Hi all,

yust a short question:

Has anybody seen a algorithm how to programm clouds for redlining something.
I have seen such a thing e.g. in MS Powerpoint 2000 and I need such a
functionallity
in my own app.

Cheers
Thomas

I'm not sure what you're looking for (what is redlining?) but there are
numerous approaches to generating clouds. Quick, nice looking 2d clouds had
with a plasma algorithm, but it sounds like you're looking for something
more involved.

- D

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Not sure , but i think he is looking for those clouds you can find in
cartoons or comics ?!?

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P.S. i mean those clouds where people in the cartoons speak or think....

I do not know what your application of cartoon "clouds" is, but are you aware of Microsoft's MS Agent API?

 http://msdn.microsoft.com/workshop/imedia/agent/default.asp

It is the mechanism for generating those cartoon characters that popup to "help" you in MS Office applications (e.g. the Clippy character).  Since it is implemented as an ActiveX, it is very easily controlled from Delphi and is actually fairly well done (and free).  It comes with an editor application that lets you generate your own characters and all of their moves.  It also does text to speech with automatic lip synching.  Every time the character speaks, along with the audio, a "cloud" is generated with the spoken text.

John Williams

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did you ever read a cartoon like Mickey Mouse or Spider Man , SuperMan ?
This is what i was meaning  (perhaps there is an other english word to
better define this , the only word i found in my english dictionary is
cartoon ; P.S. i'm italian )

a "speech balloon" for speech, or a "thought balloon", for an un-spoken
thought, or just "balloon" for the general class.

are you wanting to do "tool tips" like in Windows, or "help balloon" as in
Mac?

Roy

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Try this link about TBaloonHint and TCloudHint:
http://members.nbci.com/mr_bonanzas/comp_eng.htm

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