AHA, now I remember. Try the “revRotatePoly” command. That seems to work with any graphic.
Craig > On May 31, 2024, at 9:32 AM, Craig Newman via use-livecode > <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > > I think that only a “regular” polygon graphic can be rotated by setting its > “angle” property.That means that a roundRect or rectangular graphic do not > respond at all. LC will not throw an error, and the property sticks, but the > arc itself does not change.. > > I could be wrong about all this. > > Crig > >> On May 30, 2024, at 9:21 PM, Neville Smythe via use-livecode >> <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: >> >> I have a need for rotated graphic objects, in particular a roundrect graphic. >> >> Export snapshot from object gives a nice image that can serve in place of >> the graphic except that it has black spots at each corner outside the >> rounded frame. Which means the image can really only be used against a black >> background. >> >> Ideally the background outside the rounded frame should be transparent, >> although I suspect that may not be possible with the bitmap image format >> produced. Is there any setting that can fix this (a mask?), or failing that >> set the colour of these pixels (I presume the snapshot is actually produced >> by rendering the object in a hidden buffer with default black background) . >> >> The alternative solution of producing a screenshot against a background of >> the required colour is not practical; it requires displaying the object >> against an empty visible region of the screen before taking the screenshot >> and therefore an unacceptable flash for the user. >> >> Neville Smythe >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> use-livecode mailing list >> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com >> Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription >> preferences: >> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > > > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription > preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
