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Antonio,
As far as I know resource editors .rc or .res don’t support Font, Color, etc. .

Today I had a look into a “Resource file” from VB.NET which I think is Form3.Designer.vb.
Wouldn’t it be possible to parse the form.designer.vb files to FWH source-code?

Here is the code from a FORM with a command (->button) and a label (-->say).
Best regards
Otto

Me.components = New System.ComponentModel.Container
Me.ToolTip1 = New System.Windows.Forms.ToolTip(Me.components)
Me.Command1 = New System.Windows.Forms.Button
Me.Label1 = New System.Windows.Forms.Label
Me.SuspendLayout()
'
'Command1
'
Me.Command1.BackColor = System.Drawing.SystemColors.Control
Me.Command1.Cursor = System.Windows.Forms.Cursors.Default
Me.Command1.ForeColor = System.Drawing.SystemColors.ControlText
Me.Command1.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(45, 134)
Me.Command1.Name = "Command1"
Me.Command1.RightToLeft = System.Windows.Forms.RightToLeft.No
Me.Command1.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(49, 25)
Me.Command1.TabIndex = 1
Me.Command1.Text = "Zurück"
Me.Command1.UseVisualStyleBackColor = False
'
'Label1
'
Me.Label1.AutoSize = True
Me.Label1.Font = New System.Drawing.Font("Microsoft Sans Serif", 15.75!, System.Drawing.FontStyle.Bold, System.Drawing.GraphicsUnit.Point, CType(0, Byte))
Me.Label1.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(40, 36)
Me.Label1.Name = "Label1"
Me.Label1.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(83, 25)
Me.Label1.TabIndex = 2
Me.Label1.Text = "Label1"
'
'Form3
'
Me._ = New System.Drawing.SizeF(6.0!, 13.0!)
Me._ = System.Windows.Forms._.Font
Me.BackColor = System.Drawing.SystemColors.Control
Me.ClientSize = New System.Drawing.Size(638, 196)
Me.Controls.Add(Me.Label1)
Me.Controls.Add(Me.Command1)
Me.Cursor = System.Windows.Forms.Cursors.Default
Me.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(4, 23)
Me.Name = "Form3"
Me.RightToLeft = System.Windows.Forms.RightToLeft.No
Me.Text = "ICECUBE by DATRON Software"
Me.ResumeLayout(False)
Me.PerformLayout()

What would be the best way to convert ASCII DESIGNER.CODE to FWH code?
Is there somewhere a demo?

I thought like that:

1. search for Me.Name in the DESIGNER.CODE and then
implement code for WINDOW/DIALOG
oDlg = TDialog():New(,,,,,,, .F.,,,,,, .F.,,,,,, .F. )

2. search for Me.Controls.Add -> fill an array

3. EVAL the ARRAY and convert the controls

example: Me.Label1

Me.Label1.AutoSize = True
//not supported here we need a function

Me.Label1.Font = New System.Drawing.Font("Microsoft Sans Serif", 15.75!, System.Drawing.FontStyle.Bold, System.Drawing.GraphicsUnit.Point, CType(0, Byte))
::oFont = oFont

Me.Label1.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(40, 36)
nRow, nCol

Me.Label1.Name = "Label1"
bText

Me.Label1.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(83, 25)
nWidth, nHeight

Me.Label1.TabIndex = 2

Me.Label1.Text = "Label1"
nClrText

and so on.

Do 32 bit resource editors for rc files have the possibility to have different fonts on the controls.
If not which editors do you need for that?
Regards,
Otto

Windows standard resources (.RC, .RES) don't allow to especify fonts for each control. Windows designed them that way

Thanks for your answer.
If one would like a WYSIWYG editor could a conversation of Form-designer code from C# or VB.NET to FWH objects be a way to go?
Regrads,
Otto

Otto,

Yes, you can do that. But you will save a lot of work using standard Windows resources and a resources editor 32 bits like the one provided in VSX isolated.