I'm hoping to make a sketch using an api to (eventually) generate a shape from location data gathered by using an ip lookup api. I have found some examples on the home page of the api but I'm not proficient enough in any of the languages provided, if someone could take a look for me and explain how I might make a simple individual request for a given ip address I would realy appreciate it.

I'm creating a sketch where multiple ellipse objects created in a for() loop can be dragged around & dropped onto each other into a stack. When one object is dragged over another it grows larger and snaps to the same x&y position. 

I've got it working as far as  the dragging and overlap-checking goes, however when an object overlaps one that has been created earlier it jumps on top of it, hiding it(because it grows larger) . Is there a way to set the depth of an object without using transform/anything else that would require me to change my sketch to P3D etc?

 - I've just spotted the header in the processing.js page - this is almost what I am trying to achieve, except that I would like to be able to drag the object out of the 'stack' again & I'd rather not just rip off this example.

Any suggestions? - I only discovered dist() and angleBetween() today so I might just be missing YET ANOTHER fundamental function. Thanks, L.

I have a series of rollover buttons arranged in a ring. The ring can be moved around the screen, but wherever it is, the actual spots that trigger the rollover-effect are always stuck in one place. 

the applet can be found here: here. It's easy to see the problem, but confusing for a beginner to work out how to solve.

I think it is connected to the way I am moving my object (the ring of buttons) using translate(), because its screen location (0, 0) moves around when dragged with the mouse.

- can anyone suggest a way to make both parts of the buttons line up?

 - or even a way to find out the 'real' x & y for my object when it thinks it is at (0, 0) but has been translated?

Thanks! L.

http://www.samhumphrey.co.uk/testArea/mapApp/index.html