InkOverlay.DesiredPacketDescription Property
InkOverlay.DesiredPacketDescription Property |
Gets or sets interest in aspects of the packets associated with ink drawn on the InkOverlay object.
Definition
Visual Basic .NET Public Property DesiredPacketDescription As Guid() C# public Guid[] DesiredPacketDescription { get; set; } Managed C++ public: __property Guid* get_DesiredPacketDescription();
public: __property void set_DesiredPacketDescription(Guid*);
Property Value
System.Guid[]. The array of Guid objects, each of which represents an aspect of the packets associated with ink drawn on the InkOverlay object.
This property is read/write. This property has no default value.
Exceptions
Remarks
The packet description is an array of Guid objects from the PacketProperty object.
By default, DesiredPacketDescription contains X, Y, and NormalPressure from the PacketProperty object. If you set DesiredPacketDescription to anything else, X and Y are also added. For example, if you set DesiredPacketDescription to ButtonPressure only, a get returns
{X, Y, ButtonPressure}
, not just{ButtonPressure}
.When DesiredPacketDescription is set to something that includes PacketStatus, PacketStatus is added in the third position. For example, if you set DesiredPacketDescription to
(a, b, c, d, PacketStatus, e, f)
, a get returns(X, Y, PacketStatus, a, b, c, d, e, f)
.In multitablet mode, this is the packet description for all of the tablet devices. If any of the devices do not support a known packet description property, the property data is not returned.
Changes to this property do not affect incoming packet data until the Enabled property changes from false to true.
Examples
[C#]
This C# example draws a rectangle on the form with a bold outline when the in-air packets are within the rectangle and with a narrow outline when the packets are outside the rectangle. This demonstrates how to use the packet events to control application behaviors.
using System; using System.Drawing; using System.Collections; using System.ComponentModel; using System.Windows.Forms; using System.Data; using Microsoft.Ink; namespace CSInAirPacketEvents { public class Form1 : System.Windows.Forms.Form { //... InkOverlay theInkOverlay; int indexX, indexY; Rectangle rectInterest; bool thickBorder; public Form1() { //... //Initialize our InkOverlay object. theInkOverlay = new InkOverlay(Handle); theInkOverlay.Enabled = true; //Initialize our target rectangle rectInterest = new Rectangle(40, 40, 200, 80); thickBorder = false; //Save the X and Y data locations within the packet data. GetXYIndexes(ref indexX, ref indexY); //Add the event handler for in air packets theInkOverlay.NewInAirPackets += new InkOverlayNewInAirPacketsEventHandler(NewInAirPackets_Event); } //... private void GetXYIndexes(ref int theXIndex, ref int theYIndex) { // Get the indexes of the X and Y data within the raw // packet data array. Guid [] theGuids = theInkOverlay.DesiredPacketDescription; for (int i = 0; i < theGuids.Length; i++) { if (theGuids[i].Equals(PacketProperty.X)) theXIndex = i; if (theGuids[i].Equals(PacketProperty.Y)) theYIndex = i; } } private void NewInAirPackets_Event(object sender, InkOverlayNewInAirPacketsEventArgs e) { Graphics g = this.CreateGraphics(); Point [] pt = new Point [1]; pt[0].X = e.PacketData[indexX]; pt[0].Y = e.PacketData[indexY]; theInkOverlay.Renderer.InkSpaceToPixel(g, ref pt); // The event may return with data for multiple packets. // To simplify things, we'll only look at the first. if (rectInterest.Contains(pt[0].X, pt[0].Y)) { if (!thickBorder) { thickBorder = true; Refresh(); } } else { if (thickBorder) { thickBorder = false; Refresh(); } } } private void Form1_Paint(object sender, System.Windows.Forms.PaintEventArgs e) { Graphics g = e.Graphics; Pen thePen = new Pen(Color.Black, 2); if (thickBorder) thePen.Width = 5; g.DrawRectangle(thePen, rectInterest); } // Event handler for the form's closed event private void Form1_Closed(object sender, System.EventArgs e) { theInkOverlay.Dispose(); theInkOverlay = null; } } }
[VB.NET]
This Microsoft® Visual Basic® .NET example draws a rectangle on the form with a bold outline when the in-air packets are within the rectangle and with a narrow outline when the packets are outside the rectangle. This demonstrates how to use the packet events to control application behaviors.
Imports Microsoft.Ink Public Class Form1 Inherits System.Windows.Forms.Form Dim theInkOverlay As InkOverlay Dim indexX, indexY As Integer Dim rectInterest As Rectangle Dim thickBorder As Boolean '... Public Sub New() MyBase.New() 'This call is required by the Windows Form Designer. InitializeComponent() 'Initialize our InkOverlay object. theInkOverlay = New InkOverlay(Handle) theInkOverlay.Enabled = True 'Initialize our target rectangle rectInterest = New Rectangle(40, 40, 200, 80) thickBorder = False 'Save the X and Y data locations within the packet data. GetXYIndexes(indexX, indexY) 'Add the event handler for in air packets AddHandler theInkOverlay.NewInAirPackets, AddressOf NewInAirPackets_Event End Sub '... Private Sub GetXYIndexes(ByRef theXIndex As Integer, _ ByRef theYIndex As Integer) ' Get the indexes of the X and Y data within the raw ' packet data array. Dim theGuids() As Guid = theInkOverlay.DesiredPacketDescription Dim i As Integer For i = 0 To theGuids.Length - 1 If theGuids(i).Equals(PacketProperty.X) Then theXIndex = i End If If theGuids(i).Equals(PacketProperty.Y) Then theYIndex = i End If Next End Sub Private Sub NewInAirPackets_Event(ByVal sender As Object, _ ByVal e As InkOverlayNewInAirPacketsEventArgs) 'The event may return with data for multiple packets. 'To simplify things, we'll only look at the first. Dim g As Graphics Dim pt() As Point pt(0).X = e.PacketData(indexX) pt(1).Y = e.PacketData(indexY) theInkOverlay.Renderer.InkSpaceToPixel(g, pt) If rectInterest.Contains(pt(0).X, pt(0).Y) Then If thickBorder = False Then thickBorder = True Refresh() End If Else If thickBorder = True Then thickBorder = False Refresh() End If End If End Sub Private Sub Form1_Paint(ByVal sender As Object, _ ByVal e As System.Windows.Forms.PaintEventArgs) _ Handles MyBase.Paint Dim g As Graphics = e.Graphics Dim thePen As New Pen(Color.Black, 2) If thickBorder Then thePen.Width = 5 End If g.DrawRectangle(thePen, rectInterest) End Sub 'Event handler for the form's closed event Private Sub Form1_Closed(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Closed theInkOverlay.Dispose() Set theInkOverlay = Nothing End Sub End Class
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