Hyperlink in Textbox?

[iansml]

Is there any way to add an annotation that contains a hyperlink to external URL or document? An extension to the TextAnnotation control possibly?

Thanks.

[Alex]

Hello,

What functionality do you need?

Best regards, Alexander

[iansml]

Hello,

What functionality do you need?

Best regards, Alexander

Hi Alex,

I'm currently evaluating a number of 3rd party products to replace some legacy document annotation code that has been hand-crafted using GDI. One of the legacy annotations I must replace is a kind of textbox that allows you to select a URL and add a textual description. The textbox displays the description as a standard hyperlink (blue, underlined) which launches the URL when clicked.

I can't find any control that will do the job. Is there one, or is there any way I can extend an existing one (e.g. textbox/rectangle)?

Thanks,

Ian

[Alex]

Hello Ian,

You can use StampAnnotation as a base for UrlAnnotation. Ability to receive notification when mouse event is fired (clicked, double clicked, etc) will be added in 2-3 weeks.

Best regards, Alexander

[iansml]

Alex,

Would you have any example code for doing this? Is there a chance of this control being a standard annotation in the future?

Thanks,

Ian

[Alex]

Yes, we will add UrlAnnotation to a list of standard annotations in next version of library.

Best regards, Alexander

[iansml]

That's great. Thanks.

1) When will the next version be made available?
2) Do you have any example code showing how I could extend a current control as a workaround in the meantime?

Thanks again. Our evaluation of your product is going very well and I've been impressed by the turnaround of you and your team. We just a few remaining issues that I've raised on this forum that I need to resolve before we can commit to purchase.

Regards,

Ian

[Alex]

Hello Ian,

When will the next version be made available?

New version of VintaSoftImaging.NET Library will be released in 2-3 weeks.

Do you have any example code showing how I could extend a current control as a workaround in the meantime?

Next code creates StampAnnotation object with "URL style":

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StampAnnotation ann = new StampAnnotation();
ann.Text = "Url text";
FontFamily fontFamily = new FontFamily("Arial");
ann.Font = new Font(fontFamily, 15, FontStyle.Underline);
ann.Border = false;
ann.BorderColor = Color.Transparent;
ann.StampColor = Color.Blue;
ann.ZOrder = zOrder;
zOrder++;
annotationViewer1.BuildAnnotation(ann);

Mouse click event cannot be defined at the moment.

Best regards, Alexander