Working with Automated Annotations in Silverlight

Take the following steps to start a project and to add some code that will demonstrate the automated annotation features of the LEADTOOLS Silverlight Control.

1. Start Visual Studio .NET 2008.
2. Start with the project that you created in Loading and displaying an image in Silverlight.
3. In the "Solution Explorer" window, right-click on the "References" folder for the Silverlight project and select "Add Reference…" from the context menu. In the "Add Reference" dialog box, browse to the "<LEADTOOLS_INSTALLDIR>\Bin\Silverlight" or "<LEADTOOLS_INSTALLDIR>\Bin\Silverlight4" folder (depending on your target Silverlight version), and select Leadtools.Windows.Annotations.dll.

4. Open the Page.xaml file and copy the below XAML code into the editor:

   [XAML]

   <UserControl x:Class="Load_And_Display.MainPage" 
      xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"  
      xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"  
      xmlns:Leadtools_Windows_Controls="clr-namespace:Leadtools.Windows.Controls;assembly=Leadtools.Windows.Controls" 
      Width="800" Height="800"> 
      <Grid x:Name="LayoutRoot" Background="White"> 
         <StackPanel Orientation="Vertical" x:Name="stackPanel" > 
            <Leadtools_Windows_Controls:RasterImageViewer x:Name="viewerControl" SizeMode="Normal"  Width="500" Height="500"></Leadtools_Windows_Controls:RasterImageViewer> 
            <Button Name="myButton" Content="Load" FontSize="30" Click="Button_Click"></Button> 
            <RadioButton x:Name="_rbRunMode" Content="Run Mode" Checked="AnnotationMode_Changed" HorizontalAlignment="Center" FontSize="20"></RadioButton> 
            <RadioButton x:Name="_rbDesignMode" Content="Design Mode" Checked="AnnotationMode_Changed" HorizontalAlignment="Center" FontSize="20"></RadioButton> 
         </StackPanel> 
      </Grid> 
   </UserControl> 

5. Switch to Page.xaml code view (right-click Page.xaml in the solution explorer then select View Code) and add the following lines at the beginning of the file:

   C#

   VB
   Imports Leadtools.Windows.Annotations 
                                                        
        

   using Leadtools.Windows.Annotations; 
                                                                
        

6. Switch to Page.xaml code view (right-click Page.xaml in the solution explorer then select View Code) and add the following class level variable:

   C#

   VB
   Dim _automation As AnnAutomation 
                                                        
        

   AnnAutomation _automation; 
                                                                
        

7. Update the MainPage() function as shown below:

   C#

   VB
   Public Sub New() 
     InitializeComponent() 
     Dim MY_LICENSE_FILE As String = "d:\temp\TestLic.lic" 
     Dim MY_DEVELOPER_KEY As String = "xyz123abc" 
     RasterSupport.SetLicense(MY_LICENSE_FILE, MY_DEVELOPER_KEY) 
     Dim manager As AnnAutomationManager = New AnnAutomationManager() 
     manager.CreateDefaultObjects() 
     manager.CreateToolBar() 
     stackPanel.Children.Insert(0, manager.ToolBar) 
     manager.ToolBar.Orientation = Orientation.Horizontal 
     manager.ToolBar.HorizontalAlignment = HorizontalAlignment.Center 
     _automation = New AnnAutomation(manager, viewerControl) 
     _rbDesignMode.IsChecked = True 
   End Sub 
                    
        

   public MainPage() 
   { 
     InitializeComponent(); 
     string MY_LICENSE_FILE = "d:\\temp\\TestLic.lic"; 
     string MY_DEVELOPER_KEY = "xyz123abc"; 
     RasterSupport.SetLicense(MY_LICENSE_FILE, MY_DEVELOPER_KEY); 
     AnnAutomationManager manager = new AnnAutomationManager(); 
     manager.CreateDefaultObjects(); 
     manager.CreateToolBar(); 
     stackPanel.Children.Insert(0, manager.ToolBar); 
     manager.ToolBar.Orientation = Orientation.Horizontal; 
     manager.ToolBar.HorizontalAlignment = HorizontalAlignment.Center; 
     _automation = new AnnAutomation(manager, viewerControl); 
     _rbDesignMode.IsChecked = true; 
   } 
                    
        

8. Add the following class function:

   C#

   VB
   Private Sub AnnotationMode_Changed(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As RoutedEventArgs) 
     If CBool(_rbDesignMode.IsChecked) Then 
        _automation.Manager.UserMode = AnnUserMode.Design 
     Else 
        _automation.Manager.UserMode = AnnUserMode.Run 
     End If 
   End Sub 
                    
        

   private void AnnotationMode_Changed(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e) 
   { 
     _automation.Manager.UserMode = (bool)_rbDesignMode.IsChecked ? AnnUserMode.Design : AnnUserMode.Run; 
   } 
                    
        

9. Build, and Run the program to test it.

   Click the "Load" button and select a valid image.

   NOTE: if you encounter and "Invalid File Format" or "Feature Not Supported" exception, please refer to the topic Invalid File Format/Feature Not Supported. Use the toolbar above the viewer to select annotations. The radio buttons will allow you to switch between design and run mode.