Re: [Visualpython-users] simplest way to determine if mouseclick is in the corner of a box ?

[Stef M. <s.m...@ru...>]

thanks Bruce,

Bruce Sherwood wrote:
> The general case is complicated, but it might not be too difficult in 
> a particular situation. From the documentation on mouse events:
>
> ray A unit vector pointing from camera in the direction of the mouse 
> cursor. The points under the mouse cursor are exactly { camera + t*ray 
> for t>0}.
>
> Also note the project() function for projecting the mouse position 
> onto a given plane.
>
> I'm afraid that it's up to you to use these tools; your question is 
> not a simple one.
Well the question was simple, but the solution isn't ;-)
I think for the moment (and maybe forever) I'm going to use 
alt/ctrl/shift to differentiate between actions.
cheers,
Stef

>
> Bruce Sherwood
>
> Stef Mientki wrote:
>> hello,
>>
>> probably another simple question (for those who are  known with 
>> vector algebra),
>> how do I determine if I click in the corner region of a box or 
>> somewhere on the middle.
>>
>> the idea is that dragging,
>> -  should rotate the box if the start drag is in the corner
>> -  should move the object is hit some where in the middle
>>
>> thanks,
>> Stef Mientki
>
>


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