# Scribble Sample: MDI Drawing Application

The Scribble sample is based on the original MFC Scribble. The sample demonstrates how to develop a Windows Forms MDI application using C++/CLI and the .NET Framework classes. Scribble is a small drawing application that lets you draw free-hand drawings using the mouse and save those images in a file.

The sample contains three objects of interest:

- Document object Manages the user-created documents and performs basic opening and saving operations.

- View object Provides the view for the document object. The user can have different views of the same document.

- Main form object The equivalent of the standard MFC frame object. This object is the parent for all of the views.

Security Note
This sample code is provided to illustrate a concept and should not be used in applications or Web sites, as it may not illustrate the safest coding practices.

# Building and Running the Sample

#### To build and run Scribble using Visual Studio

1. In the Visual Studio IDE, load the solution file scribble.sln.

2. In Solution Explorer, right-click the scribble solution.

3. On the shortcut menu, click Build.

4. On the Debug menu, click Start.

Run the resulting application and try out the basic features of the application.

# Other Versions of Scribble

Scribble is also available as an MFC sample and as a Visual C# sample:

- SCRIBBLE Sample: MFC MDI Drawing Application

- Scribble Sample: MDI Drawing Application Using Visual C#

# Classes and Keywords

This sample demonstrates the following classes:

Form; ArrayList; PrintDocument; PrintPageEventHandler; BinaryFormatter; ImageList; HelpProvider; ToolBar; StatusBar; OpenFileDialog; SaveFileDialog; Menu; MenuItem; PrintPreviewDialog; Help

This sample demonstrates the following keywords:

Form::MDIParent; Form::MDIChildren; Graphics::DrawLine