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IAgentBalloon::GetFontCharSet

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[Microsoft Agent is deprecated as of Windows 7, and may be unavailable in subsequent versions of Windows.]

HRESULT GetFontCharSet(
   short * psFontCharSet  // character set displayed in word balloon
);

Indicates the character set of the font displayed in a word balloon.

  • Returns S_OK to indicate the operation was successful.

psFontCharSet

The address of a value that receives the font's character set. The following are some common settings for value:

Value Character set
0 Standard Windows characters (ANSI).
1 Default character set.
2 The symbol character set.
128 Double-byte character set (DBCS) unique to the Japanese version of Windows.
129 Double-byte character set (DBCS) unique to the Korean version of Windows.
134 Double-byte character set (DBCS) unique to the Simplified Chinese version of Windows.
136 Double-byte character set (DBCS) unique to the Traditional Chinese version of Windows.
255 Extended characters usually displayed by MS-DOS applications.

 

For other character set values, consult the Platform SDK documentation.

The default character set used in a character's word balloon is defined in the Microsoft Agent Character Editor. You can change it using IAgentBalloon::SetFontCharSet. However, the user can override the character set setting for all characters using the Microsoft Agent property sheet.

See Also

IAgentBalloon::SetFontCharSet