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Q90486: SAMPLE: Annotating a Text File with Ink

Article: Q90486
Product(s): Microsoft Visual Basic for Windows
Version(s): 1.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbsample kb16bitonly
Last Modified: 05-NOV-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows for Pen Computing, version 1.0 
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SUMMARY
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An advantage for pen computers would be the ability to add handwriting to a text
file. This process is known as annotation. An application that implements
full-scale annotation must address several issues, including movement, saving
ink to a file, delayed recognition, and using gestures. One of the most basic
issues is movement.

ANNOTATE demonstrates one scrolling algorithm that scrolls the ink and the text
file appropriately.

MORE INFORMATION
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The following file is available for download from the Microsoft Software
Library:

  ANNOTATE.EX
  (http://support.microsoft.com/download/support/mslfiles/ANNOTATE.EX)

For more information about downloading files from the Microsoft Software Library,
please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q119591 How to Obtain Microsoft Support Files from Online Services


For an application to attach ink to a specified position of a text file, it must
scroll and repaint the ink in the appropriate position as the text moves. The
ANNOTATE sample application demonstrates one of many possible scrolling
algorithms. ANNOTATE also demonstrates dynamically changing ink color and
width.

ANNOTATE calls the RedisplayPenData function to redisplay the ink and the
DuplicatePenData function to save ink over the life of the application. ANNOTATE
can serve as a foundation for other pen-centric annotation applications.

Additional query words: softlib ANNOTATE.EXE kbfile

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Keywords          : kbsample kb16bitonly 
Technology        : kbWinPenSearch kbZNotKeyword3 kbWinPen100
Version           : :1.0

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