M2PicSnap
What is it
M2PicSnap is a simple program to frame a picture either from a file, or from
the clipboard and then annotate it with ink on a Tablet PC. The results can
then either be saved to a JPEG file or pasted back into the clipboard.
Program Updates
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26 September 2003 - Minor update, added the capability to rotate the
source picture before it is framed.
Where's the download?
You either don't have the .Net Framework installed
or you're not running IE5.5 and above. So you might need to download the
Download Microsoft .Net Framework v1.0. You can still download the
program first but if it crashes with an error message when you run it most
likely you don't have the .Net Framework installed.
This program is only meant for a Tablet PC or a Windows XP SP1 system
with the Tablet PC SDK installed. Do NOT download this otherwise, cause it
won't work!
M2PicSnap Download
Why Make Such A Thing
I was testing out Microsoft's new OneNote program, which is essentially as I
like to call it, a scrap book program, since you can type anywhere you want,
draw anywhere you want and bring in pictures to your page. So of course I
started dragging in pictures that were snapped off from my camera WITHOUT
resizing them. OneNote starting choking after there were about a dozen 1.5MB
image files on a page, and I don't blame it... :P
So I resorted to my program M2PicBuddy, but that would mean I had to open
the image in M2PicBuddy, save it, then drag it into OneNote... lots of wrist
movement! I decided I needed to make a new program! :D I needed a program to
quickly resize the picture and dump it into OneNote, I realised the quickest
way was through the clipboard.
Instead of putting copy and paste features into M2PicBuddy, I remembered an idea
I had of framing a picture up with a caption area then you can write on it like
a photo.. and here are the results!
Anything To Expect?
Well... there are areas for improvement such as persisting the user's pen color
selection, and probably compile a version for normal Windows systems without
the annotation feature. Or maybe make a simple paint interface. :P (Maybe if
someone sends me ohh... 10 bucks? Gotta try and get some money from my code,
wife's nagging :P)
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