A text representation of recent actions?

[Doug Lerner]

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" <janschenkel at yahoo.com> wrote:

> --- Doug Lerner <doug at webcrossing.com> 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.
> 
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