I understand that, and that is what Sun has done. However, including the
control points means I can't use the bounding box to determine the size of
the shape -- and I don't know how to calculate the smallest rectangle.
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[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Alexandre Sieira Vilar
Sent: Saturday, September 25, 1999 2:20 PM
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Subject: Re: [JAVA2D] How do you calculate more exact bounds for a
shape?
Using the control points to calculate _a_ bounding box of a curve
always works. You will obtain a rectangle that encloses the curve. The
only problem with that method is that it is not guaranteed to give you
_the_ bounding box, which is usually defined the _smallest_ rectangle
that encloses the curve.
For most applications, however, the control point method is good
enough. It is also much faster than obtaining a precise bounding box,
not to mention a lot easier to implement.
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