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i'm making a gui and i want to put an ellipse in it. (see 

http://www.em411.com/blog/7385/0/vector_crossfade_wgui__maxmsp.html

 for a pic of the gui that i want to add an ellipse to, with an explanation of what the patch is for. the oval will define the path of an oscillator that scans through a landscape, basically).

The problem is that i can't figure out how to make an ellipse where the axes aren't just straight up and down. it seems like i will probably have to do some kind of hack using paintarc. it wouldn't be as pretty (angles at the joints), and it would requite some annoying maths, but it would get the job done.

i'm making a gui and i want to put an ellipse in it.  (see http://www.em411.com/blog/7385/0/vector_crossfade_wgui__maxmsp.html for a pic of the gui that i want to add an ellipse to, with an explanation of what the patch is for.  the oval will define the path of an oscillator that scans through a landscape, basically).

The problem is that i can't figure out how to make an ellipse where the axes aren't just straight up and down.  it seems like i will probably have to do some kind of hack using paintarc.  it wouldn't be as pretty (angles at the joints), and it would requite some annoying maths, but it would get the job done.


rotate-oval-in-lcd

hmmm a diagonal oval ... looks like something you 

need to calculate point by point (using "lineto").

hmmm a diagonal oval ... looks like something you 
need to calculate point by point (using "lineto").

What you want to do would be a lot easier with Jitter.


just built on with nato after i didnt get the formula right for [lcd]. 

If you don't have Jitter, try jsui, it can also talk openGL...

thanks, i'll look into that. I'll probably get jitter one of these days, but i'm stuck in max 4 until my financial situation changes.

thanks, i'll look into that.  I'll probably get jitter one of these days, but i'm stuck in max 4 until my financial situation changes.


rotate oval in lcd