making a graphic the shape of a bitmap

[Jim Hurley]

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> Date: Sat, 28 Jul 2012 17:31:12 -0400
> From: Colin Holgate <coiin at verizon.net>
> To: How to use LiveCode <use-livecode at lists.runrev.com>
> Subject: making a graphic the shape of a bitmap
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> How can you make a graphic be the exact shape of an irregular shaped image? For example, say you had an alpha transparent background image of a snake, and you wanted a graphic control that was the same shape as the outline of the snake, how could that be done?
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> You could oh-so-carefully draw the graphic with the freehand tool, but it's extremely unlikely [likely] you would make a mistake. There doesn't seem to be a way to edit a graphic's shape, and there isn't any import vector as control, or a way to launch an editor for graphics.
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Colin,

When you say, "there doesn't seem to be a way to edit a graphic's shape" how do you mean? There is "Reshape graphic" under the Object menu for manual editing. Or did you mean something more sophisticated? 

Jim Hurley