Hey,

I'm working on a program that, when the user hits different keys (jkdf), a bezier curve is drawn on the screen.  After the curve is on the screen, the user can then reposition the curve (size, position). However, I'm having difficult with the initiation of drawing the curves.  For instance, if in draw() I automatically display a curve, it shows up. Otherwise, with the key clicks, it shows up for a second only to be drawn over again by the background (which is also in draw). Where in the code should I put the background?  I want it redrawn when the curve is moved, so that there isn't a trail of shadows, but I want the curves to be drawn in the first place.

Thanks!  And if this isn't clear enough, please let me know what I can do to change it.

I tested out what you said to do and if fixed some things, but caused a few problems, too.  The good thing is that all the curves can now be drawn on the screen. However, when I try to drag them (I also put redraw in mousePressed() and mouseReleased() in the hopes that, when they changed, the curve would change as well) they move by 1 every time, as opposed to being able to drag them across the whole screen.  Also, because the background isn't updating, whenever I do change anything, a shadow is left behind of where the image was before.  Is there anything I can do to fix that (keeping the changes you gave me before), or should I take out the noLoop() and try something different?

So, in order to create this curve object, should I define a new class?  

class curve { ... etc.

Essentially, then, the makeCurve() method that I have would be transformed into a curve class with those properties--is that along the line of what you said?