save/retrieve font settings

I am trying to save the last used font, font color, and background color. Then when starting myapp up again, read the data and use the last used settings. Make since?

Here is what I have so far:

User pick new font &/or color

[CODE]

If FontDialog1.ShowDialog() <> Windows.Forms.DialogResult.Cancel Then

            MainText.Font = FontDialog1.Font

            MainText.ForeColor = FontDialog1.Color

        End If

        FontType = FontDialog1.Font.ToString

        FontColor = FontDialog1.Color.ToString

[/CODE]

Last used font and color saved to file

[CODE]

        FileOpen(1, Application.StartupPath & "\Settings.txt", OpenMode.Output)

        WriteLine(1, "Font = " & FontType)

        WriteLine(1, "FontColor = " & FontColor)

        FileClose(1)

[/CODE]

Program retrieves last used setting when opening

[CODE]

        If System.IO.File.Exists(Application.StartupPath & "\Settings.txt") = True Then

            FileOpen(1, Application.StartupPath & "\Settings.txt", OpenMode.Input)

            Do Until EOF(1)

                Input(1, strinput)

                If Trim(strinput).StartsWith("Font") Then

                    split = strinput.Split("=")

                    FontType= Trim(split(1))

                    MainText.Font = FontType '***ERROR HERE 

                End If

            Loop

            FileClose(1)

        End If

[/CODE]

*** Value of type 'string' cannot be converted to 'System.Drawing.Font'.

Besides getting the value to the right type, it looks like some more trimming will be necessary as well (unless the [brackets] are supposed to be there).

I hope someone out there is smarter than me.