[man4mobile]

I'm creating ticker on canvas...since i want a customized appearance....but it seems conflicted with the repaint() of content below the ticker. Anyone can help me about creating different behaviour on one canvas at a time...?
Thx :)

[peterblazejewicz]

hi,

ticker on canvas is just a drawn string, you need simply change x/y values (or translate graphics) at time for example using timer,
you can update only part of canvas where ticker it to be paint without redrawing entire canvas,
What issue you have with that?

regards,
Peter

[man4mobile]

Hi peter...
Suppose I want to make a ticker and also another animation in one canvas...how does the mechanism so that each animation (ticker and the other one) doesn't conflict each other (free to each other..)? Coz as far as I know, there's only one method to draw the canvas, using paint().
About making ticker, I already know that it's just as simple as changing the x value :)
Thx for your response :)

[shmoove]

Originally Posted by man4mobile

Hi peter...
Suppose I want to make a ticker and also another animation in one canvas...how does the mechanism so that each animation (ticker and the other one) doesn't conflict each other (free to each other..)? Coz as far as I know, there's only one method to draw the canvas, using paint().

The paint() method should only have code to draw the screen in it's current state. You shouldn't have any logic in it so you're able to redraw as often as necessary (or possible ;P).
The control of the state for each animation should be in a separate method or methods. You could use a couple of Timers for that, or a couple of threads, but personally I'd use one thread that can figure out how much time has passed and knows when to update what elements of the screen.

shmoove

[man4mobile]

thx :) i'll try that...