Name

Description

behave(TextObject to)

A DForm which throbs the TextObject.

Think of throb as a multiplication of the size of the object, which changes over time.

In order to improve interoperability with other DForms, the period of the throb is tracked as a frame count specific to each TextObjectGlyph. This way, each time the behaviour is called it modifies the control points of the Glyph by multiplying them by the appropriate factor, thus preserving any other modifications.

The following calculation defines throb with a period p and scale of s. Given a vector c from the center of the glyph to one of its control points, it's throbbed value for frame f is

p * ( ( s - 1 ) * ( ( cos( f / p * 2PI - PI ) ) + 1 ) + 1 )

XXXBUG: If the period or scale is changed after the behaviour has been started, then it will mess up any objects that are already throbbing. The way to correct this problem is to cache the period and scale along with the frame count, and only update them when a throb is completed.

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Constructor

new Throb(float scale, int period)

Parameters

scale :

period :

behave(TextObjectGlyph to)

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Name

Description

A DForm which scales the size of a TextObject.

Usage

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Constructor

new Scale(float scale)

Parameters

scale :

to :

behave(TextObject to)

behave(TextObjectGlyph to)

getScale()

setScale(float scale)

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Name

Description

A super class for DForms.

These are actions which modify the appearance of TextObjectGlyphs.

This class provides an implementation of behave() which recursively calls it on all Glyphs.

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Constructor

new DForm()

Parameters

to :

tog :

behave(TextObject to)

behave(TextObjectGlyph to)

getControlPoints(TextObjectGlyph tog)

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Name

Description

A DForm which pulls the TextObject towards a target.

Usage

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Constructor

Pull(float x, float y)

Pull(float x, float y, float z)

Pull(float x, float y, float speed, float reach)

Pull(float x, float y, float z, float speed, float reach)

Pull(Locatable target)

Pull(Locatable target, float speed, float reach)

Parameters

x :

y :

z :

speed :

reach :

target :

behave(TextObjectGlyph to)

setTarget(float x, float y)

setTarget(float x, float y, float z)

setTarget(Locatable target)

setTarget(processing.core.PVector target)

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Name

Description

The factory of DForm behaviours.

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Constructor

new DFormFactory()

Parameters

mag :

chaosPull()

pull()

reform()

scale(float mag)

throb()

toString()

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Name

Description

A DForm which reverts TextObject to its original shape.

Different ways of reforming the glyphs are provided, which given different visual effects.

The current ActionResult returned specifies that a Reform action never terminates, it sends a true event once it's reformed. We probably want to change it so that it can terminate. If needs be, the Reform could be put into a Repeat behaviour.

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Constructor

new Reform()

new Reform(float speed, int style)

Parameters

speed :

style :

to :

exponentialSpeed :

linearSpeed :

behave(TextObjectGlyph to)

getExponentialSpeed()

getLinearSpeed()

setExponentialSpeed(float exponentialSpeed)

setLinearSpeed(float linearSpeed)

setStyleExponential()

setStyleLinear()

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Name

Description

ChaosPull is similar to Pull except that the control points get into a chaotic state when they reach the target. TODO: add parameters.

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Constructor

new ChaosPull(float x, float y)

new ChaosPull(float x, float y, float z)

new ChaosPull(float x, float y, float z, int chaosStrength)

new ChaosPull(float x, float y, int chaosStrength)

new ChaosPull(Locatable target)

new ChaosPull(Locatable target, int chaosStrength)

Parameters

x :

y :

z :

chaosStrength :

target :

behave(TextObjectGlyph to)

getChaosStrength()

setChaosStrength(int chaosStrength)

setTarget(float x, float y)

setTarget(float x, float y, float z)

setTarget(Locatable target)

setTarget(processing.core.PVector target)

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Name

Description

A DForm which pushes the TextObject outlines away from a target.

Usage

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TEST

Constructor

new Blow(float x, float y)

new Blow(float x, float y, float z)

new Blow(float x, float y, float speed, float reach)

new Blow(float x, float y, float z, float speed, float reach)

new Blow(Locatable target)

new Blow(Locatable target, float speed, float reach)

Parameters

x :

y :

z :

speed :

reach :

behave(TextObjectGlyph to)

setTarget(float x, float y)

setTarget(float x, float y, float z)

setTarget(Locatable target)

setTarget(processing.core.PVector target)

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Name

Description

Stop an object from moving by setting its velocity and angular velocity to 0.

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Constructor

new Stop()

Parameters

to

behave(TextObject to)

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Description

Keep objects inside a window. By default, StayInWindow bounces objects off the edge of the visible window. It can be configured to change the window size and object behaviour.

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Constructor

new StayInWindow(processing.core.PApplet p)

new StayInWindow(processing.core.PApplet p, boolean bounce)

new StayInWindow(java.awt.Rectangle bounds, boolean bounce)

Parameters

p :

bounce :

bounds :

to :

window :

behave(TextObject to)

setWindow(java.awt.Rectangle window)

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