Csharp/C Sharp/GUI Windows Form

• Agent Help
• Anchor
• Bitmap
• Border
• Button
• Calendar
• CheckBox
• CheckBox List
• Clipboard
• Clock
• Color Dialog
• ComboBox
• Console
• ContentAlignment
• Control
• Control Anchor
• Cursor
• Data Binding
• Data Validation
• DataGrid
• DataGrid Data Binding
• DateTimePicker
• Dialog
• Docking
• Drag Drop
• Editor
• Focus
• Form Event
• Form Frame Window
• Form Style
• Full Screen
• GroupBox
• Help System
• ImageList
• Irregularly Shaped Forms
• Label
• Layout
• LinkLabel
• ListBox
• ListBox Data Binding
• ListView
• MDI
• MaskedTextBox
• Menu
• MenuItem
• MessageBox
• Mouse
• Mouse On Form
• NativeWindow
• Open File Dialog
• PageSetupDialog
• Paint
• Panel
• Password
• PictureBox
• Popup Menu
• Print
• Print Dialog
• PrinterSettings
• ProgressBar
• Property Grid
• RadioButton
• ResXResourceWriter
• ResourceManager
• ResourceReader
• ResourceWriter
• RichTextBox
• SaveFileDialog
• ScrollBar
• Scrollable
• Splitter
• StatusBar
• System Tray Icon
• Tab
• TextBox
• Thread and UI
• Time
• ToolBar
• ToolStripMenuItem
• Tooltips
• Track Bar
• Tray Icon
• TreeView
• Unicode Display
• UpDown
• User Control
• Validation
• Web Browser

All font properties

 
using System;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Windows.Forms;
   
class AllAboutFont: Form
{
     public static void Main()
     {
          Application.Run(new AllAboutFont());
     }
     public AllAboutFont()
     {
          ResizeRedraw = true; 
     }
     protected override void OnPaint(PaintEventArgs pea)
     {
          DoPage(pea.Graphics, ForeColor,ClientSize.Width, ClientSize.Height);
     }     
     protected void DoPage(Graphics grfx, Color clr, int cx, int cy)
     {
          grfx.DrawString(
                    "Name: "               + Font.Name            + "\n" +
                    "FontFamily: "         + Font.FontFamily      + "\n" +
                    "FontStyle: "          + Font.Style           + "\n" +
                    "Bold: "               + Font.Bold            + "\n" +
                    "Italic: "             + Font.Italic          + "\n" +
                    "Underline: "          + Font.Underline       + "\n" +
                    "Strikeout: "          + Font.Strikeout       + "\n" +
                    "Size: "               + Font.Size            + "\n" +
                    "GraphicsUnit: "       + Font.Unit            + "\n" +
                    "SizeInPoints: "       + Font.SizeInPoints    + "\n" +
                    "Height: "             + Font.Height          + "\n" +
                    "GdiCharSet: "         + Font.GdiCharSet      + "\n" +
                    "GdiVerticalFont : "   + Font.GdiVerticalFont + "\n" +
                    "GetHeight(): "        + Font.GetHeight()     + "\n" +
                    "GetHeight(grfx): "    + Font.GetHeight(grfx) + "\n" +
                    "GetHeight(100 DPI): " + Font.GetHeight(100),
                    Font, new SolidBrush(clr), Point.Empty);
     }
}

Color Dialog and Font Dialog

/*
Professional Windows GUI Programming Using C#
by Jay Glynn, Csaba Torok, Richard Conway, Wahid Choudhury, 
   Zach Greenvoss, Shripad Kulkarni, Neil Whitlow
Publisher: Peer Information
ISBN: 1861007663
*/
using System;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Collections;
using System.ruponentModel;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using System.Data;
namespace ColorFontDialog
{
    /// <summary>
    /// Summary description for ColorFontDialog.
    /// </summary>
    public class ColorFontDialog : System.Windows.Forms.Form
    {
        private System.Windows.Forms.Button button1;
        private System.Windows.Forms.Button button2;
        private System.Windows.Forms.Label label1;
        /// <summary>
        /// Required designer variable.
        /// </summary>
        private System.ruponentModel.Container components = null;
        public ColorFontDialog()
        {
            //
            // Required for Windows Form Designer support
            //
            InitializeComponent();
            this.Text = "Font and Color Dialogs";
            this.button1.Text = "&Font";
            this.button2.Text = "&Color";
            this.label1.Text = "Change my FONT and COLOR!";
            //
            // TODO: Add any constructor code after InitializeComponent call
            //
        }
        /// <summary>
        /// Clean up any resources being used.
        /// </summary>
        protected override void Dispose( bool disposing )
        {
            if( disposing )
            {
                if (components != null) 
                {
                    components.Dispose();
                }
            }
            base.Dispose( disposing );
        }
        #region Windows Form Designer generated code
        /// <summary>
        /// Required method for Designer support - do not modify
        /// the contents of this method with the code editor.
        /// </summary>
        private void InitializeComponent()
        {
            this.button1 = new System.Windows.Forms.Button();
            this.button2 = new System.Windows.Forms.Button();
            this.label1 = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
            this.SuspendLayout();
            // 
            // button1
            // 
            this.button1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(24, 8);
            this.button1.Name = "button1";
            this.button1.TabIndex = 0;
            this.button1.Text = "button1";
            this.button1.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.button1_Click_1);
            // 
            // button2
            // 
            this.button2.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(120, 8);
            this.button2.Name = "button2";
            this.button2.TabIndex = 1;
            this.button2.Text = "button2";
            this.button2.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.button2_Click);
            // 
            // label1
            // 
            this.label1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(8, 48);
            this.label1.Name = "label1";
            this.label1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(280, 48);
            this.label1.TabIndex = 2;
            this.label1.Text = "label1";
            // 
            // ColorFontDialog
            // 
            this.AutoScaleBaseSize = new System.Drawing.Size(5, 13);
            this.ClientSize = new System.Drawing.Size(292, 101);
            this.Controls.AddRange(new System.Windows.Forms.Control[] {
                                                                          this.label1,
                                                                          this.button2,
                                                                          this.button1});
            this.Name = "ColorFontDialog";
            this.Text = "ColorFontDialog";
            this.ResumeLayout(false);
        }
        #endregion
        /// <summary>
        /// The main entry point for the application.
        /// </summary>
        [STAThread]
        static void Main() 
        {
            Application.Run(new ColorFontDialog());
        }
        private void button2_Click(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
        {
            ColorDialog cd = new ColorDialog();
            cd.AllowFullOpen = true;   // allow custom colors
            //cd.FullOpen = true;   // shows custom colors automatically
            cd.Color = Color.DarkBlue;  // sets the custom color
            //cd.Color = Color.Blue;   // set the basic color
            if(cd.ShowDialog() == System.Windows.Forms.DialogResult.OK)
                this.label1.ForeColor = cd.Color;
        }
        private void button1_Click_1(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
        {
            FontDialog fd = new FontDialog();
            fd.ShowColor = true;
            fd.Color = Color.Blue;
            fd.ShowApply = true;   // ColorDialog does not provide this option!!!
            fd.Apply += new EventHandler(ApplyFont);
            if(fd.ShowDialog() != System.Windows.Forms.DialogResult.Cancel)
                ChangeFont(fd);
        }
        private void ApplyFont(object o, EventArgs ea)
        {
            ChangeFont((FontDialog)o);
        }
        private void ChangeFont(FontDialog fd)
        {
            this.label1.Font = fd.Font;
            this.label1.ForeColor = fd.Color;
        }
    }
}

Font: GetHeight

 

using System;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Windows.Forms;
   
class FontMenuForm: Form
{
     protected string strText = "Sample Text";
     protected Font font = new Font("Times New Roman", 24, FontStyle.Italic);
   
     public static void Main()
     {
          Application.Run(new FontMenuForm());
     }
     public FontMenuForm()
     {
          ResizeRedraw = true;
          Menu = new MainMenu();
          Menu.MenuItems.Add("&Font!", new EventHandler(MenuFontOnClick));
     }
     void MenuFontOnClick(object obj, EventArgs ea)
     {
          FontDialog dlg = new FontDialog();
          dlg.Font = font;
   
          if (dlg.ShowDialog() == DialogResult.OK)
          {
               font = dlg.Font;
               Invalidate();
          }
     }
     protected override void OnPaint(PaintEventArgs pea)
     {
          DoPage(pea.Graphics, ForeColor,ClientSize.Width, ClientSize.Height);
     }       
     protected void DoPage(Graphics grfx, Color clr, int cx, int cy)
     {
          SizeF sizef = grfx.MeasureString(strText, font);
          Brush brush = new SolidBrush(clr);
   
          grfx.DrawString(strText, font, brush, (cx - sizef.Width) / 2,
                                                (cy - sizef.Height) / 2);
     }
     public float GetAscent(Graphics grfx, Font font)
     {
          return font.GetHeight(grfx) * 
                    font.FontFamily.GetCellAscent(font.Style) /
                         font.FontFamily.GetLineSpacing(font.Style);
     }
     public float GetDescent(Graphics grfx, Font font)
     {
          return font.GetHeight(grfx) * 
                    font.FontFamily.GetCellDescent(font.Style) /
                         font.FontFamily.GetLineSpacing(font.Style);
     }
     public float PointsToPageUnits(Graphics grfx, Font font)
     {
          float fFontSize;
   
          if (grfx.PageUnit == GraphicsUnit.Display)
               fFontSize = 100 * font.SizeInPoints / 72;
          else
               fFontSize = grfx.DpiX * font.SizeInPoints / 72;
   
          return fFontSize;
     }
}

Font list

/*
C# Programming Tips & Techniques
by Charles Wright, Kris Jamsa
Publisher: Osborne/McGraw-Hill (December 28, 2001)
ISBN: 0072193794
*/
using System;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Collections;
using System.ruponentModel;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using System.Data;
namespace FontList
{
  /// <summary>
  /// Summary description for FontListForm.
  /// </summary>
  public class FontListForm : System.Windows.Forms.Form
  {
    private System.Windows.Forms.ListBox listBox1;
    /// <summary>
    /// Required designer variable.
    /// </summary>
    private System.ruponentModel.Container components = null;
    public FontListForm()
    {
      //
      // Required for Windows Form Designer support
      //
      InitializeComponent();
      InitForm ();
      //
      // TODO: Add any constructor code after InitializeComponent call
      //
    }
    FontFamily [] fonts;
    protected void InitForm ()
    {
      fonts = FontFamily.Families;
      foreach (FontFamily font in fonts)
        listBox1.Items.Add (font.Name);
    }
    /// <summary>
    /// Clean up any resources being used.
    /// </summary>
    protected override void Dispose( bool disposing )
    {
      if( disposing )
      {
        if (components != null) 
        {
          components.Dispose();
        }
      }
      base.Dispose( disposing );
    }
    #region Windows Form Designer generated code
    /// <summary>
    /// Required method for Designer support - do not modify
    /// the contents of this method with the code editor.
    /// </summary>
    private void InitializeComponent()
    {
      this.listBox1 = new System.Windows.Forms.ListBox();
      this.SuspendLayout();
      // 
      // listBox1
      // 
      this.listBox1.DrawMode = System.Windows.Forms.DrawMode.OwnerDrawVariable;
      this.listBox1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(22, 21);
      this.listBox1.Name = "listBox1";
      this.listBox1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(226, 190);
      this.listBox1.TabIndex = 0;
      this.listBox1.DoubleClick += new System.EventHandler(this.listBox1_OnDoubleClick);
      this.listBox1.MeasureItem += new System.Windows.Forms.MeasureItemEventHandler(this.listBox1_OnMeasureItem);
      this.listBox1.DrawItem += new System.Windows.Forms.DrawItemEventHandler(this.listBox1_OnDrawItem);
      this.listBox1.SelectedIndexChanged += new System.EventHandler(this.listBox1_OnSelChanged);
      // 
      // FontListForm
      // 
      this.AutoScaleBaseSize = new System.Drawing.Size(5, 13);
      this.ClientSize = new System.Drawing.Size(266, 243);
      this.Controls.AddRange(new System.Windows.Forms.Control[] {
                                      this.listBox1});
      this.Name = "FontListForm";
      this.Text = "Font Families";
      this.ResumeLayout(false);
    }
    #endregion
    /// <summary>
    /// The main entry point for the application.
    /// </summary>
    [STAThread]
    static void Main() 
    {
      Application.Run(new FontListForm());
    }
    private void listBox1_OnDrawItem(object sender, System.Windows.Forms.DrawItemEventArgs e)
    {
      Rectangle rc = e.Bounds;
      string strSample = "The quick red fox jumps over the lazy brown dog";
      Font fntText;
      Font fntSample;
      int cy = 3 * (rc.Bottom - rc.Top) / 4;
      try
      {
        fntText = new Font ("Times New Roman", 8, GraphicsUnit.Point);
      }
      catch (ArgumentException)
      {
        MessageBox.Show ("Cannot create Times New Roman font", "Pied font",
          MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Exclamation);
        return;
      }
      try
      {
        fntText = new Font ("Times New Roman", 8, GraphicsUnit.Point);
        fntSample = new Font (fonts[e.Index], 8, GraphicsUnit.Point);
      }
      catch (ArgumentException)
      {
        DialogResult mbResult = MessageBox.Show("Cannot open font " + fonts[e.Index].Name +"\nDo you want to delete this item from the list","Pied Font Error", MessageBoxButtons.YesNo, MessageBoxIcon.Question);
        switch (mbResult)
        {
          case DialogResult.Yes:
            listBox1.Items.RemoveAt (e.Index);
            return;
          case DialogResult.No:
            break;
        }
        strSample = "Cannot open font " + fonts[e.Index].Name;
        fntSample = fntText;
      }
      Brush brush;
      string str = fonts[e.Index].Name + " -- ";
      if ((e.State & DrawItemState.Selected) != 0)
      {
        e.Graphics.FillRectangle (Brushes.DarkBlue, rc);
        e.DrawFocusRectangle ();
        brush = Brushes.White;
      }
      else
      {
        e.Graphics.FillRectangle (Brushes.White, rc);
        brush = Brushes.Black;
      }
      e.Graphics.DrawString (str, fntText, brush, rc);
      StringFormat format = new StringFormat ();
      format.LineAlignment = StringAlignment.Center;
      format.FormatFlags = StringFormatFlags.LineLimit;
      SizeF size = e.Graphics.MeasureString (str, fntText);
      rc = new Rectangle (rc.Left + (int) (size.Width + .5),
        rc.Top, rc.Width, rc.Height);
      e.Graphics.DrawString (strSample, fntSample, brush, rc, format);
      fntText.Dispose ();
      fntSample.Dispose();
    }
    private void listBox1_OnSelChanged(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
    {
      listBox1.Invalidate ();
    }
    private void listBox1_OnMeasureItem(object sender, System.Windows.Forms.MeasureItemEventArgs e)
    {
      MeasureItemEventArgs args = e;
      Font plain = new Font ("Times New Roman", 10, GraphicsUnit.Point);
      SizeF size = e.Graphics.MeasureString ("Test", plain);
      args.ItemHeight = (int) (size.Height + .5);
      plain.Dispose ();
    }
    private void listBox1_OnDoubleClick(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
    {
      if (e is ListChangedEventArgs)
      {
        frmSampleText stuff = new frmSampleText ();
      }
    }
  }
  /// <summary>
  /// Summary description for frmSampleText.
  /// </summary>
  public class frmSampleText : System.Windows.Forms.Form
  {
    private System.Windows.Forms.TextBox textBox1;
    /// <summary>
    /// Required designer variable.
    /// </summary>
    private System.ruponentModel.Container components = null;
    public frmSampleText()
    {
      //
      // Required for Windows Form Designer support
      //
      InitializeComponent();
      //
      // TODO: Add any constructor code after InitializeComponent call
      //
    }
    /// <summary>
    /// Clean up any resources being used.
    /// </summary>
    protected override void Dispose( bool disposing )
    {
      if( disposing )
      {
        if(components != null)
        {
          components.Dispose();
        }
      }
      base.Dispose( disposing );
    }
    #region Windows Form Designer generated code
    /// <summary>
    /// Required method for Designer support - do not modify
    /// the contents of this method with the code editor.
    /// </summary>
    private void InitializeComponent()
    {
      this.textBox1 = new System.Windows.Forms.TextBox();
      this.SuspendLayout();
      // 
      // textBox1
      // 
      this.textBox1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(8, 8);
      this.textBox1.Multiline = true;
      this.textBox1.Name = "textBox1";
      this.textBox1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(272, 136);
      this.textBox1.TabIndex = 0;
      this.textBox1.Text = "textBox1";
      // 
      // frmSampleText
      // 
      this.AutoScaleBaseSize = new System.Drawing.Size(6, 16);
      this.ClientSize = new System.Drawing.Size(296, 157);
      this.Controls.AddRange(new System.Windows.Forms.Control[] {
                                      this.textBox1});
      this.Name = "frmSampleText";
      this.Text = "Sample Text";
      this.ResumeLayout(false);
    }
    #endregion
  }
}

Font: SizeInPoints

 
using System;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Windows.Forms;
   
class HowdyWorld: Form
{
     public static void Main()
     {
          Application.Run(new HowdyWorld());
     }
     public HowdyWorld()
     {
          ResizeRedraw = true; 
          MinimumSize = SystemInformation.MinimumWindowSize + new Size(0,1);
          
     }
     protected override void OnPaint(PaintEventArgs pea)
     {
          DoPage(pea.Graphics, ForeColor,ClientSize.Width, ClientSize.Height);
     }     
     protected void DoPage(Graphics grfx, Color clr, int cx, int cy)
     {
          Font  font   = new Font("Times New Roman", 10, FontStyle.Italic);
          SizeF sizef  = grfx.MeasureString(Text, font);
          float fScale = Math.Min(cx / sizef.Width, cy / sizef.Height);
   
          font = new Font(font.Name, fScale * font.SizeInPoints, font.Style);
          sizef = grfx.MeasureString(Text, font);
   
          grfx.DrawString(Text, font, new SolidBrush(clr), 
                          (cx  - sizef.Width ) / 2, (cy - sizef.Height) / 2);
     }
}

Font with different size

 

using System;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Windows.Forms;
   
class TwentyFourPointPrinterFonts: Form
{
     public static void Main()
     {
          Application.Run(new TwentyFourPointPrinterFonts());
     }
     public TwentyFourPointPrinterFonts()
     {
          Text = "Twenty-Four Point Printer Fonts";
          ResizeRedraw = true; 
     }
     protected override void OnPaint(PaintEventArgs pea)
     {
          DoPage(pea.Graphics, ForeColor,ClientSize.Width, ClientSize.Height);
     }     
     protected void DoPage(Graphics grfx, Color clr, int cx, int cy)
     {
          Brush  brush     = new SolidBrush(clr);
          float  y         = 0;
          Font   font;
          string strFamily = "Times New Roman";
   
          font = new Font(strFamily, 24);
          grfx.DrawString("No GraphicsUnit, 24 points", font, brush, 0, y);
          y += font.GetHeight(grfx);
   
          font = new Font(strFamily, 24, GraphicsUnit.Point);
          grfx.DrawString("GraphicsUnit.Point, 24 units", font, brush, 0, y);
          y += font.GetHeight(grfx);
   
          font = new Font(strFamily, 1/ 3f, GraphicsUnit.Inch);
          grfx.DrawString("GraphicsUnit.Inch, 1/3 units", font, brush, 0, y);
          y += font.GetHeight(grfx);
   
          font = new Font(strFamily, 25.4f / 3, GraphicsUnit.Millimeter);
          grfx.DrawString("GraphicsUnit.Millimeter, 25.4/3 units", 
                          font, brush, 0, y);
          y += font.GetHeight(grfx);
   
          font = new Font(strFamily, 100, GraphicsUnit.Document);
          grfx.DrawString("GraphicsUnit.Document, 100 units", 
                          font, brush, 0, y);
          y += font.GetHeight(grfx);
   
          font = new Font(strFamily, 100f / 3, GraphicsUnit.Pixel);
          grfx.DrawString("GraphicsUnit.Pixel, " + 100f / 3 + " units",
                          font, brush, 0, y);
          y += font.GetHeight(grfx);
   
          font = new Font(strFamily, 100f / 3, GraphicsUnit.World);
          grfx.DrawString("GraphicsUnit.World, " + 100f / 3 + " units", 
                          font, brush, 0, y);
     }
}

Get all system installed font

  using System;
  using System.Drawing;
  using System.Drawing.Text;
  using System.Collections;
  using System.ruponentModel;
  using System.Windows.Forms;
  using System.Data;

  public class Test{
    static void Main() 
    {
      InstalledFontCollection fonts = new InstalledFontCollection();
      for(int i = 0; i < fonts.Families.Length; i++)
      {
        Console.WriteLine(fonts.Families[i].Name);
      }
    }
  }

Get the font in a FontDialog

 
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.ruponentModel;
using System.Data;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Text;
using System.Windows.Forms;

public class MainClass {
    private FontDialog fontDlg = new FontDialog();
    private Font currFont = new Font("Times New Roman", 12);
    public static void Main() {
        FontDialog fontDlg = new FontDialog();
        if (fontDlg.ShowDialog() != DialogResult.Cancel) {
            Console.WriteLine(fontDlg.Font);
        }
    }
}

Load all system installed fonts

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.ruponentModel;
using System.Data;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Text;
using System.Windows.Forms;
public class Form1 : Form
{
  private System.Windows.Forms.GroupBox groupBox1;
  private System.Windows.Forms.ruboBox lstFonts;
  private System.Windows.Forms.Label label1;
  private System.Windows.Forms.StatusStrip statusBar;
  private System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripStatusLabel statusLabel;
  public Form1() {
        InitializeComponent();
    System.Drawing.Text.InstalledFontCollection fonts = new System.Drawing.Text.InstalledFontCollection();
    foreach (FontFamily family in fonts.Families)
    {
      lstFonts.Items.Add(family.Name);
    }
  }
  private void lstFonts_SelectedIndexChanged(object sender, EventArgs e)
  {
        this.Invalidate();
  }
  private void Form1_Paint(object sender, PaintEventArgs e)
  {
    if (lstFonts.SelectedIndex != -1)
    {
            e.Graphics.DrawString(lstFonts.Text, new Font(lstFonts.Text, 50), Brushes.Black, 10, 50);
            statusBar.Items[0].Text = lstFonts.Text;
    }
  }
  private void InitializeComponent()
  {
    this.groupBox1 = new System.Windows.Forms.GroupBox();
    this.lstFonts = new System.Windows.Forms.ruboBox();
    this.label1 = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
    this.statusBar = new System.Windows.Forms.StatusStrip();
    this.statusLabel = new System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripStatusLabel();
    this.groupBox1.SuspendLayout();
    this.statusBar.SuspendLayout();
    this.SuspendLayout();
    // 
    // groupBox1
    // 
    this.groupBox1.Anchor = ((System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles)(((System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Top | System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Left)
          | System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Right)));
    this.groupBox1.Controls.Add(this.lstFonts);
    this.groupBox1.Controls.Add(this.label1);
    this.groupBox1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(7, 0);
    this.groupBox1.Name = "groupBox1";
    this.groupBox1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(497, 40);
    this.groupBox1.TabIndex = 1;
    this.groupBox1.TabStop = false;
    // 
    // lstFonts
    // 
    this.lstFonts.DropDownStyle = System.Windows.Forms.ruboBoxStyle.DropDownList;
    this.lstFonts.DropDownWidth = 340;
    this.lstFonts.FormattingEnabled = true;
    this.lstFonts.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(100, 12);
    this.lstFonts.Name = "lstFonts";
    this.lstFonts.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(340, 21);
    this.lstFonts.TabIndex = 1;
    this.lstFonts.SelectedIndexChanged += new System.EventHandler(this.lstFonts_SelectedIndexChanged);
    // 
    // label1
    // 
    this.label1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(12, 16);
    this.label1.Name = "label1";
    this.label1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(80, 12);
    this.label1.TabIndex = 0;
    this.label1.Text = "Choose Font:";
    // 
    // statusBar
    // 
    this.statusBar.Items.AddRange(new System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripItem[] {
        this.statusLabel});
    this.statusBar.LayoutStyle = System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripLayoutStyle.Table;
    this.statusBar.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(0, 155);
    this.statusBar.Name = "statusBar";
    this.statusBar.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(516, 22);
    this.statusBar.TabIndex = 2;
    this.statusBar.Text = "statusStrip1";
    // 
    // statusLabel
    // 
    this.statusLabel.Name = "statusLabel";
    // 
    // Form1
    // 
    this.AutoScaleDimensions = new System.Drawing.SizeF(6F, 13F);
    this.AutoScaleMode = System.Windows.Forms.AutoScaleMode.Font;
    this.ClientSize = new System.Drawing.Size(516, 177);
    this.Controls.Add(this.groupBox1);
    this.Controls.Add(this.statusBar);
    this.Font = new System.Drawing.Font("Tahoma", 8.25F, System.Drawing.FontStyle.Regular, System.Drawing.GraphicsUnit.Point, ((byte)(0)));
    this.Text = "Font Viewer";
    this.groupBox1.ResumeLayout(false);
    this.statusBar.ResumeLayout(false);
    this.ResumeLayout(false);
    this.PerformLayout();
  }
  [STAThread]
  static void Main()
  {
    Application.EnableVisualStyles();
    Application.Run(new Form1());
  }
}

new Font(fontRegular, FontStyle.Italic);

 

using System;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Windows.Forms;
class BoldAndItalic : Form {
    public static void Main() {
        Application.Run(new BoldAndItalic());
    }
    public BoldAndItalic() {
        Text = "Bold and Italic Text";
        ResizeRedraw = true;
    }
    protected override void OnPaint(PaintEventArgs pea) {
        DoPage(pea.Graphics, ForeColor, ClientSize.Width, ClientSize.Height);
    }
    protected void DoPage(Graphics grfx, Color clr, int cx, int cy) {
        float x = 0;
        float y = 0;
        grfx.DrawString("text", new Font(this.Font, FontStyle.Bold), new SolidBrush(Color.AliceBlue), x, y);
    }
}

new Font(strFont, fSize)

 

using System;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Windows.Forms;
   
class FontSizes: Form
{
     public static void Main()
     {
          Application.Run(new FontSizes());
     }
     public FontSizes()
     {
          Text = "Font Sizes";
          ResizeRedraw = true; 
     }
     protected override void OnPaint(PaintEventArgs pea)
     {
          DoPage(pea.Graphics, ForeColor,ClientSize.Width, ClientSize.Height);
     }
     
     protected void DoPage(Graphics grfx, Color clr, int cx, int cy)
     {    
          string strFont = "Times New Roman";
          Brush  brush   = new SolidBrush(clr);
          float  y       = 0;
   
          for (float fSize = 6; fSize <= 12; fSize += 0.25f)
          {
               Font font = new Font(strFont, fSize);
               grfx.DrawString(strFont + " in " + fSize + " points", 
                               font, brush, 0, y);
          }
     }
}

new Font("Times New Roman", 10, FontStyle.Italic)

 

using System;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Windows.Forms;
   
class HowdyWorld: Form
{
     public static void Main()
     {
          Application.Run(new HowdyWorld());
     }
     public HowdyWorld()
     {
          ResizeRedraw = true; 
          MinimumSize = SystemInformation.MinimumWindowSize + new Size(0,1);
          
     }
     protected override void OnPaint(PaintEventArgs pea)
     {
          DoPage(pea.Graphics, ForeColor,ClientSize.Width, ClientSize.Height);
     }     
     protected void DoPage(Graphics grfx, Color clr, int cx, int cy)
     {
          Font  font   = new Font("Times New Roman", 10, FontStyle.Italic);
          SizeF sizef  = grfx.MeasureString(Text, font);
          float fScale = Math.Min(cx / sizef.Width, cy / sizef.Height);
   
          grfx.DrawString(Text, font, new SolidBrush(clr), 
                          (cx  - sizef.Width ) / 2, (cy - sizef.Height) / 2);
     }
}

System Fonts: Icon Title Font

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.ruponentModel;
using System.Data;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Text;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using Microsoft.Win32;
public class Form1 : Form
{
    private System.Windows.Forms.Label label2;
    
  public Form1() {
        this.Font = SystemFonts.IconTitleFont;
        this.AutoScaleDimensions = new System.Drawing.SizeF(6.0F, 13.0F);
        InitializeComponent();
        SystemEvents.UserPreferenceChanged += new UserPreferenceChangedEventHandler(SystemEvents_UserPreferenceChanged);
  }
    private void SystemEvents_UserPreferenceChanged(object sender, UserPreferenceChangedEventArgs e)
    {
        if (e.Category == UserPreferenceCategory.Window)
        {
            this.Font = SystemFonts.IconTitleFont;
        }
    }
    private void InitializeComponent()
    {
        this.label2 = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
        this.SuspendLayout();
        // 
        // label2
        // 
        this.label2.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(12, 9);
        this.label2.Name = "label2";
        this.label2.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(220, 55);
        this.label2.TabIndex = 2;
        this.label2.Text = "Try changing the Small Fonts/Large Fonts setting for th" +
            "e computer.";
        // 
        // Form1
        // 
        this.AutoScaleDimensions = new System.Drawing.SizeF(6F, 13F);
        this.AutoScaleMode = System.Windows.Forms.AutoScaleMode.Font;
        this.ClientSize = new System.Drawing.Size(244, 138);
        this.Controls.Add(this.label2);
        this.Text = "Form1";
        this.ResumeLayout(false);
    }
  [STAThread]
  static void Main()
  {
    Application.EnableVisualStyles();
    Application.Run(new Form1());
  }
}

Text on Baseline

 
using System;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Windows.Forms;
   
class TextOnBaseline: Form{
     public static void Main() {
          Application.Run(new TextOnBaseline());
     }
     public TextOnBaseline() {
          ResizeRedraw = true; 
     }
     protected override void OnPaint(PaintEventArgs pea) {
          DoPage(pea.Graphics, ForeColor,ClientSize.Width, ClientSize.Height);
     }
     protected void DoPage(Graphics grfx, Color clr, int cx, int cy) {
          float yBaseline = cy / 2;
          Pen   pen       = new Pen(clr);
   
          grfx.DrawLine(pen, 0, yBaseline, cx, yBaseline);
   
          Font font = new Font("Times New Roman", 144);
   
          float cyLineSpace = font.GetHeight(grfx);
          int   iCellSpace  = font.FontFamily.GetLineSpacing(font.Style);
          int   iCellAscent = font.FontFamily.GetCellAscent(font.Style);
          float cyAscent    = cyLineSpace * iCellAscent / iCellSpace;
   
          grfx.DrawString("Baseline", font, new SolidBrush(clr),
                          0, yBaseline - cyAscent);
     }
}

Timer based animation for font

  using System;
  using System.Drawing;
  using System.Drawing.Text;
  using System.Collections;
  using System.ruponentModel;
  using System.Windows.Forms;
  using System.Data;

  public class FontForm : System.Windows.Forms.Form
  {
    private Timer timer;
    private int swellValue;
    private string fontFace = "WingDings";
    public FontForm()
    {
      InitializeComponent();
      timer = new Timer();
      Text = "Font App";
      Width = 425;
      Height = 150;
      BackColor = Color.Honeydew;
      CenterToScreen();
      timer.Enabled = true;
      timer.Interval = 100;
      timer.Tick += new EventHandler(FontForm_OnTimer);
    }
    private void InitializeComponent()
    {
      this.AutoScaleBaseSize = new System.Drawing.Size(5, 13);
      this.ClientSize = new System.Drawing.Size(292, 253);
      this.Text = "Form1";
      this.Resize += new System.EventHandler(this.FontForm_Resize);
      this.Paint += new System.Windows.Forms.PaintEventHandler(this.FontForm_Paint);
    }
    static void Main() 
    {
      Application.Run(new FontForm());
    }
    private void FontForm_Paint(object sender, System.Windows.Forms.PaintEventArgs e)
    {
      Graphics g = e.Graphics;
      Font theFont = new Font(fontFace, 12 + swellValue);
      string message = "www.nfex.ru";  
  
      float windowCenter = this.DisplayRectangle.Width / 2;             
      SizeF stringSize = e.Graphics.MeasureString(message, theFont);
      float startPos = windowCenter - (stringSize.Width / 2);
      g.DrawString(message, theFont, 
        new SolidBrush(Color.Blue), startPos, 10);
    }
    private void FontForm_Resize(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
    {
      Rectangle myRect = new Rectangle(0, 100, 
        ClientRectangle.Width, ClientRectangle.Height); 
      Invalidate(myRect);
    }
    private void FontForm_OnTimer(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {
      swellValue += 5;
      if(swellValue >= 50)
        swellValue = 0;
      Invalidate(new Rectangle(0, 0, ClientRectangle.Width, 100));
    }
  }