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When using a theme, can i make the text bold on buttons to make them stand out more?

Hi - I tried to do this, but my OnQueryFont() handler is not being called?? Here is my code:

In Header File:

class CBoldExtButton : public CExtButton
{    
public:
    DECLARE_DYNAMIC( CBoldExtButton );
    CBoldExtButton();
    ~CBoldExtButton();
    
protected:
    virtual HFONT OnQueryFont();
}; // class CBoldExtButton

In CPP File:

IMPLEMENT_DYNAMIC( CBoldExtButton, CExtButton );

CBoldExtButton::CBoldExtButton()
{
}

CBoldExtButton::~CBoldExtButton()
{
}

HFONT CBoldExtButton::OnQueryFont()
{
    ASSERT_VALID(this);
    return g_PaintManager->m_FontBold;
}

I have a breakpoint in the OnQueryFont() handler and I am not hitting it.

In your code, please replace

virtual HFONT OnQueryFont();

virtual HFONT OnQueryFont() const;

You can make the button’s text bold by overriding the CExtButton::OnQueryFont() method, which returns a handle to the font used for drawing the text. You can get the bold font using g_PaintManager->m_FontBold.