Scribble Sample: MDI Drawing Application

The Scribble sample is based on the original MFC Scribble. The sample demonstrates how to develop a Windows Forms MDI application using C++/CLI and the .NET Framework classes. Scribble is a small drawing application that lets you draw free-hand drawings using the mouse and save those images in a file.

The sample contains three objects of interest:

Security Note

This sample code is provided to illustrate a concept and should not be used in applications or Web sites, as it may not illustrate the safest coding practices.

Building and Running the Sample

To build and run Scribble using Visual Studio

  1. In the Visual Studio IDE, load the solution file scribble.sln.

  2. In Solution Explorer, right-click the scribble solution.

  3. On the shortcut menu, click Build.

  4. On the Debug menu, click Start.

Run the resulting application and try out the basic features of the application.

Other Versions of Scribble

Scribble is also available as an MFC sample and as a Visual C# sample:

  • SCRIBBLE Sample: MFC MDI Drawing Application

  • Scribble Sample: MDI Drawing Application Using Visual C#

Classes and Keywords

This sample demonstrates the following classes:

Form; ArrayList; PrintDocument; PrintPageEventHandler; BinaryFormatter; ImageList; HelpProvider; ToolBar; StatusBar; OpenFileDialog; SaveFileDialog; Menu; MenuItem; PrintPreviewDialog; Help

This sample demonstrates the following keywords:

Form::MDIParent; Form::MDIChildren; Graphics::DrawLine