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+<title>CD_WMF</title>
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+<h2>CD_WMF - Windows Metafile Driver (cdwmf.h)</h2>
+
+ <p>This driver allows creating a Microsoft Windows Metafile, the format used
+ by 16-bit Windows systems to store graphics primitives. Usually, the filename
+ has an extension &quot;*.wmf&quot;.</p>
+ <p>The driver works only in the Microsoft Windows platform, but you can use it
+ in other platforms without the risk of compilation error. If you attempt to
+ create a canvas in another platform, function <font face="Courier"><strong>
+ cdCreateCanvas</strong></font> will return NULL.</p>
+<p><span style="color: #FF0000"><strong>It is recomended to use EMF instead of WMF whenever is possible.</strong></span> </p>
+
+<h3>Use</h3>
+
+ <p>The canvas is created by means of a call to the function
+ <font face="Courier">
+ <a href="../func/init.html#cdCreateCanvas">
+ <strong>cdCreateCanvas</strong></a>(CD_WMF, Data)</font>, after which other
+ functions in the CD library can be called as usual. The <font face="Courier">
+ Data</font> parameter string has the following format:</p>
+
+ <pre><em>&quot;filename widthxheight </em>[resolution]<em>&quot; </em>or in C <em>&quot;<strong><tt>%s
+ %dx%d</tt></strong> <strong>%g</strong>&quot;</em></pre>
+
+ <p>The file's name and dimensions are required. <font face="Courier">Width</font>
+ and <font face="Courier">height</font> are provided in pixels (note the
+ lowercase &quot;x&quot; between them). <font face="Courier">Resolution</font> is the
+ number of pixels per millimeter; its default value is the screen resolution.</p>
+ <p>Any amount of such canvases may exist simultaneously. Function
+ <font face="Courier"><strong>cdCreateCanvas</strong></font> creates a
+ memory-based metafile, and a call to function
+ <a href="../func/init.html#cdKillCanvas">
+ <font face="Courier"><strong>cdKillCanvas</strong></font></a> is required to
+ <b>close</b> the file properly.</p>
+ <p>In fact the driver uses a slightly different format, called Aldus Placeable
+ Metafile (APM). It attaches a small header to the beginning of the file,
+ allowing other applications to import better the metafile contents.</p>
+ <p>This
+ driver is NOT available for the GDI+ base driver.</p>
+
+<h3>Behavior of Functions</h3>
+
+ <p>This driver is greatly platform-dependent. For further detail, see the <b>
+ Behavior of Functions</b> of the <a href="drv/win32.html">Microsoft Windows
+ (GDI)</a> platform. However, it should be noted that some functions behave
+ differently from the basic functions of each platform.</p>
+
+<h4>Control&nbsp;</h4>
+<ul>
+ <li><a href="../func/other.html#cdPlay">
+ <font face="Courier"><strong>Play</strong></font></a>: different from the
+ basic driver, is implemented.</li>
+ <li>
+ <a href="../func/control.html#cdClear">
+ <font face="Courier"><strong>Clear</strong></font></a>: different from the
+ basic driver, does nothing.</li>
+</ul>
+<h4>Coordinate System and Clipping </h4>
+<ul>
+ <li>
+ <a href="../func/clipping.html#cdClip">
+ <font face="Courier"><strong>Clip</strong></font></a>: does nothing, returns
+ <font face="Courier">CD_CLIPOFF</font>.</li>
+</ul>
+<h4>Attributes </h4>
+<ul>
+ <li>
+ <a href="../func/filled.html#cdStipple">
+ <font face="Courier"><strong>Stipple</strong></font></a>: is always opaque
+ and smaller than 8x8 pixels.</li>
+ <li>
+ <a href="../func/filled.html#cdPattern">
+ <font face="Courier"><strong>Pattern</strong></font></a>: does nothing.</li>
+ <li>
+ <a href="../func/lines.html#cdLineWidth">
+ <font face="Courier"><strong>LineWidth</strong></font></a>: is always 1.</li>
+ <li>
+ <a href="../func/text.html#cdTextAlignment">
+ <font face="Courier"><strong>TextAlignment</strong></font></a>:
+ <font face="Courier">CD_CENTER/CD_WEST/CD_EAST</font> is saved as
+ <font face="Courier">CD_BASE_CENTER/CD_BASE_LEFT/CD_BASE_RIGHT</font>, but the
+ position error is compensated.</li>
+ <li>
+ <a href="../func/text.html#cdTextOrientation">
+ <font face="Courier"><strong>TextOrientation</strong></font></a>: does
+ nothing</li>
+</ul>
+<h4>Client Images&nbsp;</h4>
+<ul>
+ <li>
+ <a href="../func/client.html#cdGetImageRGB">
+ <font face="Courier"><strong>GetImageRGB</strong></font></a>: does nothing.</li>
+ <li>
+ <a href="../func/client.html#cdPutImageRGBA">
+ <font face="Courier"><strong>PutImageRGBA</strong></font></a>: the alpha
+ component is ignored.</li>
+</ul>
+<h4>Server Images</h4>
+<ul>
+ <li>All functions do nothing.</li>
+</ul>
+
+</body>
+
+</html>