unit U_Canvas1;

{Example of saving and restoring canvas contents using a bitmap}

interface
uses
Windows, Messages, SysUtils, Classes, Graphics, Controls, Forms, Dialogs,
StdCtrls, ExtCtrls;
type
TForm1 = class(TForm)
DrawBtn: TButton;
SaveBtn: TButton;
Image1: TImage;
ClearBtn: TButton;
ListBox1: TListBox;
Label2: TLabel;
Label1: TLabel;
Button1: TButton;
SaveDialog1: TSaveDialog;
procedure DrawBtnClick(Sender: TObject);
procedure ClearBtnClick(Sender: TObject);
procedure SaveBtnClick(Sender: TObject);
procedure ListBox1Click(Sender: TObject);
procedure Image1MouseDown(Sender: TObject; Button: TMouseButton;
Shift: TShiftState; X, Y: Integer);
procedure Image1MouseMove(Sender: TObject; Shift: TShiftState; X,
Y: Integer);
procedure Image1MouseUp(Sender: TObject; Button: TMouseButton;
Shift: TShiftState; X, Y: Integer);
procedure FormCreate(Sender: TObject);
procedure Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
private
{ Private declarations }
public
drawing:boolean; {user is scribbling on the canvas}
end;
var
Form1: TForm1;
implementation
{$R *.DFM}
{********************* DrawBtnClick ******************}
procedure TForm1.DrawBtnClick(Sender: TObject);
{Draw some ellipses on the canvas - random size and color}
var
i:integer;
cx,cy:integer;
begin
with image1, canvas do
begin
for i:= 1 to 10 do
begin
cx:=random(width);
cy:=random(height);
brush.color:=random(256*256*256);
ellipse(cx,cy,cx+random(100), cy+random(100));
end;
end;
end;

{******************* ClearBtnClick ****************}

procedure TForm1.ClearBtnClick(Sender: TObject);
{Erase the canvas by drawing a big rectangle}
begin
with image1, canvas do
begin
brush.color:=clwhite;
canvas.rectangle(clientrect);
end;
end;
{***************** SaveBtnClick *******************}
procedure TForm1.SaveBtnClick(Sender: TObject);
{Make a bitmap, copy canavsa to it and save it in a listbox}
var
b:TBitmap;
begin
b:=TBitmap.Create;
b.height:=image1.height;
b.width:=image1.width;
b.canvas.copyrect(rect(0,0,b.width,b.height),image1.canvas,image1.clientrect);
listbox1.items.addobject('Image #'+inttostr(listbox1.items.count+1),b);
end;
{******************* ListBox1Click *****************}
procedure TForm1.ListBox1Click(Sender: TObject);
{Retrieve bitmap from listbox and copy it to the canvas}
var
b:TBitmap;
begin
if listbox1.itemindex>=0 then
with listbox1 do
begin
b:=TBitmap(items.objects[itemindex]);
image1.Canvas.CopyRect(image1.clientrect,b.canvas,rect(0,0,b.width,b.height)
);
end;
end;
{******************** Image1MouseDown **************}
procedure TForm1.Image1MouseDown(Sender: TObject; Button: TMouseButton;
Shift: TShiftState; X, Y: Integer);
begin
with image1.canvas do
begin
pen.width:=3;
pen.color:=clblack;
drawing:=true;
moveto(x,y);
end;
end;
{*************** Image1MouseMove **************}
procedure TForm1.Image1MouseMove(Sender: TObject; Shift: TShiftState; X,
Y: Integer);
begin
If drawing
then with image1 do
begin

cursor:=crNone; {to keep cursor redraw from erasing part of our line}
canvas.lineto(x,y);
cursor:=crdefault;
end;
end;
{***************** Image1MouseUp ****************}
procedure TForm1.Image1MouseUp(Sender: TObject; Button: TMouseButton;
Shift: TShiftState; X, Y: Integer);
begin
drawing:=false;
end;
{******************* Formcreate *************}
procedure TForm1.FormCreate(Sender: TObject);
begin
clearbtnclick(sender); {draw initial rectangle to clear image canvas}
end;
procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
var
b:TBitMap;
begin
If savedialog1.execute
then image1.picture.savetofile(savedialog1.filename);
end;
end.