Paint Tools

[emmefisch]

Is there a possibility to "record" the work done with the paint tools and get the code for that? Thanks for any idea.
I like to fill some parts of a picture programmaticaly.
Best
Fredi

[Mark]

Hi Fredi,

You might be able to use a frontscript (mouseDown handler) to record clicks and tools. This will work with the graphics tools, not with the image/paint tools.

Kind regards,

Mark

[fredigertsch]

Thanks Mark.

[dunbarx]

Try these. There are certainly others you can use to get the starting and ending locs of anything you do, and the tools and targets you choose.

on mouseDown
put the target
end mouseDown

This will work in either the tools palette or your working stack.

on mousemove x,y
put the tool && x && y
end mousemove

This will give you a start on your drawing data. I bet you can make a "macro" recording of all your actions.

Craig Newman

[Mark]

Hi Craig,

Have you actually tried that? I couldn't get it to work.

Mark

[dunbarx]

Mark.

Yes. I placed the handlers into a card script, and inserted the card script into front, per your suggestion.

Craig

[Mark]

Hi Craig,

Maybe I wasn't clear. I mean, did it also work for the paint tools, or only for the graphics and other tools?

Mark

[dunbarx]

Mark.

Yes. I get a "bucket", or a "spray can" when I click on those tools. This is from the mouseDown handler.

And it is very important to pass mouseDown, I now see, or you will cripple ordinary tool selection methods.

I made a fld "gg" on a card (id 12821) so I could track the tool names:

on mouseDown
put the target & return after fld "gg" of cd id 12821 of stack "test1"
pass mouseDown
end mouseDown

Craig

[bn]

Hi Craig, Mark,

I dont get the mouseMove to work if there is painting going on.
This does record coordinates and the tool if put into an image object.

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local sRecord

on mouseEnter
   put the tool into tTool
   put tTool && the milliseconds
   if tTool is among the items of "pencil tool,bucket tool,brush tool,eraser tool,spray tool,line tool,curve tool" then
      put true into sRecord
      send trackMe to me in 10 milliseconds
   end if
end mouseEnter

on trackMe
   if sRecord then
      if the mouse Is Down then
         put the tool && the mouseLoc && the milliseconds
      end if
      if trackMe is not in the pendingMessages then
         send trackMe to me in 10 milliseconds
      end if
   end if
end trackMe

on mouseLeave
   put false into sRecord
end mouseLeave

Whether you can redo everything you want from this recording is an other question.

Kind regards

Bernd