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LiquidCode Moderator Team
Joined: 05 Dec 2000 Posts: 1751 Location: Space and Time
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Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2003 3:50 pm Post subject: Marlett.ttf - System Font |
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The Marlett.ttf font in the windows fonts directory (usually hidden) is the
main font that controls the Min, Max and close glyphs and also some
radio and check boxes. This font in on all windows OSs. It can be use on
VDS apps for people who want to make a skinned app or an app with no
title bar. I use it on a dialogs with no title bar and use the resize glyph
so people know where to grab to resize a no title dialog. _________________ Chris
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Hortalonus Valued Contributor
Joined: 15 Mar 2002 Posts: 344 Location: Western USA
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Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2003 4:40 pm Post subject: |
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Nice to know! Can you post a code example of how you use the glyphs? |
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Skit3000 Admin Team
Joined: 11 May 2002 Posts: 2166 Location: The Netherlands
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Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2003 5:13 pm Post subject: |
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It's a strange font, watch this...
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DIALOG CREATE,New Dialog,-1,0,200,160
DIALOG ADD,STYLE,STYLE1,Marlett.ttf,,,,
DIALOG ADD,LIST,LIST1,4,10,180,144,,STYLE1,CLICK
DIALOG SHOW
%%char = 1
repeat
list add,list1,@asc(%%char)
%%char = @succ(%%char)
until @equal(%%char,1000)
:Evloop
wait event
goto @event()
:List1click
info ASC number: @index(list1)
goto Evloop
:Close
exit |
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Hortalonus Valued Contributor
Joined: 15 Mar 2002 Posts: 344 Location: Western USA
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Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2003 5:21 pm Post subject: |
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Wow! Very strange... but useful for sure. Thanks for the tip! |
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FreezingFire Admin Team
Joined: 23 Jun 2002 Posts: 3508
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Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2003 7:58 pm Post subject: |
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The min, max, close, etc. symbols can also be found in the WEBDINGS
font. _________________ FreezingFire
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Garrett Moderator Team
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Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2003 8:31 pm Post subject: |
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If you open the marlett font in a font viewer that allows you to see all of
the characters available in the font, you'll see that there are only a few
characters/glyphs available in this font. There are no alpha or numeric
characters available for use in this font. It is for glyphs only like the
dings fonts.
-Garrett _________________ 'What you do not want done to yourself, do not do to others.' - Confucius (550 b.c. to 479 b.c.) |
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FreezingFire Admin Team
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Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2003 8:34 pm Post subject: |
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I looked at it before in Windows' included character map:
Quote: | %SystemRoot%\System32\charmap.exe |
_________________ FreezingFire
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LiquidCode Moderator Team
Joined: 05 Dec 2000 Posts: 1751 Location: Space and Time
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Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2003 8:35 pm Post subject: |
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Very true FF, but, Marlett is the font Windows uses for the controls. So, if
you were to change the font, the control glyphs would change to. I have
done that on my system. It's just a nice little change. Also, I know
some people who do not have the Webdings font (I think Mac may be one).
So if you were to use that font in a VDS app, the user may or maynot see
anything on your VDS app that uses webdings. _________________ Chris
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FreezingFire Admin Team
Joined: 23 Jun 2002 Posts: 3508
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Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2003 8:36 pm Post subject: |
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That's true LiquidCode that a user might not have the font. However, I didn't
know that Windows used that font; I always thought it used the Webdings
font.
Thanks for the tip. _________________ FreezingFire
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Mac Professional Member
Joined: 08 Jul 2000 Posts: 1585 Location: Oklahoma USA
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Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2003 9:50 pm Post subject: |
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Although Windows 95 doesn NOT come with webdings, I dloaded
and installed 'em...
Cheers, Mac _________________ VDSug.dll does file IO, check/disable menu items,
non-VDS dlls, draw functions and more...
Free download (30k dll size) at:
http://www.vdsworld.com/download.php?id=361
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FreezingFire Admin Team
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Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2003 10:53 pm Post subject: |
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You know, Mac, I bet you've souped up your Windows 95 machine sooo
much that it's better than even XP. _________________ FreezingFire
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Mac Professional Member
Joined: 08 Jul 2000 Posts: 1585 Location: Oklahoma USA
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Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2003 11:03 pm Post subject: |
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LOL FF, I'm sure ya'd get a lotta disagreement on that one.
Don't think I'd trade for XP today though - 95 still does all I need.
Cheers, Mac _________________ VDSug.dll does file IO, check/disable menu items,
non-VDS dlls, draw functions and more...
Free download (30k dll size) at:
http://www.vdsworld.com/download.php?id=361
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Garrett Moderator Team
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Posted: Wed Mar 26, 2003 7:35 am Post subject: |
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I think even I'd prefer 95 over XP any day!!! Heck, I'd even use bug filled
WinME over XP!!
-Garrett _________________ 'What you do not want done to yourself, do not do to others.' - Confucius (550 b.c. to 479 b.c.) |
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Hortalonus Valued Contributor
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Posted: Wed Mar 26, 2003 2:14 pm Post subject: |
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Garrett wrote: | Heck, I'd even use bug filled WinME over XP!! |
<gasp!> Perish the thought! |
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Skit3000 Admin Team
Joined: 11 May 2002 Posts: 2166 Location: The Netherlands
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Posted: Wed Mar 26, 2003 6:18 pm Post subject: |
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But does anybody know how to get those minimize, maximize and close glyphs? |
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