DRAWMODE Property

PLBCMP GUI Only

The DRAWMODE property specifies how colors from the SHAPE or LINE object and the colors in the existing presentation image are combined. The property uses the following format:

DRAWMODE={value}

Note the following:

1. DRAWMODE may be used in CREATE, SETPROP, or GETPROP statements of a SHAPE or LINE object.

2. {value} is a decimal number, a Numeric Variable, an Expression, or a keyword as defined in PLBEQU.INC. The supported values and keywords are:

 

Value	Keyword	Pixel is ...
0	$NONE	same as (default).
1	$BLACKNESS	always 0.
2	$COPYPEN	the pen color. (default)
3	$INVERT	the inverse of the screen color.
4	$MASKNOTPEN	a combination of the colors common to both the screen and the inverse of the pen.
5	$MASKPEN	a combination of the colors common to both the pen and the screen.
6	$MASKPENNOT	a combination of the colors common to both the pen and the inverse of the screen.
7	$MERGENOTPEN	a combination of the screen color and the inverse of the pen color.
8	$MERGEPEN	a combination of the pen color and the screen color.
9	$MERGEPENNOT	a combination of the pen color and the inverse of the screen color.
10	$NOP	unchanged.
11	$NOTCOPYPEN	the inverse of the pen color.
12	$NOTMASKPEN	the inverse of the $MASKPEN color.
13	$NOTMERGEPEN	the inverse of the $MERGEPEN color.
14	$NOTXORPEN	the inverse of the $XORPEN color.
15	$WHITENESS	always 1.
16	$XORPEN	combination of the pen color and the screen color but not in both.

 

3. This property is not available when using the PL/B Web Server.

See Also: Object Properties, Object IO Instructions, Object Definitions