So that is the difference between the pencil tool and the curve tool. I was wondering. The curve tool is a vector graphic with points defined, and the pencil tool just adds points to a bit map image.
If this can all be done with vector graphics it would obviously be better. Thanks - I will take a look at that! Very informative suggestion! doug On 1/12/04 8:07 PM, "Jan Schenkel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > --- Doug Lerner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> For example, say a user has >> >> choose pencil tool >> >> set and draws in the image. >> >> Is there a way of capturing, in text form, what the >> user did so that >> information can be sent to a server? >> >> doug >> > > Hi Doug, > > Even if it may not immediately apply to your project, > here's a good trick for tracking the user's > scribblings : > > 1) Make a button "Prepare to scribble" and set its > script to : > -- > on mouseUp > set the style of the templateGraphic to "curve" > choose graphics tool > end mouseUp > -- > > 2) Make another button "Show scribblings" and set its > script to : > -- > on mouseUp > answer the points of graphic -1 > end mouseUp > -- > > 3) Click on the first button, and scribble away. Then > click on the second button to see where the mouse was > dragged to create the scribbling. > > What it boils down to : when you use the 'curve' tool, > the engine tracks how the user created the curve by > means of the points the user dragged the mouse over. > So by looking at the points, you can effectively see > how the user scribbled all over the place. You can > even use the 'export snapshot' command to update the > image afterwards to include the curve graphic. > > Just a thought, > > Jan Schenkel. > > ===== > "As we grow older, we grow both wiser and more foolish at the same time." (La > Rochefoucauld) > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Hotjobs: Enter the "Signing Bonus" Sweepstakes > http://hotjobs.sweepstakes.yahoo.com/signingbonus > _______________________________________________ > use-revolution mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution _______________________________________________ use-revolution mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution
