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I am Implementing the paintComponent method where I use the Graphics drawString method but the Strings are upside down.

I am Implementing the paintComponent method where I use the Graphics drawString method but the Strings are upside down.

I am also using

g2d.translate(0, getHeight());
g2d.scale(scaleX, -scaleY);

so that the origin is the lower left corner instead of the upper left corner. This is because I want to add zooming both in and out by changing the magnitude of the numbers in the scale method call. How can I do this and make my drawString draw the Strings right side up?

Thanks

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Mick Barry

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gdkinney_2

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I did but then when I implement zooming in and out by changing the magnitude of scaleX and scaleY the zooming occurs relative to the upper left corner when I use:

g2d.scale(scaleX, scaleY);

they want the origin to be the lower left corner and have zooming occur relative to the lower left corner by using:

g2d.scale(scaleX, -scaleY);

It seems that I can not have both at the same time namely:

1) Origin in lower left corner so that zooming occurs relative to lower left corner
by using
g2d.scale(scaleX, -scaleY);

2) And have drawString draw with characters right side up.

This is what my users want though both of these at the same time. Can it be done?

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CEHJ

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gdkinney_2

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Thanks CEHJ

That worked!

CEHJ

:-)

Mick Barry

Why did you accept that comment? Its the same as what I already suggested.

gdkinney_2

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Objects

Your right I apologize I should have given you the points probably. I think I had taken out the line

g2d.translate(0, getHeight());

when I tried your solution so it did not work at the time. My fault sorry about that.

CEHJ

Please feel free to reassign the points

gdkinney_2

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Decided to split the points on this one because even though CEHJ's solution was after Object's solution it did contain the translate line. Hopefully everyone will be happy with this.