[OT] clever use of mask

[Richmond]

On 30/12/15 17:56, Richmond wrote:
> I have just been here:
>
> http://support.wacom.com/
>
> to really understand what I am getting at you have to download the 
> whole webpage.
>
> The page employs a round mask with a rectangular map behind it to give 
> a rather nice
> impression of the globe.
>
> I am sure that to a lot of readers of this use-list that is probably 
> small potatoes,
> but as I am a big, fat yam I was both impressed by it and thought how 
> that idea
> could be leveraged in LiveCode . . .
>
> except, of course, I already did that (admittedly far less effectively 
> with my 'garuda.livecode'
> stack [ http://forums.livecode.com/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=26110 ].
>
> Richmond.

Although, even on my fairly fast processor and fast internet the 
animation seems unnecessarily
jerky . . .

R.