The code hit-detects as if the handles were square, so the hit-detection area is actually bigger than it used to be.
On Tue, Mar 28, 2017 at 4:51 PM Richard Gaskin via use-livecode < use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > Ali Lloyd wrote: > > > Instead of declaring that this is how it should be, it's much better > > to provide examples and justification. I just checked, and every > > application I have on this computer does selection handles with the > > center of the handle on the boundary of the object. > > Centering the handle on the corrner/edge is how LibreDraw does it too. > > I think that makes sense, given that the user will aim for the center of > the handle, and as such will be aiming for the corner/edge. > > As for shape, the justification is is that a solid square is an easier > target to hit than an anti-aliased circle. > > I believe Adobe Illustrator uses circles, but AFAIK only for Bezier > points. Object boundary handles there seem to be square, as they are in > LibreDraw, and historically in apps like Fireworks all the way back to > NeXTStep Layout and MacDraw. > > Apple's Interface Builder uses square handles: > <http://www.iclarified.com/images/news/48631/225956/225956-640.jpg> > > MSDN shows square handles even for Bezier points: > <https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms819520.aspx> > > Xamarin also uses square handles: > < > https://developer.xamarin.com/guides/ios/user_interface/controls/part_1_-_creating_user_interface_objects/Images/Image8a.png > > > > Qt Creator as well: > < > http://doc.crossplatform.ru/qtcreator/en/2.0/images/qtcreator-mobile-project-widgets.png > > > > Even FileMaker Pro: > < > https://www.safaribooksonline.com/library/view/filemaker-pro-14/9781491917473/httpatomoreillycomsourceoreillyimages2192071.png.jpg > > > > -- > Richard Gaskin > Fourth World Systems > Software Design and Development for the Desktop, Mobile, and the Web > ____________________________________________________________________ > ambassa...@fourthworld.com http://www.FourthWorld.com > > _______________________________________________ > 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 > _______________________________________________ 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
