using System;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Collections;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using System.Data;

namespace Sketch_dotNet_bitmap
{
/// <summary>
/// Summary description for Form1.
/// </summary>
public class Form1 : System.Windows.Forms.Form
{

bool btn_Down;
Point ptLast;
Bitmap bmShadow;
Graphics gBitmap; // graphics object associated with the shadow bitmap
int cWidth, cHeight; // width and height of client area

/// <summary>
/// Required designer variable.
/// </summary>
private System.ComponentModel.Container components = null;

public Form1()
{
//
// Required for Windows Form Designer support
//
InitializeComponent();

//
// TODO: Add any constructor code after InitializeComponent call
//

this.BackColor = SystemColors.Window;
this.ForeColor = SystemColors.WindowText;
bmShadow = new Bitmap(this.Width, this.Height);
gBitmap = Graphics.FromImage(bmShadow);
gBitmap.Clear(this.BackColor);
}

/// <summary>
/// Clean up any resources being used.
/// </summary>
protected override void Dispose( bool disposing )
{
if( disposing )
{
if (components != null)
{
components.Dispose();
}
}
base.Dispose( disposing );
}

#region Windows Form Designer generated code
/// <summary>
/// Required method for Designer support - do not modify
/// the contents of this method with the code editor.
/// </summary>
private void InitializeComponent()
{
//
// Form1
//
this.AutoScaleBaseSize = new System.Drawing.Size(5, 13);
this.ClientSize = new System.Drawing.Size(344, 273);
this.Name = "Form1";
this.Text = "Permanent sketch with shadow bitmap";
this.MouseDown += new System.Windows.Forms.MouseEventHandler(this.Form1_MouseDown);
this.MouseUp += new System.Windows.Forms.MouseEventHandler(this.Form1_MouseUp);
this.Paint += new System.Windows.Forms.PaintEventHandler(this.Form1_Paint);
this.MouseMove += new System.Windows.Forms.MouseEventHandler(this.Form1_MouseMove);

}
#endregion

/// <summary>
/// The main entry point for the application.
/// </summary>
[STAThread]
static void Main()
{
Application.Run(new Form1());
}

private void Form1_MouseDown(object sender, System.Windows.Forms.MouseEventArgs e)
{
if (e.Button == MouseButtons.Left)
{
ptLast = new Point(e.X, e.Y);
btn_Down = true;
}
}

private void Form1_MouseMove(object sender, System.Windows.Forms.MouseEventArgs e)
{
if (btn_Down)
{
Point ptNew = new Point(e.X, e.Y);
Pen p = new Pen(this.ForeColor);
Graphics gScreen = this.CreateGraphics();
gScreen.DrawLine(p, ptLast, ptNew); // draw new line segment on screen
gScreen.Dispose();
gBitmap.DrawLine(p, ptLast, ptNew); // draw new line segment on shadow bitmap
ptLast = ptNew;
}
}

private void Form1_MouseUp(object sender, System.Windows.Forms.MouseEventArgs e)
{
btn_Down = false;
}

private void Form1_Paint(object sender, System.Windows.Forms.PaintEventArgs e)
{
Graphics gScreen = e.Graphics;
gScreen.DrawImage(bmShadow, 0, 0, bmShadow.Width, bmShadow.Height);
// draw shadow bitmap on screen
}
}
}