Sketching

[Chris Mahoney]

Hi

I am developing a VB.NET web app, where I'm replicating a paper form. On the
existing form there is a space where users can draw a picture to help show
what that want. I need to be able to add this functionality into my web app.
How can I do this?

The drawings will be quite simple, just brief sketches. So far, I've found
an app called J-Painter (www.izhuk.com/painter/) which embeds into the
browser and allows for drawing - these drawings are stored on the server
when complete. That seems perfect for what I want, but I was wondering
whether there are any similar products out there which might suit my needs
even better.

Thanks
Chris

[darrel]

> I need to be able to add this functionality into my web app.

How can I do this?

I'd make it easy on yourself and just let them attach/upload an image file
that they made themselves.

Otherwise J-painter looks nice, but realize drawing with a mouse is nothing
like a pen, so this is maybe an area where exact emulation with the print
form doesn't make a whole lot of sense.

-Darrel

[Craig Deelsnyder]

On Wed, 30 Mar 2005 15:41:33 -0600, Chris Mahoney <ch***@nzweb.net> wrote:

Hi

I am developing a VB.NET web app, where I'm replicating a paper form. On
the
existing form there is a space where users can draw a picture to help
show
what that want. I need to be able to add this functionality into my web
app.
How can I do this?

The drawings will be quite simple, just brief sketches. So far, I've
found
an app called J-Painter (www.izhuk.com/painter/) which embeds into the
browser and allows for drawing - these drawings are stored on the server
when complete. That seems perfect for what I want, but I was wondering
whether there are any similar products out there which might suit my
needs
even better.

Thanks
Chris

In some of my mobile work, I used a control called EasyInk; it seemed to
be more for mobile apps (sig cap, etc.), but if I remember right it was an
ActiveX control that could run in a PC browser as well:

http://www.pocketpcdn.com/libraries/easyink.html

--
Craig Deelsnyder
Microsoft MVP - ASP/ASP.NET

[Chris Mahoney]

Sorry I took so long to reply.

I'd make it easy on yourself and just let them attach/upload an image file
that they made themselves.

Otherwise J-painter looks nice, but realize drawing with a mouse is nothing
like a pen, so this is maybe an area where exact emulation with the print
form doesn't make a whole lot of sense.
Attaching an image file is a possibility, but I would like to make it as
easy to use as possible. The users won't necessarily be computer-literate
and attaching a file could be a bit tricky.

It'll mainly be straight lines, so drawing with a mouse won't be too much of
a problem - just click the start point and end point :)
In some of my mobile work, I used a control called EasyInk; it seemed to
be more for mobile apps (sig cap, etc.), but if I remember right it was an
ActiveX control that could run in a PC browser as well:

I know very little about ActiveX, but I'm pretty sure it's IE-only, which is
A Bad Thing� :P

I took a quick look at the site anyway, but haven't got very far.

Chris