The docs must be wrong. I just tested with all seven of the graphic options in the tools palette, and they all rotate just fine.
Craig > On May 31, 2024, at 9:30 PM, Neville Smythe via use-livecode > <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > > Many thanks Craig and Bernd for your suggestions > > Craig: Unfortunately the docs say revRotatePoly only works with lines, curves > and polygons > > Bernd: Oh! Yes, exporting as png does work to give transparent corner bits! > Obvious now! > > I think I had briefly considered this and rejected it because at the time I > was conflating the problem with an issue I am going to have later in my > project. The roundrect graphics are going to be used as niches for a > collection of images: the images should be scaled and rotated to fit the > graphic object (or now its png alter-ego). Now while referenced images such > as png’s can be rotated (more precisely, have their angle set) they lose > their scaling, reverting to their native size; and rotated images cannot be > scaled (why?? Rather a strange restriction. I think the graphical engine for > LC is showing its age rather badly). Which somehow led me to think I had to > use the bitmap form for snapshots. But if I place and scale the original > image, then export that as a png, the exported image should have the > required size and so can then be rotated without changing its size. I hope. > > Neville > > > _______________________________________________ > 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
