You can actually just use the exact same tracker from the rectangle tool, and just make sure to modify the if statement checking for the active tool to include an ||_root.isactive==”gradientrec” (The || symbol stands for OR, so that the tracker is used if the rectangle tool is active or the gradient tool is active - the if statement condition is satisfied as long as it’s one or the other, and doesn’t require both.)
Deconstructing the Paint Application VI: The Gradient Rectangle Tool
By Adrien-Luc Sanders, About.com Guide
Just like with the rectangle tool, the gradient rectangle uses an outline to track the dimensions of the rectangle being drawn, as long as the mouse button is depressed and the cursor is in motion.
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- Setting the Active Tool
- Defining Behavior on Mouse Move
- Setting Starting Variables for Gradients
- Number () and parseInt()
- Defining Behavior on Mouse Release
- Understanding beginGradientFill
- Understanding Arrays Used in beginGradientFill
- Understanding the Matrix used in beginGradientFill
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