Introduction

Three types of object that are used to build graphics –intensive applications are colors, fonts and text. In this article you will learn about the representation of colors, fonts, and text in the .NET Framework class library. We will cover the following topics:

• Basics of colors, fonts, and text and how they are represented in Windows
• Namespaces, classes, and other objects provided by the .NET Framework library to work with colors, fonts, and text
• System fonts, colors, brushes, and pens
• Color conversions and translations
• System and private font collections
• Formatting text using hinting, tab stops, and other methods
• Setting the quality and performance of text rendering
• Writing a simple text editor application
• Text transformation operations such as scaling, rotation, and translation
• Advanced typography