Displaying and Manipulating Annotation Objects
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If the annotation object(s) are Stamp or Point objects and are using a bitmap, the user can call the following functions to set the bitmap transparency:
Use the AnnSetOptions method and the AnnGetOptions method to control the following features:
Rubber Stamp Display Style
XP Style Annotation Toolbar
Alpha Background Fill Option
Annotation Rotate Option
Annotation Side Handles
Annotation Multi-select
Annotation Cursors
ESC to Cancel
Calibrate Ruler Feature
Dot Dash Lines
Text Annotation Options
For more information about these features, refer to New Annotation Features of Version 14.5.
If the annotation objects are container, automation, text, text pointer, stamp, note, pushpin, or button objects it is possible to use the AnnGetTextOptions method and the AnnSetTextOptions method to set the objects to show or hide the text and to set the color of the text. In addition, if the annotation objects are text or stamp objects these methods can set the objects to show or hide the borders of the object. In version 14.5, note that these features must be enabled using the AnnSetOptions method.
Use the AnnSetFillMode method and the AnnGetFillMode method to manage the fill mode used by annotation objects. The AnnSetFillModeExt method and the AnnGetFillModeExt method extends the original methods to support the ANN_FILLMODE_ALPHA fill mode. Before calling these two methods, enable the alpha background fill mode by calling the AnnSetOptions method.
Set the color display options of any annotation object by calling the following functions:
Perform geometric transformations on an annotation object by calling the following functions: