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chuckdawit YaBB Newbies Offline I love YaBB 1G - SP1! Posts: 20 Joined: Sep 4^th, 2009	Newbie question Sep 4^th, 2009 at 4:40pm	Print Post
	Hi, I'm new to Flowchart.Net and can't figure out how to use the application to create a box with curved edges. Can I do it with the mouse, or do I have to do it programmaticly? I see all the predefined shapes but can't do anything with them like drag and drop them into the design window. The directions suck and don't explain much.


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Stoyo God Member Offline MindFusion support Posts: 13230 Joined: Jul 20^th, 2005	Re: Newbie question Reply #1 - Sep 4^th, 2009 at 5:29pm	Print Post
	Hi, If you need to let your users add shapes via drag-and-drop, add a ShapeListBox to your form and set the DiagramView.AllowDrop property. To let them draw a specific kind of shape with the mouse, set the Diagram.DefaultShape property. I hope that helps, Stoyan


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chuckdawit YaBB Newbies Offline I love YaBB 1G - SP1! Posts: 20 Joined: Sep 4^th, 2009	Re: Newbie question Reply #2 - Sep 4^th, 2009 at 6:48pm	Print Post
	would it be possible to get example code on creating a DividedEventShape? I can't seem to find anything and when I try to edit the code at the bottom of the shape designer it doesn't do anything.


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Stoyo God Member Offline MindFusion support Posts: 13230 Joined: Jul 20^th, 2005	Re: Newbie question Reply #3 - Sep 4^th, 2009 at 6:59pm	Print Post
	If you need to create a node with that shape, call diagram.Factory.CreateShapeNode(rect, Shapes.DividedEvent). To let users draw it with the mouse, set diagram.DefaultShape to Shapes.DividedEvent. You might as well modify the shape in the shape designer tool and give it a new ID. Then you could either copy the definition code to your application init method and use the shape by calling Shape.FromId, or save a shape library file and load it into the application by calling ShapeLibrary.LoadFrom(). I hope that helps, Stoyan


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chuckdawit YaBB Newbies Offline I love YaBB 1G - SP1! Posts: 20 Joined: Sep 4^th, 2009	Re: Newbie question Reply #4 - Sep 4^th, 2009 at 7:07pm	Print Post
	This is what is in the code area of the designer. What would I need to change here???? // C# ShapeTemplate definition new ShapeTemplate( new ElementTemplate[] { new LineTemplate(0, 0, 92, 0), new LineTemplate(92, 0, 100, 100), new LineTemplate(100, 100, 0, 86), new LineTemplate(0, 86, 0, 0) }, new ElementTemplate[] { }, null, FillMode.Winding, "test" );


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Stoyo God Member Offline MindFusion support Posts: 13230 Joined: Jul 20^th, 2005	Re: Newbie question Reply #5 - Sep 4^th, 2009 at 7:40pm	Print Post
	You don't change anything in that code while in the shape designer tool. You drag control points in the area on the top-left, and that code is generated for you. You might insert new points into existing paths or add new paths using various context menu commands. Then copy that code to your project's init section and call Shape.FromId("test") to access the shape definition. You should add a DiagramView object to the project in order to show diagrams. I hope that helps, Stoyan


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Stoyo God Member Offline MindFusion support Posts: 13230 Joined: Jul 20^th, 2005	Re: Newbie question Reply #6 - Sep 4^th, 2009 at 7:46pm	Print Post
	... if what you are trying to get is a custom shape with rounded corners, you could use the RoundedRect shape as a template. Its definition looks like this: Code // C# ShapeTemplate definition new Shape( // outline new ElementTemplate[] { new RoundRectangleTemplate(0, 0, 100, 100, 6) }, // decorations new ElementTemplate[] { }, null, FillMode.Winding, "test" ); I hope that helps, Stoyan


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chuckdawit YaBB Newbies Offline I love YaBB 1G - SP1! Posts: 20 Joined: Sep 4^th, 2009	Re: Newbie question Reply #7 - Sep 4^th, 2009 at 8:52pm	Print Post
	great thanks, but how do I get this object to view in the designer? When I copy and paste this code into the screen at the bottom, what do I need to do to see the rectangle in the area above??


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Stoyo God Member Offline MindFusion support Posts: 13230 Joined: Jul 20^th, 2005	Re: Newbie question Reply #8 - Sep 5^th, 2009 at 12:40pm	Print Post
	I'm afraid the shape designer tool cannot parse code. You can find the RoundRect shape in the listbox on the right. Select it to get a rounded rectangle in the designer, and using the context menu insert any additional graphics you might need. Stoyan


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