a quick test shows that changing the 'width' of a vertical line causes the line to be slanted.
To me, this means that the width of the line is the width of a box (vertical line), that encloses the line, where the line starts in the top left (or top right) corner, and ends in the opposite bottom corner. Flip this for a horizontal line. This means that 4D can simply store the same coordinates for a box, or line, or most other objects and not have to deal with: This line is 100 pixels long and slopes at a 4.3456893 degree angle On Thu, 06 Oct 2016 13:59:38 -0400, Jeremy French wrote: > Why does the form editor show a zero value for one side of a line? > > That is: > > 1) a horizontal line shows a non-zero width, but zero for its height; and > 2) a vertical line shows a non-zero height, but zero for its width. > > In other words, one dimension is always zero: zero height for > horizontal lines, zero width for vertical lines. > > Moreover, if you increase the visual thickness of the line, the zero > value remains. > > That is, the zero value is always reported (in "Coordinates and > Sizing") irregardless of the width value selected in "Background and > Border". > > Take for example a vertical line. > > The form editor (in "Coordinates and Sizing") shows a non-zero value > for the vertical line's height (which is expected.) But the line's > width shows zero (which seems unexpected.) > > When I increase the visual thickness of the line in "Background and > Border" from hairline to 20 points (which is a thick line), the zero > width value in "Coordinates and Sizing" remains. > > Why is something that visually has both width and height have one > dimension reported as zero in "Coordinates and Sizing”, and also by > the "OBJECT GET COORDINATES" command? > > > ********************************************************************** > 4D Internet Users Group (4D iNUG) > FAQ: http://lists.4d.com/faqnug.html > Archive: http://lists.4d.com/archives.html > Options: http://lists.4d.com/mailman/options/4d_tech > Unsub: mailto:[email protected] > ********************************************************************** ********************************************************************** 4D Internet Users Group (4D iNUG) FAQ: http://lists.4d.com/faqnug.html Archive: http://lists.4d.com/archives.html Options: http://lists.4d.com/mailman/options/4d_tech Unsub: mailto:[email protected] **********************************************************************
