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Canvas not drawing on finger location when zoomed

I am trying to make a painting app. Zoom kinda works, when i try to draw on canvas after the zoom, it does not draw on the location of the finger. instead it draws scale to the device screen.
I did some research but could not find the answer to the solution.
-> float x = (event.getX() - scalePointX)/mScaleFactor; // does not work,
I tried to implement matrix but was unsuccessful.
Can someone please help me to draw on the finger when the canvas is zoomed in or out?
Thank you!
public class paintView extends View {
Paint paint;
Path path;
Bitmap bitmap;
Canvas mcanvas;
private final float TOUCH_TOLERANCE = 4;
private float mX, mY;
public static final int DEFAULT_BG_COLOR = Color.WHITE;
private int backgroundColor = DEFAULT_BG_COLOR;
private ArrayList<FingerPath> paths = new ArrayList<>();
private Paint mBitmapPaint = new Paint(Paint.DITHER_FLAG);
private final ScaleGestureDetector mScaleGesture;
private float mScaleFactor = 1.f;
private float mPosX;
private float mPosY;
private float scalePointX, scalePointY;
private Rect clipBounds_canvas;
public paintView(Context context) {
this(context, null);
}
public paintView(Context context, AttributeSet attrs){
super(context, attrs);
mScaleGesture = new ScaleGestureDetector(context, new ScaleListener());
paint = new Paint();
paint.setAntiAlias(true);
paint.setColor(Color.BLACK);
paint.setStyle(Paint.Style.STROKE);
paint.setStrokeWidth(8f);
}
public void init(DisplayMetrics metrics){
int height = metrics.heightPixels;
int width = metrics.widthPixels;
bitmap = Bitmap.createBitmap(width, height, Bitmap.Config.ARGB_8888);
mcanvas = new Canvas(bitmap);
}
#Override
protected void onDraw(Canvas canvas) {
canvas.save();
mcanvas.drawColor(backgroundColor);
clipBounds_canvas = canvas.getClipBounds();
for(FingerPath fp: paths){
paint.setMaskFilter(null);
mcanvas.drawPath(fp.path, paint);
}
canvas.translate(mPosX, mPosY);
canvas.scale(mScaleFactor, mScaleFactor,scalePointX,scalePointY);
canvas.drawBitmap(bitmap, 0, 0, mBitmapPaint);
canvas.restore();
}
private void touchStart(float x, float y){
path = new Path();
FingerPath fp = new FingerPath(path);
paths.add(fp);
path.reset();
path.moveTo(x,y);
mX = x;
mY = y;
}
private void touchMove(float x, float y){
float dx = Math.abs(x - mX);
float dy = Math.abs(y - mY);
if(dx >= TOUCH_TOLERANCE || dy >= TOUCH_TOLERANCE ){
path.quadTo(mX, mY, (x+mX)/2, (y+mY)/2);
mX = x;
mY = y;
}
}
private void touchUp(){
path.lineTo(mX,mY);
}
#Override
public boolean onTouchEvent(MotionEvent event) {
final float x = (event.getX() - scalePointX)/mScaleFactor;
final float y = (event.getY() - scalePointY)/mScaleFactor;
mScaleGesture.onTouchEvent(event);
final int action = event.getAction();
switch(action & MotionEvent.ACTION_MASK){
case MotionEvent.ACTION_DOWN:
touchStart(x, y);
invalidate();
break;
case MotionEvent.ACTION_MOVE:
touchMove(x,y);
invalidate();
break;
case MotionEvent.ACTION_UP:
touchUp();
invalidate();
break;
}
return true;
}
public class FingerPath {
public Path path;
public FingerPath(Path path) {
this.path = path;
}
}
private class ScaleListener extends ScaleGestureDetector.SimpleOnScaleGestureListener {
#Override
public boolean onScale(ScaleGestureDetector detector) {
mScaleFactor *= detector.getScaleFactor();
scalePointX = detector.getFocusX();
scalePointY = detector.getFocusY();
// Don't let the object get too small or too large.
mScaleFactor = Math.max(0.5f, Math.min(mScaleFactor, 3.0f));
//zoom out 'up to' the size of canvas(screen size)
//mScaleFactor = (mScaleFactor < 1 ? 1 : mScaleFactor);
invalidate();
return true;
}
#Override
public boolean onScaleBegin(ScaleGestureDetector detector) {
return true;
}
}
}

I had that problem and was able to solve it with This stack overflow question. What I did was store the current scale offset and when I draw the new paths, I'd offset the drawing matrix by this stored value. Your solution is really close, instead of scaling the canvas you can scale the drawing matrix. Also a friendly tip, you might need to scale the line thickness after zooming also, so use the same value that was stored to scale.

How to zoom canvas by two fingers and move?

I can draw by fingers in canvas, but I can not zoom it by two fingers without loss of scale drawn
and I want to do infinite my canvas size
I have this code:
public class MainActivity1 extends AppCompatActivity {
DrawingView dv ;
private Paint mPaint;
#Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
dv = new DrawingView(this);
setContentView(dv);
mPaint = new Paint();
mPaint.setAntiAlias(true);
mPaint.setDither(true);
mPaint.setColor(Color.GREEN);
mPaint.setStyle(Paint.Style.STROKE);
mPaint.setStrokeJoin(Paint.Join.ROUND);
mPaint.setStrokeCap(Paint.Cap.ROUND);
mPaint.setStrokeWidth(12);
}
public class DrawingView extends View {
public int width;
public int height;
private Bitmap mBitmap;
private Canvas mCanvas;
private Path mPath;
private Paint mBitmapPaint;
Context context;
private Paint circlePaint;
private Path circlePath;
public DrawingView(Context c) {
super(c);
context=c;
mPath = new Path();
mBitmapPaint = new Paint(Paint.DITHER_FLAG);
circlePaint = new Paint();
circlePath = new Path();
circlePaint.setAntiAlias(true);
circlePaint.setColor(Color.BLUE);
circlePaint.setStyle(Paint.Style.STROKE);
circlePaint.setStrokeJoin(Paint.Join.MITER);
circlePaint.setStrokeWidth(4f);
}
#Override
protected void onSizeChanged(int w, int h, int oldw, int oldh) {
super.onSizeChanged(w, h, oldw, oldh);
mBitmap = Bitmap.createBitmap(1000, 1000, Bitmap.Config.ARGB_8888);
mCanvas = new Canvas(mBitmap);
}
#Override
protected void onDraw(Canvas canvas) {
super.onDraw(canvas);
canvas.drawBitmap( mBitmap, 0, 0, mBitmapPaint);
canvas.drawPath( mPath, mPaint);
canvas.drawPath( circlePath, circlePaint);
}
private float mX, mY;
private static final float TOUCH_TOLERANCE = 4;
private void touch_start(float x, float y) {
mPath.reset();
mPath.moveTo(x, y);
mX = x;
mY = y;
}
private void touch_move(float x, float y) {
float dx = Math.abs(x - mX);
float dy = Math.abs(y - mY);
if (dx >= TOUCH_TOLERANCE || dy >= TOUCH_TOLERANCE) {
mPath.quadTo(mX, mY, (x + mX)/2, (y + mY)/2);
mX = x;
mY = y;
circlePath.reset();
circlePath.addCircle(mX, mY, 30, Path.Direction.CW);
}
}
private void touch_up() {
mPath.lineTo(mX, mY);
circlePath.reset();
// commit the path to our offscreen
mCanvas.drawPath(mPath, mPaint);
// kill this so we don't double draw
mPath.reset();
}
#Override
public boolean onTouchEvent(MotionEvent event) {
float x = event.getX();
float y = event.getY();
switch (event.getAction()) {
case MotionEvent.ACTION_DOWN:
touch_start(x, y);
invalidate();
break;
case MotionEvent.ACTION_MOVE:
touch_move(x, y);
invalidate();
break;
case MotionEvent.ACTION_UP:
touch_up();
invalidate();
break;
}
return true;
}
}
}
Please give me advice how to do it?
And I also want to do infinite my canvas size - its optional.
Main problem is zoom

My advice - you can use opengl. It's looks like you want to create some drawer, but canvas not perfect solution for this. Currently almost all devices support opengl es. It faster than canvas and you can made many another function(as scaling, image pasting, 3d objects etc.) much more easier. Here you can find a good tutorial.

Yoo should use ScaleGestureDetector to scale your canvas. This is my sample code:
private class MyScaleGestureListener implements ScaleGestureDetector.OnScaleGestureListener {
public boolean onScale(ScaleGestureDetector detector) {
scaleFactor *= detector.getScaleFactor();
return true;
}
public boolean onScaleBegin(ScaleGestureDetector detector) {
Log.d("myZoomTag", "SCALE STARTED");
return true;
}
public void onScaleEnd(ScaleGestureDetector detector) {
Log.d("myZoomTag", "SCALE ENDED");
}
}
Here scaleFactor is global variable. In your onDraw method you should do something like this:
bitmapWidth *= scaleFactor;
bitmapHeight *= scaleFactor;

start paint from the circle android

I could program an application to draw but I have a problem
I want to start drawing from the circle,
my starting point will always be the circle, how could I do that?
Now I can draw from any point, I tried to find the middle of the screen but it did not work
public CanvasView(Context context, AttributeSet attrs) {
super(context, attrs);
this.context = context;
path = new Path();
paint = new Paint();
paint.setColor(Color.RED);
paint.setAntiAlias(true);
paint.setStyle(Paint.Style.STROKE);
paint.setStrokeJoin(Paint.Join.ROUND);
paint.setStrokeWidth(20f);
}
#Override
protected void onSizeChanged(int w, int h, int oldw, int oldh) {
super.onSizeChanged(w, h, oldw, oldh);
mbitmap = Bitmap.createBitmap(w,h,Bitmap.Config.ARGB_8888);
mcanvas = new Canvas(mbitmap);
}
#Override
protected void onDraw(Canvas canvas) {
super.onDraw(canvas);
DisplayMetrics metrics = Resources.getSystem().getDisplayMetrics();
int a = metrics.widthPixels; // to get width of the screen
int b = metrics.heightPixels;
canvas.drawCircle(a/2,((b/2)-160),50, paint);
if ((canDraw)) {
canvas.drawPath(path, paint);
}
}
private void startTouch (float x , float y){
if ((canDraw)) {
path.moveTo(x,y);
mX = x;
mY = y ;
}}
public void moveTouche (float x,float y ) {
if ((canDraw)) {
float dx = Math.abs(x - mX);
float dy = Math.abs(y - mY);
if(dx >= Tolerance || dy >= Tolerance){
path.quadTo(mX,mY,(x+mX)/2,(y+mY)/2);
mX = x ;
mY = y;
}}
}
private void upTouch(){
if ((canDraw)) {
path.lineTo(mX,mY);
}}
#Override
public boolean onTouchEvent(MotionEvent event) {
float x = event.getX();
float y = event.getY();
switch (event.getAction()){
case MotionEvent.ACTION_DOWN:
startTouch(x,y);
invalidate();
break ;
case MotionEvent.ACTION_UP:
upTouch();
invalidate();
break ;
case MotionEvent.ACTION_MOVE:
moveTouche(x,y);
invalidate();
break;
}
return true ;
}
}

find the coordinates that delimit your central region from which touches must start, or create an element that identifies it
inside ouTouchEvent, write this:
case MotionEvent.ACTION_DOWN:
if (touchIsInsideCircle(x,y)) {
startTouch(x,y);
invalidate();
}
break ;
define a function that knows the center of the screen by using the coordinates predefined:
boolean touchIsInsideCircle(float x, float y) {
return (x < maxX && x > minX && y < maxY && y > minY);
}

java android - how to check drawing in canvas is finish or not?

i have one question,
I've made a project to draw an image. and it worked! but I am confused, I must add a button to check whether someone is really drawing all the parts of the image or not.
This is my code.
MainActivity.java
public class MainActivity extends Activity {
DrawingView dv;
private Paint mPaint;
#Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
dv = new DrawingView(this);
setContentView(dv);
mPaint = new Paint();
mPaint.setAntiAlias(true);
mPaint.setDither(true);
mPaint.setColor(Color.GREEN);
mPaint.setStyle(Paint.Style.STROKE);
mPaint.setStrokeJoin(Paint.Join.ROUND);
mPaint.setStrokeCap(Paint.Cap.ROUND);
mPaint.setStrokeWidth(5);
}
public class DrawingView extends View {
public int width;
public int height;
private Bitmap mBitmap;
private Canvas mCanvas;
private Path mPath;
private Paint mBitmapPaint;
Context context;
private Paint circlePaint;
private Path circlePath;
public DrawingView(Context c) {
super(c);
context = c;
mPath = new Path();
mBitmapPaint = new Paint(Paint.DITHER_FLAG);
circlePaint = new Paint();
circlePath = new Path();
circlePaint.setAntiAlias(true);
circlePaint.setColor(Color.BLUE);
circlePaint.setStyle(Paint.Style.STROKE);
circlePaint.setStrokeJoin(Paint.Join.MITER);
circlePaint.setStrokeWidth(4f);
}
#Override
protected void onSizeChanged(int w, int h, int oldw, int oldh) {
super.onSizeChanged(w, h, oldw, oldh);
//mBitmap = Bitmap.createBitmap(w, h, Bitmap.Config.ARGB_8888);
mBitmap = BitmapFactory.decodeResource(getResources(), R.drawable.asd) //-->here load your image
.copy(Bitmap.Config.ARGB_8888, true);
mCanvas = new Canvas(mBitmap);
}
#Override
protected void onDraw(Canvas canvas) {
super.onDraw(canvas);
canvas.drawBitmap(mBitmap, 0, 0, mBitmapPaint);
canvas.drawPath(mPath, mPaint);
canvas.drawPath(circlePath, circlePaint);
}
private float mX, mY;
private static final float TOUCH_TOLERANCE = 4;
private void touch_start(float x, float y) {
mPath.reset();
mPath.moveTo(x, y);
mX = x;
mY = y;
}
private void touch_move(float x, float y) {
float dx = Math.abs(x - mX);
float dy = Math.abs(y - mY);
if (dx >= TOUCH_TOLERANCE || dy >= TOUCH_TOLERANCE) {
mPath.quadTo(mX, mY, (x + mX) / 2, (y + mY) / 2);
mX = x;
mY = y;
circlePath.reset();
circlePath.addCircle(mX, mY, 30, Path.Direction.CW);
}
}
private void touch_up() {
mPath.lineTo(mX, mY);
circlePath.reset();
// commit the path to our offscreen
mCanvas.drawPath(mPath, mPaint);
// kill this so we don't double draw
mPath.reset();
}
#Override
public boolean onTouchEvent(MotionEvent event) {
float x = event.getX();
float y = event.getY();
switch (event.getAction()) {
case MotionEvent.ACTION_DOWN:
touch_start(x, y);
invalidate();
break;
case MotionEvent.ACTION_MOVE:
touch_move(x, y);
invalidate();
break;
case MotionEvent.ACTION_UP:
touch_up();
invalidate();
break;
}
return true;
}
}
}
What from the code can be checked drawing?
and I do not know where to make checking function.
can you help me? thank you :)

Android Paint: how to get "airbrush" effect?

I am following the "FingerPaint" demo in the API Demos.
I would need to get an "airbrush" effect, in the sense that when I draw over the same spot it gets darker and darker.
Please see the image:
as you can see the center is darker because I passed with the paint on the same spot more than one time.
Please how do I get the same effect, of getting darker a spot if drawn over more than one time?
EDIT EDIT EDIT
the suggested
mPaint.setAlpha(0x80)
kind of work, but only if I release touch and then touch again, if I do not release and keep the finger on the screen the effect is not reached.
The point is that you do not reach the effect if you do not release your finger from the screen, if you keep on drawing without releasing the touch it doesn't get darker when paint over. If you release the touch and then draw again you get the effect
This is the result I get. And I do not want:
this would be the desired result:
this is is the code taken form the API Demos:
public class FingerPaint extends Activity {
#Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(new MyView(this));
mPaint = new Paint();
mPaint.setAntiAlias(true);
mPaint.setDither(true);
mPaint.setColor(0x44FF0000);
mPaint.setStyle(Paint.Style.STROKE);
mPaint.setStrokeJoin(Paint.Join.ROUND);
mPaint.setStrokeCap(Paint.Cap.ROUND);
mPaint.setStrokeWidth(12);
}
private Paint mPaint;
public class MyView extends View {
private static final float MINP = 0.25f;
private static final float MAXP = 0.75f;
private Bitmap mBitmap;
private Canvas mCanvas;
private Path mPath;
private Paint mBitmapPaint;
public MyView(Context c) {
super(c);
mPath = new Path();
mBitmapPaint = new Paint(Paint.DITHER_FLAG);
}
#Override
protected void onSizeChanged(int w, int h, int oldw, int oldh) {
super.onSizeChanged(w, h, oldw, oldh);
mBitmap = Bitmap.createBitmap(w, h, Bitmap.Config.ARGB_8888);
mCanvas = new Canvas(mBitmap);
}
#Override
protected void onDraw(Canvas canvas) {
canvas.drawColor(0xFFAAAAAA);
canvas.drawBitmap(mBitmap, 0, 0, mBitmapPaint);
canvas.drawPath(mPath, mPaint);
}
private float mX, mY;
private static final float TOUCH_TOLERANCE = 4;
private void touch_start(float x, float y) {
mPath.reset();
mPath.moveTo(x, y);
mX = x;
mY = y;
}
private void touch_move(float x, float y) {
float dx = Math.abs(x - mX);
float dy = Math.abs(y - mY);
if (dx >= TOUCH_TOLERANCE || dy >= TOUCH_TOLERANCE) {
mPath.quadTo(mX, mY, (x + mX) / 2, (y + mY) / 2);
mX = x;
mY = y;
}
}
private void touch_up() {
mPath.lineTo(mX, mY);
// commit the path to our offscreen
mCanvas.drawPath(mPath, mPaint);
// kill this so we don't double draw
mPath.reset();
}
#Override
public boolean onTouchEvent(MotionEvent event) {
float x = event.getX();
float y = event.getY();
switch (event.getAction()) {
case MotionEvent.ACTION_DOWN:
touch_start(x, y);
invalidate();
break;
case MotionEvent.ACTION_MOVE:
touch_move(x, y);
invalidate();
break;
case MotionEvent.ACTION_UP:
touch_up();
invalidate();
break;
}
return true;
}
}
}

I made only few minor changes in your code.
mPaint.setColor(Color.BLACK);// changed color to balck
mPaint.setAlpha(0x80); // only change
Activity class
public class MainActivity extends Activity {
#Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(new MyView(this));
mPaint = new Paint();
mPaint.setAntiAlias(true);
mPaint.setDither(true);
mPaint.setColor(Color.BLACK);
mPaint.setAlpha(0x80); // only change
mPaint.setStyle(Paint.Style.STROKE);
mPaint.setStrokeJoin(Paint.Join.ROUND);
mPaint.setStrokeCap(Paint.Cap.ROUND);
mPaint.setStrokeWidth(12);
}
private Paint mPaint;
public class MyView extends View {
private static final float MINP = 0.25f;
private static final float MAXP = 0.75f;
private Bitmap mBitmap;
private Canvas mCanvas;
private Path mPath;
private Paint mBitmapPaint;
public MyView(Context c) {
super(c);
mPath = new Path();
mBitmapPaint = new Paint(Paint.DITHER_FLAG);
}
#Override
protected void onSizeChanged(int w, int h, int oldw, int oldh) {
super.onSizeChanged(w, h, oldw, oldh);
mBitmap = Bitmap.createBitmap(w, h, Bitmap.Config.ARGB_8888);
mCanvas = new Canvas(mBitmap);
}
#Override
protected void onDraw(Canvas canvas) {
canvas.drawColor(0xFFAAAAAA);
canvas.drawBitmap(mBitmap, 0, 0, mBitmapPaint);
canvas.drawPath(mPath, mPaint);
}
private float mX, mY;
private static final float TOUCH_TOLERANCE = 4;
private void touch_start(float x, float y) {
mPath.reset();
mPath.moveTo(x, y);
mX = x;
mY = y;
}
private void touch_move(float x, float y) {
float dx = Math.abs(x - mX);
float dy = Math.abs(y - mY);
if (dx >= TOUCH_TOLERANCE || dy >= TOUCH_TOLERANCE) {
mPath.quadTo(mX, mY, (x + mX) / 2, (y + mY) / 2);
mX = x;
mY = y;
}
}
private void touch_up() {
mPath.lineTo(mX, mY);
// commit the path to our offscreen
mCanvas.drawPath(mPath, mPaint);
// kill this so we don't double draw
mPath.reset();
}
#Override
public boolean onTouchEvent(MotionEvent event) {
float x = event.getX();
float y = event.getY();
switch (event.getAction()) {
case MotionEvent.ACTION_DOWN:
touch_start(x, y);
invalidate();
break;
case MotionEvent.ACTION_MOVE:
touch_move(x, y);
invalidate();
break;
case MotionEvent.ACTION_UP:
touch_up();
invalidate();
break;
}
return true;
}
}
}
snap shot

This approach is more of a simulation the way something like Photoshop would do it: Integrate along the path and draw individual paint splashes with an adjustable spacing inbetween.
public class DrawView extends View {
public Paint mPaint;
private Bitmap mBitmap;
private Canvas mCanvas;
private int strokeRadius;
private ShapeDrawable mBrush;
private Paint mBitmapPaint;
private float mPreviousX, mPreviousY;
public DrawView(Context context, AttributeSet attrs) {
super( context, attrs);
mBitmapPaint = new Paint(Paint.DITHER_FLAG);
int strokeWidth = 20;
strokeRadius = strokeWidth/2;
Shape brushShape = new OvalShape();
mBrush = new ShapeDrawable(brushShape);
Paint paint = mBrush.getPaint();
// radial gradient shader with a transparency falloff, if you don't want this,
// just set a color on the paint and remove the setShader call
Shader shader = new RadialGradient(strokeRadius, strokeRadius, strokeRadius,
Color.argb(255, 0, 0, 0), Color.argb(0, 0, 0, 0), Shader.TileMode.CLAMP);
paint.setShader(shader);
paint.setAlpha(0x10);
}
#Override
protected void onSizeChanged(int w, int h, int oldw, int oldh) {
super.onSizeChanged(w, h, oldw, oldh);
mBitmap = Bitmap.createBitmap(w, h, Bitmap.Config.ARGB_8888);
mCanvas = new Canvas(mBitmap);
}
#Override
protected void onDraw(Canvas canvas) {
canvas.drawColor(0xFF00B8F5);
canvas.drawBitmap(mBitmap, 0, 0, mBitmapPaint);
}
private void touch_start(float x, float y) {
mPreviousX = x;
mPreviousY = y;
}
private void touch_move(MotionEvent event)
{
float x = event.getX();
float y = event.getY();
// get vector from previous to current position
float xdist = x - mPreviousX;
float ydist = y - mPreviousY;
// get the length
float segmentLength = (float) Math.sqrt(xdist * xdist + ydist * ydist);
// derive a suitable step size from stroke width
float stepSize = Math.max(strokeRadius / 10, 1f);
// calculate the number of steps we need to take
// NOTE: this draws a bunch of evenly spaced splashes from the start point
// to JUST BEFORE the end point. The end point will be drawn by the start point of the
// next stroke, or by the touch_up method. If we drew both the start and
// end point there it would be doubled up
int steps = Math.max(Math.round(segmentLength / stepSize), 2);
for(int i = 0; i < steps; ++i)
{
int currentX = (int) (mPreviousX + xdist * i / steps);
int currentY = (int) (mPreviousY + ydist * i / steps);
drawSplash(currentX, currentY);
}
// update the previous position
mPreviousX = x;
mPreviousY = y;
}
private void touch_up(MotionEvent event) {
drawSplash((int) event.getX(), (int)event.getY());
}
/**
* draws the brush to the canvas, centered around x and y
* #param x
* #param y
*/
private void drawSplash(int x, int y)
{
mBrush.setBounds(x - strokeRadius, y - strokeRadius, x + strokeRadius, y + strokeRadius);
mBrush.draw(mCanvas);
}
#Override
public boolean onTouchEvent(MotionEvent event) {
float x = event.getX();
float y = event.getY();
switch (event.getAction()) {
case MotionEvent.ACTION_DOWN:
touch_start(x, y);
invalidate();
break;
case MotionEvent.ACTION_MOVE:
touch_move(event);
invalidate();
break;
case MotionEvent.ACTION_UP:
touch_up(event);
invalidate();
break;
}
return true;
}
}
Edit: snap shot (Raghunandan). Result Testing with White Background and Black Color paint.

Found the solution.
For those who might be interested:
public class DrawView extends View {
public Paint mPaint;
private Paint mPaint1;
private Paint mPaint2;
private Bitmap mBitmap;
private Canvas mCanvas;
private Path mPath;
private Paint mBitmapPaint;
public DrawView(Context context, AttributeSet attrs) {
super( context, attrs);
mPath = new Path();
mBitmapPaint = new Paint(Paint.DITHER_FLAG);
mPaint = new Paint();
mPaint.setAlpha(0x80);
mPaint.setAntiAlias(true);
mPaint.setDither(true);
mPaint.setColor(0x44000000);
mPaint.setStyle(Paint.Style.STROKE);
mPaint.setStrokeJoin(Paint.Join.ROUND);
mPaint.setStrokeCap(Paint.Cap.BUTT);
mPaint.setStrokeWidth(5);
}
#Override
protected void onSizeChanged(int w, int h, int oldw, int oldh) {
super.onSizeChanged(w, h, oldw, oldh);
mBitmap = Bitmap.createBitmap(w, h, Bitmap.Config.ARGB_8888);
mCanvas = new Canvas(mBitmap);
}
#Override
protected void onDraw(Canvas canvas) {
canvas.drawColor(0xFF00B8F5);
canvas.drawBitmap(mBitmap, 0, 0, mBitmapPaint);
}
private float mX, mY;
private static final float TOUCH_TOLERANCE = 4;
private void touch_start(float x, float y) {
mPath.reset();
mPath.moveTo(x, y);
mX = x;
mY = y;
//mCanvas.drawPoint(x, y, mPaint);
}
private void touch_move(MotionEvent event) {
float x = event.getX();
float y = event.getY();
Path npath=new Path();
npath.moveTo(mX, mY);
npath.lineTo( x ,y );
mX=x;
mY=y;
mCanvas.drawPath(npath, mPaint);
npath.reset();
//Log.e("","sto disegando");
}
private void touch_up() {
}
#Override
public boolean onTouchEvent(MotionEvent event) {
float x = event.getX();
float y = event.getY();
switch (event.getAction()) {
case MotionEvent.ACTION_DOWN:
touch_start(x, y);
invalidate();
break;
case MotionEvent.ACTION_MOVE:
touch_move(event);
invalidate();
break;
case MotionEvent.ACTION_UP:
touch_up();
invalidate();
break;
}
return true;
}
}
Edit: Attaching snap shot of my emulator (Raghunandan). I used your code no changes except increased the stroke width and it looks like below.
Does not look good when you draw slowly.
Screen shot stroke width 12 if you draw a striaght line no problem. But when you draw zig zag you can see it does not look good