Ink Sketch

Allows a user to leave a drawing or handwritten note. Use the control to collect signatures, drawings, diagrams, schemes, or notes on an image.

This page contains a detailed description of the control properties and JavaScript samples, which you can use with this control.

Properties

Here you can find properties related to the Ink Sketch control.

Title

The text that will appear next to the control:

You can toggle Title’s visibility on/off:

Title can be changed directly on the form after a double click:

JavaScript

This code will allow you to get or set the controls’s title dynamically:

//returns the control's title as a string
fd.control('Control1').title

//sets the control's title
fd.control('Control1').title = 'Your order'

Name

A unique identifier for the control.

The Name is used in JavaScript to select a specific control, as well as for storing submissions, and in Power Automate or Zapier automations.

Important

Do not change the control’s name after the form has been in use, or you might lose saved data or break your automation.

JavaScript

The Name property allows to work with the control via JavaScript code, like this:

fd.rendered(function(){
    //can access the control using its Name:
    fd.control('InkSketch1').disabled = true;
 });

Layout

Define whether the Title will appear to the left of the control or directly above it:

Orientation can also be changed directly in the context menu of the selected control:

Required

Define whether the control will be required to submit the form or not:

Required status can also be changed directly on the form via the Asterisk button:

Width/Height

The properties define the width and height of the canvas in pixels.

Class

Add a CSS class to the control, which comes in handy with CSS or even JavaScript code. This will work as a class attribute for an HTML tag.

The same class can be applied to multiple fields and controls, and then you can use CSS to modify the appearance of these. For example, we’ve used the following CSS code in the CSS editor to give controls with my-class a gray background:

.my-class {
    background: #c4c4c4;
}

Style

Add custom CSS style to the control. This will work as a style attribute for an HTML tag.

You can apply different styles to the control. For example, the following style sets the image as the background of the canvas:

background-image: url('https://forms-storage.plumsail.com/397ad761-3174-49da-a4bf-a741828fbddb-images/b0fbd0fe-accident-diagram.jpg');
background-size: 500px 300px;
background-repeat: no-repeat;

JavaScript framework

In this section, you can find basic examples of how to work with the control using JavaScript.

If you are not familiar with the JavaScript framework, get started with the JavaScript basics.

Note

The control is only accessible once the form is rendered, so all calls to the control must be inside fd.rendered event:

fd.rendered(function(){
    //hide the control
    fd.control('Control1').hidden = true;
    //show the control
    fd.control('Control1').hidden = false;
});

Get or set control value

Get or set the Ink Sketch control value. The control value is stored as a Base64 string.

//return control value as a Base64 string
fd.control('Control1').value;

Get HTML element

Access HTML element inside the control in order to modify it, hide it, or do something else.

//access control's HTML
var htmlControl = fd.control('Control1').$el;

Hide/show control

Hide a control from a user. The control value can still be accessed and changed with JavaScript.

//hide control
fd.control('Control1').hidden = true;

//show control
fd.control('Control1').hidden = false;

Clear canvas

Clear the control value.

fd.control('Control1').clear();

Handle change event

Execute a function when a control value has been changed:

fd.control('Control1').$on('change', function(value) {
    //log changes to browser's console
    console.log('New value: ' + value);
});

Make control required

Make a control required or optional:

//make control required
fd.control('Control1').required = true;

//make control not required
fd.control('Control1').required = false;

Disable control

Disable the control. The control value can still be changed with JavaScript and saved.

//disable control
fd.control('Control1').disabled = true;

//enable control
fd.control('Control1').disabled = false;

Change canvas size

Define the canvas dimensions in pixels.

//define canvas width
fd.control('Control1').width = 300

//define canvas height
fd.control('Control1').height = 300

Set ink color

Set the ink color. Define the color in the text, hex, or RGB format.

//set the ink color to red
fd.control('Control1').inkColor = 'red'

//set the ink color to black
fd.control('Control1').inkColor = 'rgb(0,0,0)'

//set the ink color to blue
fd.control('Control1').inkColor = '#0000FF'