Best way to add an image to an oval graphic?

[William de Smet]

Thanks all for directing me into a different approach!

greetings,

William




Op wo 11 nov. 2020 om 19:19 schreef Richard Gaskin via use-livecode <
use-livecode at lists.runrev.com>:

> Using the backgroundPattern seems intuitive, but read the fine print:
> image dimensions have very specific requirements, and not heeding those
> can yield unpredictable results.
>
> Earlier this year I had a project that used backgroundPattern as a way
> to use the graphic shape to mask an image.  It worked well in most
> circumstances, with a satisfying range of images sizes - until it didn't.
>
> We eventually found some images that would render at a fraction of
> actual size, tiling across.
>
> I had to ditch it and find another approach, which led to the thread
> here a few months ago about keyhole effect.
>
> The result of that is you can use a graphic placed on top of an image as
> a mark, with the graphic's backgroundColor set to black and the ink set
> to blendDstIn.
>
> That combo will give you a lot of flexibility for centering and even
> resizing your masking graphic over the image.
>
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