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Chapter 2 - Newton Works Draw Application / Draw Application Reference

Proto / protoDrawTool

MakeDragObject

protoDrawTool:MakeDragObject(left, top, right, bottom, style)

Called to create a shape to show while the user drags out a bounding box.

left

The x-coordinate of the start point of the rectangle the user dragged with this tool.

top

The y-coordinate of the start point of the rectangle the user dragged with this tool.

right

The x-coordinate of the end point of the rectangle the user dragged with this tool.

bottom

The y-coordinate of the start point of the rectangle the user dragged with this tool.

style

A style frame with the current user defaults for penSize, penPattern, fillPattern, and font.

return value

A shape array.

DISCUSSION

The default version of this method calls your template's *MakeObject method. This message is only sent if the tool template's dragARectangle slot is nil.