Hi, Ian Thomas wrote: > You're quite right, Jon - I'd completely forgotten that reverse order could > cut out from a shape.
Could you explain this idea of "reverse order" a bit more or provide a url with some information about how to do this. I dont think I really understand how to implement it. > > Ian > > On 10/24/07, Jon Bradley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Creating multiple versions of an image is a bit much on the overhead. >>Plus, you don't have the capability of doing a white wash, or dark wash, or >>custom color overlay for the crop. >> >>In my applications I've written a an 'overlay' class. It's is a filled >>rectangle drawn in clockwise fashion, with an inner rectangle drawn in >>reverse order (matching the crop box transformation). >> >>This is pretty easy to do. Just write a new function that will draw a >>rectangle in reverse order (counter-clockwise) and do something like the >>following: >> >>overlay.beginFill() >>overlay.drawRect( image rectangle, false); // where false means draw >>normal, or clockwise >>overlay.drawRect( crop rectangle, true) // draw it reverse making a hole >>overlay.endFill() >> >>So, in short, don't use another image because you'll overcomplicate >>things, imho. >> >>Use reverse fills as holes since it's faster and gives you more >>flexibility on the look. >> >>Anz --- any possibility we can take a look at your version of the >>picnic-style crop tool? >> > cheers, - shaun
