Function: Determines if the tablet will accept data from a COM port or from the
Simple Tablet driver if Simple Tablet support is desired.
Arguments: Integer:
Mode Defined as follows:
0 Normal mode. When the tablet is activated
it will accept input from the selected COM port.
Default is 0.
1 Simple Tablet mode. When the tablet is activated it
will accept data from the Topaz Simple Tablet driver
only.
2 USB mode. When the tablet is activated it will
accept data from the Topaz USB driver.
3 TracGemPOST signature format.
Transparent mode (CTRL-T).
4 Older model SigLite touch tablet format.
Obsolete mode.
Preferred method of setting the above modes is with
the TabletType property.
Add 32 Rendering of signatures in lower resolution
for better Visual Basic compatibility.
Preferred method of setting this mode is
with the DisplayWindowRes property.
Add 64 Control becomes invisible and does not draw
visibly (0X40). Preferred method of setting
this mode is with the TabletInvisible
property.
Add 128 Hardware check mode. When this mode is
active, Normal mode is also set. If a Topaz
tablet is plugged into the selected COM port,
TabletState can be set to 1. If the tablet is not
plugged into the serial port, TabletState
cannot be set to 1. Preferred method of
setting this mode is with the
TabletComTest property.
Add 256 Allows for signature rotation in the control
after capture. Does not save the .SIG file
rotated. Display rotation only. Preferred
method of setting this mode is with the
DisplayRotate property.
Add 768 Allows for signature rotation in the control
after capture. Does save the .SIG file rotated
in this mode. Preferred method of setting
this mode is with the DisplayRotateSave
property.
Add 1024 (400H). This is the Memo Field mode, where
the GetSigData and SetSigData formats are
unicode compliant for applications where the
field used to store the signature cannot
accept binary data. This Memo Field mode is
active for all .SIG file formats, including
normal, encrypted, and compressed. If you
save the .SIG data in this mode, you must
also retrieve the data in the same mode.
Preferred method of setting this mode is
with the AsciiDataMode property.
Add modes can be used in any additive
combination. For example, to implement
Add 32 in Simple Tablet mode, the argument is set
to 1 + 32 = 33.
Return Value: Void.
Remarks: If Simple Tablet support is not available, it will not do anything when in the
active state. Conversely, if Simple Tablet is present and the mode is not
correct, the tablet will also do nothing when active because the Simple Tablet
driver takes exclusive possession of the COM port.
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