> > Message: 14 > Date: Sat, 28 Jul 2012 17:31:12 -0400 > From: Colin Holgate <co...@verizon.net> > To: How to use LiveCode <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> > Subject: making a graphic the shape of a bitmap > Message-ID: <2c60fc45-5cd4-4ac1-b12b-c802eb95e...@verizon.net> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > > 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? > > 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. >
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 _______________________________________________ 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
