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Integrate Rich Edit with physical signature pad like Topaz T-LBK460

created 3 days ago

Hello,

I have been searching your website for help on integrating a Topaz T-LBK460 signature pad with Rich Edit. I have not found anything yet. The goal is to add a button to Rich Edit that will enable the signature pad to capture the signature and transfer it to the document.
Can you please provide a reference design for this?
I am certain that the demand for a feature like this will increase.

Thank you.
David

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    Hello Alisher,
    Thanks for getting back to us. I am studying your answer below.

    The proposed solution would be similar to how MS Word has an Add-In for Topaz which allows for wet signature capture from a Topaz pad signed by a person using a stylus pen. This is an increasingly important feature for document processing. The flow is explained below.

    A "Sign" button would be added to the Rich Text Edit ribbon.
    To begin the signing process, the location of the signature line to be signed in the document would be clicked with the mouse.
    The "Sign" button in the ribbon would be clicked and a pop-up would appear in Rich Edit to display the person's signature.
    The person would sign on the Topaz pad with the stylus pen. The signature appears in the pop-up.
    If acceptable, the signer clicks the Done button. Redo and Cancel buttons would also exist.
    The signature appears in the document in the selected location.
    The signature image includes a time stamp generated by Topaz.

    Code would have to be added to remove signatures if the document is changed. The signatures would also be included when a PDF is generated.

    If anything is unclear, please let me know.

    Thank you.

    David

    Alisher (DevExpress Support) 19 hours ago

      Hi David,

      Thank you for your reply.

      If the Topaz device programmatically inserts an image into an editor associated with it and all you need is to invoke the device's popup, you can add a button item to the RichEdit component's Ribbon and open the popup. Check the following help topic to see how to add a button item to a Ribbon: RibbonButtonItem.
      If, however, the Topaz device requires specific integration with RichEdit, unfortunately, we do not have a solution for this usage scenario. I am sorry for not being more helpful this time.

      Regards,
      Alisher

        Hi Alisher,

        For the button, we would like to take your "Home" ribbon as shown below and remove a few buttons and add a button for capturing the signature. You included a link to the RibbonButtonItem class, but can you give us a design example where we remove a few buttons from your one-line Home ribbon, and add a button?

        Thank you.
        David

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