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Image as a stencil for html canvas

I'm trying to have a user manually color in certain parts of an image. As an example, here's a cat https://techflourish.com/images/3-cat-clipart-9.png. The user should be able to color in the foot of the cat if they choose to. I want them to only color inside the cat body image portion of the canvas (not the background portion of the image or whitespace of canvas, but I guess I could just manually trim the image).
What I've attempted so far is below. Basically I check the color of the pixel at my position and draw only if it isn't that background color. This sort of works, but I'm able to bleed out really easily because something is off. I was wondering if it was possibly to set a specific clip area, but wasn't able to figure it out.
`
var canvas = document.getElementById("space");
var ctx = canvas.getContext("2d");
var pos = { x: 0, y: 0 };
// new position from mouse events
function setPosition(e) {
pos.x = e.clientX;
pos.y = e.clientY;
}
function rgbToHex(r, g, b) {
if (r > 255 || g > 255 || b > 255)
throw "Invalid color component";
return ((r << 16) | (g << 8) | b).toString(16);
}
function draw(e) {
if (e.buttons !== 1) return; // if mouse is pressed.....
var color = "#cb3594";
ctx.beginPath(); // begin the drawing path
ctx.lineWidth = 5; // width of line
ctx.lineCap = "round"; // rounded end cap
ctx.strokeStyle = color; // hex color of line
var p = ctx.getImageData(pos.x, pos.y, 1, 1).data;
var sourceColor = rgbToHex(p[0], p[1], p[2]);
if(sourceColor != "BACKGROUNDHEX" && sourceColor != color) {
ctx.moveTo(pos.x, pos.y); // from position
setPosition(e);
p = ctx.getImageData(pos.x, pos.y, 1, 1).data;
targetColor = rgbToHex(p[0], p[1], p[2]);
if(targetColor != "BACKGROUNDHEX" && targetColor != color) {
ctx.lineTo(pos.x, pos.y); // to position
ctx.stroke(); // draw it!
}
}
}
var outlineImage = new Image();
outlineImage.onload = function() {
ctx.drawImage(outlineImage, 0, 0, 704, 720);
}
outlineImage.src = "IMAGE.png";
space.addEventListener("mousemove", draw);
space.addEventListener("mousedown", setPosition);
space.addEventListener("mouseenter", setPosition);
</script>
`
(related edit: the bleeding is caused by my "sourceColor != color" being wrong, but the question is still relevant as this still doesn't feel like a great solution)

Since the parts of the image you don't want to color are transparent, you can set the context's globalCompositeOperation to 'source-atop'. After that, any pixels you draw to the canvas will automatically take on the overwritten pixels' opacity, and you don't have to mess with getImageData:
var canvas = document.getElementById("space");
var ctx = canvas.getContext("2d");
var pos = {
x: 0,
y: 0
};
// new position from mouse events
function setPosition(e) {
// offsetX/Y gives the correct coordinates within the canvas
// assuming it has no padding
pos.x = e.offsetX;
pos.y = e.offsetY;
}
function draw(e) {
if (e.buttons !== 1) return; // if mouse is pressed.....
var color = "#cb3594";
ctx.beginPath(); // begin the drawing path
ctx.lineWidth = 5; // width of line
ctx.lineCap = "round"; // rounded end cap
ctx.strokeStyle = color; // hex color of line
ctx.moveTo(pos.x, pos.y); // from position
setPosition(e);
ctx.lineTo(pos.x, pos.y); // to position
ctx.stroke(); // draw it!
}
var outlineImage = new Image();
outlineImage.onload = function() {
// the default, set explicitly because we're changing it elsewhere
ctx.globalCompositeOperation = 'source-over';
ctx.drawImage(outlineImage, 0, 0);
// don't draw over the transparent parts of the canvas
ctx.globalCompositeOperation = 'source-atop';
// wait until the stencil is loaded before handing out crayons
space.addEventListener("mousemove", draw);
space.addEventListener("mousedown", setPosition);
space.addEventListener("mouseenter", setPosition);
}
outlineImage.src = "https://i.stack.imgur.com/so095.png";
<canvas id="space" width="610" height="733"></canvas>

html5 canvas draw lines in a circle

I am having some trouble drawing lines in circle with html5 canvas.
I am trying to make the bars look something like this
var canvas = document.getElementById("canvas");
var ctx = canvas.getContext('2d');
var bars = 50;
var radius = 100;
for(var i = 0; i < bars; i++){
var x = radius*Math.cos(i);
var y = radius*Math.sin(i);
draw_rectangle(x+200,y+200,1,13,i, ctx );
}
function draw_rectangle(x,y,w,h,deg, ctx){
ctx.save();
ctx.translate(x, y);
ctx.rotate(degrees_to_radians(deg));
ctx.fillStyle = "yellow";
ctx.fillRect(-1*(w/2), -1*(h/2), w, h);
ctx.restore();
}
function degrees_to_radians(degrees){
return degrees * Math.PI / 180;
}
function radians_to_degrees(radians){
return radians * 180 / Math.PI;
};
for some reason my lines are all crooked and unaligned. I really need help on this one. https://codepen.io/anon/pen/PRBdYV

The easiest way to deal with such a visualization is to play with the transformation matrix of your context.
You need to understand it as if you were holding a sheet of paper in your hands.
Instead of trying to draw the lines at the correct angle, rotate the sheet of paper, and always draw your lines in the same direction.
This way all you need in your drawing method is the angle, and the height of each bar.
var canvas = document.getElementById("canvas");
var ctx = canvas.getContext('2d');
// the position of the whole thing
var circleX = canvas.width / 2;
var circleY = canvas.height / 2;
//
var bars = 50;
var barWidth = 5;
// inner radius
var radius = 50;
ctx.fillStyle = "yellow";
// no need to use degrees, a full circle is just 2π
for(var i = 0; i < Math.PI*2; i+= (Math.PI*2 / bars)){
draw_rectangle(i, (Math.random()*30) + 10);
}
function draw_rectangle(rad, barHeight){
// reset and move to the center of our circle
ctx.setTransform(1,0,0,1, circleX, circleY);
// rotate the context so we face the correct angle
ctx.rotate(rad);
// move along y axis to reach the inner radius
ctx.translate(0, radius);
// draw the bar
ctx.fillRect(
-barWidth/2, // centered on x
0, // from the inner radius
barWidth,
barHeight // until its own height
);
}
canvas#canvas{
background:black;
}
<html>
<body>
<canvas id="canvas" width="400" height="400"></canvas>
</body>
</html>

https://codepen.io/anon/pen/YajONR
Problems fixed: Math.cos wants radians, not degrees
We need to go from 0 to 360, so I adjusted the number of bars to make that a bit easier, and multiplied i by 6 (so the max value is 60*6==360)
If we don't add +90 when drawing the bars, we just get a circle

Check your codepen and figured out the problem lies in the degrees_to_radians
Here is the update link of you code.Link
PS I only looked at the shape of the circle not alignments of the bar :D

Trying to animate shapes in canvas, it shows up, but doesn't move

I'm trying to animate polygons made using lineTo in canvas. It shows up, but won't move. I tried to follow the object approach, but it didn't seem to do anything.
Help?
<!doctype html>
<html>
<head>
<style>
canvas {
border: 1px solid black;
}
</style>
<script>
"use strict";
var canvas;
var ctx;
var timer;
var shapes;
var x;
var y;
function degreesToRadians(degrees) {
return (degrees*Math.PI)/180;
}
//to rotate stuff, not currently in use
function rotateStuff() {
roTimer = setInterval(ctx.rotate(degreesToRadians(60)),100);
}
//constructor for Shape object, not currently in use
function Shape() {
//this.x = canvas.width/2 + Math.random()*10-5;
//this.y = canvas.height/2 + Math.random()*10-5;
this.r = Math.random()*20-5;
this.vx = Math.random()*10-5;
this.vy = Math.random()*10-5;
var colors = ['red','green','orange','purple','blue','aqua','pink','gold'];
this.color = colors[Math.floor(Math.random()*colors.length)];
}
//pushes the shapes to an array, not currently in use
function makeShapes() {
shapes = [];
for (var i = 0; i<2; i++){
shapes.push(new Shape());
}
}
//fills and resets background
function fillBackground() {
ctx.globalCompositeOperation = 'source-over';
ctx.fillStyle = 'rgba(0,0,0,0.3)';
ctx.fillRect(0,0,canvas.width,canvas.height);
ctx.globalCompositeOperation = 'lighter';
}
//draws the shape
function drawShapes(r, p, m) {
//canvas, x position, y position, radius, number of points, fraction of radius for inset
fillBackground();
x = 350;
y = 350;
r = Math.random()*20-5;
//for (var i = 0; i < shapes.length; i++) {
//var s = shapes[i];
ctx.save();
ctx.beginPath();
ctx.translate(x, y);
ctx.moveTo(0,0-r);
//}
for (var i2 = 0; i2 < p; i2++) {
ctx.rotate(Math.PI / p);
ctx.lineTo(0, 0 - (r*m));
ctx.rotate(Math.PI / p);
ctx.lineTo(0, 0 - r);
}
ctx.fillStyle = "yellow";
ctx.fill();
var vx = Math.random()*10-5;
var vy = Math.random()*10-5;
x += vx;
y += vy;
r -=8
ctx.restore();
}
//}
window.onload = function() {
canvas = document.getElementById('animCanvas');
ctx = canvas.getContext('2d');
//makeShapes();
//console.log(shapes);
timer = setInterval(drawShapes(40, 5, 0.5), 100);
//timer2 = setInterval(makeShapes, 4500);
}
</script>
</head>
<body>
<canvas width='700' height='700' id='animCanvas'></canvas>
</body>
</html>

A coding hint: Separate your code into discrete duties. This separation lets you concentrate your coding focus on simpler tasks. And once you've got that task running correctly you can move onto another task without worrying that a previous task has become broken.
Here are the tasks for your "rotate stars" project
1. Draw a star and
2. Rotate that star using animation.*
... and their descriptions
drawShapes() draws one star at a specified [x,y] position at a specified currentAngle
animate() runs an animation loop that:
Clears the canvas.
Fills the background.
Draws the star (or many stars) with `drawShapes`.
Changes the `currentAngle` rotation for the next loop.
Requests another animation loop.
About rotating
Rotating your shape is a simple 2 step process:
1. Move to the shape's centerpoint: `.translate(centerX,centerY)'
2. Rotate the canvas to the currently desired angle: `rotate(currentAngle)`
Since translate and rotate are not automatically undone, you must "clean up" after your transformations. An easy way to do that is to do this: context.setTransform(1,0,0,1,0,0). This sets the internal transformation matrix to its default state (==fully untransformed).
So your rotation process becomes:
1. Move to the shape's centerpoint: `.translate(centerX,centerY)'
2. Rotate the canvas to the currently desired angle: `.rotate(currentAngle)`
3. Reset the canvas: `.setTransform(1,0,0,1,0,0)`
Here's annotated code and a Demo:
var canvas;
var ctx;
canvas = document.getElementById('animCanvas');
ctx = canvas.getContext('2d');
var cw=canvas.width;
var ch=canvas.height;
var shapes=[];
var star1={ x:50, y:100, r:40, currentAngle:0, p:5, m:.5, fill:'yellow',angleChange:Math.PI/60}
var star2={ x:150, y:100, r:25, currentAngle:0, p:55, m:5, fill:'blue',angleChange:-Math.PI/360}
var star3={ x:250, y:100, r:25, currentAngle:0, p:15, m:3, fill:'red',angleChange:Math.PI/120}
requestAnimationFrame(animate);
function drawShapes(star) {
ctx.save();
// translate to the star's centerpoint
ctx.translate(star.x,star.y);
// rotate to the current angle
ctx.rotate(star.currentAngle)
// draw the star
ctx.beginPath();
ctx.moveTo(0,0-star.r);
for (var i2 = 0; i2 < star.p; i2++) {
ctx.rotate(Math.PI / star.p);
ctx.lineTo(0, 0 - (star.r*star.m));
ctx.rotate(Math.PI / star.p);
ctx.lineTo(0, 0 - star.r);
}
ctx.fillStyle =star.fill;
ctx.fill();
ctx.restore();
}
function fillBackground() {
ctx.globalCompositeOperation = 'source-over';
ctx.fillStyle = 'rgba(0,0,0,0.3)';
ctx.fillRect(0,0,canvas.width,canvas.height);
ctx.globalCompositeOperation = 'lighter';
}
function animate(time){
// clear the canvas
ctx.clearRect(0,0,cw,ch);
// fill the background
fillBackground();
// draw the stars
// If you put star1,star2,star3 in a stars[] array then
// you could simply the following demo code by looping
// through the array
//
// draw the star1
drawShapes(star1);
// increase star1's current rotation angle
star1.currentAngle+=star1.angleChange;
// draw the star2
drawShapes(star2);
// increase star2's current rotation angle
star2.currentAngle+=star2.angleChange;
// draw the star3
drawShapes(star3);
// increase star3's current rotation angle
star3.currentAngle+=star2.angleChange;
// request another animation loop
requestAnimationFrame(animate);
}
<canvas width='700' height='700' id='animCanvas'></canvas> </body>

html5 canvas: auto font size for drawn wrapped rotated text

suppose that there is a text to be drawn inside a rotated bounding rectangle (not aligned to normal axes x-y), and that text can be also rotated,
given the max width of the bounding box, how to select the best font size to use to draw a wrapped text inside that bounding box in html5 canvas and javascript?
I know that method: measureText() can measure dimensions of give font size, but I need the inverse of that: using a known width to get the problem font size.
thanks

You do not have to find the font point size to make it fit. The font will smoothly scale up and down according to the current transformation scale.
All you do is measureText to find its textWidth, get the pointSize from the context.font attribute then if you have the width and height of the box you need to fit then find the minimum of the width / textWidth and height / pointSize and you have the scale that you need to render the font at.
As a function
var scale2FitCurrentFont = function(ctx, text, width, height){
var points, fontWidth;
points = Number(ctx.font.split("px")[0]); // get current point size
points += points * 0.2; // As point size does not include hanging tails and
// other top and bottom extras add 20% to the height
// to accommodate the extra bits
var fontWidth = ctx.measureText(text).width;
// get the max scale that will allow the text to fi the current font
return Math.min(width / fontWidth, height / points);
}
The arguments are
ctx is current context to draw to
text the text to draw
width the width to fit the text to
height the height to fit the text to
Returns the scale to fit the text within the width and height.
The demo has it all integrated and it draws random boxes and fills with random text from your question. It keeps the font selection and point size separate from the font scaling so you can see it will work for any font and any point size.
var demo = function(){
/** fullScreenCanvas.js begin **/
var canvas = (function(){
var canvas = document.getElementById("canv");
if(canvas !== null){
document.body.removeChild(canvas);
}
// creates a blank image with 2d context
canvas = document.createElement("canvas");
canvas.id = "canv";
canvas.width = window.innerWidth;
canvas.height = window.innerHeight;
canvas.style.position = "absolute";
canvas.style.top = "0px";
canvas.style.left = "0px";
canvas.style.zIndex = 1000;
canvas.ctx = canvas.getContext("2d");
document.body.appendChild(canvas);
return canvas;
})();
var ctx = canvas.ctx;
/** fullScreenCanvas.js end **/
/** FrameUpdate.js begin **/
var w = canvas.width;
var h = canvas.height;
var cw = w / 2;
var ch = h / 2;
var PI2 = Math.PI * 2; // 360 to save typing
var PIh = Math.PI / 2; // 90
// draws a rounded rectangle path
function roundedRect(ctx,x, y, w, h, r){
ctx.beginPath();
ctx.arc(x + r, y + r, r, PIh * 2, PIh * 3);
ctx.arc(x + w - r, y + r, r, PIh * 3, PI2);
ctx.arc(x + w - r, y + h - r, r, 0, PIh);
ctx.arc(x + r, y + h - r, r, PIh, PIh * 2);
ctx.closePath();
}
// random words
var question = "Suppose that there is a text to be drawn inside a rotated bounding rectangle (not aligned to normal axes x-y), and that text can be also rotated, given the max width of the bounding box, how to select the best font size to use to draw a wrapped text inside that bounding box in html5 canvas and javascript? I know that method: measureText() can measure dimensions of give font size, but I need the inverse of that: using a known width to get the problem font size. thanks.";
question = question.split(" ");
var getRandomWords= function(){
var wordCount, firstWord, s, i, text;
wordCount = Math.floor(rand(4)+1);
firstWord = Math.floor(rand(question.length - wordCount));
text = "";
s = "";
for(i = 0; i < wordCount; i++){
text += s + question[i + firstWord];
s = " ";
}
return text;
}
// fonts to use?? Not sure if these are all safe for all OS's
var fonts = "Arial,Arial Black,Verdanna,Comic Sans MS,Courier New,Lucida Console,Times New Roman".split(",");
// creates a random font with random points size in pixels
var setRandomFont = function(ctx){
var size, font;
size = Math.floor(rand(10, 40));
font = fonts[Math.floor(rand(fonts.length))];
ctx.font = size + "px " + font;
}
var scale2FitCurrentFont = function(ctx, text, width, height){
var points, fontWidth;
var points = Number(ctx.font.split("px")[0]); // get current point size
points += points * 0.2;
var fontWidth = ctx.measureText(text).width;
// get the max scale that will allow the text to fi the current font
return Math.min(width / fontWidth, height / points);
}
var rand = function(min, max){
if(max === undefined){
max = min;
min = 0;
}
return Math.random() * (max - min)+min;
}
var randomBox = function(ctx){
"use strict";
var width, height, rot, dist, x, y, xx, yy,cx, cy, text, fontScale;
// get random box
width = rand(40, 400);
height = rand(10, width * 0.4);
rot = rand(-PIh,PIh);
dist = Math.sqrt(width * width + height * height)
x = rand(0, ctx.canvas.width - dist);
y = rand(0, ctx.canvas.height - dist);
xx = Math.cos(rot);
yy = Math.sin(rot);
ctx.fillStyle = "white";
ctx.strokeStyle = "black";
ctx.lineWidth = 2;
// rotate the box
ctx.setTransform(xx, yy, -yy, xx, x, y);
// draw the box
roundedRect(ctx, 0, 0, width, height, Math.min(width / 3, height / 3));
ctx.fill();
ctx.stroke();
// get some random text
text = getRandomWords();
// get the scale that will fit the font
fontScale = scale2FitCurrentFont(ctx, text, width - textMarginLeftRigth * 2, height - textMarginTopBottom * 2);
// get center of rotated box
cx = x + width / 2 * xx + height / 2 * -yy;
cy = y + width / 2 * yy + height / 2 * xx;
// scale the transform
xx *= fontScale;
yy *= fontScale;
// set the font transformation to fit the box
ctx.setTransform(xx, yy, -yy, xx, cx, cy);
// set up the font render
ctx.fillStyle = "Black";
ctx.textAlign = "center";
ctx.textBaseline = "middle"
// draw the text to fit the box
ctx.fillText(text, 0, 0);
}
var textMarginLeftRigth = 8; // margin for fitted text in pixels
var textMarginTopBottom = 4; // margin for fitted text in pixels
var drawBoxEveryFrame = 60; // frames between drawing new box
var countDown = 1;
// update function will try 60fps but setting will slow this down.
function update(){
// restore transform
ctx.setTransform(1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0);
// fade clears the screen
ctx.fillStyle = "white"
ctx.globalAlpha = 1/ (drawBoxEveryFrame * 1.5);
ctx.fillRect(0, 0, w, h);
// reset the alpha
ctx.globalAlpha = 1;
// count frames
countDown -= 1;
if(countDown <= 0){ // if frame count 0 the draw another text box
countDown = drawBoxEveryFrame;
setRandomFont(ctx);
randomBox(ctx);
}
if(!STOP){ // do until told to stop.
requestAnimationFrame(update);
}else{
STOP = false;
}
}
update();
}
// demo code to restart on resize
var STOP = false; // flag to tell demo app to stop
function resizeEvent(){
var waitForStopped = function(){
if(!STOP){ // wait for stop to return to false
demo();
return;
}
setTimeout(waitForStopped,200);
}
STOP = true;
setTimeout(waitForStopped,100);
}
window.addEventListener("resize",resizeEvent);
demo();
/** FrameUpdate.js end **/

Canvas Arc not clearing

So I'm trying to make a rotating arc on a transparent background for a site. Most of it works, except for some reason each iteration of my arc drawing function also draws each previous arc.
Here is the code, and be careful clicking the link because this can lock-up your browser if you stay on the page for too long (only confirmed to do that in Firefox).
http://jsfiddle.net/djaEq/3/
This is the JavaScript:
function MovingArc(cx, cy, radius, size, angle){
this.centerX = cx;
this.centerY = cy;
this.radius = radius; //thickness
this.size = size; //width
this.angle = angle;
this.startAngle = 0;
this.endAngle = 0;
this.checkClockwise = function(){
var num = Math.round(Math.random());
return (num == 1);
}
this.clockwise = this.checkClockwise();
this.update = function(){
if(this.clockwise) this.angle += 2;
else this.angle -= 2;
this.startAngle = this.angle - (this.size/2);
this.endAngle = this.angle + (this.size/2);
}
}
var myArc;
function init() {
myArc = new MovingArc(50,50, 50,50, 60);
update();
setInterval(update, 1000 / 60);
}
function drawCanvas(){
var ctx = $('#canvasbanner')[0].getContext("2d"); //get context of canvas
ctx.clearRect(0,0,400,400);
ctx.fillStyle = "#000000";;
ctx.arc(myArc.centerX,myArc.centerY,myArc.radius,myArc.startAngle,myArc.endAngle,false);
ctx.stroke();
}
function update(){
myArc.update();
drawCanvas();
}
$(document).ready(function() {
console.log("doc ready");
init();
});

The arc command takes radians for starting and ending angles and it looks like you're sending degree angles.
Make sure to ctx.beginPath() or else you're redrawing every previously draw arc with each iteration.
function drawCanvas(){
var ctx = $('#canvasbanner')[0].getContext("2d"); //get context of canvas
ctx.clearRect(0,0,400,400);
ctx.beginPath();
ctx.fillStyle = "#000000";;
ctx.arc(myArc.centerX,myArc.centerY,myArc.radius,myArc.startAngle,myArc.endAngle,false);
ctx.stroke();
}