How to draw text like this!
Looks interesting right! Well this is done using plain window’s GDI functions, here is a function which does this!
[sourcecode language=’cpp’]// Thanks to Charles Petzold!
void CCanvas::DrawOutlineText( CDC& dc, const CString& Text )
{
const int RestorePoint = dc.SaveDC();
// Create new font
CFont NewFont;
NewFont.CreatePointFont( 700, TEXT( “Verdana” ), &dc );
// Use this font
dc.SelectObject( &NewFont );
// Brush for pen
LOGBRUSH lBrushForPen = { 0 };
lBrushForPen.lbColor = RGB( 200, 150, 100 );
lBrushForPen.lbHatch = HS_CROSS;
lBrushForPen.lbStyle = BS_SOLID;
// New pen for drawing outline text
CPen OutlinePen;
OutlinePen.CreatePen( PS_GEOMETRIC | PS_SOLID, 2, &lBrushForPen, 0, 0 );
// Use this pen
dc.SelectObject( &OutlinePen );
dc.SetBkMode( TRANSPARENT );
dc.BeginPath();
// This text is not drawn on screen, but instead each action is being
// recorded and stored internally as a path, since we called BeginPath
dc.TextOut( 20, 20, Text );
// Stop path
dc.EndPath();
// Now draw outline text
dc.StrokePath();
dc.RestoreDC( RestorePoint );
}[/sourcecode]
