Rubber Stamp Display StyleDisplaying and Manipulating Annotation Objects
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The AnnAutoDrawEnable property enables or disables the default use of the left mouse button to draw an annotation object in design mode. To implement the automated design mode for annotations, this property must be set to True, and the AnnUserMode property property must be set to ANNUSERMODE_DESIGN.
Call the AnnBringToFront method or the AnnSendToBack method to alter the object’s display order within the container.
To apply an annotation object to the bitmap itself, call the AnnRealize method. This application is permanent, except when realizing a redact object. Realized redact objects store the background behind them within the object. Call the AnnUnrealize method to restore the background hidden by the redact object.
Use the AnnSetVisible method to make an object visible. When an object is not visible, it cannot be displayed. Some objects (notably containers) may be transparent, but if their visible-object property is True, a user can select them with a mouse. Use the AnnGetVisible method to determine whether the specified object is visible.
Use the AnnContainer property to obtain the handle to the (root) annotation container for objects in the current window. Other functions for working with containers include:
The following functions may be used to select annotation objects for manipulation:
If the annotation object(s) are Stamp or Point objects and are using a bitmap, it is possible to call the following methods to set up bitmap transparency:
Use the AnnOptions property to control the following features:
Rubber Stamp Display Style
XP Style Annotation Toolbar
Alpha Background Fill Option
Annotation Rotate Option
Annotation Side Handles
Annotation Multiselect
Annotation Cursors
ESC to Cancel
Calibrate Ruler Feature
Dot Dash Lines
XML Format
Text Annotation Options
For more information about these features, refer to New Annotation Features of Version 14.5.
Use the AnnGetROP2 and AnnSetROP2 methods to manipulate the color display options for the following objects:
In addition, the Automation object (ANNOBJECT_AUTOMATION) stores default color display options along with the other object default settings
Perform geometric transformations on an annotation object by calling the following functions: