racket/collects/scribblings/draw/region-class.scrbl
Matthew Flatt 0fda70b7ca fix region% problems
- fail gracefully with pre 1.4 Cairo
 - clip all drawing for an empty clipping region
 - disallow `is-empty?' on a region without a DC
   (since the test depends on the DC dimensions)
2011-03-28 15:15:57 -06:00

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#lang scribble/doc
@(require "common.ss")
@defclass/title[region% object% ()]{
A @scheme[region%] object specifies a portion of a drawing area
(possibly discontinuous). It is normally used for clipping drawing
operations.
A @scheme[region%] object can be associated to a particular
@scheme[dc<%>] object when the region is created. In that case, the
region uses the drawing context's current transformation matrix,
translation, scaling, and rotation, independent of the transformation
that is in place when the region is installed. Otherwise, the region
is transformed as usual when it is installed into a
@scheme[dc<%>]. For an auto-scrolled canvas, the canvas's current
scrolling always applies when the region is used (and it does not
affect the region's bounding box).
Region combination with operations like @racket[region% union] are
approximate, and they are implemented by combining paths. Certain
combinations work only if the paths have a suitable fill mode, which
can be either @racket['winding], @racket['even-odd], or a
@deftech{flexible fill} mode. When a region is installed as a device
context's clipping region, any subpath with a @tech{flexible fill}
mode uses @racket['even-odd] mode if any other path uses
@racket['even-odd] mode.
See also @xmethod[dc<%> set-clipping-region] and @xmethod[dc<%>
get-clipping-region].
@defconstructor[([dc (or/c (is-a?/c dc<%>) #f)])]{
Creates an empty region. If @racket[dc] is a @scheme[dc<%>] object,
the @scheme[dc<%>]'s current transformation matrix is essentially
recorded in the region.
}
@defmethod[(get-bounding-box)
(values real? real? real? real?)]{
Returns a rectangle that approximately encloses the region. The
return values are the left, top, width, and height of the
rectangle. If the region has an associated drawing context, the
bounding box is in the drawing context's current logical coordinates.
}
@defmethod[(get-dc)
(or/c (is-a?/c dc<%>) #f)]{
Returns the region's drawing context, if it was created for one.
}
@defmethod[(in-region? [x real?]
[y real?])
boolean?]{
Returns @scheme[#t] if the given point is approximately within the
region, @scheme[#f] otherwise. If the region has an associated
drawing context, the given point is effectively transformed according
to the region's @scheme[dc<%>]'s current transformation matrix.
}
@defmethod[(intersect [rgn (is-a?/c region%)])
void?]{
Sets the region to the intersection of itself with the given region.
The drawing context of @scheme[rgn] and @this-obj[] must be the same,
or they must both be unassociated to any drawing context.
An intersect corresponds to clipping with this region's path, and then
clipping with the given region's path. Further combining sends to
this region correspond to combination with the original path before
initial clip, and further combination with this region as an argument
correspond to a combination with the given path after the initial
clip. Thus, an intersecting region is a poor input for
@method[region% union], @method[region% subtract], or @method[region%
xor], but it intersects properly in further calls to @method[region%
intersect].
}
@defmethod[(is-empty?)
boolean?]{
Returns @scheme[#t] if the region is approximately empty, @scheme[#f]
otherwise, but only if the region is associated with a drawing context.
If the region is unassociated to any drawing context, the
@racket[exn:fail:contract] exception is raised.
}
@defmethod[(set-arc [x real?]
[y real?]
[width (and/c real? (not/c negative?))]
[height (and/c real? (not/c negative?))]
[start-radians real?]
[end-radians real?])
void?]{
Sets the region to the interior of the specified wedge.
See also @xmethod[dc<%> draw-ellipse], since the region content is
determined the same way as brush-based filling in a @scheme[dc<%>].
The region corresponds to a clockwise path with a @tech{flexible
fill}. The region is also @tech{atomic} for the purposes of region
combination.
}
@defmethod[(set-ellipse [x real?]
[y real?]
[width (and/c real? (not/c negative?))]
[height (and/c real? (not/c negative?))])
void?]{
Sets the region to the interior of the specified ellipse.
See also @xmethod[dc<%> draw-ellipse], since the region content is
determined the same way as brush-based filling in a @scheme[dc<%>].
The region corresponds to a clockwise path with a @tech{flexible
fill}. The region is also @tech{atomic} for the purposes of region
combination.
@|DrawSizeNote|
}
@defmethod[(set-path [path (is-a?/c dc-path%)]
[xoffset real? 0]
[yoffset real? 0]
[fill-style (one-of/c 'odd-even 'winding) 'odd-even])
void?]{
Sets the region to the content of the given path.
See also @xmethod[dc<%> draw-path], since the region content is
determined the same way as brush-based filling in a @scheme[dc<%>].
The fill style affects how well the region reliably combines with
other regions (via @method[region% union], @method[region% xor], and
@method[region% subtract]). The region is also @tech{atomic} for the
purposes of region combination.
}
@defmethod[(set-polygon [points (or/c (listof (is-a?/c point%))
(listof (cons/c real? real?)))]
[xoffset real? 0]
[yoffset real? 0]
[fill-style (one-of/c 'odd-even 'winding) 'odd-even])
void?]{
Sets the region to the interior of the polygon specified by
@racket[points]. A pair is treated as a point where the @racket[car]
of the pair is the x-value and the @racket[cdr] is the y-value.
See also @xmethod[dc<%> draw-polygon], since the region content is
determined the same way as brush-based filling in a @scheme[dc<%>].
The fill style affects how well the region reliably combines with
other regions (via @method[region% union], @method[region% xor], and
@method[region% subtract]). The region is also @tech{atomic} for the
purposes of region combination.
}
@defmethod[(set-rectangle [x real?]
[y real?]
[width (and/c real? (not/c negative?))]
[height (and/c real? (not/c negative?))])
void?]{
Sets the region to the interior of the specified rectangle.
The region corresponds to a clockwise path with a @tech{flexible
fill}. The region is also @tech{atomic} for the purposes of region
combination.
@|DrawSizeNote|
}
@defmethod[(set-rounded-rectangle [x real?]
[y real?]
[width (and/c real? (not/c negative?))]
[height (and/c real? (not/c negative?))]
[radius real? -0.25])
void?]{
Sets the region to the interior of the specified rounded rectangle.
See also @xmethod[dc<%> draw-rounded-rectangle], since the region
content is determined the same way as brush-based filling in a
@scheme[dc<%>].
The region corresponds to a clockwise path with a @tech{flexible
fill}. The region is also @tech{atomic} for the purposes of region
combination.
@|DrawSizeNote|
}
@defmethod[(subtract [rgn (is-a?/c region%)])
void?]{
Sets the region to the subtraction of itself minus the given region.
In other words, a point is removed from the region if it is included
in the given region. (The given region may contain points that are
not in the current region; such points are ignored.)
This region's drawing context and given region's drawing context must
be the same, or they must both be unassociated to any drawing
context.
The result is consistent across platforms and devices, but it is never
a true subtraction. A subtraction corresponds to combining the
sub-paths of this region with the reversed sub-paths of the given
region, then intersecting the result with this region. This fails as
a true subtraction, because the boundary of loops (with either
@scheme['odd-even] or @scheme['winding] filling) is ambiguous.
}
@defmethod[(union [rgn (is-a?/c region%)])
void?]{
Sets the region to the union of itself with the given region.
This region's drawing context and given region's drawing context must
be the same, or they must both be unassociated to any drawing
context.
A union corresponds to combining the sub-paths of each region into one
path, using an @scheme['odd-even] fill if either of the region uses
an @scheme['odd-even] fill (otherwise using a @scheme['winding]
fill), a @scheme['winding] fill in either region uses a
@scheme[winding] fill, or the fill remains a @tech{flexible fill}
if both paths have a @tech{flexible fill}. Consequently, while the
result is consistent across platforms and devices, it is a true union
only for certain input regions. For example, it is a true union for
non-overlapping @deftech{atomic} and union regions. It is also a true
union for @tech{atomic} and union regions (potentially overlapping)
that are all clockwise and use @scheme['winding] fill or if the fills
are all @tech{flexible fills}.
}
@defmethod[(xor [rgn (is-a?/c region%)])
void?]{
Sets the region to the xoring of itself with the given region (i.e.,
contains points that are enclosed by exactly one of the two regions).
This region's drawing context and given region's drawing context must
be the same, or they must both be unassociated to any drawing
context.
The result is consistent across platforms and devices, but it is not
necessarily a true xoring. An xoring corresponds to combining the
sub-paths of this region with the reversed sub-paths of the given
region. The result uses an @scheme['odd-even] fill if either of the
region uses an @scheme['odd-even] fill, a @scheme['winding] fill in
either region uses a @scheme[winding] fill, or the fill remains a
@tech{flexible fill} if both paths have a @tech{flexible
fill}. Consequently, the result is a reliable xoring only for certain
input regions. For example, it is reliable for @tech{atomic} and
xoring regions that all use @scheme['even-odd] fill.
}}