On Fri, 2007-12-07 at 18:22 +0000, Emmanuele Bassi wrote: > * the effects cannot be reused: only the template can, but the > template is essentially a wrapper around timelines and alpha > objects > * the effects API only has final control points (final opacity, > final scale, etc.) > * you can only apply an effect to an actor at a time > * you cannot change the behaviour of an effect > * you cannot create new effects (unless you reimplement the > whole machinery)
oh: also composing different effects on the same actor can be kind of complicated, as it's not known which effect might finish first (and call the effect complete notification function). that's why the timeline clone support was added, but that could introduce unwanted behaviour as well. so, in short: effects are a nice, little API for nice, little transformations. ciao, Emmanuele. -- Emmanuele Bassi, OpenedHand Ltd. Unit R, Homesdale Business Centre 216-218 Homesdale Rd., Bromley - BR12QZ http://www.o-hand.com -- To unsubscribe send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
