
TITLE: INF: Annotating a Text File with Ink
VERSION(S): 3.10
OPERATING SYSTEM(S): WINDOWS, Windows for Pens

Summary:

One advantage for pen computers would be the ability to add
handwriting to a text file. This process is known as annotation. An
application that implements full-scale annotation must address several
issues, which include movement, saving ink to a file, delayed
recognition and using gestures. One of the most basic issues is
movement.

ANNOTATE is a file in the Software/Data Library that demonstrates one
scrolling algorithm which scrolls the ink and the text file
appropriately. ANNOTATE can be found in the Software/Data Library by
searching on the keyword ANNOTATE, or the Q number of this article. 
ANNOTATE was archived using the PKware file-compression utility.

More Information:

For an application to attach ink to a specified position of a text
file, it must scroll and repaint the ink in the appropriate position
as the text moves. The ANNOTATE sample application demonstrates one of
many possible scrolling algorithms. ANNOTATE also demonstrates
dynamically changing ink color and width.

ANNOTATE calls the RedisplayPenData function to redisplay the ink and
the DuplicatePenData function to save ink over the life of the
application. ANNOTATE can serve as a foundation for other pen-centric
annotation applications.

Additional reference words: 3.10 softlib ANNOTATE.ZIP
