLASTRING for Clarion#**

**FontSize   SIGNED**

**FontColor  LONG**

**FontStyle  LONG**

** CODE**

** OPEN(MDIChild1)                                   !open the window**

** IF ****FONTDIALOG****('Choose Display Font',Typeface,FontSize,FontColor,FontStyle,0)**

**  SETFONT(0,Typeface,FontSize,FontColor,FontStyle) !Set window font**

** ELSE**

**  SETFONT(0,'Arial',12)                            !Set default font**

** END**

** ACCEPT**

**  !Window handling code**

** END**

**See Also:**

[[font  set default font .htm|FONT(set default font)]]

[[font support quick summary.htm|Font Support Quick Summary]]