ChooseFont
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ChooseFont is a Windows common dialog box function that lets applications display a standard interface for users to select and configure font settings.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| ChooseFont canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8288350 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: ChooseFont Context triple: [Comdlg32, providesAPI, ChooseFont]
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A.
Adobe Fonts
Adobe Fonts is a subscription-based online font library and management service offering thousands of high-quality typefaces for use across desktop and web design projects.
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B.
Font Manager
Font Manager is a classic Macintosh Toolbox component responsible for managing fonts and text rendering on early Mac OS systems.
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C.
Avenir
Avenir is Buick’s top-tier luxury sub-brand and trim line, offering more premium materials, advanced features, and upscale styling than the brand’s standard models.
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D.
Font’s Point
Font’s Point is a scenic overlook in California’s Anza-Borrego Desert famed for its sweeping sunrise views over the eroded badlands.
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E.
Cales Fonts
Cales Fonts is a picturesque natural harbor and waterfront area in Es Castell, Menorca, known for its seaside restaurants, bars, and scenic views.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: ChooseFont Target entity description: ChooseFont is a Windows common dialog box function that lets applications display a standard interface for users to select and configure font settings.
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A.
Adobe Fonts
Adobe Fonts is a subscription-based online font library and management service offering thousands of high-quality typefaces for use across desktop and web design projects.
-
B.
Font Manager
Font Manager is a classic Macintosh Toolbox component responsible for managing fonts and text rendering on early Mac OS systems.
-
C.
Avenir
Avenir is Buick’s top-tier luxury sub-brand and trim line, offering more premium materials, advanced features, and upscale styling than the brand’s standard models.
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D.
Font’s Point
Font’s Point is a scenic overlook in California’s Anza-Borrego Desert famed for its sweeping sunrise views over the eroded badlands.
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E.
Cales Fonts
Cales Fonts is a picturesque natural harbor and waterfront area in Es Castell, Menorca, known for its seaside restaurants, bars, and scenic views.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Windows API function
ⓘ
common dialog box function ⓘ font selection dialog function ⓘ |
| belongsToFamily | Windows common dialogs ⓘ |
| callingConvention | WINAPI ⓘ |
| category |
Common Dialog Box Library
ⓘ
linked to:
Comdlg32
|
| configurableViaFlag |
CF_BOTH
ⓘ
CF_EFFECTS ⓘ CF_FIXEDPITCHONLY ⓘ CF_FORCEFONTEXIST ⓘ CF_INITTOLOGFONTSTRUCT ⓘ CF_LIMITSIZE ⓘ CF_NOSCRIPTSEL ⓘ CF_NOSIMULATIONS ⓘ CF_NOVECTORFONTS ⓘ CF_NOVERTFONTS ⓘ CF_PRINTERFONTS ⓘ CF_SCALABLEONLY ⓘ CF_SCREENFONTS ⓘ CF_TTONLY ⓘ CF_WYSIWYG ⓘ |
| definedIn | commdlg.h ⓘ |
| dialogType | modal dialog ⓘ |
| documentation | Microsoft Windows SDK documentation ⓘ |
| errorRetrieval |
CommDlgExtendedError
ⓘ
linked to:
Comdlg32
|
| headerFile | <commdlg.h> ⓘ |
| indicatesFailure | zero return value ⓘ |
| indicatesSuccess | nonzero return value ⓘ |
| introducedIn | Win32 API ⓘ |
| library | Comdlg32.dll ⓘ |
| modifiesStructureField |
CHOOSEFONT.Flags
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CHOOSEFONT.iPointSize ⓘ CHOOSEFONT.lpLogFont ⓘ CHOOSEFONT.rgbColors ⓘ |
| operatingSystem |
Microsoft Windows
ⓘ
linked to:
Windows
|
| parameter | LPCHOOSEFONT lpCf ⓘ |
| purpose |
allow users to select and configure font settings
ⓘ
display a standard font selection dialog box ⓘ |
| relatedFunction |
ChooseColor
ⓘ
GetOpenFileName ⓘ
linked to:
Comdlg32
GetSaveFileName ⓘ
linked to:
Comdlg32
|
| requires | initialized CHOOSEFONT structure ⓘ |
| returns | BOOL ⓘ |
| supports |
font color selection
ⓘ
font face selection ⓘ font size selection ⓘ font style selection ⓘ script selection ⓘ |
| usesStructure | CHOOSEFONT ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: ChooseFont Description of subject: ChooseFont is a Windows common dialog box function that lets applications display a standard interface for users to select and configure font settings.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.