How to draw data (text and graphic) over any control panel window?

[Porras]

Hi all.

Please, do you know how to draw extra data (graphics and text) in any graphic window used on the control panel (not graphs or charts, but any different type of window, like an ActiveX container).

I am developing a control panel for a robot teleoperation system. I need to obtain video images for a remote camera installed on the robot. I introduce the video by a ActiveX container window, using an Axis Video Server and its SDK. And then, in the same window, I have to represent lines and write text depending on robot sensors input data. For example, for representing the virtual horizon.

Thanks in advance.

[falkpl]

You can coonsider overlaying a picture box over your ActiveX container,with a transparent background and deawing with text directly to that (you will loose click events on your activeX container), or you can write the images to an IMAQ display and use the overlay vi to do your markup

[TLemon]

Porras,

That's an interesting application...I know a colleague who is looking for just such a product.  Let me know how it works out!

Ted