Newton Developer Technical Information: Newton Programmer's Guide: 2.1 OS Addendum /

Chapter 6 - Drawing and Graphics 2.1 / Drawing and Graphics Reference

Functions and Methods /

MakeInk

MakeInk(inkdata,left, top, right, bottom)

Creates an ink shape in the specified bounds box.

inkdata

The ink data object.

left

The left boundary.

top

The top boundary.

right

The right boundary.

bottom

The bottom boundary.

return value

An ink shape.

DISCUSSION

This ink shape will work fine when passed to the various shape methods: DrawShape, OffsetShape, IsPrimShape, *ScaleShape, etc. HitShape however does not work on these new objects. You must use the new function *FindShape (page 6-27) on these objects.

The bounds slot doesn't scale the ink, it just tells DrawShape where to place the upper left corner. The shape is not clipped at its bounds.

SEE ALSO

For an example of using this function see "Creating Ink and TextBox Shapes" beginning on page 6-17.