> > zl> getGlobalTransformationMatrix() > zl> getGlobalCxform() > > "global" would imply to me that this is a matrix that is globally > applied to any character (like a "master matrix") - *additionally* to > it's local matrix and of it's parents. still prefer the term "world" > in this case. Or perhaps "getFinalTransformationMatrix"() > > very long name, btw.. >
What about getConcatenatedMatrix() and getConcatenatedCxform()? The name reflects what we are doing in the source code and is a more specific word. --zou On 5/8/08, Udo Giacomozzi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello zou, > > Thursday, May 8, 2008, 3:33:20 AM, you wrote: > zl> getLocalTransformationMatrix() > zl> getLocalCxform() > > basically agree, but I fear these changes involve massive code > changes...!? > > > zl> getGlobalTransformationMatrix() > zl> getGlobalCxform() > > "global" would imply to me that this is a matrix that is globally > applied to any character (like a "master matrix") - *additionally* to > it's local matrix and of it's parents. still prefer the term "world" > in this case. Or perhaps "getFinalTransformationMatrix"() > > very long name, btw.. > > > zl> // get the stage matrix required for mapping characters calculated > zl> from SWF to GUI > zl> getStageMatrix() > > here we come back to the original discussion, which is about "stage > matrix" being ambiguous (matrix TWIPS<->mouse or TWIPS<->renderer?) > > we could also have a > > TWIPS <-> GUI <-> renderer > > scenario, where "<->" is a matrix. But this would add one additional > matrix concatenation for each character during rendering. > > zl> The problem for "world" is that it is a too general word, thus you can > zl> assign it random meanings according to your own background > zl> knowledge(not from Flash directly). When the meaning is not so obvious > zl> to the others, it just confuses people. > > Probably. But I would feel safe if we define "world" to describe > completely transformed coordinates in TWIPS. > > > Udo > > _______________________________________________ Gnash-dev mailing list [email protected] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/gnash-dev
