randomly position objects on-screen

[Chris Sheffield]

Nice! Thanks.

On May 31, 2013, at 12:50 PM, Scott Rossi <scott at tactilemedia.com> wrote:

> Hi Chris:
> 
> I believe this will do what you want.  In your message box:
> go url 
> "https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/7192863/LCtest/randomboxes.livecode"
> 
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Scott Rossi
> Creative Director
> Tactile Media, UX/UI Design
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On 5/31/13 10:49 AM, "Chris Sheffield" <cmsheffield at icloud.com> wrote:
> 
>> Okay, I figure someone out there has probably done this before, so I
>> thought I'd ask here before I dive in to the deep end (or go off the deep
>> end, whichever comes first).
>> 
>> Given a rectangular area (in this case a graphic object), I need to
>> randomly position three controls (in this case Scott's tmControl buttons
>> (groups)), within that area. It's not a huge area to work with, but the
>> controls are not too big. The conditions are that the controls cannot
>> intersect (overlap) and they have to be completely visible within the
>> given area (not partially off-screen).
>> 
>> Any takers?
>> 
>> Thanks,
>> Chris
>> 
>> 
>> --
>> Chris Sheffield
>> Read Naturally, Inc.
>> www.readnaturally.com
>> 
>> 
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