On 4 Oct 2008, at 1:54 pm, Michael Robinson wrote:

I would like to draw one path, which is used as a border.

I naively assumed I could change the colour of the path as it is constructed, but it seems this is not the case.

If I change the colour (using [[NSColor blackColor] set]; for example), this changes the colour for the entire path.

Basically what I would like to know is:

Is it possible to use multiple colours in one line, as in the following:

Bottom + BR + BL corners = black
Right = Orange
Top + TR + TL corners = black
Left = Orange

Yes, I know this would be hideous, it is just an example.

I was attempting this by using [[NSColor aColor] set]; after each path element is drawn, but it is causing the whole path to take the value of the last set colour.

I would also like to say that I really appreciate the incredible amount of quality suggestions and advice I have received from this list, you're all wonderfully talented and kind. Without your help I would have bashed my computer into little pieces long ago.


NSBezierPath does not store information about its rendering appearance (except stroke width and a couple of other stroking parameters), it only stores the geometry. To achieve paths in different colours, you need to set the colour and draw each path.

To achieve what you describe above, you need to create separate paths for each differently coloured part of the object. You could also devise a class that "has a" path + a colour to make it a bit more convenient, but there's nothing like that built in.

hth,

Graham
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