Automated Drawing

[Michael Doub]

Richmond,

Check out the xyAD routine from the masterlibrary:  Calculate point 
x1,y1 that is distance dis and angle ang from point x,y
You will have to do the actual drawing.

-= Mike


On 3/21/15 11:12 AM, Richmond wrote:
> On 21/03/15 17:09, Richmond wrote:
>> On 21/03/15 13:57, Jim Hurley wrote:
>>>> Message: 21
>>>> Date: Sat, 21 Mar 2015 09:02:23 +0200
>>>> From: Richmond <richmondmathewson at gmail.com 
>>>> <mailto:richmondmathewson at gmail.com>>
>>>> To: How to use LiveCode <use-livecode at lists.runrev.com 
>>>> <mailto:use-livecode at lists.runrev.com>>
>>>> Subject: Automated Drawing
>>>> Message-ID: <550D177F.10609 at gmail.com 
>>>> <mailto:550D177F.10609 at gmail.com>>
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>>>>
>>>> I set up a little stack with THIS in a button:
>>>>
>>>> on mouseUp
>>>>    choose pencil tool
>>>>    drag from 100,100 to 200,200
>>>> end mouseUp
>>>>
>>>> and it drew me a jolly diagonal line . . . super!
>>>>
>>>> HOWEVER
>>>>
>>>> I wonder if it is possible to do something like THIS:
>>>>
>>>> drag for 100 pixels at 60 degrees
>>>>
>>>> probably not, BUT ??????
>>>>
>>>> Richmond.
>>>>
>>>
>>> Of course:
>>>
>>> on mouseUp
>>>     startTurtle
>>>     setHeading 60
>>>     forward 100
>>> end mouseUp
>>>
>>>
>>
>> You have in a matter of seconds made me feel totally stupid as my 
>> whole question is geared
>> towards an interface I am designing to control a USB-tethered turtle.
>>
>> Thank you for the great help.
>>
>> Richmond.
>
> Possibly NOT as stupid as all that:
>
> "button "Button": execution error at line 2 (Handler: can't find 
> handler) near "startTurtle", char 1"
>
> Richmond.
>
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