Creating and Using Annotations (Delphi 4.0)
Note: |
This topic is for Document/Medical only. |
Take the following steps to add code that demonstrates the creation and deletion, saving and loading, and copying and pasting of annotation objects. This code also demonstrates the related events. Message boxes prompt for user actions that trigger events.
1. |
Start with the project that you created in Loading and Displaying an Image. |
2. |
On the Project pull-down menu, use the Import Type library… and select the LEAD Raster Annotation Library (14.5), and Press Ok. |
3. |
If you didn’t install LEADEventSink install it. |
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On the Component pull-down menu, use install component …, and browse to LEADXX\Include\LEvntSnk.pas, and press Ok. |
4. |
From the ActiveX controls, Add the LEvntSnk control to your form. |
5. |
Add the following variable’s declaration to the Form1 Private section. |
RasterAnn: LEADRasterAnnotation;
RasAnnToolbar: LEADRasterAnnToolBar;
NewTag: Integer;
6. |
Add the following code to the LoadLead click’s procedure. |
RasterAnn:= CoLEADRasterAnnotation.Create();
RasAnnToolbar:= CoLEADRasterAnnToolBar.Create();
LEADEventSink1.Connect (RasterAnn, _LEADRasterAnnotationEvents);
//Unlock annotation support
LEADRasterView1.Raster.UnlockSupport (L_SUPPORT_DOCUMENT, WideString('TestKey'));
//Connect the raster annotation object to the RasterView control
RasterAnn.AnnParentRasterView:= LEADRasterView1.Raster;
//Enable left button drawing of annotations
RasterAnn.AnnAutoDrawEnable:= True;
//Enable right-click to display annotation menus
RasterAnn.AnnAutoMenuEnable:= True;
7. |
At the beginning of the Unit1 file, add LTANNLib_TLB, ActiveX to the uses section. For example: |
Uses
Windows, Messages, SysUtils, Classes, Graphics, Controls, Forms, Dialogs, LTANNLib_TLB;
8. |
At the top of your main form, add four buttons and name them as follows: |
|
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Name |
Caption |
|
AnnToggle |
Start |
|
IOToggle |
Save |
|
ClipboardToggle |
Copy |
|
Realize |
Realize |
9. |
Code the AnnToggle control's Click procedure as follows. In online help, you can use the Edit pull-down menu to copy the block of code. |
procedure TForm1.AnnToggleClick(Sender: TObject);
begin
//Use the button to toggle between design mode and run mode
if (AnnToggle.Caption = 'Start') then
begin
RasterAnn.AnnUserMode:= ANN_USERMODE_DESIGN;
RasterAnn.AnnTool:= ANN_TOOL_BUTTON;
//Make run mode the next thing.
AnnToggle.Caption:= 'Run Mode';
ShowMessage ('In design mode now. Draw a button object.');
end
else
begin
if (AnnToggle.Caption = 'Design Mode') then
begin
RasterAnn.AnnUserMode:= ANN_USERMODE_DESIGN;
RasterAnn.AnnTool:= ANN_TOOL_BUTTON;
//Make run mode the next thing.
AnnToggle.Caption:= 'Run Mode';
end
else //The button takes us to run mode
begin
RasterAnn.AnnUserMode:= ANN_USERMODE_RUN;
ShowMessage ('Click on your new button');
AnnToggle.Caption:= 'Design Mode';
end;
end;
end;
10. |
Code the IOToggle control's Click procedure as follows: |
procedure TForm1.IOToggleClick(Sender: TObject);
var
nRet: Integer;
begin
//Disable errors so that we can trap our own.
RasterAnn.EnableMethodErrors := False;
//Use the button to toggle between saving and loading annotations
if (IOToggle.Caption = 'Save') then
begin
//Do nothing if there are no annotations.
If (RasterAnn.AnnContainer = 0) then
Exit;
//Save the all annotations.
nRet := RasterAnn.AnnSave ('c:\temp\tmp.ann', ANN_FMT_NATIVE, False, SAVE_OVERWRITE, 1);
if (nRet = 0) then
begin
IOToggle.Caption := 'Load';
ShowMessage ('Use the right mouse button to delete any annotations, then click Load');
end
else
ShowMessage ('Error code: ' + IntToStr(nRet));
end
else
begin
//We are loading annotations
//Make sure we are in design mode
RasterAnn.AnnUserMode := ANN_USERMODE_DESIGN;
//Load the annotations.
nRet := RasterAnn.AnnLoad ('c:\temp\tmp.ann', 1);
if (nRet = 0) then
IOToggle.Caption := 'Save'
else
ShowMessage ('No annotations to load');
end;
end;
11. |
Code the ClipboardToggle control's Click procedure as follows. (Note that Copy, Cut, and Paste are available as automated popup menu options. This code is for tailoring your application.) |
procedure TForm1.ClipboardToggleClick(Sender: TObject);
var
nRet: Integer;
begin
//Disable errors so that we can trap our own.
RasterAnn.EnableMethodErrors := False;
//Use the button to toggle between copying and pasting annotations
if (ClipboardToggle.Caption = 'Copy') then
begin
//Do nothing if there are no annotations.
If (RasterAnn.AnnContainer = 0) then
Exit;
//Copy all annotations to the clipboard.
nRet := RasterAnn.AnnCopy (ANN_FMT_NATIVE, False, True);
if (nRet = 0) then
begin
//Make pasting the next thing.
ClipboardToggle.Caption := 'Paste';
ShowMessage ('Use the right mouse button to delete any annotations, then click Paste');
end
else
ShowMessage ('Error code: ' + IntToStr(nRet));
end
else //We are pasting annotations
begin
//Make sure we are in design mode
RasterAnn.AnnUserMode := ANN_USERMODE_DESIGN;
//Paste the annotations
if RasterAnn.AnnPasteReady then
begin
RasterAnn.AnnPaste;
ClipboardToggle.Caption := 'Copy';
end
else
ShowMessage ('No annotations to paste');
end;
end;
12. |
Code the Realize control's Click procedure (which renders the annotation objects to the bitmap) as follows: |
procedure TForm1.RealizeClick(Sender: TObject);
var
sRet: Smallint;
begin
RasterAnn.AnnRealize (False);
LEADRasterView1.ForceRepaint (sRet);
ShowMessage ('Annotations are now rendered to the bitmap');
end;
13. |
Code the LEADEventSink1 OnInvoke event as follows: |
procedure TForm1.LEADEventSink1Invoke(Sender: TObject; DispID: Integer;
const IID: TGUID; LocaleID: Integer; Flags: Word; Params: tagDISPPARAMS;
varResult, ExcepInfo, ArgErr: Pointer);
var
lTag: Longint;
hObject: Integer;
ObjectType: AnnObjectType;
begin
hObject:= OleVariant(Params.rgvarg^[0]);
case (DispID) of
LEADRASTERANNOTATIONEVENTS_ANNCREATE:
begin
//Update the tag if we need one.
RasterAnn.AnnGetType (hObject);
ObjectType:= RasterAnn.AnnType;
if ((ObjectType = ANN_OBJECT_BUTTON) Or (ObjectType = ANN_OBJECT_HOTSPOT)) then
begin
NewTag:= NewTag + 1;
RasterAnn.AnnSetTag (hObject, NewTag);
end;
end;
LEADRASTERANNOTATIONEVENTS_ANNDESTROY:
begin
RasterAnn.AnnGetTag (hObject);
lTag:= RasterAnn.AnnTag;
ShowMessage ('The object tagged ' + IntToStr(lTag) + ' is deleted.');
end;
LEADRASTERANNOTATIONEVENTS_ANNCLICKED:
begin
RasterAnn.AnnGetTag (hObject);
lTag:= RasterAnn.AnnTag;
ShowMessage ('This is what we do for the button tagged ' + IntToStr(lTag));
end;
LEADRASTERANNOTATIONEVENTS_ANNDRAWN:
begin
RasterAnn.AnnTool := ANNTOOL_SELECT;
ShowMessage ('Use the right mouse button to modify this object; then click on Run Mode to test it.');
end;
end;
end;
14. |
Run your program to test it. |