HOWTO: Mix Italic and Regular (Non-Italic) Text

// Sample call to the contrived example below:
ItalicAndRegular(hDC, 0, 0, 12);

// Outputs the italic string "fff" immediately followed by the non-italic 
// string "ggg" at position x, y.  The fonts are created at the specified 
// point size and using the Times New Roman font for this contrived 
// example.
void ItalicAndRegular(HDC hDC, int x, int y, int iPointSize)
{
	LOGFONT lf;
	HFONT hOldFont;
	HFONT hFontRegular = NULL;
	HFONT hFontItalic = NULL;
	SIZE size;
	int lpy;
	ABC abc1;
	ABC abc2;

	// Get the vertical DPI of the device.
	lpy = GetDeviceCaps(hDC, LOGPIXELSY);

	// Create a regular (non-italic) font.
	ZeroMemory(&lf, sizeof(lf));
	lf.lfHeight = -MulDiv(iPointSize, lpy, 72 );
	lf.lfItalic = FALSE;
	lf.lfCharSet = DEFAULT_CHARSET;
	lstrcpy(lf.lfFaceName, TEXT("Times New Roman"));
	hFontRegular = CreateFontIndirect(&lf);

	// Create an italic font.
	ZeroMemory(&lf, sizeof(lf));
	lf.lfHeight = -MulDiv(iPointSize, lpy, 72 );
	lf.lfItalic = TRUE;
	lf.lfCharSet = DEFAULT_CHARSET;
	lstrcpy(lf.lfFaceName, TEXT("Times New Roman"));
	hFontItalic = CreateFontIndirect(&lf);

	// Output an italic string.
	hOldFont = (HFONT)SelectObject(hDC, hFontItalic);
	TextOut(hDC, x, y, "fff", lstrlen("fff"));

	// Get the base width of the italic string *and* the overhang of 
	// the last italic character if any (abc1.abcC).
	GetTextExtentPoint32(hDC, "fff", lstrlen("fff"), &size);
	GetCharABCWidths(hDC, 'f', 'f', &abc1);

	// Immediately follow the italic string with a non-italic string,
	// taking into account the base width of the italic string, the 
	// overhang of the trailing italic character if any (abc1.abcC),
	// and the underhang  of the leading non-italic character if any 
	// (abc2.abcA).
	SelectObject(hDC, hFontRegular);
	GetCharABCWidths(hDC, 'g', 'g', &abc2);
	TextOut(hDC, x + size.cx - abc1.abcC - abc2.abcA, y, "ggg",
			lstrlen("ggg"));

	// Clean up.
	SelectObject(hDC, hOldFont);
	DeleteObject(hFontItalic);
	DeleteObject(hFontRegular);

	return;
}