L_EfxDrawRotated3dText

L_INT EfxDrawRotated3dTextExample(HWND   hWnd, RECT*  pDest) 
{ 
  L_INT nRet; 
  HDC       hdc;                    /* Device context for the current window */ 
  HPALETTE  hSavedPalette = NULL;   /* Temporary copy of the current system palette */ 
  HPALETTE  hOurPalette = NULL;     /* The palette that we will use to paint */ 
  L_INT     nBitsPerPixel; 
  HFONT     hFont;                  /* Font to use for the text, must be TrueType */ 
  HDC       hdcMem;                 /* HDC for foreground image */ 
  HBITMAP   hbmMem;                 /* Bitmap for foreground image */ 
  RECT      rcbm; 
 
  /* Get the device context */ 
  hdc = GetDC (hWnd); 
  /* Create the gradient for the foreground of the 3D text */   
  rcbm.top     = pDest->top; 
  rcbm.left    = pDest->left; 
  rcbm.bottom  = pDest->bottom; 
  rcbm.right   = pDest->right; 
 
  OffsetRect(&rcbm, -pDest->left, -pDest->top); 
  hdcMem = CreateCompatibleDC(hdc); 
  hbmMem = CreateCompatibleBitmap(hdc, rcbm.right, rcbm.bottom); 
  hbmMem = (HBITMAP)SelectObject(hdcMem, hbmMem); 
  /* Place a gradient in the foreground of the 3D text */ 
  nRet = L_EfxGradientFillRect(hdcMem, 
                        &rcbm, 
                        EFX_GRADIENT_LINE_L_TO_R, 
                        RGB(255, 0, 0), 
                        RGB(0, 0, 255), 
                        16 ); 
  if(nRet != SUCCESS) 
     return nRet; 
 
  /* Create the font */ 
  hFont = CreateFont(-MulDiv(32, GetDeviceCaps(hdc, LOGPIXELSY), 72), 
                     0, 0, 0, 
                     FW_BOLD, FALSE, FALSE, FALSE, 
                     DEFAULT_CHARSET, OUT_DEFAULT_PRECIS, 
                     CLIP_DEFAULT_PRECIS, 
                     DEFAULT_QUALITY, 
                     DEFAULT_PITCH, 
                     TEXT("Arial")); 
 
  /* Check the device to see if we need a palette */ 
  nBitsPerPixel = GetDeviceCaps( hdc, BITSPIXEL ) * GetDeviceCaps ( hdc, PLANES ); 
  if ( nBitsPerPixel <=8 ) 
  { 
    hOurPalette = (HPALETTE)GetStockObject (DEFAULT_PALETTE); 
    hSavedPalette = SelectPalette (hdc, hOurPalette, FALSE); 
    /* Realize our palette */ 
    RealizePalette (hdc);  
  } 
  /* Draw the Rotated  3D text */ 
  nRet = L_EfxDrawRotated3dText(hdc,                   /* device context */ 
                         TEXT("Rotated 3D Text - LEADTOOLS"), 
                         pDest,                 /* destination rectangle */ 
                         300,                   /* rotate 30 degrees*/ 
                         /* style flags for 3D text */ 
                         EFX_TEXT_DROPSHADOW | EFX_TEXT_HCENTER | EFX_TEXT_VCENTER, 
                         2,                     /* horizontal  shadow position */ 
                         2,                     /* vertical shadow position */ 
                         RGB ( 0,0,255 ),       /* text color, blue */ 
                         RGB ( 0,0,0 ),         /* shadow color, black */ 
                         RGB ( 255,255,255 ),   /* border color, white */ 
                         hFont, 
                         hdcMem );              /* use this to put an image in the font */ 
  if(nRet != SUCCESS) 
     return nRet; 
 
  /* Restore the old palette */ 
  if  ( hOurPalette ) 
    SelectPalette (hdc, hSavedPalette, FALSE); 
  /* Release the device context */ 
  ReleaseDC(hWnd, hdc); 
  DeleteObject (hFont); 
  DeleteObject(SelectObject(hdcMem, hbmMem)); 
  DeleteDC(hdcMem);  
   return SUCCESS; 
}