<Image variable>.ChangeMode (Function)

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<Image variable>.ChangeMode (Function)

In french: <Variable Image>.ChangeMode

Changes the drawing mode on a variable of type Image. This drawing mode is used by the drawing functions (<Image variable>.DrawLine, <Image variable>.DrawRectangle, etc.).

Example

MyImage is Image = "Test.gif"

// Draws a rectangle in an Image variable and erases it
MyImage.ChangeMode(drawXOR)
// Displays the rectangle (in XOR mode)
MyImage.DrawRectangle(0, 0, 100, 100)
Multitask(10)
// Erases the rectangle
MyImage.DrawRectangle(0, 0, 100, 100)

IMG_MyDrawing = MyImage

Syntax

<Image variable>.ChangeMode(<New mode>)

<Image variable>: Image variable

Name of the Image variable to be used.

<New mode>: Integer constant

Mode for drawing in the image:
drawAntiAliasing Uses the GDI+ and/or the features of the video card to draw the lines and the circles without jagged effects. This drawing mode is slower but the results are better than with the standard mode.
drawDefault Standard colors.
drawXOR Colors applied via an "exclusive or" operation with the background. Erases a drawing if this option is used twice.
WARNING: This drawing mode is not compatible with opacity management (the drawing no longer fades)..
Caution:
The drawing in XOR mode is available for the Image controls only. The drawing in XOR mode is not available for the Image variables.
The drawXOR constant cannot be combined with the drawAntiAliasing constant.

Remarks

Anti-aliasing

The anti-aliasing consists in drawing the lines and the circles without jagged effects. This feature requires the GDI+ framework (which means the WINDEV framework). Example:

Limits:

<Image variable>.DrawChord is not supported in this mode.
To avoid the jagged edges, the colors and the lines of elements are smoothed out. Some drawing functions can have an unexpected behavior because the specified colors are no longer found. For example, if you specify a border color for the <Image variable>.Fill function, this color is not retrieved: the entire area is filled.
For a drawing with anti-aliasing, <Image variable>.DrawPolygon and <Image variable>.DrawSlice have the following behavior. The contour is drawn on top of the polygon's interior: the line is therefore partly combined with the polygon's interior.. If the line is very thick, it will be displayed in two colors.
For more details on the use of GDI+, see GDI+ framework.

Related Examples:

Unit examples (WINDEV): The drawing functions

[ + ] Using the main drawing functions of WINDEV to:
- Initialize an Image control for drawing
- Draw simple shapes
- Write a text into a drawing
- Change the color in a drawing

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