OK, thanks to Jon for giving me a hope :-) I'll try to be more specific now.
I'm developing a product, Dynamic Blend Flash component which allows you to dynamically build blend groups based on your symbols. Have a look: http://www.gousable.com/flash/dynBlend.html *Blend* tools in CorelDRAW or Freehand allow to "apply blend to curve", which is very useful for creating visual effects. So, I'd like to implement this, too. The problem is that, unlike Corel, I can't know the user's curve parameters and have to determine them in runtime. I think the solution is to create a copy of user's curve (or parallel one). Do anyone know the appropriate algorithm (cubic curves etc)? For now, user can only imitate "applying to curve" using some tricks... Thanks in advance. > Jon Bradley wrote: frcfc> Date: Thu, 3 Nov 2005 13:06:00 -0500 frcfc> From: Jon Bradley frcfc> Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] How to draw a copy of a curve? frcfc> To: Flashcoders mailing list <[email protected]> frcfc> Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> frcfc> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed frcfc> On Nov 3, 2005, at 12:44 PM, Gregory_GOusable wrote: >> Unfortunately, this is not appropriate for me :-( . >> Also, I've just found the answer (negative) here: >> http://www.faqs.org/faqs/graphics/algorithms-faq/ >> >> Thanks to all who tried to help. >Jon Bradley wrote: frcfc> You mean to draw a parallel curve? Not with bezier, but with cubic frcfc> curves you can - and you can approximate a cubic curve with a set of frcfc> bezier curves, so the result is close enough ( <<<1pixel difference frcfc> from original curve normal). frcfc> As you were checking the graphics gem FAQ, I don't think you worded frcfc> your question accurate enough for people here to help out. Maybe frcfc> rephrasing what you are looking for may lead to better responses? frcfc> cheers, frcfc> jon frcfc> Jon Bradley frcfc> http://www.magicsnacks.com/shiftedpixels -- Best regards, Gregory_GOusable ================================ http://GOusable.com Flash components development. Usability services. _______________________________________________ Flashcoders mailing list [email protected] http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
