I must be missing something, but shouldn't arrow() return something as a parameter for createChild?
--- In [email protected], "jrab2999" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Maybe canvas within a canvas will do the job: > > <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> > <mx:Application xmlns:mx="http://www.macromedia.com/2003/mxml"; > > <mx:Script> > <![CDATA[ > var isPointerStarted = false; > var bx:Number; > var by:Number; > > function pointerStart(target) { > if (isPointerStarted) return; > isPointerStarted = true; > bx = target.mouseX; > by = target.mouseY; > } > > function pointerReleased(target) { > if (!isPointerStarted) return; > target.lineStyle(2, 0x666666, 100); > target.createChild(arrow(target)); > isPointerStarted = false; > //drawing squre on the canves > var ref_mc = > outerCanves.createChild(mx.containers.Canvas,undefined,{width:1000}); > ref_mc.fillRect(900, 100, 910, 110, 0x000000, 30); > } > > function arrow(target) { > var w = target.mouseX - bx; > var h = target.mouseY - by; > var l = Math.sqrt(w * w + h * h); > var size=8; > var sharpness=0.5; > var s = Math.sin(sharpness); > var c = Math.cos(sharpness); > if(l>0){ > w *= size / l; > h *= size / l; > target.moveTo(bx,by); > target.lineTo(target.mouseX, target.mouseY); > target.lineTo(target.mouseX - w * c - s * h, > target.mouseY + w * s - h * c); > target.moveTo(target.mouseX, target.mouseY); > target.lineTo(target.mouseX - w * c + s * h, > target.mouseY - w * s - h * c); > } > } > ]]> > </mx:Script> > > <mx:Canvas id="outerCanves" > x="0" y="110" width="100%" height="225" > borderStyle="solid" > backgroundColor="#DEE0FE" > backgroundAlpha="0"> > <mx:Canvas id="myCanves" > x="0" y="0" width="100%" height="225" > borderStyle="none" > mouseUpSomewhere="pointerReleased(event.target)" > mouseDown="pointerStart(event.target)" > backgroundColor="#DEE0FE" > backgroundAlpha="0"> > </mx:Canvas> > </mx:Canvas> > </mx:Application> ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Fair play? Video games influencing politics. Click and talk back! http://us.click.yahoo.com/T8sf5C/tzNLAA/TtwFAA/nhFolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> -- Flexcoders Mailing List FAQ: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/files/flexcodersFAQ.txt Search Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
