hey list. i hope it is ok to plug my own code, but i finally made VizAlign<https://github.com/cataclysmicrewind/vizalign>open source under the MIT license. it's an awesome extendable utility for alignment of DisplayObject || Rectangle
here is a modified snippet of the readme file on github: align your graphics the way you see it. VizAlign is a powerful, extendable, actionscript 3 alignment utility that allows you to *vizually align* DisplayObject. it is a new way of thinking about aligning, and will forever change your alignment habits. when you position something, you expect it to end up where you envision it; VizAlign helps you do that. the core is so extendable i never run out of new feature ideas. documentation is something i see as vital so i hope the information you find here is helpful to working with VizAlign. powerful api: each alignment you want to happen will need the objects you want to move (targets) a stationary object (targetCoordinateSpace) and an object (aligner) that will place the targets in relation to the targetCoordinateSpace. the main function you will use is: VizAlign.align ( [targets], [alignments], ignoreOrigins, applyResults, pixelHinting ):Array; targets: array of DisplayObject you want to align (or VizAlignTarget) alignments: array of VizAlignment which specify how to align the objects ignoreOrigins: if true, VizAlign will ignore the origin/registration point of the object and align purely based off the graphics contained applyResults: if true, VizAlign will actually set the x,y,width,height of the targets to the end calculations pixelHinting: if true, VizAlign will round all calculations with Math.round(); return: Array of VizAlignTarget who containt the target, its original dimensions and resulting dimensions features: - *natural api*: i want to align these [targets] to the [left of the stage]. - *40* alignments (and more coming!) - align Rectangle || DisplayObject - *extend*-able framework - returns results for *animation* or storage - *group*-ing! VizAlign.align ([logo], [new VizAlignment (new CenterAligner(), stage)], true, true, true); try reading the one liner above out loud like a sentence. if you can learn to think of your alignments like that, VizAlign will be a breeze and you’ll want to raise your arms and just expel the stress into the wind. *ahhh.* show me: come on up, relax, and take a look at the capabilities swf, which will let you play around with VizAlign, get used to how it works, and learn all the alignments available! VizAlign capabilities <http://www.cataclysmicrewind.com/vizalign/showme/>[swf+video] thank you -- Ktu; The information contained in this message may or may not be privileged and/or confidential. If you are NOT the intended recipient, congratulations, you got mail! _______________________________________________ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
