In CE, So I got a dynamic variable x=time() displayed nicely in my dialog using SetDlgItemInt, but my boss wants the number display(font) to be huge. So I went off to the Forger's tutorial and copy some DC and font code into my source code. I compiled with evc++ and 70 errors come out. I thought CE API is exactly the same as WIndows 2000? The project needs to be completed fast and my windows api understanding is sketchy, Is there any fast code to make my variable x display font larger? Or I must use Device Context? Links? **************I add this stuff from Forger's code into my program HFONT g_hfFont = NULL; BOOL g_bOpaque = TRUE; COLORREF g_rgbText = RGB(0, 0, 0); COLORREF g_rgbBackground = RGB(255, 255, 255); COLORREF g_rgbCustom[16] = {0}; void DoSelectFont(HWND hwnd) { CHOOSEFONT cf = {sizeof(CHOOSEFONT)}; LOGFONT lf; GetObject(g_hfFont, sizeof(LOGFONT), &lf); cf.Flags = CF_EFFECTS | CF_INITTOLOGFONTSTRUCT | CF_SCREENFONTS; cf.hwndOwner = hwnd; cf.lpLogFont = &lf cf.rgbColors = g_rgbText; if(ChooseFont(&cf)) { HFONT hf = CreateFontIndirect(&lf); if(hf) { g_hfFont = hf; } else { MessageBox(hwnd, "Font creation failed!", "Error", MB_OK | MB_ICONEXCLAMATION); } g_rgbText = cf.rgbColors; } } void DoSelectColour(HWND hwnd) { CHOOSECOLOR cc = {sizeof(CHOOSECOLOR)}; cc.Flags = CC_RGBINIT | CC_FULLOPEN | CC_ANYCOLOR; cc.hwndOwner = hwnd; cc.rgbResult = g_rgbBackground; cc.lpCustColors = g_rgbCustom; if(ChooseColor(&cc)) { g_rgbBackground = cc.rgbResult; } } void DrawClientSize(HDC hdc, RECT* prc, HFONT hf) { char szSize[100]; char szTitle[] = "These are the dimensions of your client area:"; HFONT hfOld = SelectObject(hdc, hf); SetBkColor(hdc, g_rgbBackground); SetTextColor(hdc, g_rgbText); if(g_bOpaque) { SetBkMode(hdc, OPAQUE); } else { SetBkMode(hdc, TRANSPARENT); } DrawText(hdc, szTitle, -1, prc, DT_WORDBREAK); wsprintf(szSize, "{%d, %d, %d, %d}", prc->left, prc->top, prc->right, prc->bottom); DrawText(hdc, szSize, -1, prc, DT_SINGLELINE | DT_CENTER | DT_VCENTER); SelectObject(hdc, hfOld); } *********************In winproc I add case ID_FORMAT_TEST: { HFONT hf; HDC hdc; long lfHeight; hdc = GetDC(NULL); lfHeight = -MulDiv(12, GetDeviceCaps(hdc, LOGPIXELSY), 72); ReleaseDC(NULL, hdc); hf = CreateFont(lfHeight, 0, 0, 0, 0, TRUE, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, "Times New Roman"); if(hf) { DeleteObject(g_hfFont); g_hfFont = hf; } else { MessageBox(hwnd, "Font creation failed!", "Error", MB_OK | MB_ICONEXCLAMATION); } InvalidateRect(hwnd, NULL, TRUE); UpdateWindow(hwnd); } break; case ID_FORMAT_BACKGROUNDCOLOUR: DoSelectColour(hwnd); InvalidateRect(hwnd, NULL, TRUE); UpdateWindow(hwnd); break; case ID_FORMAT_OPAQUE: g_bOpaque = !g_bOpaque; InvalidateRect(hwnd, NULL, TRUE); UpdateWindow(hwnd); break; } break; case WM_INITMENUPOPUP: CheckMenuItem((HMENU)wParam, ID_FORMAT_OPAQUE, MF_BYCOMMAND | ( g_bOpaque ? MF_CHECKED : MF_UNCHECKED)); break; case WM_PAINT: { RECT rcClient; PAINTSTRUCT ps; HDC hdc = BeginPaint(hwnd, &ps); GetClientRect(hwnd, &rcClient); DrawClientSize(hdc, &rcClient, g_hfFont); EndPaint(hwnd, &ps); } ********errors I got 'CHOOSEFONT' : undeclared identifier C:\Documents and Settings\francis\Desktop\misc\sourcecode\source\font_one\font_one.c(16) : error C2146: syntax error : missing ';' before identifier 'cf' C:\Documents and Settings\francis\Desktop\misc\sourcecode\source\font_one\font_one.c(16) : error C2065: 'cf' : undeclared identifier C:\Documents and Settings\francis\Desktop\misc\sourcecode\source\font_one\font_one.c(16) : error C2059: syntax error : '{' C:\Documents and Settings\francis\Desktop\misc\sourcecode\source\font_one\font_one.c(17) : error C2275: 'LOGFONTW' : illegal use of this type as an expression C:\Windows CE Tools\wce300\Pocket PC 2002\include\wingdi.h(70) : see declaration of 'LOGFONTW' C:\Documents and Settings\francis\Desktop\misc\sourcecode\source\font_one\font_one.c(17) : error C2146: syntax error : missing ';' before identifier 'lf' C:\Documents and Settings\francis\Desktop\misc\sourcecode\source\font_one\font_one.c(17) : error C2065: 'lf' : undeclared identifier C:\Documents and Settings\francis\Desktop\misc\sourcecode\source\font_one\font_one.c(21) : error C2224: left of '.Flags' must have struct/union type C:\Documents and Settings\francis\Desktop\misc\sourcecode\source\font_one\font_one.c(21) : error C2065: 'CF_EFFECTS' : undeclared identifier C:\Documents and Settings\francis\Desktop\misc\sourcecode\source\font_one\font_one.c(21) : error C2065: 'CF_INITTOLOGFONTSTRUCT' : undeclared identifier C:\Documents and Settings\francis\Desktop\misc\sourcecode\source\font_one\font_one.c(21) : error C2065: 'CF_SCREENFONTS' : undeclared identifier C:\Documents and Settings\francis\Desktop\misc\sourcecode\source\font_one\font_one.c(22) : error C2224: left of '.hwndOwner' must have struct/union type C:\Documents and Settings\francis\Desktop\misc\sourcecode\source\font_one\font_one.c(23) : error C2224: left of '.lpLogFont' must have struct/union type C:\Documents and Settings\francis\Desktop\misc\sourcecode\source\font_one\font_one.c(24) : error C2224: left of '.rgbColors' must have struct/union type C:\Documents and Settings\francis\Desktop\misc\sourcecode\source\font_one\font_one.c(26) : warning C4013: 'ChooseFont' undefined; assuming extern returning int C:\Documents and Settings\francis\Desktop\misc\sourcecode\source\font_one\font_one.c(28) : warning C4133: 'function' : incompatible types - from 'int *' to 'const struct tagLOGFONTW *' C:\Documents and Settings\francis\Desktop\misc\sourcecode\source\font_one\font_one.c(35) : warning C4133: 'function' : incompatible types - from 'char [22]' to 'const unsigned short *' C:\Documents and Settings\francis\Desktop\misc\sourcecode\source\font_one\font_one.c(35) : warning C4133: 'function' : incompatible types - from 'char [6]' to 'const unsigned short *' C:\Documents and Settings\francis\Desktop\misc\sourcecode\source\font_one\font_one.c(38) : error C2224: left of '.rgbColors' must have struct/union type C:\Documents and Settings\francis\Desktop\misc\sourcecode\source\font_one\font_one.c(44) : error C2065: 'CHOOSECOLOR' : undeclared identifier C:\Documents and Settings\francis\Desktop\misc\sourcecode\source\font_one\font_one.c(44) : error C2146: syntax error : missing ';' before identifier 'cc' C:\Documents and Settings\francis\Desktop\misc\sourcecode\source\font_one\font_one.c(44) : error C2065: 'cc' : undeclared identifier C:\Documents and Settings\francis\Desktop\misc\sourcecode\source\font_one\font_one.c(44) : error C2059: syntax error : '{' C:\Documents and Settings\francis\Desktop\misc\sourcecode\source\font_one\font_one.c(46) : error C2224: left of '.Flags' must have struct/union type C:\Documents and Settings\francis\Desktop\misc\sourcecode\source\font_one\font_one.c(46) : error C2065: 'CC_RGBINIT' : undeclared identifier C:\Documents and Settings\francis\Desktop\misc\sourcecode\source\font_one\font_one.c(46) : error C2065: 'CC_FULLOPEN' : undeclared identifier C:\Documents and Settings\francis\Desktop\misc\sourcecode\source\font_one\font_one.c(46) : error C2065: 'CC_ANYCOLOR' : undeclared identifier C:\Documents and Settings\francis\Desktop\misc\sourcecode\source\font_one\font_one.c(47) : error C2224: left of '.hwndOwner' must have struct/union type C:\Documents and Settings\francis\Desktop\misc\sourcecode\source\font_one\font_one.c(48) : error C2224: left of '.rgbResult' must have struct/union type C:\Documents and Settings\francis\Desktop\misc\sourcecode\source\font_one\font_one.c(49) : error C2224: left of '.lpCustColors' must have struct/union type C:\Documents and Settings\francis\Desktop\misc\sourcecode\source\font_one\font_one.c(51) : warning C4013: 'ChooseColor' undefined; assuming extern returning int C:\Documents and Settings\francis\Desktop\misc\sourcecode\source\font_one\font_one.c(53) : error C2224: left of '.rgbResult' must have struct/union type C:\Documents and Settings\francis\Desktop\misc\sourcecode\source\font_one\font_one.c(75) : warning C4133: 'function' : incompatible types - from 'char [46]' to 'const unsigned short *' C:\Documents and Settings\francis\Desktop\misc\sourcecode\source\font_one\font_one.c(77) : warning C4133: 'function' : incompatible types - from 'char [100]' to 'unsigned short *' C:\Documents and Settings\francis\Desktop\misc\sourcecode\source\font_one\font_one.c(77) : warning C4133: 'function' : incompatible types - from 'char [17]' to 'const unsigned short *' C:\Documents and Settings\francis\Desktop\misc\sourcecode\source\font_one\font_one.c(78) : warning C4133: 'function' : incompatible types - from 'char [100]' to 'const unsigned short *' C:\Documents and Settings\francis\Desktop\misc\sourcecode\source\font_one\font_one.c(88) : error C2065: 'DEFAULT_GUI_FONT' : undeclared identifier C:\Documents and Settings\francis\Desktop\misc\sourcecode\source\font_one\font_one.c(119) : warning C4013: 'MulDiv' undefined; assuming extern returning int C:\Documents and Settings\francis\Desktop\misc\sourcecode\source\font_one\font_one.c(122) : warning C4013: 'CreateFont' undefined; assuming extern returning int C:\Documents and Settings\francis\Desktop\misc\sourcecode\source\font_one\font_one.c(122) : warning C4047: '=' : 'struct HFONT__ *' differs in levels of indirection from 'int ' C:\Documents and Settings\francis\Desktop\misc\sourcecode\source\font_one\font_one.c(131) : warning C4133: 'function' : incompatible types - from 'char [22]' to 'const unsigned short *' C:\Documents and Settings\francis\Desktop\misc\sourcecode\source\font_one\font_one.c(131) : warning C4133: 'function' : incompatible types - from 'char [6]' to 'const unsigned short *' C:\Documents and Settings\francis\Desktop\misc\sourcecode\source\font_one\font_one.c(180) : warning C4028: formal parameter 3 different from declaration C:\Documents and Settings\francis\Desktop\misc\sourcecode\source\font_one\font_one.c(181) : error C2065: 'WNDCLASSEX' : undeclared identifier C:\Documents and Settings\francis\Desktop\misc\sourcecode\source\font_one\font_one.c(181) : error C2146: syntax error : missing ';' before identifier 'wc' C:\Documents and Settings\francis\Desktop\misc\sourcecode\source\font_one\font_one.c(181) : error C2065: 'wc' : undeclared identifier C:\Documents and Settings\francis\Desktop\misc\sourcecode\source\font_one\font_one.c(182) : error C2275: 'HWND' : illegal use of this type as an expression C:\Windows CE Tools\wce300\Pocket PC 2002\include\windef.h(201) : see declaration of 'HWND' C:\Documents and Settings\francis\Desktop\misc\sourcecode\source\font_one\font_one.c(182) : error C2146: syntax error : missing ';' before identifier 'hwnd' C:\Documents and Settings\francis\Desktop\misc\sourcecode\source\font_one\font_one.c(182) : error C2065: 'hwnd' : undeclared identifier C:\Documents and Settings\francis\Desktop\misc\sourcecode\source\font_one\font_one.c(183) : error C2275: 'MSG' : illegal use of this type as an expression C:\Windows CE Tools\wce300\Pocket PC 2002\include\winuser.h(28) : see declaration of 'MSG' C:\Documents and Settings\francis\Desktop\misc\sourcecode\source\font_one\font_one.c(183) : error C2146: syntax error : missing ';' before identifier 'Msg' C:\Documents and Settings\francis\Desktop\misc\sourcecode\source\font_one\font_one.c(183) : error C2065: 'Msg' : undeclared identifier C:\Documents and Settings\francis\Desktop\misc\sourcecode\source\font_one\font_one.c(185) : error C2224: left of '.cbSize' must have struct/union type C:\Documents and Settings\francis\Desktop\misc\sourcecode\source\font_one\font_one.c(186) : error C2224: left of '.style' must have struct/union type C:\Documents and Settings\francis\Desktop\misc\sourcecode\source\font_one\font_one.c(187) : error C2224: left of '.lpfnWndProc' must have struct/union type C:\Documents and Settings\francis\Desktop\misc\sourcecode\source\font_one\font_one.c(188) : error C2224: left of '.cbClsExtra' must have struct/union type C:\Documents and Settings\francis\Desktop\misc\sourcecode\source\font_one\font_one.c(189) : error C2224: left of '.cbWndExtra' must have struct/union type C:\Documents and Settings\francis\Desktop\misc\sourcecode\source\font_one\font_one.c(190) : error C2224: left of '.hInstance' must have struct/union type C:\Documents and Settings\francis\Desktop\misc\sourcecode\source\font_one\font_one.c(191) : error C2224: left of '.hIcon' must have struct/union type C:\Documents and Settings\francis\Desktop\misc\sourcecode\source\font_one\font_one.c(191) : error C2065: 'IDI_APPLICATION' : undeclared identifier C:\Documents and Settings\francis\Desktop\misc\sourcecode\source\font_one\font_one.c(191) : warning C4047: 'function' : 'const unsigned short *' differs in levels of indirection from 'int ' C:\Documents and Settings\francis\Desktop\misc\sourcecode\source\font_one\font_one.c(191) : warning C4024: 'LoadIconW' : different types for formal and actual parameter 2 C:\Documents and Settings\francis\Desktop\misc\sourcecode\source\font_one\font_one.c(192) : error C2224: left of '.hCursor' must have struct/union type C:\Documents and Settings\francis\Desktop\misc\sourcecode\source\font_one\font_one.c(193) : error C2224: left of '.hbrBackground' must have struct/union type C:\Documents and Settings\francis\Desktop\misc\sourcecode\source\font_one\font_one.c(194) : error C2224: left of '.lpszMenuName' must have struct/union type C:\Documents and Settings\francis\Desktop\misc\sourcecode\source\font_one\font_one.c(195) : error C2224: left of '.lpszClassName' must have struct/union type C:\Documents and Settings\francis\Desktop\misc\sourcecode\source\font_one\font_one.c(196) : error C2224: left of '.hIconSm' must have struct/union type