TX Text Control provides a very powerful drawings feature to insert many different types of shapes into documents. The ribbon Insert tab provides an out-of-the-box UI to add shapes to a document:
Adding Single Shapes
In order to insert these shapes programmatically, several steps are required:
The above code inserts a shape at the current input position. If you want the user to "draw" the created shape onto the document, the following implementation of the Drawing
╰ TX Text Control .NET for Windows Forms
╰ DataVisualization Namespace
╰ DrawingCollection Class
╰ Add Method
Inserts a new drawing in a Text Control document. method can be used:
Adding Container Group Frames
The following code shows how to insert more shapes into a group frame. If the container group frame is moved, all contained shapes are moved together:
The following screenshot shows the activated group container frame with the 2 inserted shapes:
Adding Additional Shapes to Containers
If the container frame is activated (dashed frame border), additional shapes can be added. The following code inserts a new shape into an activated container frame:
If you want the user to draw the additional shape into the container, the Mouse ╰ TX Text Control .NET for Windows Forms
╰ Drawing Namespace
╰ Drawing Enumerations Enumerations
╰ Drawing.ShapeCollection.AddStyle Enumeration Enumeration
Determines the location and size in which a shape is added to the TX Drawing Control. member must be used in the Shapes. ╰ TX Text Control .NET for Windows Forms
╰ Drawing Namespace
╰ ShapeCollection Class
╰ Add Method
Adds an object of the type Shape to the collection. method.
