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I am writing a program for printing labels (or modifying one i wrote a couple of years ago) - and i want the users to be able to design the layout of the labels (currently there are predefined label layouts which i have to edit if they want changes), having the ability to draw text boxs, lines etc on a canvas/form, then be able to select it to modify text, crop or resize. How can i draw the resize/crop frame similar to the resize/crop frames around text boxes/pics in word or the linux program gLables ?

I have put a TImage object on a form, and use that to draw the grid, lines, text etc.. is this the best way, or should i draw directly to the forms canvas, or something else ???

I am using delphi 2010.

Any pointers, suggestions, examples would be most helpful.. Thanks

Thanks guys for the replies, i also found an interesting article on about.com which might be of use to anyone else to is trying to do the same as me.

link

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    The right way is to create a custom control for your designer. – Andreas Rejbrand Feb 23 '12 at 20:50
  • Here's a link to a code sample of ["marching ants" over a TImage](http://www.efg2.com/Lab/Library/Delphi/Graphics/MarchingAntsOverTImage.ZIP). – Marcus Adams Feb 23 '12 at 22:00
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    possible duplicate of [Delphi - move control in runtime alike on design mode](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/6952283/delphi-move-control-in-runtime-alike-on-design-mode) – Rob Kennedy Feb 23 '12 at 22:40

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