[Cuis-dev] Proposals for Community meeting: "Bézier curves in Cuis"

[Juan Vuletich]

On 1/31/2022 5:00 PM, ken.dickey--- via Cuis-dev wrote:
> I am exploring to learn more about Vector Graphics and nested 
> coordinate systems.
>
> I know almost nothing about Bézier curves, but Juan made this cute 
> Sample02Bezier example and I got interested.
>
> There is a great write-up and animations at
>   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B%C3%A9zier_curve
> but you don't really need to know that much to play around with them
>
> My view of play was to add end-point and control-point handles to the 
> HaloMorph for new classes BezierQuadraticMorph and BezierCubicMorph, 
> as well as adding MetaProperties to their menus.
>
> To use control points requires translating between three coordinate 
> systems: that of the curve itself, that of the HaloMorph, and 
> World/Screen coordinates.
>
> Still very much a work in progress, but I think good for a 15 minute 
> news item.
>
> -KenD
>

This will be great! Thanks Ken!

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