When working with DigitalPaint automation, specific properties, as well as the background color, can be set or retrieved using the following functions:
The LEADTOOLS DigitalPaint tools let you manipulate the following:
Each set of characteristics given above has several properties that can be set. This lets the user fine tune the output. These properties can be set using the LAutomation::SetPaintProperty function. To retrieve the current settings for the properties, use the LAutomation::GetPaintProperty function. Below is an example showing how to manipulate the Shape properties:
/* this example shows how to change the paint shape properties */
L_INT SetPaintShapePropsTest ( LAutomation * pAutomation )
{
if ( SUCCESS == pAutomation->IsValid() ) /* check the validity of the automation handle */
{
PAINTSHAPE shape ;
/* set the paint shape group properties */
pAutomation->GetPaintProperty ( PAINT_GROUP_SHAPE, &shape ) ;
/* make some changes to the required properties */
if (PAINT_SHAPE_BORDER_STYLE_SOLID == shape.nBorderStyle )
{
/* set the desired shape properties using the field masks */
shape.nSize = sizeof ( PAINTSHAPE ) ;
shape.dwMask = PSF_BORDERSTYLE |
PSF_BORDERWIDTH |
PSF_BORDERENDCAP;
shape.nBorderStyle = PAINT_SHAPE_BORDER_STYLE_DOT ;
shape.nBorderWidth = 10 ;
shape.nBorderEndCap = PAINT_SHAPE_BORDER_ENDCAP_ROUND ;
/*set the paint shape group properties */
pAutomation->SetPaintProperty ( PAINT_GROUP_SHAPE, &shape ) ;
}
return SUCCESS ;
}
else
{
return FAILURE ;
}
}
For more examples showing the use of DigitalPaint automation, refer to Getting Started.
When the user cuts or deletes some region from a bitmap, an exposed area is left behind This area will be filled by the paint background color, set by the function LAutomation::SetPaintBkColor. To determine the current paint background color, call LAutomation::GetPaintBkColor. The example below shows how to retrieve and set the paint background color:
/* This example will make sure that the BK is not anything but black */
L_INT StickToBlack (LAutomation * pAutomation)
{
if ( SUCCESS == pAutomation->IsValid ( ) ) /* check the validity of the automation handle */
{
COLORREF crBkColor ;
/* get the current paint automation color */
crBkColor = pAutomation->GetPaintBkColor () ;
if ( crBkColor != RGB ( 0, 0, 0 ) ) /* check if its not black */
{
/* set the paint automation background color */
pAutomation->SetPaintBkColor (RGB(0, 0, 0 ) ) ;
}
return SUCCESS ;
}
else
{
return FAILURE ;
}
}