PowerPoint and InkOverlay

[Marton Bokor]

Hi All,
I would like to chanege the line thickness and cursor size of for example
felt tip pen. Is it possible to do this? Or if not, is it possible to program
this? I've read that powerpoint uses InkOverlay object or such, but I cannot
find any properties which bind it's address. Can I fetch current InkOverlay
during automation while in slideshow? I've read somewhere that if there are
no such properties I wont be able to find it even through a handler. Anyone
happens to know if and where can I find property for InkOverlay, InkCollector
etc, or if I can fetch these through a window handler?
Best Regards,
Marton

 

[John Wilson]

AFAIK there's no way to do this.

You might want to investigate "Zoomit" it allows several pen thicknesses and
colours as well as rectangles, text and ovals. Price is good too ;o)

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb897434.aspx

 

[Marton Bokor]

Hi Wilson,
Thanks for the info!
I had this bad feeling, that it will not be possible even via coding...
Regarding Zoomit, since a purchase will also suffice, does it integrate
seamlessly with ppt the way the original slideshow inking? I mean can I save
the result and manipulate it in edit mode, can I have any animations,
transitions, layers while in slideshow? Or is it just some sort of a ppt-like
emulation, like classroom presenter, which has its own file format (cp3).
That will not do for us, because we need the end result to be saved in a
Microsoft PowerPoint file.
Thanks for your help,
Best Regards,
Marton