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[Mr Weird Guy]

I probably asked this question a year or two ago, but I forgot the answer. How would I calcuate an object's X or Y position on the screen rather than in the entire room? I'm just totally drawing a blank on this here. :V

[Davve]

If you by "screen" mean the window:
object.x-window_get_x(),object.y-window_get_y()

Or if you by "screen" mean the view:
object.x-view_xview,object.y-view_yview

[Mr Weird Guy]

Yeah, I guess I do mean the view. That code works, I just gotta figure out how to actually make it work correctly for what I'm doing. Man, screen transitions are annoying. :|

[theepicgeno]

this will probably help me!

[gardian20]

how do you get on-view coordinates of non-objects? like to draw something

Edited by gardian20, 28 February 2012 - 09:36 PM.

[theepicgeno]

how do you get on-view coordinates of non-objects? like to draw something

Maybe you would draw the room height and width. Like this:

draw_text(x,x,""+room_height+" and "+room_width)

is that even what you mean?

[gardian20]

how do you get on-view coordinates of non-objects? like to draw something

Maybe you would draw the room height and width. Like this:

draw_text(x,x,""+room_height+" and "+room_width)

is that even what you mean?

wait........i wanted it to draw something on the view as it moves. i do not quite under stand what you mean.....but i am not sure it is what i am looking for

[theepicgeno]

how do you get on-view coordinates of non-objects? like to draw something

Maybe you would draw the room height and width. Like this:

draw_text(x,x,""+room_height+" and "+room_width)

is that even what you mean?

wait........i wanted it to draw something on the view as it moves. i do not quite under stand what you mean.....but i am not sure it is what i am looking for

I read that you wanted to draw the room height and width. Can you upload your .gm* so i can see?

[gardian20]

how do you get on-view coordinates of non-objects? like to draw something

Maybe you would draw the room height and width. Like this:

draw_text(x,x,""+room_height+" and "+room_width)

is that even what you mean?

wait........i wanted it to draw something on the view as it moves. i do not quite under stand what you mean.....but i am not sure it is what i am looking for

I read that you wanted to draw the room height and width. Can you upload your .gm* so i can see?

how do i do that? anyway, if i do this, would i come out with something drawn on a coordinate that is compared to the view not to the whole room?

[IceMetalPunk]

how do you get on-view coordinates of non-objects? like to draw something

view_xview[n] and view_yview[n] return the (x, y) coordinates of the top-left corner of the n'th view. So just offset your coordinates from there. For example, if you want something to stay at (10, 10) from the view 0 position instead of the room, you'd draw/place it at (view_xview[0]+10, view_yview[0]+10). Make sense?

-IMP

[gardian20]

yes, let me go try it.......




EDIT: It works perfectly!!!!! thanks!

Edited by gardian20, 29 February 2012 - 01:26 PM.