diff --git a/Common/Gfx/Util/DWriteHelpers.cpp b/Common/Gfx/Util/DWriteHelpers.cpp
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+/*
+  Copyright (C) 2013 Birunthan Mohanathas
+
+  This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+  modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
+  as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
+  of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+
+  This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+  GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+  along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+  Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
+*/
+
+#include "DWriteHelpers.h"
+
+namespace Gfx {
+namespace Util {
+
+bool GetDWritePropertiesFromGDIProperties(
+	IDWriteFactory* factory, const WCHAR* gdiFamilyName, const bool gdiBold, const bool gdiItalic,
+	DWRITE_FONT_WEIGHT& dwriteFontWeight, DWRITE_FONT_STYLE& dwriteFontStyle,
+	DWRITE_FONT_STRETCH& dwriteFontStretch, WCHAR* dwriteFamilyName, UINT dwriteFamilyNameSize)
+{
+	bool result = false;
+	IDWriteFont* dwriteFont = CreateDWriteFontFromGDIFamilyName(factory, gdiFamilyName);
+	if (dwriteFont)
+	{
+		if (GetFamilyNameFromDWriteFont(dwriteFont, dwriteFamilyName, dwriteFamilyNameSize))
+		{
+			dwriteFontWeight = dwriteFont->GetWeight();
+			if (gdiBold)
+			{
+				if (dwriteFontWeight == DWRITE_FONT_WEIGHT_NORMAL)
+				{
+					dwriteFontWeight = DWRITE_FONT_WEIGHT_BOLD;
+				}
+				else if (dwriteFontWeight < DWRITE_FONT_WEIGHT_ULTRA_BOLD)
+				{
+					// If 'gdiFamilyName' was e.g. 'Segoe UI Light', |dwFontWeight| wil be equal to
+					// DWRITE_FONT_WEIGHT_LIGHT. If |gdiBold| is true in that case, we need to
+					// increase the weight a little more for similar results with GDI+.
+					// TODO: Is +100 enough?
+					dwriteFontWeight = (DWRITE_FONT_WEIGHT)(dwriteFontWeight + 100);
+				}
+			}
+
+			dwriteFontStyle = dwriteFont->GetStyle();
+			if (gdiItalic && dwriteFontStyle == DWRITE_FONT_STYLE_NORMAL)
+			{
+				dwriteFontStyle = DWRITE_FONT_STYLE_ITALIC;
+			}
+
+			dwriteFontStretch = dwriteFont->GetStretch();
+
+			result = true;
+		}
+
+		dwriteFont->Release();
+	}
+
+	return result;
+}
+
+IDWriteFont* CreateDWriteFontFromGDIFamilyName(IDWriteFactory* factory, const WCHAR* gdiFamilyName)
+{
+	IDWriteGdiInterop* dwGdiInterop;
+	HRESULT hr = factory->GetGdiInterop(&dwGdiInterop);
+	if (SUCCEEDED(hr))
+	{
+		LOGFONT lf = {};
+		wcscpy_s(lf.lfFaceName, gdiFamilyName);
+		lf.lfHeight = -12;
+		lf.lfWeight = FW_DONTCARE;
+		lf.lfCharSet = DEFAULT_CHARSET;
+		lf.lfOutPrecision = OUT_DEFAULT_PRECIS;
+		lf.lfClipPrecision = CLIP_DEFAULT_PRECIS;
+		lf.lfQuality = ANTIALIASED_QUALITY;
+		lf.lfPitchAndFamily = VARIABLE_PITCH;
+
+		IDWriteFont* dwFont;
+		hr = dwGdiInterop->CreateFontFromLOGFONT(&lf, &dwFont);
+		if (SUCCEEDED(hr))
+		{
+			return dwFont;
+		}
+
+		dwGdiInterop->Release();
+	}
+
+	return nullptr;
+}
+
+bool GetFamilyNameFromDWriteFont(IDWriteFont* font, WCHAR* buffer, const UINT bufferSize)
+{
+	IDWriteFontFamily* dwriteFontFamily;
+	HRESULT hr = font->GetFontFamily(&dwriteFontFamily);
+	if (SUCCEEDED(hr))
+	{
+		GetFamilyNameFromDWriteFontFamily(dwriteFontFamily, buffer, bufferSize);
+		dwriteFontFamily->Release();
+		return true;
+	}
+
+	return false;
+}
+
+bool GetFamilyNameFromDWriteFontFamily(
+	IDWriteFontFamily* fontFamily, WCHAR* buffer, const UINT bufferSize)
+{
+	bool result = false;
+	IDWriteLocalizedStrings* dwFamilyNames;
+	HRESULT hr = fontFamily->GetFamilyNames(&dwFamilyNames);
+	if (SUCCEEDED(hr))
+	{
+		// TODO: Determine the best index?
+		hr = dwFamilyNames->GetString(0, buffer, bufferSize);
+		result = SUCCEEDED(hr);
+		dwFamilyNames->Release();
+	}
+
+	return result;
+}
+
+bool IsFamilyInSystemFontCollection(IDWriteFactory* factory, const WCHAR* familyName)
+{
+	bool result = false;
+
+	IDWriteFontCollection* systemFontCollection;
+	HRESULT hr = factory->GetSystemFontCollection(&systemFontCollection);
+	if (SUCCEEDED(hr))
+	{
+		UINT32 familyNameIndex;
+		BOOL familyNameFound;
+		HRESULT hr = systemFontCollection->FindFamilyName(
+			familyName, &familyNameIndex, &familyNameFound);
+		if (SUCCEEDED(hr) && !familyNameFound)
+		{
+			result = true;
+		}
+
+		systemFontCollection->Release();
+	}
+
+	return result;
+}
+
+}  // namespace Util
+}  // namespace Gfx
diff --git a/Common/Gfx/Util/DWriteHelpers.h b/Common/Gfx/Util/DWriteHelpers.h
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+/*
+  Copyright (C) 2013 Birunthan Mohanathas
+
+  This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+  modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
+  as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
+  of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+
+  This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+  GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+  along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+  Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
+*/
+
+#ifndef RM_GFX_UTIL_DWRITEHELPERS_H_
+#define RM_GFX_UTIL_DWRITEHELPERS_H_
+
+#include <dwrite.h>
+
+namespace Gfx {
+namespace Util {
+
+// Maps the GDI family name and italic/bold flags to the DirectWrite family name, weight, style,
+// and stretch.
+bool GetDWritePropertiesFromGDIProperties(
+	IDWriteFactory* factory, const WCHAR* gdiFamilyName, const bool gdiBold, const bool gdiItalic,
+	DWRITE_FONT_WEIGHT& dwriteFontWeight, DWRITE_FONT_STYLE& dwriteFontStyle,
+	DWRITE_FONT_STRETCH& dwriteFontStretch, WCHAR* dwriteFamilyName, UINT dwriteFamilyNameSize);
+
+// Creates a IDWriteFont using the GDI family name instead of the DirectWrite family name. For
+// example, 'Segoe UI' and 'Segoe UI Semibold' are separate family names with GDI whereas
+// DirectWrite uses the family name 'Segoe UI' for both and differentiates them by the font
+// style.
+IDWriteFont* CreateDWriteFontFromGDIFamilyName(IDWriteFactory* factory, const WCHAR* fontFamily);
+
+bool GetFamilyNameFromDWriteFont(IDWriteFont* font, WCHAR* buffer, UINT bufferSize);
+
+bool GetFamilyNameFromDWriteFontFamily(
+	IDWriteFontFamily* fontFamily, WCHAR* buffer, UINT bufferSize);
+
+bool IsFamilyInSystemFontCollection(IDWriteFactory* factory, const WCHAR* familyName);
+
+}  // namespace Util
+}  // namespace Gfx
+
+#endif
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