On Nov 29, 2010, at 2:07 PM, Cal Horner wrote: > I have sifted through the archives and read the documentation and once again > I am stumped. > > Here is the question. What is the difference between a graphic and an image > object? And how do you create an image object from a graphic? > > As with everything else in Elsie(L. C.) I know the answer will be simple. But > today I don't feel simple.
A graphic object is a set of defined points and vectors, a mathematical formula, if you will. As such it can be scaled and changed with no loss of quality. Think MacDraw or Adobe Illustrator. An image object is a bitmap. Each pixel in the bitmap has a defined color (and optionally a transparency value). It will rapidly lose quality if resized or reshaped drastically. Think MacPaint or Photoshop. You can create an image from a graphic by using the import snapshot command in LiveCode. HTH Devin Devin Asay Humanities Technology and Research Support Center Brigham Young University _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
