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Carl_Email
PDF export with Eclipse
Feb 27th, 2007, 1:00am  
Hi People

From Eclipse, It seems like the pdf library only picks up shapes that are rendered within the main class (extended by PApplet). If I render a shape in a separate object, still within beginRecord() and endRecord(), it does not end up in the pdf file.

This works

beginRecord(PDF, "frame-####.pdf");

ellipse(40, 40, 40, 40);

endRecord();

This does not

beginRecord(PDF, "frame-####.pdf");

myObject.renderAnEllipse();

endRecord();

Is there a way around this or do I have to do all the rendering within the main class?

By the way, how do you marks text as code when posting here?

Carl Emil
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fry
Re: PDF export with Eclipse
Reply #1 - Feb 27th, 2007, 1:44pm  
if you call beginRecord(), then you're calling it on the main drawing surface. if you want to record another graphics context, you'll have to do otherGraphics.beginRecord().

if you're moving to eclipse, you're gonna need to pick up a java book, which covers things like objects, so you know how these bits work. in processing these specifics are hidden because they're less important for sketching/teaching, but if you decide to take the training wheels off, it's gonna be bumpy, and you're gonna have to work harder.
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Carl_Email
Re: PDF export with Eclipse
Reply #2 - Feb 27th, 2007, 5:34pm  
Hi Fry

Thanks for the pdf-trick.

I like working in Eclipse because of it's many debugging and refraction features, not to speak of the auto completion of typing. I always wanted to work in Java, so the Processing environment was a perfect starter.

Thanks again
Carl Emil
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