RVStyle DrawParaBack

[standay]

Hi Sergey,

I'm trying to set up a slightly different paragraph highlight and can't figure it out.

Here's what I have now, it works fine (call this paragraph highlight):

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Here's the relevant code:

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    r := ARect;
    ACanvas.Brush.Color := SRDJournalThemes.EditorActiveLine;
    ACanvas.FillRect(r);

What I want is to add being able to do this (call this line highlight):

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Here's that code:

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    r := ARect;
    yoffset := ( Edit.VScrollPos * Edit.VSmallStep );
    CurDItem := TRVEditRVData(Edit.RVData).CaretDrawItemNo;
    Edit.RVData.GetLineVerticalBoundsOrigEx(CurDItem,LineTopY,LineBottomY,CurDItem,CurDItem);
    r.Top := LineTopY - yoffset;
    r.Bottom := LineBottomY - yoffset + 1;
    ACanvas.Brush.Color := SRDJournalThemes.EditorActiveLine;
    ACanvas.FillRect(r);

The problem is when I start typing or turn live spell on and off. The line highlight flickers and even drops out:

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It's fine as long as I don't set the rectangle top and bottom and use ARect as it is. Any ideas on why that might be doing that? I've tried all sorts of refresh, invalidate, and other calls to try and get it to work but no joy.

Thanks Sergey

Stan

[Sergey Tkachenko]

Unfortunately, there is a problem.
This event does not have parameters defining the beginning of the coordinates. For a complete repaint, these coordinates are client coordinates, and your code works. But for partial repainting, they are not client coordinates.
So, it's not possible to calculate coordinates in this event.

I'll think how to solve this problem.
I can see two solutions: either adding "hidden" parameters in this event, or adding one more event OnDrawCurrentLineBackground.

[standay]

Unfortunately, there is a problem.
This event does not have parameters defining the beginning of the coordinates. For a complete repaint, these coordinates are client coordinates, and your code works. But for partial repainting, they are not client coordinates.
So, it's not possible to calculate coordinates in this event.

I'll think how to solve this problem.
I can see two solutions: either adding "hidden" parameters in this event, or adding one more event OnDrawCurrentLineBackground.

Thanks Sergey. Appreciate it.

Stan

[standay]

Hi Sergey,

I have worked around my issue of trying to highlight a single line using DrawParaBack by using a different approach. Instead of changing the para back to highlight a single line, I used the regular rve onpaint and add a dotted rectangle around the current line like this:

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The advantage with this is it works "on top" of paragraphs with background colors and it still works with paragraphs I highlight using DrawParaBack as before. So I don't have to pick one or the other, I can have both. Or none of course!

If you get the para back working though, that would be a plus. If not, this should do.

Stan

[Sergey Tkachenko]

I've implemented OnDrawCurrentLine event.

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In the next update, it will be called after drawing all content. There will be Prepaint: Boolean parameter, but it will be reserved for future use.

PS: OnPaint can be used, but in VCL/LCL version it may flicker a bit, because it is not double buffered.

[standay]

Thanks Sergey, looking forward to trying it.

Stan

[standay]

Hi Sergey,

I have the latest version installed now, and I see the OnDrawCurrentLine. I just did a simple canvas fill and it covers the line as expected, but all the foreground elements are painted over.

So, can you tell me how to use this new procedure to draw the background only? Like DrawParaBack does?

Thanks Sergey

Stan

[Sergey Tkachenko]

In this update, this event is called after all other drawing.
So, it can be used only for drawing borders or semitransparent highlighting
(The example how to do semitransparent highlighting in shown in the help file about this event)

[standay]

OK, got it. It works as outlined in the help.

Thanks Sergey

Stan