SAMPLE: PEN2CTL.VBX Custom Controls for Windows 95 Pen Services
ID: Q130654
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The information in this article applies to:
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Microsoft Win32 Software Development Kit (SDK), version 4.0
SUMMARY
The PEN2CTL.VBX provides three pen edit custom controls to allow for quick
development of pen-aware applications using Microsoft Windows 95 Pen
Services. The application designer may substitute these custom controls for
the standard input controls available in Visual Basic.
The PEN2CTL.VBX ships with version 4.0 of the Win32 SDK and is available in
the Microsoft Software. It is installed along with the Pen 2.0 Samples
Library.
To get PEN2CTL.VBX along with the PENVBX.HLP Help file and the sample
application files discussed in this article, download PEN2CTL.EXE, a self-
extracting file.
MORE INFORMATIONThe following file is available for download from the Microsoft
Download Center. Click the file name below to download the file:
Pen2ctl.exe For more information about how to download files from the Microsoft
Download Center, please visit the Download Center at the following Web
address
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/search.asp
and then click How to use the Microsoft Download Center.
The Pen2ctl.exe self-extracting file contains:
- PENVBX.HLP, a help file that fully explains all the technical issues and
describes how to interact with these pen-aware custom controls.
- Several files that comprise a sample Pen application demonstrating
how to use all the major features of the PEN2CTL.VBX.
- PEN2CTL.VBX, which is freely re-distributable, and implements the three
pen-aware custom edit controls: HEdit, BEdit, and lEdit:
- HEdit is the handwriting edit control. It accepts free-form input.
This control is similar to the standard Visual Basic text box except
data can be entered using a pen in addition to the normal keyboard
input method.
- BEdit is the boxed edit control. It expands the properties of the
handwriting edit control. It allows for additional manipulation of
the writing area and provides the application with comb or box guides
that accept pen input. Each segment or box accepts only a single
character of input. This increases the accuracy of the recognition
and in most cases is preferable to the handwriting edit control. The
BEdit control also has the ability to provide a list of alternate
words from which you may choose.
- lEdit is the pen ink edit control. It is similar to a picture box
control in that it allows you to draw, erase, move, resize,
manipulate, and format pen strokes (called ink) on the control. It
also allows you to set background pictures and grid lines as well as
create bitmaps of the background and/or ink.
While there are many similarities between the controls provided by the Pen
1.0 VBX (PENCNTRL.VBX) and those provided by PEN2CTL.VBX, there are also
many differences. Those familiar with the Pen 1.0 VBX should re-familiarize
themselves with PEN2CTL.VBX and its changes.
NOTE: Neither VBX is compatible with the other but both implement some of
the same custom controls, so developers should make sure the correct VBX is
installed in their development environment and is distributed with their
application.
Additional query words:
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Keywords : kbSDKWin32 kbWinOS95 WpenMisc WpenVB
Version : WINDOWS:4.0
Platform : WINDOWS
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