At times, you might want to retrieve the current system font settings, such as the font being used for window title bars, or the menu or message box font. You could delve into the Registry, but why go to the trouble if the SystemParametersInfo API does it for you? Here’s how:
Private Declare Function SystemParametersInfo Lib "user32" _ Alias "SystemParametersInfoA" (ByVal uAction As Long, _ ByVal uParam As Long, lpvParam As Any, ByVal fuWinIni _ As Long) As Long Private Type LOGFONT lfHeight As Long lfWidth As Long lfEscapement As Long lfOrientation As Long lfWeight As Long lfItalic As Byte lfUnderline As Byte lfStrikeOut As Byte lfCharSet As Byte lfOutPrecision As Byte lfClipPrecision As Byte lfQuality As Byte lfPitchAndFamily As Byte lfFaceName As String * 32 End Type Private Type NONCLIENTMETRICS cbSize As Long iBorderWidth As Long iScrollWidth As Long iScrollHeight As Long iCaptionWidth As Long iCaptionHeight As Long lfCaptionFont As LOGFONT iSMCaptionWidth As Long iSMCaptionHeight As Long lfSMCaptionFont As LOGFONT iMenuWidth As Long iMenuHeight As Long lfMenuFont As LOGFONT lfStatusFont As LOGFONT lfMessageFont As LOGFONT End Type Private Const SPI_GETNONCLIENTMETRICS = 41 Public Function GetCaptionFont() As String Dim NCM As NONCLIENTMETRICS NCM.cbSize = Len(NCM) Call SystemParametersInfo(SPI_GETNONCLIENTMETRICS, _ 0, NCM, 0) If InStr(NCM.lfCaptionFont.lfFaceName, Chr$(0)) _ > 0 Then GetCaptionFont = _ Left$(NCM.lfCaptionFont.lfFaceName, _ InStr(NCM.lfCaptionFont.lfFaceName, Chr$(0)) _ - 1) Else GetCaptionFont = NCM.lfCaptionFont.lfFaceName End If End Function
Keep in mind this function-GetCaptionFont-returns only the name of the font. However, all the other font information is there in the LOGFONT structures as well.