I want to draw on an HTML Canvas using a mouse (ex: draw a signature, draw a name,...)
Please help me how can I do? Please give some source code. Thank you
I want to draw on an HTML Canvas using a mouse (ex: draw a signature, draw a name,...)
Please help me how can I do? Please give some source code. Thank you
Here is a working sample.
<html>
<script type="text/javascript">
var canvas, ctx, flag = false,
prevX = 0,
currX = 0,
prevY = 0,
currY = 0,
dot_flag = false;
var x = "black",
y = 2;
function init() {
canvas = document.getElementById('can');
ctx = canvas.getContext("2d");
w = canvas.width;
h = canvas.height;
canvas.addEventListener("mousemove", function (e) {
findxy('move', e)
}, false);
canvas.addEventListener("mousedown", function (e) {
findxy('down', e)
}, false);
canvas.addEventListener("mouseup", function (e) {
findxy('up', e)
}, false);
canvas.addEventListener("mouseout", function (e) {
findxy('out', e)
}, false);
}
function color(obj) {
switch (obj.id) {
case "green":
x = "green";
break;
case "blue":
x = "blue";
break;
case "red":
x = "red";
break;
case "yellow":
x = "yellow";
break;
case "orange":
x = "orange";
break;
case "black":
x = "black";
break;
case "white":
x = "white";
break;
}
if (x == "white") y = 14;
else y = 2;
}
function draw() {
ctx.beginPath();
ctx.moveTo(prevX, prevY);
ctx.lineTo(currX, currY);
ctx.strokeStyle = x;
ctx.lineWidth = y;
ctx.stroke();
ctx.closePath();
}
function erase() {
var m = confirm("Want to clear");
if (m) {
ctx.clearRect(0, 0, w, h);
document.getElementById("canvasimg").style.display = "none";
}
}
function save() {
document.getElementById("canvasimg").style.border = "2px solid";
var dataURL = canvas.toDataURL();
document.getElementById("canvasimg").src = dataURL;
document.getElementById("canvasimg").style.display = "inline";
}
function findxy(res, e) {
if (res == 'down') {
prevX = currX;
prevY = currY;
currX = e.clientX - canvas.offsetLeft;
currY = e.clientY - canvas.offsetTop;
flag = true;
dot_flag = true;
if (dot_flag) {
ctx.beginPath();
ctx.fillStyle = x;
ctx.fillRect(currX, currY, 2, 2);
ctx.closePath();
dot_flag = false;
}
}
if (res == 'up' || res == "out") {
flag = false;
}
if (res == 'move') {
if (flag) {
prevX = currX;
prevY = currY;
currX = e.clientX - canvas.offsetLeft;
currY = e.clientY - canvas.offsetTop;
draw();
}
}
}
</script>
<body onload="init()">
<canvas id="can" width="400" height="400" style="position:absolute;top:10%;left:10%;border:2px solid;"></canvas>
<div style="position:absolute;top:12%;left:43%;">Choose Color</div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:15%;left:45%;width:10px;height:10px;background:green;" id="green" onclick="color(this)"></div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:15%;left:46%;width:10px;height:10px;background:blue;" id="blue" onclick="color(this)"></div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:15%;left:47%;width:10px;height:10px;background:red;" id="red" onclick="color(this)"></div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:17%;left:45%;width:10px;height:10px;background:yellow;" id="yellow" onclick="color(this)"></div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:17%;left:46%;width:10px;height:10px;background:orange;" id="orange" onclick="color(this)"></div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:17%;left:47%;width:10px;height:10px;background:black;" id="black" onclick="color(this)"></div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:20%;left:43%;">Eraser</div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:22%;left:45%;width:15px;height:15px;background:white;border:2px solid;" id="white" onclick="color(this)"></div>
<img id="canvasimg" style="position:absolute;top:10%;left:52%;" style="display:none;">
<input type="button" value="save" id="btn" size="30" onclick="save()" style="position:absolute;top:55%;left:10%;">
<input type="button" value="clear" id="clr" size="23" onclick="erase()" style="position:absolute;top:55%;left:15%;">
</body>
</html>
Here's the most straightforward way to create a drawing application with canvas:
mousedown
, mousemove
, and mouseup
event listener to the canvas DOMmousedown
, get the mouse coordinates, and use the moveTo()
method to position your drawing cursor and the beginPath()
method to begin a new drawing path.mousemove
, continuously add a new point to the path with lineTo()
, and color the last segment with stroke()
.mouseup
, set a flag to disable the drawing.From there, you can add all kinds of other features like giving the user the ability to choose a line thickness, color, brush strokes, and even layers.
Googled this ("html5 canvas paint program"). Looks like what you need.
http://dev.opera.com/articles/view/html5-canvas-painting/
check this http://jsfiddle.net/ArtBIT/kneDX/. This should direct you on the right direction
I was looking to use this method for signatures as well, i found a sample on http://codetheory.in/.
I've added the below code to a jsfiddle
Html:
<div id="sketch">
<canvas id="paint"></canvas>
</div>
Javascript:
(function() {
var canvas = document.querySelector('#paint');
var ctx = canvas.getContext('2d');
var sketch = document.querySelector('#sketch');
var sketch_style = getComputedStyle(sketch);
canvas.width = parseInt(sketch_style.getPropertyValue('width'));
canvas.height = parseInt(sketch_style.getPropertyValue('height'));
var mouse = {x: 0, y: 0};
var last_mouse = {x: 0, y: 0};
/* Mouse Capturing Work */
canvas.addEventListener('mousemove', function(e) {
last_mouse.x = mouse.x;
last_mouse.y = mouse.y;
mouse.x = e.pageX - this.offsetLeft;
mouse.y = e.pageY - this.offsetTop;
}, false);
/* Drawing on Paint App */
ctx.lineWidth = 5;
ctx.lineJoin = 'round';
ctx.lineCap = 'round';
ctx.strokeStyle = 'blue';
canvas.addEventListener('mousedown', function(e) {
canvas.addEventListener('mousemove', onPaint, false);
}, false);
canvas.addEventListener('mouseup', function() {
canvas.removeEventListener('mousemove', onPaint, false);
}, false);
var onPaint = function() {
ctx.beginPath();
ctx.moveTo(last_mouse.x, last_mouse.y);
ctx.lineTo(mouse.x, mouse.y);
ctx.closePath();
ctx.stroke();
};
}());
I think, other examples here are too complicated. This one is simpler and JS only...
// create canvas element and append it to document body
var canvas = document.createElement('canvas');
document.body.appendChild(canvas);
// some hotfixes... ( ≖_≖)
document.body.style.margin = 0;
canvas.style.position = 'fixed';
// get canvas 2D context and set him correct size
var ctx = canvas.getContext('2d');
resize();
// last known position
var pos = { x: 0, y: 0 };
window.addEventListener('resize', resize);
document.addEventListener('mousemove', draw);
document.addEventListener('mousedown', setPosition);
document.addEventListener('mouseenter', setPosition);
// new position from mouse event
function setPosition(e) {
pos.x = e.clientX;
pos.y = e.clientY;
}
// resize canvas
function resize() {
ctx.canvas.width = window.innerWidth;
ctx.canvas.height = window.innerHeight;
}
function draw(e) {
// mouse left button must be pressed
if (e.buttons !== 1) return;
ctx.beginPath(); // begin
ctx.lineWidth = 5;
ctx.lineCap = 'round';
ctx.strokeStyle = '#c0392b';
ctx.moveTo(pos.x, pos.y); // from
setPosition(e);
ctx.lineTo(pos.x, pos.y); // to
ctx.stroke(); // draw it!
}
Here is my very simple working canvas draw and erase.
https://jsfiddle.net/richardcwc/d2gxjdva/
//Canvas
var canvas = document.getElementById('canvas');
var ctx = canvas.getContext('2d');
//Variables
var canvasx = $(canvas).offset().left;
var canvasy = $(canvas).offset().top;
var last_mousex = last_mousey = 0;
var mousex = mousey = 0;
var mousedown = false;
var tooltype = 'draw';
//Mousedown
$(canvas).on('mousedown', function(e) {
last_mousex = mousex = parseInt(e.clientX-canvasx);
last_mousey = mousey = parseInt(e.clientY-canvasy);
mousedown = true;
});
//Mouseup
$(canvas).on('mouseup', function(e) {
mousedown = false;
});
//Mousemove
$(canvas).on('mousemove', function(e) {
mousex = parseInt(e.clientX-canvasx);
mousey = parseInt(e.clientY-canvasy);
if(mousedown) {
ctx.beginPath();
if(tooltype=='draw') {
ctx.globalCompositeOperation = 'source-over';
ctx.strokeStyle = 'black';
ctx.lineWidth = 3;
} else {
ctx.globalCompositeOperation = 'destination-out';
ctx.lineWidth = 10;
}
ctx.moveTo(last_mousex,last_mousey);
ctx.lineTo(mousex,mousey);
ctx.lineJoin = ctx.lineCap = 'round';
ctx.stroke();
}
last_mousex = mousex;
last_mousey = mousey;
//Output
$('#output').html('current: '+mousex+', '+mousey+'<br/>last: '+last_mousex+', '+last_mousey+'<br/>mousedown: '+mousedown);
});
//Use draw|erase
use_tool = function(tool) {
tooltype = tool; //update
}
canvas {
cursor: crosshair;
border: 1px solid #000000;
}
<canvas id="canvas" width="800" height="500"></canvas>
<input type="button" value="draw" onclick="use_tool('draw');" />
<input type="button" value="erase" onclick="use_tool('erase');" />
<div id="output"></div>
Alco check this one:
Example:
https://github.com/williammalone/Simple-HTML5-Drawing-App
Documentation:
http://www.williammalone.com/articles/create-html5-canvas-javascript-drawing-app/
This document includes following codes:-
HTML:
<canvas id="canvas" width="490" height="220"></canvas>
JS:
context = document.getElementById('canvas').getContext("2d");
$('#canvas').mousedown(function(e){
var mouseX = e.pageX - this.offsetLeft;
var mouseY = e.pageY - this.offsetTop;
paint = true;
addClick(e.pageX - this.offsetLeft, e.pageY - this.offsetTop);
redraw();
});
$('#canvas').mouseup(function(e){
paint = false;
});
$('#canvas').mouseleave(function(e){
paint = false;
});
var clickX = new Array();
var clickY = new Array();
var clickDrag = new Array();
var paint;
function addClick(x, y, dragging)
{
clickX.push(x);
clickY.push(y);
clickDrag.push(dragging);
}
//Also redraw
function redraw(){
context.clearRect(0, 0, context.canvas.width, context.canvas.height); // Clears the canvas
context.strokeStyle = "#df4b26";
context.lineJoin = "round";
context.lineWidth = 5;
for(var i=0; i < clickX.length; i++) {
context.beginPath();
if(clickDrag[i] && i){
context.moveTo(clickX[i-1], clickY[i-1]);
}else{
context.moveTo(clickX[i]-1, clickY[i]);
}
context.lineTo(clickX[i], clickY[i]);
context.closePath();
context.stroke();
}
}
And another awesome example
http://perfectionkills.com/exploring-canvas-drawing-techniques/
Let me know if you have trouble implementing this. It uses processing.js and has features for changing colors and making the draw point larger and smaller.
<html>
<head>
<!--script librarires-->
<script type="text/javascript" src="processing.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript" src="init.js"></script>
<!--styles -->
<style type="text/css" src="stylesheet.css">
</style>
</head>
<body>
<!--toolbox -->
<div id="draggable toolbox"></div>
<script type="application/processing">
// new script
int prevx, prevy;
int newx, newy;
boolean cliked;
color c1 = #000000;
int largeur=2;
int ps = 20;
int px = 50;
int py = 50;
void setup() {
size(500,500);
frameRate(25);
background(50);
prevx = mouseX;
prevy = mouseY;
cliked = false;
}
void draw() {
//couleur
noStroke(0);
fill(#FFFFFF);//blanc
rect(px, py, ps, ps);
fill(#000000);
rect(px, py+(ps), ps, ps);
fill(#FF0000);
rect(px, py+(ps*2), ps, ps);
fill(#00FF00);
rect(px, py+(ps*3), ps, ps);
fill(#FFFF00);
rect(px, py+(ps*4), ps, ps);
fill(#0000FF);
rect(px, py+(ps*5), ps, ps);
//largeur
fill(#FFFFFF);
rect(px, py+(ps*7), ps, ps);
fill(#FFFFFF);
rect(px, py+(ps*8), ps, ps);
stroke(#000000);
line(px+2, py+(ps*7)+(ps/2), px+(ps-2), py+(ps*7)+(ps/2));
line(px+(ps/2), py+(ps*7)+1, px+(ps/2), py+(ps*8)-1);
line(px+2, py+(ps*8)+(ps/2), px+(ps-2), py+(ps*8)+(ps/2));
if(cliked==false){
prevx = mouseX;
prevy = mouseY;
}
if(mousePressed) {
cliked = true;
newx = mouseX;
newy = mouseY;
strokeWeight(largeur);
stroke(c1);
line(prevx, prevy, newx, newy);
prevx = newx;
prevy = newy;
}else{
cliked= false;
}
}
void mouseClicked() {
if (mouseX>=px && mouseX<=(px+ps)){
//couleur
if (mouseY>=py && mouseY<=py+(ps*6)){
c1 = get(mouseX, mouseY);
}
//largeur
if (mouseY>=py+(ps*7) && mouseY<=py+(ps*8)){
largeur += 2;
}
if (mouseY>=py+(ps*8) && mouseY<=py+(ps*9)){
if (largeur>2){
largeur -= 2;
}
}
}
}
</script><canvas></canvas>
</body>
</html>
I had to provide a simple example for this subject so I'll share here:
http://jsfiddle.net/Haelle/v6tfp2e1
class SignTool {
constructor() {
this.initVars()
this.initEvents()
}
initVars() {
this.canvas = $('#canvas')[0]
this.ctx = this.canvas.getContext("2d")
this.isMouseClicked = false
this.isMouseInCanvas = false
this.prevX = 0
this.currX = 0
this.prevY = 0
this.currY = 0
}
initEvents() {
$('#canvas').on("mousemove", (e) => this.onMouseMove(e))
$('#canvas').on("mousedown", (e) => this.onMouseDown(e))
$('#canvas').on("mouseup", () => this.onMouseUp())
$('#canvas').on("mouseout", () => this.onMouseOut())
$('#canvas').on("mouseenter", (e) => this.onMouseEnter(e))
}
onMouseDown(e) {
this.isMouseClicked = true
this.updateCurrentPosition(e)
}
onMouseUp() {
this.isMouseClicked = false
}
onMouseEnter(e) {
this.isMouseInCanvas = true
this.updateCurrentPosition(e)
}
onMouseOut() {
this.isMouseInCanvas = false
}
onMouseMove(e) {
if (this.isMouseClicked && this.isMouseInCanvas) {
this.updateCurrentPosition(e)
this.draw()
}
}
updateCurrentPosition(e) {
this.prevX = this.currX
this.prevY = this.currY
this.currX = e.clientX - this.canvas.offsetLeft
this.currY = e.clientY - this.canvas.offsetTop
}
draw() {
this.ctx.beginPath()
this.ctx.moveTo(this.prevX, this.prevY)
this.ctx.lineTo(this.currX, this.currY)
this.ctx.strokeStyle = "black"
this.ctx.lineWidth = 2
this.ctx.stroke()
this.ctx.closePath()
}
}
var canvas = new SignTool()
canvas {
position: absolute;
border: 2px solid;
}
<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/2.1.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
<canvas id="canvas" width="500" height="300"></canvas>
if you have background image for your canvas, you will have to make some tweaks to have it work properly because white erasing trick will hide the background.
here is a gist with the code.
<html>
<script type="text/javascript">
var canvas, canvasimg, backgroundImage, finalImg;
var mouseClicked = false;
var prevX = 0;
var currX = 0;
var prevY = 0;
var currY = 0;
var fillStyle = "black";
var globalCompositeOperation = "source-over";
var lineWidth = 2;
function init() {
var imageSrc = '/abstract-geometric-pattern_23-2147508597.jpg'
backgroundImage = new Image();
backgroundImage.src = imageSrc;
canvas = document.getElementById('can');
finalImg = document.getElementById('finalImg');
canvasimg = document.getElementById('canvasimg');
canvas.style.backgroundImage = "url('" + imageSrc + "')";
canvas.addEventListener("mousemove", handleMouseEvent);
canvas.addEventListener("mousedown", handleMouseEvent);
canvas.addEventListener("mouseup", handleMouseEvent);
canvas.addEventListener("mouseout", handleMouseEvent);
}
function getColor(btn) {
globalCompositeOperation = 'source-over';
lineWidth = 2;
switch (btn.getAttribute('data-color')) {
case "green":
fillStyle = "green";
break;
case "blue":
fillStyle = "blue";
break;
case "red":
fillStyle = "red";
break;
case "yellow":
fillStyle = "yellow";
break;
case "orange":
fillStyle = "orange";
break;
case "black":
fillStyle = "black";
break;
case "eraser":
globalCompositeOperation = 'destination-out';
fillStyle = "rgba(0,0,0,1)";
lineWidth = 14;
break;
}
}
function draw(dot) {
var ctx = canvas.getContext("2d");
ctx.beginPath();
ctx.globalCompositeOperation = globalCompositeOperation;
if(dot){
ctx.fillStyle = fillStyle;
ctx.fillRect(currX, currY, 2, 2);
} else {
ctx.beginPath();
ctx.moveTo(prevX, prevY);
ctx.lineTo(currX, currY);
ctx.strokeStyle = fillStyle;
ctx.lineWidth = lineWidth;
ctx.stroke();
}
ctx.closePath();
}
function erase() {
if (confirm("Want to clear")) {
var ctx = canvas.getContext("2d");
ctx.clearRect(0, 0, canvas.width, canvas.height);
document.getElementById("canvasimg").style.display = "none";
}
}
function save() {
canvas.style.border = "2px solid";
canvasimg.width = canvas.width;
canvasimg.height = canvas.height;
var ctx2 = canvasimg.getContext("2d");
// comment next line to save the draw only
ctx2.drawImage(backgroundImage, 0, 0);
ctx2.drawImage(canvas, 0, 0);
finalImg.src = canvasimg.toDataURL();
finalImg.style.display = "inline";
}
function handleMouseEvent(e) {
if (e.type === 'mousedown') {
prevX = currX;
prevY = currY;
currX = e.offsetX;
currY = e.offsetY;
mouseClicked = true;
draw(true);
}
if (e.type === 'mouseup' || e.type === "mouseout") {
mouseClicked = false;
}
if (e.type === 'mousemove') {
if (mouseClicked) {
prevX = currX;
prevY = currY;
currX = e.offsetX;
currY = e.offsetY;
draw();
}
}
}
</script>
<body onload="init()">
<canvas id="can" width="400" height="400" style="position:absolute;top:10%;left:10%;border:2px solid;">
</canvas>
<div style="position:absolute;top:12%;left:43%;">Choose Color</div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:15%;left:45%;width:10px;height:10px;background:green;" data-color="green" onclick="getColor(this)"></div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:15%;left:46%;width:10px;height:10px;background:blue;" data-color="blue" onclick="getColor(this)"></div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:15%;left:47%;width:10px;height:10px;background:red;" data-color="red" onclick="getColor(this)"></div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:17%;left:45%;width:10px;height:10px;background:yellow;" data-color="yellow" onclick="getColor(this)"></div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:17%;left:46%;width:10px;height:10px;background:orange;" data-color="orange" onclick="getColor(this)"></div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:17%;left:47%;width:10px;height:10px;background:black;" data-color="black" onclick="getColor(this)"></div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:20%;left:43%;">Eraser</div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:22%;left:45%;width:15px;height:15px;background:white;border:2px solid;" data-color="eraser" onclick="getColor(this)"></div>
<canvas id="canvasimg" style="display:none;" ></canvas>
<img id="finalImg" style="position:absolute;top:10%;left:52%;display:none;" >
<input type="button" value="save" id="btn" size="30" onclick="save()" style="position:absolute;top:55%;left:10%;">
<input type="button" value="clear" id="clr" size="23" onclick="erase()" style="position:absolute;top:55%;left:15%;">
</body>
</html>