Animation library - libRMC

[Erik Hansen]

thanks Malte,

the next question: can the animation be synced
with MIDI or audio sound?

--- Malte Brill <malte.brill at t-online.de> wrote:

> >do you move multiple objects simultaneously?
> 
> Yes, I do. The main concept is to have handlers
> that calculate the next
> point on the path. So if you call the handlers
> just once it will move the
> object to the next point. You can easiely
> create a handler that calls itself
> in a send in time structure.
> 
> In this handler you call the handlers that
> animate your objects.
> You can have all animations in one place if you
> like. (mind that you must
> start using stack "libRMC" to make it work.)
> 
> e.g. in a button:
> 
> on mouseUp
>   if the flag of me is empty then
>     set the flag of me to -1
>   end if
>   set the flag of me to the flag of me*-1
>   hereWeGo
> end mouseUp
> 
> on hereWeGo
>   lock screen
>   send moveCircular to img "myImage"
>   send moveElliptical to grc "myGraphic"
>   send moveLinear to fld "myField"
>   unlock screen
>   if the flag of me=1 then
>     send hereWeGo to me in 4 milliseconds
>   end if
> end hereWeGo
> 
> Now you can use the inspector and set the
> custom properties created by the
> handlers.
> 
> There will be a custom property set
> moveCircular for image "myImage" with
> the following properties:
> 
> centerX - the x location of the circular paths
> center point
> centerY - the y location
> isAngle - the arcAngle
> isRadius - the radius of the circle
> step     - the speed and direction the object
> moves on the path
> 
> Each handler creates its own Custom properties
> set, so its easy to play with
> it. :-)
> 
> Of course you can set these properties by
> script:
> 
> e.g. 
> 
> set the moveCircular["isRadius"] of img
> "myImage" to 80
> set the moveCircular["step"] of img "myImage"
> to -0.5
> 
> If you happen to find the time, download my
> ERCSneak preview stack to see
> libRMC in action.
> 
> I´ll be updating libRMC from time to time (next
> update will follow at the
> end of August)

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erik at erikhansen.org    http://www.erikhansen.org


		
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