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On my current project, I need for my end users to be able to draw a box within an image area, much like the rectangle tool does in runrev. Is there any way to create graphics on the fly? I have not seen any commands for doing so.

Sure, Magice, check the create command in the docs.

Best,

Mark

This thread has some basic info about how to set the points of a graphic and its style. http://forums.runrev.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=1898

magice,
tryWhen you put this code into the script of a card it will draw the rectangle anywhere on the card. If you put it into the script of an image it will only draw within the limits of that image.
If you put it into a card script you have to watch out for controls (e.g. buttons) that dont trap the mouseDown. They misbehave. Just add a "on mouseUp/end mouseUp to the script of those controls.
regards
Bernd

you are all awesome!!

bn wrote:magice,
try

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local  tStartLoc
on mouseDown pMouseBtnNum
    if there is a graphic "myGraphic" then delete graphic "myGraphic"
    reset templategraphic
    set the style of the  templategraphic to "rectangle" -- or "oval" or "roundrect"
    set the linesize of the templategraphic to 1  -- adjust
    -- set the foregroundpattern of the templategraphic to  208034 -- block to have straight line w/o pattern
    set the opaque of the templategraphic to false
    
    create invisible graphic 
    set the name of last graphic to "myGraphic"
    
    put the clickloc  into tStartLoc
    send "makeMyGraphic" to me in 2 milliseconds
end mouseDown

on makeMyGraphic
    if the mouse is up then exit makeMyGraphic
    put the mouseloc into tLoc
    if item 1 of tStartLoc < item 1 of tLoc then
        put item 1 of tStartLoc into tLeft
        put item 1 of tLoc into tRight
    else 
        put item 1 of tStartLoc into tRight
        put item 1 of tLoc into tLeft
    end if
    if item 2 of tStartloc > item 2 of tLoc then
        put item 2 of tStartloc into tBottom
        put item 2 of tLoc into tTop
    else
        put item 2 of tStartloc into tTop
        put item 2 of tLoc into tBottom
    end if
    if not (tTop < the top of me or tLeft < the left of me or tBottom > the bottom of me or tRight > the right of me) then
        put tLeft & "," & tTop & "," & tRight & "," & tBottom into myRect
        set the rect of graphic "myGraphic" to myRect
        set the visible of graphic "myGraphic" to true
    end if
    send "makeMyGraphic" to me in 10 milliseconds
end makeMyGraphic

When you put this code into the script of a card it will draw the rectangle anywhere on the card. If you put it into the script of an image it will only draw within the limits of that image.
If you put it into a card script you have to watch out for controls (e.g. buttons) that dont trap the mouseDown. They misbehave. Just add a "on mouseUp/end mouseUp to the script of those controls.
regards
Bernd

Brilliant! Thank you bn. This is exactly what I need for my "learning" app.

Dondi.

bn wrote: ↑

Tue Mar 31, 2009 2:25 pm

When you put this code into the script of a card it will draw the rectangle anywhere on the card. If you put it into the script of an image it will only draw within the limits of that image.
regards
Bernd

Thanks Bernd, I just used this example from Mar 2009 because I needed to add a background rectangle to a card that was already fully populated (header bar, nav bar, datagrid). I suppose I could have tried to place the rectangle image on top and then send to back (next time) but it was easier to just create the object in code than to move and rearrange the existing objects.

Cheers,
Mark