Problem:
I have a bitman on canvas.

Can anyone know?:
How can I draw something (for example: a solid line) onto canvas, and after
that remove this line without wasting the bitmap ?

  Bitmap.Canvas.Pen.Mode := pmNotXOR;
  DrawMyLine;
{the line appears - then do some stuff}
...

  Bitmap.Canvas.Pen.Mode := pmNotXOR;
  DrawMyLine; {voila ! it's gone !}
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In article <388B9992.96CED...@molsci.csiro.au>, Mat Ballard

This will work but you won't get a solid line across the bitmap. You'll get a
NotXor'd line. The usual way of drawing lines is to NotXor during the Mouse
move and pmCopy to finish it off in MouseUp to ensure the line is the color you
want. Subsequently NotXoring the line will leave a white line across the
bitmap. AFAIK, the only (simple) way is to re-draw the bitmap.

Gordon.

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