Microsoft Windows 10 Drawing Attributes API

The Drawing Attributes API from Microsoft Windows 10 — 1 operation(s) for drawing attributes.

Operations 2

GET /ink/drawing-attributes Microsoft Windows 10 Get default drawing attributes #
PUT /ink/drawing-attributes Microsoft Windows 10 Update default drawing attributes #

Documentation

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Documentation
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/uwp/api/
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GettingStarted
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/uwp/get-started/
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Documentation
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/apiindex/windows-api-list
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GettingStarted
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/desktop-programming
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Documentation
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/uwp/design/shell/tiles-and-notifications/adaptive-interactive-toasts
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Documentation
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/ai/windows-ml/api-reference
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GettingStarted
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/ai/windows-ml/get-started
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Documentation
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/uwp/api/windows.storage
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GettingStarted
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/uwp/files/
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Documentation
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/cortana/voice-commands/vcd
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Documentation
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/uwp/api/windows.ui.input.inking
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GettingStarted
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/uwp/design/input/pen-and-stylus-interactions
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Documentation
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/uwp/composition/visual-layer
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GettingStarted
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/uwp/composition/using-the-visual-layer-with-xaml
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Documentation
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/directx
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GettingStarted
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/getting-started-with-directx-graphics
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Documentation
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/apps/develop/audio-video-camera
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GettingStarted
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/medfound/audio-video-capture-in-media-foundation
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Documentation
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/uwp/networking/which-networking-technology
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Documentation
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/uwp/devices-sensors/bluetooth-dev-faq
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GettingStarted
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/bluetooth/bluetooth-programming-with-windows-sockets
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Documentation
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/uwp/api/windows.devices.geolocation
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Documentation
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/sensorsapi/introduction-to-the-sensor-and-location-platform-in-windows
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Documentation
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/apps/develop/security/windows-hello
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https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/apps/develop/security/windows-hello-auth-service
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Documentation
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/apps/winui/winui2/
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GettingStarted
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/apps/winui/winui2/getting-started
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Documentation
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/apps/windows-app-sdk/applifecycle/background-tasks

Specifications

Other Resources

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Examples
https://github.com/Microsoft/Windows-universal-samples
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Reference
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/uwp/api/
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SDKs
https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/downloads/windows-10-sdk/
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Reference
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/api/
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Examples
https://github.com/microsoft/Windows-classic-samples
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Examples
https://github.com/WindowsNotifications/quickstart-sending-local-toast-win10
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Reference
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/uwp/api/windows.ui.notifications
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Tutorials
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/ai/windows-ml/tutorials
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Examples
https://github.com/Microsoft/Windows-Machine-Learning
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Best Practices
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/uwp/files/best-practices-for-writing-to-files
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Guidelines
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/cortana/voice-commands/voicecommand-design-guidelines
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Examples
https://github.com/Microsoft/Windows-universal-samples/tree/master/Samples/SimpleInk
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Reference
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/uwp/api/windows.ui.composition
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Examples
https://github.com/microsoft/Windows.UI.Composition-Win32-Samples
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Examples
https://github.com/microsoft/DirectX-Graphics-Samples
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Reference
https://microsoft.github.io/DirectX-Specs/
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Reference
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/uwp/api/windows.media.capture
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Reference
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/uwp/api/windows.networking.sockets
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Examples
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/samples/microsoft/windows-universal-samples/websocket/
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Reference
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/api/_bluetooth/
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Reference
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/locationapi/windows-location-api-portal
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Examples
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/samples/microsoft/windows-universal-samples/geolocation/
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Reference
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/uwp/api/windows.devices.sensors
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Reference
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/security/identity-protection/hello-for-business/webauthn-apis
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Reference
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/winui/api/microsoft.ui.xaml.controls
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Examples
https://github.com/microsoft/microsoft-ui-xaml
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Examples
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/samples/microsoft/windows-universal-samples/backgroundtask/

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OpenAPI Specification

microsoft-windows-10-drawing-attributes-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Microsoft Windows 10 Windows Background Tasks Accelerometer Drawing Attributes API
  description: API for running code in the background when an application is suspended or not running. Based on the Windows.ApplicationModel.Background namespace, it supports time-triggered, system-triggered, and maintenance-triggered background tasks. Key classes include BackgroundTaskBuilder, BackgroundTaskRegistration, SystemTrigger, TimeTrigger, and BackgroundTaskCompletedEventArgs.
  version: 1.0.0
  contact:
    name: Microsoft Developer Support
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/apps/windows-app-sdk/applifecycle/background-tasks
  license:
    name: Microsoft Software License
    url: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/legal/terms-of-use
servers:
- url: https://api.windows.com
  description: Windows Platform API
tags:
- name: Drawing Attributes
paths:
  /ink/drawing-attributes:
    get:
      operationId: getDefaultDrawingAttributes
      summary: Microsoft Windows 10 Get default drawing attributes
      description: Retrieves the default InkDrawingAttributes used for new strokes, including color, size, pen tip shape, transparency, and fit-to-curve settings.
      tags:
      - Drawing Attributes
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful retrieval of drawing attributes
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/InkDrawingAttributes'
    put:
      operationId: updateDefaultDrawingAttributes
      summary: Microsoft Windows 10 Update default drawing attributes
      description: Updates the default InkDrawingAttributes for new strokes. Changes affect all subsequently created strokes.
      tags:
      - Drawing Attributes
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/InkDrawingAttributes'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Drawing attributes updated
components:
  schemas:
    InkDrawingAttributes:
      type: object
      description: Visual attributes for ink rendering (InkDrawingAttributes class)
      properties:
        color:
          type: string
          description: Stroke color in ARGB hex format
          example: '#FF000000'
        size:
          type: object
          properties:
            width:
              type: number
              format: float
            height:
              type: number
              format: float
          description: Pen tip size
        penTip:
          type: string
          enum:
          - Circle
          - Rectangle
          description: Pen tip shape
        drawAsHighlighter:
          type: boolean
          description: Whether to render as a highlighter
        fitToCurve:
          type: boolean
          description: Whether to use Bezier curve fitting
        ignorePressure:
          type: boolean
          description: Whether to ignore pressure data
        ignoreTilt:
          type: boolean
          description: Whether to ignore tilt data
externalDocs:
  description: Background Tasks Documentation
  url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/apps/windows-app-sdk/applifecycle/background-tasks