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This function sets the logical font to be used to display characters in the composition window.

Syntax 

BOOL ImmSetCompositionFont( 
  HIMC
 hIMC, 
  LPLOGFONT
 lplf
);

Parameters

hIMC

[in] Handle to the input context.

lplf

[in] Long pointer to the LOGFONTstructure containing the font information to set.

Return Value

Nonzero indicates success. Zero indicates failure.

Remarks

Even if an application never uses the composition window, it must set the appropriate font to ensure that characters are displayed properly. This is especially true for vertical writing.

This function causes a IMN_SETCOMPOSITIONFONTmessage to be sent to the application.

Requirements

Header imm.h
Library Coreimm.lib
Windows Embedded CE Windows CE .NET 4.0 and later
Windows Mobile Windows Mobile Version 5.0 and later

See Also

Reference

IMN_SETCOMPOSITIONFONT

Other Resources

LOGFONT