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Asked: 2026-05-21T06:52:47+00:00

Requirement : Use a newly added font (copied to \Windows) immediately without the need

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Requirement: Use a newly added font (copied to \Windows) immediately without the need for a soft-reset.

I have tried AddingFontResource() bundled with SendingMessage(WM_FONTCHANGE), but to no avail.

Background: I’m developing an application that’s shipped as a .cab file which includes several Hebrew fonts with it. At the end of the installation I run a program that handles the registration and which displays several MessageBox()'s in Hebrew, but I’m getting boxes instead of Hebrew characters.

All help is appreciated.

Code:

AddFontResource(L"\\Windows\\Arial.ttf");
::SendMessage(HWND_BROADCAST, WM_FONTCHANGE, 0, 0);

MessageBox(L"HEBREW CHARS TURN TO BOXES");

pEdit = (CEdit*)GetDlgItem(IDC_CODE);
CFont *pFont = new CFont;
pFont->CreateFont(20,0,0,0,FW_NORMAL,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,L"Arial");
pEdit->SetWindowText(L"BUT HERE THEY'LL LOOK GOOD");
pEdit->SetFont(pFont);
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  1. Editorial Team

    AddFontResource works fine for me. How are you checking for font availability?

    EDIT

    Check the exact name you are passing to CreateFont – it must match the name being returned by EnumFonts. I would expect it to be “Arial” from your file name, but that’s not a given – it could easily be something else (i.e. something more verbose).

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