Graphical Keywords

In GFA-BASIC 32 graphical commands are performed directly on the form's client area. VB uses a second 'layer' to perform graphics methods like Line and Shape; they are therefore named 'controls'.

The Graphical keywords can be used on a Form and on the Printer objects.

Action	Keywords	GB	VB6
Color	Color, QBColor, ForeColor, BackColor	v	v
Color	BkColor, RGB, _RGB, GetRValue, GetGValue, GetBValue, PALETTEINDEX, PALETTERGB	v
System colors	SysCol	v
Clear screen	Cls	v
DPI	WinDpi	v
Pen, brush	DefLine, DefFill	v
Mode and background mode	DrawMode GraphMode	v v	v
Print	Print Locate, LocaYX, LocaXY, Print At, Vtab, Htab	v v	v
Text	DrawText, Text, TextXor, GrayText	v
Line, rectangle	Line	v	v
(3d) Rectangles	Box, Pbox, Rbox, PRBox, Box3D, Pbox3D	v
Circle, ellipse	Circle, Pcircle, Ellipse, Pellipse	v
Set and get point	Pset, Plot, Draw, Line, SetDraw, Point, RGBPoint, PTst	v
'Logo" drawing	SetDraw, Draw, QBDraw	v
Bezier curve	Curve	v
Polygon	PolyLine, PolyFill	v
Scaling	OffsetXY, ScaleMode, ScaleHeight, ScaleWidth, ScaleLeft, ScaleTop	v	v
Scaling extended	ScaleMMOO, ScaleMode$, ScaleMX, ScaleMY	v
Conversion between scales	Scale(), ScaleToDpi, ScaleX(), ScaleY()	v
Drag rectangle	RubberBox, DragBox	v
Rectangle intersection	rc_Intersect	v
Clip	Clip	v
Bitmaps	Get, Put, BitBlt, PatBlt, Stretch, FreeBmp	v
Fonts	Font, Font To, SetFont, GetFont, Rfont, Dlg Font, _hFont, _font$, _font$=, FreeFont, DelFont	v
GDI	GdiFlush	v
Himets, Pixel, Twips conversion	HimetsToPixelX, HimetsToPixelY, PixelsToHimetX, PixelsToHimetY, PixelsToTwipX, PixelsToTwipY, TwipsToPixelX, TwipsToPixelY	v

Graphical Keywords

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