How to change title bar font in win apps by C#?

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how i change title bar font of form in windows application by C# ?

i found this code but not working and doesn't drawing titlebar: how can i do this? thanks all

protected override void WndProc(ref Message msg)
{
    base.WndProc(ref msg);
    const int WM_NCPAINT = 0x85;

    if (msg.Msg == WM_NCPAINT)
    {
        this.Text = "";// remove the original title text

        IntPtr hdc = GetWindowDC(msg.HWnd);
        Graphics g = Graphics.FromHdc(hdc);
        Font ft = new Font("Arial", 16);

        g.DrawString("Hello World title", ft, Brushes.Red, new PointF(20.0f, 0.0f));

        ReleaseDC(msg.HWnd, hdc);
    }
}

[DllImport("User32.dll")]
private static extern IntPtr GetWindowDC(IntPtr hWnd);

[DllImport("User32.dll")]
private static extern int ReleaseDC(IntPtr hWnd, IntPtr hDC);

score 2 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 10:28

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On Vista and Windows 7 you will need to disable Aero for the code to work.

Take a look at the answer I provided to the following question How to add an extra button to the window's title bar?

edited May 23 '17 at 10:28

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answered Mar 05 '12 at 12:24

Chris Taylor

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score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Mar 05 '12 at 12:22

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I don't know if it is possible since you can only edit the text but not the markup.

I think it just uses the font-size that windows uses...

answered Mar 05 '12 at 12:22

Tom Kerkhove

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I think there should be a way to do it with the Windows API. – RobinJ Mar 05 '12 at 12:36
Coulb be, if so, I don't have a clue... It was just what I was thinking. – Tom Kerkhove Mar 05 '12 at 12:49

How to change title bar font in win apps by C#?

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