[QuickTacBeta] even number of dots

[Melissa R Hirshson]

Hi Peter,

Thanks for fixing my email address. I would prefer to have both odd and 
even, the more control we have over the shapes, the more accurate the 
drawing can be.

Lissa

On Mon, 2 Jul 2007, Peter Sullivan wrote:

> Hello Lissa,
>
> That's an interesting observation.  I'd never noticed it.
>
> At present, QuickTac simply uses Windows GDI functions (that is, functions
> built into Windows itself) to draw the circles.  So what you've observed is
> something that I cannot explain or easily modify.  But I'll try -- just
> don't expect it in the short term.
>
> I've noticed too that fill circles with no outline (a line width set to 0)
> don't have this problem.
>
> If I were to fix the problem, would you want that circles should always have
> an odd number of dots on the edge, or should it be sometimes odd and
> sometimes even depending on the size of the circle?
>
> - Peter
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: quicktacbeta-bounces at duxsys.com
> [mailto:quicktacbeta-bounces at duxsys.com] On Behalf Of lissa at TheWorld.com
> Sent: Saturday, June 30, 2007 1:27 PM
> To: quicktacbeta at duxsys.com
> Subject: [QuickTacBeta] even number of dots
>
> Hiya,
>
> I noticed that in drawing circles, the sides are an even number of dots,
> which makes it impossible to center an "attached" line, as shown in the
> attached sample. Can explain this further if not clear.--Lissa
>
>
>
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