Simple Lines Plugin

[spongey437]

I was looking for a way to make vertical or horizontal lines across a whole image (or a selected region) and who knows, maybe this is already out there somewhere but I also wanted to play around with the CodeLab so i thought I would write it up myself.

So here is what it will create -



Pretty simple, and even with my limited knowledge of programming I was able to use CodeLab to come up with it. The effect has two slider bars. The first sets the width between the lines (defaults to 10, and I maxed it out at 100, minimum is one but that actually just paints the whole page one color). It uses whatever your primary color selected is as the color of the lines. The second slider is just to determine whether you want Vertical or Horizontal lines (1 for vertical, 2 for horizontal).

Here is the source code in case anyone was interested - like I said it is a pretty simple code but it might help some new people see how CodeLab works. Thanks to BoltBait for his tutorials on writing CodeLab plugins as well, they were very helpful. Looking at the code below, all it does is check to see if you want it horizontal or vertical. Then it goes through every pixel and calculates whether that pixel is a factor of the width that you have set. If it is, it writes to that pixel, if not it does nothing.
 

int Amount1=10; //[1,100]Width
int Amount2=2; //[1,2]X - Y


void Render(Surface dst, Surface src, Rectangle rect)
{
    PdnRegion selectionRegion = EnvironmentParameters.GetSelection(src.Bounds);

    // Delete any of these lines you don't need
    Rectangle selection = this.EnvironmentParameters.GetSelection(src.Bounds).GetBoundsInt();

    long CenterX = (long)(((selection.Right - selection.Left) / 2)+selection.Left);
    long CenterY = (long)(((selection.Bottom - selection.Top) / 2)+selection.Top);
    ColorBgra PrimaryColor = (ColorBgra)EnvironmentParameters.PrimaryColor;
    ColorBgra SecondaryColor = (ColorBgra)EnvironmentParameters.SecondaryColor;
    int BrushWidth = (int)EnvironmentParameters.BrushWidth;

    ColorBgra CurrentPixel;
    for(int y = rect.Top; y < rect.Bottom; y++)
    {
        for (int x = rect.Left; x < rect.Right; x++)
        {
            if (selectionRegion.IsVisible(x, y))
            {
                CurrentPixel = src[x,y];
                // TODO: Add pixel processing code here
                if(Amount2 == 1)
                {
                    if (x % Amount1 == 0)
                    {
                        // Access RGBA values this way, for example:
                        CurrentPixel.R = (byte)PrimaryColor.R;
                        CurrentPixel.G = (byte)PrimaryColor.G;
                        CurrentPixel.B = (byte)PrimaryColor.B;
                        CurrentPixel.A = (byte)PrimaryColor.A;
                    }
                }

                if(Amount2 == 2)
                {
                    if (y % Amount1 == 0)
                    {
                        // Access RGBA values this way, for example:
                        CurrentPixel.R = (byte)PrimaryColor.R;
                        CurrentPixel.G = (byte)PrimaryColor.G;
                        CurrentPixel.B = (byte)PrimaryColor.B;
                        CurrentPixel.A = (byte)PrimaryColor.A;
                    }
                }

                dst[x,y] = CurrentPixel;
            }
        }
    }
}

 

Well, that's it - my first plugin.

Here is the link to the dll - http://Spongey437.googlepages.com/lines.dll


Also, this effect will appear in the Render submenu in PdN. I don't know about you guys but I wish all the effects were subgrouped in some way as there are a ton of them now and they go off the page.

 

Lines.zip

 

Edited July 26, 2018 by toe_head2001
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[Leif]

I just tried it. Looks like it could bee useful if you want to make something look like scan lines from a TV.

Nice work.

[MiguelPereira]

this can come in handy

Just one thing

I think that even if it's a quick rendering plugin It should use the Switch function like this

               switch(Amount3)                
               {              
                   case 1:

                   if (x % Amount2 == 0)
                   {
		               CurrentPixel.R = (byte)PrimaryColor.R;
                       CurrentPixel.G = (byte)PrimaryColor.G;
                       CurrentPixel.B = (byte)PrimaryColor.B;
                       CurrentPixel.A = (byte)PrimaryColor.A;
                    }
                   break;

                   case 2:

                   if (y % Amount2 == 0)
                   {
                       CurrentPixel.R = (byte)PrimaryColor.R;
                       CurrentPixel.G = (byte)PrimaryColor.G;
                       CurrentPixel.B = (byte)PrimaryColor.B;
                       CurrentPixel.A = (byte)PrimaryColor.A;
                    }
                   break;
               }

It might be better for high-res images (really high-res)

anyway i was trying to put a line width function. nice work

Lines.zip

[moc426]

There is an interlace plugin, I think it does the same as this.

viewtopic.php?f=16&t=4195

[MiguelPereira]

There is an interlace plugin, I think it does the same as this.

It doesn't let the space between to be chosen, this one does.

This one doesn't have the line width option.

[moc426]

Ok I see, thats cool, it can be handy.

There is an interlace plugin, I think it does the same as this.

It doesn't let the space between to be chosen, this one does.

This one doesn't have the line width option.

[BoltBait]

This function can already be done with this plugin:

http://boltbait.googlepages.com/scanlines

[Jezulkim]

Well, there's one thing better on this one. It respects your brush colour. The lines are always black with your plugin.

EDIT: ...

[barkbark00]

Well, there's one thing better on this one. It respects your brush colour. The lines are always black with your plugin.

EDIT: ...

And the line spacing goes up to 100...

[usedHONDA]

Nice, simple plugin, but can't this be achieved with Paint.NET's fill modes?

[Andrew D]

this can come in handy

Just one thing

I think that even if it's a quick rendering plugin It should use the Switch function like this

               switch(Amount3)                
               {              
                   case 1:

                   if (x % Amount2 == 0)
                   {
		               CurrentPixel.R = (byte)PrimaryColor.R;
                       CurrentPixel.G = (byte)PrimaryColor.G;
                       CurrentPixel.B = (byte)PrimaryColor.B;
                       CurrentPixel.A = (byte)PrimaryColor.A;
                    }
                   break;

                   case 2:

                   if (y % Amount2 == 0)
                   {
                       CurrentPixel.R = (byte)PrimaryColor.R;
                       CurrentPixel.G = (byte)PrimaryColor.G;
                       CurrentPixel.B = (byte)PrimaryColor.B;
                       CurrentPixel.A = (byte)PrimaryColor.A;
                    }
                   break;
               }

It might be better for high-res images (really high-res)

anyway i was trying to put a line width function. nice work

You can get some interesting results with this is if you combine the two scripts together....

    int Amount1=10;   //[1,100]Width
   int Amount2=2;   //[1,2]X - Y
   int Amount3=2;  //[1,2]Switch


   void Render(Surface dst, Surface src, Rectangle rect)
   {
       PdnRegion selectionRegion = EnvironmentParameters.GetSelection(src.Bounds);

       // Delete any of these lines you don't need
       Rectangle selection = this.EnvironmentParameters.GetSelection(src.Bounds).GetBoundsInt();

       long CenterX = (long)(((selection.Right - selection.Left) / 2)+selection.Left);
       long CenterY = (long)(((selection.Bottom - selection.Top) / 2)+selection.Top);
       ColorBgra PrimaryColor = (ColorBgra)EnvironmentParameters.PrimaryColor;
       ColorBgra SecondaryColor = (ColorBgra)EnvironmentParameters.SecondaryColor;
       int BrushWidth = (int)EnvironmentParameters.BrushWidth;

       ColorBgra CurrentPixel;
       for(int y = rect.Top; y < rect.Bottom; y++)
       {
           for (int x = rect.Left; x < rect.Right; x++)
           {
               if (selectionRegion.IsVisible(x, y))
               {
                   CurrentPixel = src[x,y];
                   // TODO: Add pixel processing code here
                   if(Amount2 == 1)
                   {
                      if (x % Amount1 == 0)
                      {
                      // Access RGBA values this way, for example:
                           CurrentPixel.R = (byte)PrimaryColor.R;
                           CurrentPixel.G = (byte)PrimaryColor.G;
                           CurrentPixel.B = (byte)PrimaryColor.B;
                           CurrentPixel.A = (byte)PrimaryColor.A;
                      }
                   }

                   if(Amount2 == 2)
                   {
                      if (y % Amount1 == 0)
                      {
                      // Access RGBA values this way, for example:
                           CurrentPixel.R = (byte)PrimaryColor.R;
                           CurrentPixel.G = (byte)PrimaryColor.G;
                           CurrentPixel.B = (byte)PrimaryColor.B;
                           CurrentPixel.A = (byte)PrimaryColor.A;
                      }
                   }
                   switch(Amount3)               
                   {             
                       case 1:

                       if (x % Amount2 == 0)
                       {
                           CurrentPixel.R = (byte)PrimaryColor.R;
                           CurrentPixel.G = (byte)PrimaryColor.G;
                           CurrentPixel.B = (byte)PrimaryColor.B;
                           CurrentPixel.A = (byte)PrimaryColor.A;
                        }
                       break;

                       case 2:

                       if (y % Amount2 == 0)
                       {
                           CurrentPixel.R = (byte)PrimaryColor.R;
                           CurrentPixel.G = (byte)PrimaryColor.G;
                           CurrentPixel.B = (byte)PrimaryColor.B;
                           CurrentPixel.A = (byte)PrimaryColor.A;
                        }
                       break;
                   }

                   dst[x,y] = CurrentPixel;
               }
           }
       }
   }

Have a little look for yourself.... although you might have to compile it first.

[Pantaleao]

Thanks!! Nice first try at CodeLab!

Just a cleanup and a small enhancement to your code, as it seemed to me (from your code) that you were trying to use BrushWidth:

int Amount1=10;  //[2,100]Line Spacing
int Amount2=1;   //[1,2]Vertical <-> Horizontal


void Render(Surface dst, Surface src, Rectangle rect)
{
   ColorBgra PrimaryColor = (ColorBgra)EnvironmentParameters.PrimaryColor;
   int       BrushWidth   = (int)EnvironmentParameters.BrushWidth;

   for(int y = rect.Top; y < rect.Bottom; y++)
   {
       for (int x = rect.Left; x < rect.Right; x++)
       {
           ColorBgra CurrentPixel = src[x,y];

           if(Amount2 == 1)
           {
              if ((x % Amount1) < BrushWidth)
                   CurrentPixel = PrimaryColor;
           }
           else
           {
              if ((y % Amount1) < BrushWidth)
                   CurrentPixel = PrimaryColor;
           }

           dst[x,y] = CurrentPixel;
       }
   }
}

[jsonchiu]

If anybody is interested, go to my Diagonal Lines Plugin thread page 2. I've got the script that allows different angles for the lines. The problem is that I cannot compile a 4-slider plugin with Codelab. It would be very helpful if anybody can help me create the interface. (Then, instead of having 1000 plugins about lines, you only need 1)

[MattBlackLamb]

The new Paint.NET plugin interface has an angle chooser in it, there should be a way to use that instead of a slider, but don't ask me how coz I really don't know.