RecognizerGuide.Columns Property
Gets or sets the number of columns in the recognition guide box.
Namespace: Microsoft.Ink
Assembly: Microsoft.Ink (in microsoft.ink.dll)
Syntax
'Declaration
Public Property Columns As Integer
'Usage
Dim instance As RecognizerGuide
Dim value As Integer
value = instance.Columns
instance.Columns = value
public int Columns { get; set; }
public:
property int Columns {
int get ();
void set (int value);
}
/** @property */
public int get_Columns ()
/** @property */
public void set_Columns (int value)
public function get Columns () : int
public function set Columns (value : int)
Not applicable.
Property Value
The number of columns in the guide box.
Remarks
Column width is determined by the size of the drawn box. To get or set the drawn box, use the DrawnBox property.
Use the values of Columns and Rows properties to control the kind of recognition input that you use. When Columns and Rows are both greater than zero, boxed input is used. The following table lists potential input modes and which values to set the Columns and Rows properties for each mode.
For this type of input |
Set the Rows property to |
And set the Columns property to |
---|---|---|
Free input |
0 |
0 |
Vertical Lined input with 1 line |
0 |
1 |
Vertical Lined input with n lines |
0 |
n |
Horizontal Lined input with 1 line |
1 |
0 |
Horizontal Lined input with n lines |
n |
0 |
Boxed input with 1 box |
1 |
1 |
Boxed input with 1 column of n boxes |
1 |
n |
Boxed input in a grid of boxes x rows by z columns |
x |
z |
Example
This C# example sets all of the values in the guide simultaneously.
private void ResetGuideSettings(
ref RecognizerGuide theRecognizerGuide,
int columns,
int rows,
int midline,
Rectangle drawnBox,
Rectangle writingBox)
{
theRecognizerGuide.Columns = columns;
theRecognizerGuide.Rows = rows;
theRecognizerGuide.Midline = midline;
theRecognizerGuide.DrawnBox = drawnBox;
theRecognizerGuide.WritingBox = writingBox;
}
This Microsoft® Visual Basic® .NET example sets all of the values in the guide simultaneously.
Private Sub ResetGuideSettings( _
ByRef theRecognizerGuide As RecognizerGuide, _
ByVal columns As Integer, _
ByVal rows As Integer, _
ByVal midline As Integer, _
ByVal drawnBox As Rectangle, _
ByVal writingBox As Rectangle)
theRecognizerGuide.Columns = columns
theRecognizerGuide.Rows = rows
theRecognizerGuide.Midline = midline
theRecognizerGuide.DrawnBox = drawnBox
theRecognizerGuide.WritingBox = writingBox
End Sub
Platforms
Windows 98, Windows Server 2000 SP4, Windows CE, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows Mobile for Pocket PC, Windows Mobile for Smartphone, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Starter Edition
The Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0 is supported on Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows XP SP2, and Windows Server 2003 SP1.
Version Information
.NET Framework
Supported in: 3.0
See Also
Reference
RecognizerGuide Structure
RecognizerGuide Members
Microsoft.Ink Namespace
RecognizerGuide.DrawnBox
RecognizerGuide.Rows