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Whiteboard
I think everyone here has used the FMC component whiteboard by Macromedia, its a simple tool to implement, its nice that you can draw arrows and boxes.. but somethings missing, the ability to "scribble" drawing...
i think that is the only thing that is needed, lets say a teacher wants to write the solution to a maths equation, if there was a scrible tool, whiteboard would be complete..but there isnt..

Anyone got any leads to Modifying the whiteboard to include the function, there are 3rd party whiteboard costing USD199, but really,... the Macromedia FMS whiteboard component is good enough, just missing a scribble ...

any replies, weather relevant or not, is appreciated, looking forward to any..

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Whiteboard
Hey, i'm working with a draw-program in flash.
I've done so you can draw and clear.
But i wanna do a function so you can draw circels, squares and more..
How? :p

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Few To Many Whiteboard (FMS)
Is it reasonable to expect that with flash media server and actionscirpt 2.0/3.0 you could build a whiteboard that has a few to many type style, in fact, one to many, that could withstand traffic of a thousand or so spectators? In other words, is it possible to make a whiteboard one person edits, while a thousand people view? If so, do you have advise on the best methods and hosting to do so? Thank you.

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Flash Whiteboard
I don't have much experience with flash at all. I know *most* of the basics. Just pretty new to it all. On Yahoo IM there's an IMvironment with a whiteboard. I noticed it's done in flash and I kinda would like one for a site. And maybe the option to email the picture that is drawn to the site owner. I don't even know if that's possible, but I thought I'd ask. I would think it would be since there's a 'Print' option on Yahoo. I have NO idea how to go about getting this. Is there a tutorial for something like this on the net? Or could someone help me out? I did some searches but couldn't find anything on whiteboards hardly. I found one javscript whiteboard, but I couldn't get it to work. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks a lot.

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Non-live Whiteboard Help
Hi ppl,

Can anyone here help me on how to save freehand drawings(drawn with flash mx's drawing methods) on a flash whiteboard application to a database(access) and redraw the same later. Hope someone here should have done something similar to this before.

Thx in advance

cheers

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Making Of Whiteboard
hi,

Guys i am software professional and my job is at stake so i need help from u all.

My Problem is: I have made a whiteboard but i amnot able to connect it to the other users i.e sharing.
help me out

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Whiteboard Boundaries
Hi, I'm new to Flash, and need your help.
I have created an very basic whiteboard. I'm having a problem, when I go out of the movie with my mouse the onMouseDown function seems to stay loaded causing my re-entry to the movie to draw a line with my mouse clicked or not. I have tried onRollOut but to no avail. Like I said I'm a newbie. So maybee my sytax isn't correct. Here is the code before trying to fix the problem. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

_root.createEmptyMovieClip("Line",1);
Line.lineStyle(2,0x000000,100);

_root.onMouseDown = function ()
{
Line.moveTo(_xmouse, _ymouse);
_root.onMouseMove = function ()
{ Line.lineTo(_xmouse, _ymouse);}
}

_root.onMouseUp=function()
{
_root.onMouseMove=null;
}

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Whiteboard Type App
Hi.

Relitively new to flash, with basic rudimentary knowledge. I currently have Flash MX 2004.

I am wanting to create an flash app (swf), sort of like a whiteboard, but it doesn't need the ability to have multiple users at the same time nor does it need to be able to draw anything. Strictly adding text as described below.

An app that the user can choose to load a pre-definded graphic from several options as a background (800 x 600). Then the user can add text on top of that graphic (names) with the ability to choose text size and basic color choices. I want to give the user the ability to edit/rotate the text (each name) and move it anywhere on the graphic they choose. The amount of names the user creates will vary, it maybe 2 or 3, or as many as 30-40 different names. And lastly, I want to have the ability to save what they have done on the server so they can retrieve it at a later time.

Think of taking a piece of paper that has a seat chart on it, and writing names on that seat chart, assigning who is sitting where. Instead of hand writing the seat charts on a piece of paper, I want to allow the user to pick a pre-definded seat chart, click on the screen, enter in a name, allow them to drag and rotate that text anywhere on the page randomly and then save it.

All of the research I have been doing on whiteboards seems to focus on drawing, and not text.

Suggestions???? What is the best way that I can achomplish this via flash?

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Whiteboard Type App
Hi.

Relitively new to flash, with basic rudimentary knowledge. I currently have Flash MX 2004.

I am wanting to create an flash app (swf), sort of like a whiteboard, but it doesn't need the ability to have multiple users at the same time nor does it need to be able to draw anything. Stricly adding text as described below.

An app that the user can choose to load a pre-definded graphic from several options as a background (800 x 600). Then the user can add text on top of that graphic (names) with the ability to choose text size and basic color choices. I want to give the user the ability to edit/rotate the text (each name) and move it anywhere on the graphic they choose. The amount of names the user creates will vary, it maybe 2 or 3, or as many as 30-40 different names. And lastly, I want to have the ability to save what they have done on the server so they can retrieve it at a later time.

Think of taking a piece of paper that has a seat chart on it, and writing names on that seat chart, assigning who is sitting where. Instead of hand writing the seat charts on a piece of paper, I want to allow the user to pick a pre-definded seat chart, click on the screen, enter in a name, allow them to drag and rotate that text anywhere on the page randomly and then save it.

All of the research I have been doing on whiteboards seems to focus on drawing, and not text.

Suggestions???? What is the best way that I can achomplish this via flash?

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[F8] Problem With Whiteboard
I tried making a simple whiteboard from this online tutorial, unfortunetely the tutorial doesn't give a detailed description of how things work.
What I have is a small rectangle movie clip 'whtbd' and I want to be able to draw inside of it.
Here's the code on frame 1 of that movie clip:

Code:
stop();
onMouseDown = function() {
_root.whtbd.moveTo(_xmouse, _ymouse);
_root.whtbd.lineStyle(2, 0x0000FF, 100);
onMouseMove = function() {
_root.whtbd.lineTo(_xmouse, _ymouse);
}
}
onMouseUp = function() {
onMouseMove = noLine;
}

what actually happens is that I can draw all over the screen...not just in the box. Anyone know why this is and how I can get it to draw just in the box?
Thanks in advance.

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WHITEBOARD (FCS) In Distress
Hi,

copy and paste this url in your browser to gt an idea what I am talking about!

http://129.21.238.166:81/flashcom/ap...tam/test1.html

Please have a look here so that you can get a precise idea what is
happening; May be you can tell me exactly WHY does this occur?

Open two separate windows in your browser and see what happens
when you draw a line with either tool in your window and check into
the other window as well.

1) when you draw with the pencil, in your window it is fine, but you
do get a line across from origin into the other window of the
browser.

2) When you draw with the pen tool first and thne with teh pencil
tool. In your window, it appears fine but you can still see the line
across from origin in the other window.

3) When you select the pencil tool first, and then take the pen tool,
you get the extra line from origin, in addition to the another straight
line joining the origin to where the pencil line ends.

Please clarify, if possible. This is depressing enough.

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Whiteboard Problem
I am trying to implement a whiteboard application with a simple freehand tool. I am able to draw fine, except there is a problem with the capturing of the drawing as a shared object, so that others can view my drawing. For some reason, it is only capturing certain instances of my drawing and therefore only displaying small portions of my drawing. It just shows a series of dots in the pattern of my drawing. I want the shared drawing to be the same as the original. Here is my code so far:

ActionScript Code:
init();
stop();
//
function init() {

initDrawing();
initMouse();
initSharedObject();
defaultColor();
}
//
function initSharedObject() {
main_nc = new NetConnection();
main_nc.onStatus = function(info) {
if (info.code == "NetConnection.Connect.Success") {
drawing_so = SharedObject.getRemote("drawing2", main_nc.uri, true);
drawing_so.onSync = function(list) {
for (var n in list) {
var line_obj = this.data[list[n].name];
draw_mc.moveTo(line_obj.x1, line_obj.y1);
draw_mc.lineTo(line_obj.x2, line_obj.y2);
}
};
drawing_so.connect(main_nc);
} else {
trace("ERROR: " + info.code);
}
};
main_nc.connect("rtmp:/drawing2");
}
//
function initDrawing() {
createEmptyMovieClip("draw_mc", 10);
draw_mc.lineStyle(5, marker)
createEmptyMovieClip("temp_mc", 20);
}

//
function initMouse() {
mouseMoveListener = new Object();
mouseMoveListener.onMouseMove = function() {
mouseMoveEvent();
};
//
mouseClickListener = new Object();
mouseClickListener.onMouseDown = function() {
mouseDownEvent();
};
mouseClickListener.onMouseUp = function() {
mouseUpEvent();
};
Mouse.addListener(mouseClickListener);
}
function defaultColor() {
marker = 0x0000ff;
}

function redColor() {

marker = 0xff0000;
draw_mc.lineStyle(5, marker)

}

function blueColor() {

marker = 0x0000ff;
draw_mc.lineStyle(5, marker)

}

function blackColor() {

marker = 0x000000;
draw_mc.lineStyle(5, marker)

}

function greenColor() {

marker = 0x339900;
draw_mc.lineStyle(5, marker)

}
//
function mouseDownEvent() {

draw_mc.moveTo(_xmouse, _ymouse);
Mouse.addListener(mouseMoveListener);
}
//
function mouseUpEvent() {
temp_mc.clear();
Mouse.removeListener(mouseMoveListener);
}
//
function mouseMoveEvent() {
// Remove any previous drawing
temp_mc.clear();
// Draw line
temp_mc.lineStyle(5, marker);
temp_mc.moveTo(_xmouse, _ymouse);
temp_mc.lineTo(_xmouse, _ymouse);
// Draw line segment
  draw_mc.lineTo(_xmouse, _ymouse);
// Draw dot at End Point
temp_mc.lineStyle(6, marker);
temp_mc.lineTo(_xmouse, _ymouse);
// Draw dot at Start Point
temp_mc.moveTo(_xmouse, _ymouse);
temp_mc.lineTo(_xmouse, _ymouse);
// Draw line segment
  draw_mc.lineTo(_xmouse, _ymouse);

c = 1;

var line_obj = new Object();
line_obj.x1 = _xmouse;
line_obj.y1 = _ymouse;
line_obj.x2 = _xmouse + 0.2;
line_obj.y2 = _ymouse + 0.2;

var slot = "draw" + c;
drawing_so.data[slot] = line_obj;
c++;

}

Thanks for the help.

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Fc: Whiteboard Problem
hi
I am new in flash communication server. I placed macromedia whiteboard component on the stage and a SimpleConnect component , then I added whiteboard movieclip name to connector parameter and created the application folder and main.asc file
but when i draw in whiteboard and move an object it hides but in next run of application, it appears in new position!!!!??

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Drawing Whiteboard
Ok im way off finishing this i can feel it in my bones, I understand that unless you have GD library installed on your server is impossible to caputre a JPG, PNG etc, so im attacking from another angle

Attached a simple drawing API, with a background image, this case its a river, I would like users to visit, draw and scribble then be able to save how this looks.

the only way i can think of doing this is by exporting the coordinates that the users scribbles,

So my questions
1) in actionscript language, how do i do this
2) how then do i pass this to PHP, (im good from this point, with writing to MySQL or a TXT file)
3) how do i pass this info back into flash for viewing

I would be so gratefull

Thanks
Simon

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Building A Whiteboard
Hi FMS coders...

I was lookng for a shared scratch pad, like flashcomguru has.
I found a tutorial at macromedia's website, they teach how to make a line and a freehand drawing methods, but teach only how to make the lines shareable, and i dont want to draw lines, i want the freehand type of drawing...

Do you understand? I just want to share my drawing....

i want be the only one who can draw, and let people only see what i have draw. And I was thinking about using NetStream.send to deliver the drawings(its going to be recorded)!!!

So i think it's all
I need that to draw over some slides!!!
so thank you fot your patience

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Whiteboard Tutorial Help
I've been doing the tutorial to make a collaborative whiteboard. According to my server i connect. However my lines that i draw dont register on the screen.....

Any ideas?

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Im using the whiteboard component in flash 8, i want to make it multi-user, using FMS. I have done the whiteboard part, but how do other users from other computers use it? i have done the necessary codings, etc.. Then do i simply put the swf file and the server on a website?

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WhiteBoard Control
Hi

I m using whiteboard control in flash communication server. its working fine but each time application is loaded, previous contents in whiteboard are displaying ie whiteboard is not being cleared.

can anybody tell me how to clear whiteboard contens when application is loaded.

vaseem

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Whiteboard Like Imaginationcubed.com
Hello,
i want to do a whitebaord like the ones on http://www.imaginationcubed.com
Anyone has a tutorial for this?

I don't need something so complex like this one. I want it to be able to:
-draw simple lines.
-pick color lines.
-write text.
-choose simbols and put on the board.

Thats it.
Anyone can help me pleasE?

Thanks

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Drawing API In AS3 [whiteboard]
Hi,

I'm to build a whiteboard feature for a future chat client (school project) and i'm trying to use Flex 2 combined with AS3 but it's throwing me off.

So far i get the general idea for AS3. Import the right functions, for example

Code:
import flash.display.MovieClip
create the movie clip, addChild(); And then create the function to draw in the movie clip (correct me if i'm off target).

How, when i created a panel in Flex 2, do i get this functionality into the flex 2 application? Just add it in the <mx:Script> tags?

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Whiteboard Help NeededUrgent
Hello guys,am Ravi,basically a .net developer.I was asked to design a whiteboard for our site and i started up with asp.net pages,and wsnt that succesfull due to complications in it.Then i tried VB.net and wasnt that much hit off!Later,one of my friend sent me a flash file which had whiteboard in it.Its really cool and i liked it .It has all features except pencil and dynamic text.I used it in my aspx page as an object and the .swf file worked well.But,the problem now is,iam not able to use it on screeb sharing basis,i.e,If a teacher,for example draws something on it,it mus be reflected for a student using the same pages sitting somewhere else!!Iam really new to flash and dont know wat lies behind it and how to configure this one!Iam herte with sending my flash file.PLEASE HELP ME INTO THIS!Am in trouble guys ,Its really urgent!Thanx in advance..You guys rock!

Here is the link to download that file:
http://defynetworks.in/michelin/PenPad_225.zip

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Realtime Whiteboard
Hi,

May i know if Flash alone can create a whiteboard where it is realtime, (eg. Im using a computer with this whiteboard and another user is using the whiteboard at a different place, different computer and whenever we write on the whiteboard it will reflect instantly on the other user's whiteboard.) If flash alone is possible? is Flash 8 possible? If its not possible, what are the other softwares that is needed to create this realtime whiteboard.

Thanks.

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Im using the whiteboard component in flash 8, i want to make it multi-user, using FMS(Flash Media Server 3). I have done the whiteboard part, but how do other users from other computers use it? i have done the necessary codings, etc.. Then do i simply put the swf file and the server on a website?

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Hi there,

I'm trying to learn ActionScript + FMS. This probably isn't the best place to ask a question, but maybe someone will have FMS experience.

I'm probably a bit in over my head but I'm trying to create a shared whiteboard for fun. I COULD use the custom app but I wouldn't learn anything :-p

I found this wonderful tutorial: http://www.adobe.com/devnet/flashcom...teboard_4.html

And I get how to do it on the Flash end, but I'm wondering how I can make the lines report to a SharedObject. If you follow the tutorial 2 more pages in or so, it gives a description on how to do a connection. Now I got this working with straight lines, that was easy but when it came to doing the freehand...I have no idea how to report the data to the SO.

Maybe some suggestions or quick pointers would help :-)

Sorry for being such a newb. FMS is sooo awesome!

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Savable Whiteboard?
I'm looking for a flash program/tutorial to build a simple whiteboard (MS pain anyone?) but I need to be able to save what is created on the server... as an image or as some sort of other data i dont care. so long as i can re-load the data later.

If anyone knows where I can buy something like this that would be awsome

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Shared Cursor With Whiteboard
Hi All,

I would like to implement the Shared Cursor component in my application with the whiteboard component. I have to connect with NetConnection object.

I dont have any basic idea about it. If anybody have good idea or some link then please help me by providing it. If anybody can explain with some examples it would also be beneficial.

Can you please help me?

Thanks,
Usha

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I'm having a bit of trouble with a Sketchpad I'm trying to create for a university project. I'm trying to create an online graffiti board and I have the drawing working fine with this code:

Code:
lineThickness = 3;
selectedColour = "0x000000";
_root.onMouseDown = startDrawing;
_root.onMouseUp = stopDrawing;

function startDrawing() {
_root.lineStyle(lineThickness, selectedColour);
_root.moveTo(_root._xmouse, _root._ymouse);
_root.onMouseMove = drawLine;
}

function drawLine() {
_root.lineTo(this._xmouse, this._ymouse);
}

function stopDrawing() {
delete this.onMouseMove;
}

colourRed.onPress = function() {
selectedColour = "0xFF0000";
};
colourGreen.onPress = function() {
selectedColour = "0x00FF00";
};
colourBlue.onPress = function() {
selectedColour = "0x0000FF";
};
colourYellow.onPress = function() {
selectedColour = "0xFFFF00";
};
colourBlack.onPress = function() {
selectedColour = "0x000000";
};
colourWhite.onPress = function() {
selectedColour = "0xFFFFFF";
};
but when i try and add an image for the background, i can't draw on the image. it only lets me draw on the white. anyone have any idea why?

the coding is on the top layer 'Background' and the image is on the layer below 'Test'.
Thanks!

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[F8] SIMPLEST Messageboard/whiteboard
What I want to do is very simple. I want to make a text-whiteboard like the original facebook wall. One txt file, anyone can change anything on it by just highlighting text, editing it, and pressing "update"

Basically it would be a text field in Flash, that would post using PHP that would write to a txt file stored somewhere on the server. I just don't know how to connect those three. Anyone have an example of this?

Please help! Theennnnks!

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Shared Whiteboard With Actionscript 3.0
Hi Hello Hi,

I want to create a shared whiteboard with actionscript 3.0. For actionscript 2.0 there is a communication component called whiteboard does somebody know it there are such components for actionscript 3.0?
If not can som body explain how is shout use the following code.

_sharedObject = SharedObject.getRemote("sharedObjectID", _netConnection.uri, false);
in actionscript 2.0 there's an onSync EventHandler >> what is this in actionscript 3.0.

thanks in advance for helping me.

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I did a simple whiteboard using FMS componenent
I'm able to write lines but when i release the mouse every lines evanish!

i follow the adobe tutorial that is very simple but i don't know why neither the examples works on my pc

maybe is a problem of mouse cursor
some ideas?
thanks
Z

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A white board would be something where I draw and you can see it and draw too. I just wanted to know what knowledge I would need to know(ie php, xml, etc.) I would also like to be able to save the pics. Any suggestions let me know. THank you.

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This is my assignment. Please someone guide me how... This is urgent.

Have a timer on the upper left hand corner that counts down in military time. The input is in minutes. Example, say â€œericâ€ logs in as account â€œaâ€ and waits in the virtual whiteboard for 20 minutes until â€œmarkâ€ logs in as â€œbâ€ with the minutes as 90 minutes ( he enters this in during login ) . This will show on the upper right hand corner as 01:30 and starts counting down. The display will look like an LED display.

when the timer is less than 10 minutes, this LED display will start flashing. When the timer hits â€œ00:00:, it will redirect both the host and guest to logout.asp. Pass the parameter timerx=0 and the nickname of â€œbâ€ ( from here I will write an asp script to capture this event ). The string will look like logout.asp?nickname=mark&timerx=0

It will kick both people out. Both would have to â€œlaunchâ€ the web application again.

Note: the timer will only appear when a guest logs in. Account â€œaâ€ can be idle in the whiteboard and there is no LED displayed or any timers.

only when a guest enters his white board will the LED show up and starts counting down. When the guest logs out, this LED disappears from the view of â€œaâ€ and the LED will come back when another guest enters and the whole process repeats.

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All,

I am following the tutorial on creating and connecting the Whiteboard component found at this location:

http://www.adobe.com/devnet/flashcom/articles/whiteboard_2.html

We've just purchased Media Server and I am tasked with getting the Whiteboard working...

Light goes and stays green for successful connection, but the text tools do nothing at all and the line tools create only a temporary line while I am actively dragging, but when I release the mouse button there's nothing there...

Any ideas?

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I did a simple whiteboard using FMS2 component, it runs and does the connection
but when a realease the mouse the line I draw evanish immediately.
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I have a nice whiteboard widgit here:

http://www.evynco.com/wboard.html

move near bottom of canvas and the colour palette pops up.

Works fine except:

1. The palette slides up UNDERNEATH the drawings - whatever I seem to do with Depths.

------------ Problem (mostly) resolved now.----------------

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Hello guys,am Ravi,basically a .net developer.I was asked to design a whiteboard for our site and i started up with asp.net pages,and wsnt that succesfull due to complications in it.Then i tried VB.net and wasnt that much hit off!Later,one of my friend sent me a flash file which had whiteboard in it.Its really cool and i liked it .It has all features except pencil and dynamic text.I used it in my aspx page as an object and the .swf file worked well.But,the problem now is,iam not able to use it on screen sharing basis,i.e,If a teacher,for example draws something on it,it mus be reflected for a student using the same pages sitting somewhere else!!Iam really new to flash and dont know wat lies behind it and how to configure this one!Iam herte with sending my flash file.PLEASE HELP ME INTO THIS!Am in trouble guys ,Its really urgent!Thanx in advance..You guys rock!

Here is the link to download that file:
http://defynetworks.in/michelin/PenPad_225.zip

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Hello,

I have developed a whiteboard, and one of the tools is a straight line where you click on one point and drag the mouse to the location you want the other point to end up. While this is happening the line will be visible, moving wiht your mouse until you release.

Currently, each time the mouse is moved..it draws a line to that new location, thus the old lines must be removed inorder to provide the illusion that it is actually only one line being drawn. I am wondering if there is a way to remove those previous lines so that only one line is showing up.

I tried jsut re-drawing the old lines in white, and that worked...until i drew a line over top of another line and it started painting the other line white.

If someone could help and perhaps mention a method or tool that remedies this problem, it will be much appreciated!

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Hey Everyone

I recently developed this setup for my friends and I to help us manage this thing we do. To explain to those not involved. people are grouped into areas named "Golf 1, Golf 2, Golf 3, etc." and we use a web form to state what status each golf is in, what they are doing etc.

I can't show the link yet since i don't have the required post amount. If anyone is a good soul and really is interested in giving a hand, please drop me a PM.

It's currently at a major flaw

When this is used, like all web forms, its local and does not save [unless submitted, which cant apply here, when this is regarding a webform that is used in its 'submission' stage. Now i will probably drop this for a shared whiteboard. since its dynamic and such. But i have a small problem

I need a whiteboard that supports dropdown boxes. Able to be implanted etc.

The reason is because all stats of each "Golf unit" or division of the groups are given by dropdown boxes. If anyone can give me a shared whiteboard script in Javascript, flash, or any webpage supportable script i appreciate it.

Laos.

P.S. if anyone has a dynamic working solution they can notify me too. I need a way to show a list of groups, and myself and other people to be able to edit their 'stats' live via a browser.

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