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How to create a Konva-React context menu

To the best of my knowledge there isn't an easy/built in way with Konva to create a context menu for right clicking on objects. I am busy working on a project which requires the use of context menus, so I thought I'd just create my own.
Needless to say I am fairly new to Konva, so I was hoping someone on SO might have more experience to help me get over the last hurdles.
I have create a sandbox, located HERE
The requirements are:
An object should be draggable. (I copied a working example off the Konva sandbox.)
An object should show a context menu when right clicked upon.
The context menu should be dynamic, thus allow for multiple items, each executing its own callback when clicked upon.
Once a selection has been made, the context menu should be closed.
Thus far I have gotten most of it right, but the things I am struggling with are:
I cannot figure out how to hover over one context menu item, have it highlighted, then move to the next which should be highlighted and the old one restored to original settings.
Moving out of the context menu repaints the whole object. I don't understand why.
Clicking on one items fires both item's callbacks. Why? I a targeting the specific menu item which was clicked on, but getting both?
This point is less of a bug and more that I am unsure as how to proceed: How would I prevent multiple context menus to be create if a user right clicks multiple times on the object? Conceptually I understand that I could search for any items in a layer(?) with the name of the context menu and close it, however I have no idea how to do this.
I would appreciate any help. Thanks in advance.

Not sure if I'm late but I would use React Portals, theres a example about it on the react-konva page: https://konvajs.github.io/docs/react/DOM_Portal.html
I forked your sandbox with how this would be done: https://codesandbox.io/s/km0n1x8367

Not in react but plain JS I am afraid, but it shines a light on some of what you will have to do.
Click the pink circle, then take option 2 and click sub-option 2.
Areas requiring more work:
deliver the menu config data via JSON
make adding callbacks a method within the class
add a timeout on the hide to allow shaky mouse hands
how to handle hiding sub-menus when user mouse-outs or clicks another option
add reveal & hide animations
// Set up the canvas / stage
var stage = new Konva.Stage({container: 'container1', width: 600, height: 300});
// Add a layer some sample shapes
var layer = new Konva.Layer({draggable: false});
stage.add(layer);
// draw some shapes.
var circle = new Konva.Circle({ x: 80, y: 80, radius: 30, fill: 'Magenta'});
layer.add(circle);
var rect = new Konva.Rect({ x: 80, y: 80, width: 60, height: 40, fill: 'Cyan'});
layer.add(rect);
stage.draw();
// that is the boring bit over - now menu fun
// I decided to set up a plain JS object to define my menu structure - could easily receive from async in JSON format. [Homework #1]
var menuData = { options: [
{key: 'opt1', text: 'Option 1', callBack: null},
{key: 'opt2', text: 'Option 2', callBack: null,
options: [
{key: 'opt2-1', text: 'Sub 1', callBack: null},
{key: 'opt2-2', text: 'Sub 2', callBack: null}
]
},
{key: 'opt3', text: 'Option 3', callBack: null},
{key: 'opt4', text: 'Option 4', callBack: null}
]};
// Define a menu 'class' object.
var menu = function(menuData) {
var optHeight = 20; // couple of dimension constants.
var optWidth = 100;
var colors = ['white','gold'];
this.options = {}; // prepare an associative list accessible by key - will put key into the shape as the name so we can can get from click event to this entry
this.menuGroup = new Konva.Group({}); // prepare a canvas group to hold the option rects for this level. Make it accessible externally by this-prefix
var _this = this; // put a ref for this-this to overcome this-confusion later.
// recursive func to add a menu level and assign its option components.
var addHost = function(menuData, hostGroup, level, pos){ // params are the data for the level, the parent group, the level counter, and an offset position counter
var menuHost = new Konva.Group({ visible: false}); // make a canvas group to contain new options
hostGroup.add(menuHost); // add to the parent group
// for every option at this level
for (var i = 0; i < menuData.options.length; i = i + 1 ){
var option = menuData.options[i]; // get the option into a var for readability
// Add a rect as the background for the visible option in the menu.
option.optionRect = new Konva.Rect({x: (level * optWidth), y: (pos + i) * optHeight, width: optWidth, height: optHeight, fill: colors[0], stroke: 'silver', name: option.key });
option.optionText = new Konva.Text({x: (level * optWidth), y: (pos + i) * optHeight, width: optWidth, height: optHeight, text: ' ' + option.text, listening: false, verticalAlign: 'middle'})
console.log(option.optionText.height())
option.optionRect
.on('mouseover', function(){
this.fill(colors[1])
layer.draw();
})
.on('mouseleave', function(){
this.fill(colors[0])
layer.draw();
})
// click event listener for the menu option
option.optionRect.on('click', function(e){
var key = this.name(); // get back the key we stashed in the rect so we can get the options object from the lookup list
if (_this.options[key] && (typeof _this.options[key].callback == 'function')){ // is we found an option and it has a real function as a callback then call it.
_this.options[key].callback();
}
else {
console.log('No callback for ' + key)
}
})
menuHost.add(option.optionRect); // better add the rect and text to the canvas or we will not see it
menuHost.add(option.optionText);
_this.options[option.key] = option; // stash the option in the lookup list for later retrieval in click handlers.
// pay attention Bond - if this menu level has a sub-level then we call into this function again.
if (option.options){
var optionGroup = addHost(option, menuHost, level + 1, i) // params 3 & 4 are menu depth and popout depth for positioning the rects.
// make an onclick listener to show the sub-options
option.callback = function(e){
optionGroup.visible(true);
layer.draw();
}
}
}
return menuHost; // return the konva group
}
// so - now we can call out addHost function for the top level of the menu and it will recurse as needed down the sub-options.
var mainGroup = addHost(menuData, this.menuGroup, 0, 0);
// lets be nice and make a show() method that takes a position x,y too.
this.show = function(location){
location.x = location.x - 10; // little offset to get the group under the mouse
location.y = location.y - 10;
mainGroup.position(location);
mainGroup.show(); // notice we do not draw the layer here - leave that to the caller to avoid too much redraw.
}
// and if we have a show we better have a hide.
this.hide = function(){
mainGroup.hide();
}
// and a top-level group listener for mouse-out to hide the menu. You might want to put a timer on this [Homework #3]
mainGroup.on('mouseleave', function(){
this.hide();
layer.draw();
})
// end of the menu class object.
return this;
}
// ok - now we can get our menu data turned into a menu
var theMenu = new menu(menuData);
layer.add(theMenu.menuGroup); // add the returned canvas group to the layer
layer.draw(); // and never forget to draw the layer when it is time!
//
// now we can add some arbitrary callbacks to some of the options.
//
// make a trivial function to pop a message when we click option 1
var helloFunc = function(){
alert('hello')
}
// make this the callback for opt1 - you can move this inside the menu class object as a setCallback(name, function()) method if you prefer [homework #2]
theMenu.options['opt1'].callback = helloFunc;
// put a function on sub2 just to show it works.
theMenu.options['opt2-2'].callback = function(){ alert('click on sub-2') };
// and the original reason for this - make it a context menu on a shape.
circle.on('click', function(e){
theMenu.show({x: e.evt.offsetX, y: e.evt.offsetY});
layer.draw();
})
<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/2.1.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/konva/2.5.1/konva.min.js"></script>
<div id='container1' style="width: 300px, height: 200px; background-color: silver;"></div>

Paper.js Background Rasterization Glitches

We are building an image editor of sorts using Paper.js. We have a queue on the side of the Paper.js canvas that allows switching between images. Each time we switch between images, we want to flatten all the annotations (rasterize) onto the image just being edited.
Each time we switch images, this method is called, which rasterizes the current image and annotations to a data URL. (If we revisit this image, a raster from this data URL will be displayed.)
var flattenToDataUrl = function() {
layerAsRaster = paper.project.layers[0].rasterize(); // Layer to Paper.js Raster object
layerAsRaster.visible = false; // Attempt to set not visible
var dataString = layerAsRaster.toDataURL();
return dataString;
};
Then we end up calling this method, which changes out the image we're editing:
var setCanvasImage = function(imageObject) {
if(imageObject != null)
{
imageHeight = imageObject.height;
var imageWidth = imageObject.width;
// Set up HTMLImage
var imageElement = new Image(imageObject.width, imageObject.height);
if(_.has(imageObject, 'imageData')) { // Came as 64 bit data
imageElement.src = 'data:image/png;base64,' + imageObject.imageData;
} else if(_.has(imageObject, 'imageUrl')) { // Came as URL
imageElement.src = imageObject.imageUrl;
}
// Add image to Paper.js canvas
imageElement.onload = function(event) {
// Initialize Paper.js on the canvas
paper.setup(canvas);
raster = new paper.Raster(imageElement, new paper.Point(canvas.width / 2, canvas.height / 2));
setUpNotes();
selectedItems = new paper.Group(); // Since Paper.js has been setup we can now initialize this Group
registerCanvasEvents(); // Panning, zooming, moving selected items, deselecting all selected items
fitToPage();
};
}
};
So, this changes out the image, but when I move my mouse into the canvas after selecting a different image in the queue, it glitches to the image we were just on (with its annotations) until I do something like pan, zoom, etc. Then I see the image I selected and am truly working with.
Removing the flattenToDataUrl() functionality makes the queue work seamlessly. So it seems to me something is fishy there. We are generating a Paper.js Raster object in that method. Rasters seem to automatically add themselves. I attempt to curb this with a call to
layerAsRaster.visible = false;
but to no avail.
What is causing this glitchy behavior and how do I prevent it?
Update
For clarity (hopefully) and completeness, I've decided to post the whole PaperFunctions class we use in conjunction with React, which hosts our <canvas> element. There's a lot of code, and a lot of cleanup to do, especially in registerCanvasEvents(). Bear with this learning beginner. Also it's several hundred lines, so it may be helpful to paste it into your favorite editor. Entry points include setCanvas which is called in componentDidMount of the React class with the <canvas> element, and canvasSetImage which is called from the queue. I agree from bmacnaughton's answer that it's weird to call paper.setup(canvas) every time we load a new image. I'm currently investigating the right solution to this, the right place to put it. setCanvas seems logical but when I drag the image to move it in that setup, it leaves a trail of images in its wake. Anyway, here's PaperFunctions.js:
var JQueryMousewheel = require('jquery-mousewheel')($);
var SimplePanAndZoom = require('./SimplePanAndZoom.js');
var panAndZoom = new SimplePanAndZoom();
var selectedItems;
// We use selection here in two distinct ways.
// An item may be Paper.js selected but not in the selection group.
// This is because we want to show it is selectable.
// A blue bounding box indicates it is selectable.
// A green bounding box indicates it has actually been selected and added to selectedItems.
// Only things in selectedItems are actually operated on.
// So the event handlers in this method basically set up whether or not the item is in selectedItems (and therefore will be operated on for moving, resizing, deleting, etc.).
// That is, the event handlers here are concerned with displaying to the user the status of selection for the item - whether or not it will be operated on when events actually happen on the selectedItems Group.
var registerItemEvents = function(item) {
// Boolean flag for mouseup to know if was drag or click
var dragged;
// For tracking if dragging or clicking is happening
item.on('mousedown', function(e) {
dragged = false;
});
// On click toggle selection
item.on('mouseup', function(event) {
event.stopPropagation(); // Only for item applied to
event.preventDefault();
if(!dragged) {
var justAdded = addIfNotInSelectedItems(item);
if(!justAdded) { // Item was in selection group, remove it
item.remove();
paper.project.activeLayer.addChild(item);
this.selectedColor = paper.project.activeLayer.selectedColor;
//item.selected = false;
}
}
});
// Show as selectable even after has been deselected
item.on('mousemove', function(event) {
this.selected = true;
})
// If not selected, on mouse enter show that it is selectable
item.on('mouseenter', function(event) {
if(!this.selected) {
this.selected = true;
}
});
// If not selected, on mouse leave remove indicator that is selectable
item.on('mouseleave', function(event) {
var isInSelectedItems = selectedItems.getItem(item);
if(this.selected && isInSelectedItems == null) {
this.selected = false;
}
});
// On drag, move item
item.on('mousedrag', function(event) {
dragged = true;
// If user starts dragging automatically select the item
addIfNotInSelectedItems(item);
});
}
var addIfNotInSelectedItems = function(item) {
var isInSelectedItems = selectedItems.getItem(item);
if(isInSelectedItems == null) { // Item not currently in selection group, add it
selectedItems.addChild(item);
item.selectedColor = 'green';
item.selected = true;
return true; // Was added, return true
} else {
return false; // Already in, return false
}
}
var registerCanvasEvents = function() {
if(paper.view != null && canvas != null) {
// Zoom on mousewheel
$(canvas).mousewheel(function(event) {
event.preventDefault();
var mousePosition = new paper.Point(event.offsetX, event.offsetY);
var viewPosition = paper.view.viewToProject(mousePosition);
var returnedValues = panAndZoom.changeZoom(paper.view.zoom, (event.deltaY * -1), paper.view.center, viewPosition, 1.1);
var newZoom = returnedValues[0];
var offset = returnedValues[1];
paper.view.zoom = newZoom;
paper.view.center = paper.view.center.add(offset);
});
// For tracking if dragging or clicking is happening
var dragged;
paper.project.layers[0].on('mousedown', function(e) { // TODO should be layer 0 in long run?
dragged = false;
});
// Pan on mouse drag
/*paper.project.layers[0].on('mousedrag', function(event) { // TODO should be layer 0 in long run?
if(!event.event.ctrlKey && !event.event.altKey && !event.event.shiftKey) { // No keys (that we use) can be pushed
dragged = true; // We're panning, we don't wish to deselect all items as we would do with a click
paper.view.center = panAndZoom.changeCenter(paper.view.center, event.delta.x, event.delta.y, 0.7);
//event.preventDefault();
}
});*/
// Move selected items on mouse drag
selectedItems.on('mousedrag', function(event) {
event.stopPropagation(); // Don't propogate up or it will register as a pan event
event.preventDefault();
dragged = true; // We're panning, we don't wish to deselect all items as we would do with a click
this.translate(new paper.Point(event.delta.x, event.delta.y));
});
// If was a click and not a drag, deselect selected items
paper.project.layers[0].on('mouseup', function(event) {
if(!dragged) {
var removedItems = selectedItems.removeChildren(); // Remove from selection group, which also removes from display
paper.project.activeLayer.addChildren(removedItems); // Return to display
// Reset selection colors for showing selectable
for(var i =0; i < removedItems.length; i++) {
removedItems[i].selectedColor = paper.project.activeLayer.selectedColor;
removedItems[i].selected = false;
}
}
});
// Initial path object, will be reset for new paths after Alt is released
var path = newPath();
var paths = [];
paths.push(path);
// On mousedown add point to start from
paper.project.layers[0].on('mousedown', function(event) {
if(event.event.altKey && !event.event.ctrlKey) { // Alt key to add a path, but disallow attempting to add text at the same time
if(paths[paths.length-1].lastSegment == null) {
//path.add(event.point, event.point);
paths[paths.length-1].add(event.point, event.point);
} else {
//path.add(path.lastSegment.point, path.lastSegment.point);
paths[paths.length-1].add(paths[paths.length-1].lastSegment.point, paths[paths.length-1].lastSegment.point);
}
}
});
// On mousedrag add points to path
paper.project.layers[0].on('mousedrag', function(event) {
if(event.event.altKey && !event.event.ctrlKey) { // Alt key to add a path, but disallow attempting to add text at the same time
if(event.event.shiftKey) { // Use shift key for freeform
//path.add(event.point);
paths[paths.length-1].add(event.point);
} else { // Default of straight line added to path
//path.lastSegment.point = event.point;
paths[paths.length-1].lastSegment.point = event.point;
}
}
}.bind(this));
var tool = new paper.Tool();
var startDragPoint;
// Capture start of drag selection
paper.tool.onMouseDown = function(event) {
if((event.event.ctrlKey && event.event.shiftKey) || (event.event.ctrlKey && event.event.altKey)) {
startDragPoint = new paper.Point(event.point);
}
};
paper.tool.onMouseDrag = function(event) {
// Panning
if(!event.event.ctrlKey && !event.event.altKey && !event.event.shiftKey) { // No keys (that we use) can be pushed
dragged = true; // We're panning, we don't wish to deselect all items as we would do with a click
paper.view.center = panAndZoom.changeCenter(paper.view.center, event.delta.x, event.delta.y, 0.7);
//event.preventDefault();
}
// Show box indicating the area that has been selected
// For moving area and whiting out area
if((event.event.ctrlKey && event.event.shiftKey) || (event.event.ctrlKey && event.event.altKey)) {
dragged = true;
var showSelection = new paper.Path.Rectangle({
from: startDragPoint,
to: event.point,
strokeColor: 'red',
strokeWidth: 1
});
// Stop showing the selected area on drag (new one is created) and up because we're done
showSelection.removeOn({
drag: true,
up: true
});
}
};
// Capture start of drag selection
paper.tool.onMouseUp = function(event) {
if((event.event.ctrlKey && event.event.shiftKey) || (event.event.ctrlKey && event.event.altKey)) {
var endDragPoint = new paper.Point(event.point);
if(event.event.ctrlKey && event.event.shiftKey) { // Whiteout area
whiteoutArea(startDragPoint, endDragPoint);
} else if(event.event.ctrlKey && event.event.altKey) { // Move selected area
selectArea(startDragPoint, endDragPoint);
}
}
};
// Key events
paper.tool.onKeyUp = function(event) {
// Delete selected items on delete key
if(event.key == 'delete') {
selectedItems.removeChildren();
} else if (event.key == 'option') {
registerItemEvents(paths[paths.length-1]);
// Start a new path
paths.push(newPath());
}
}
}
}
// These variables are scoped so that all methods in PaperFunctions can access them
var canvas; // Set by setCanvas
var imageHeight; // Set by setCanvasImage
var raster;
var toolsSetup = false;
var setCanvas = function(canvasElement) {
canvas = canvasElement;
paper.setup(canvas);
};
var setCanvasImage = function(imageObject) {
if(imageObject != null)
{
imageHeight = imageObject.height;
var imageWidth = imageObject.width;
// Set up HTMLImage
var imageElement = new Image(imageObject.width, imageObject.height);
if(_.has(imageObject, 'imageData')) { // Came as 64 bit data
imageElement.src = 'data:image/png;base64,' + imageObject.imageData;
} else if(_.has(imageObject, 'imageUrl')) { // Came as URL
imageElement.src = imageObject.imageUrl;
}
// Add image to Paper.js canvas
imageElement.onload = function(event) {
//canvas.height = $(document).height()-3; // Set canvas height. Why do this here and not in the React component? Because we set the width here too, so we're keeping those together. Perhaps in the future this will be changed when we are responsive to window resizing.
//scalingFactor = canvas.height / imageObject.height; // Determine the ratio
//canvas.width = imageElement.width * scalingFactor; // Scale width based on height; canvas height has been set to the height of the document
// Initialize Paper.js on the canvas
paper.setup(canvas);
raster = new paper.Raster(imageElement, new paper.Point(canvas.width / 2, canvas.height / 2));
//setUpLineAndFreeFormDrawing(); // TODO once we cycle through images will we need to reset this for each new image or can we do this just once?
setUpNotes(); // TODO once we cycle through images will we need to reset this for each new image or can we do this just once?
selectedItems = new paper.Group(); // Since Paper.js has been setup we can now initialize this Group
registerCanvasEvents(); // Panning, zooming, moving selected items, deselecting all selected items
fitToPage();
};
}
};
var fitToPage = function() {
if(paper.view != null && canvas != null) {
// Fit image to page so whole thing is displayed
var scalingFactor = canvas.height / imageHeight; // Constant representation of the ratio of the canvas size to the image size
var zoomFactor = scalingFactor / paper.view.zoom; // Dynamic representation of the zoom needed to return to viewing the whole image in the canvas
// Reset the center point to the center of the canvas
var canvasCenter = new paper.Point(canvas.width/2, canvas.height/2);
paper.view.center = canvasCenter;
// Zoom to fit the whole image in the canvas
var returnedValues = panAndZoom.changeZoom(paper.view.zoom, -1, canvasCenter, canvasCenter, zoomFactor); // Always pass -1 as the delta, not entirely sure why
var newZoom = returnedValues[0];
var offset = returnedValues[1];
paper.view.zoom = newZoom;
paper.view.center = paper.view.center.add(offset);
}
};
var addImage = function(imageDataUrl) {
if(paper.view != null) {
var img = document.createElement("img");
img.src = imageDataUrl;
var presentMomentForId = new Date().getTime() + "-image"; // For purposes of having unique IDs
img.id = presentMomentForId;
img.hidden = true;
document.body.appendChild(img);
var raster = new paper.Raster(presentMomentForId);
registerItemEvents(raster);
}
};
var setUpLineAndFreeFormDrawing = function() {
if(paper.project != null) {
// Initial path object, will be reset for new paths after Alt is released
var path = newPath();
var paths = [];
paths.push(path);
// On mousedown add point to start from
paper.project.layers[0].on('mousedown', function(event) {
if(event.event.altKey && !event.event.ctrlKey) { // Alt key to add a path, but disallow attempting to add text at the same time
if(paths[paths.length-1].lastSegment == null) {
//path.add(event.point, event.point);
paths[paths.length-1].add(event.point, event.point);
} else {
//path.add(path.lastSegment.point, path.lastSegment.point);
paths[paths.length-1].add(paths[paths.length-1].lastSegment.point, paths[paths.length-1].lastSegment.point);
}
}
});
// On mousedrag add points to path
paper.project.layers[0].on('mousedrag', function(event) {
if(event.event.altKey && !event.event.ctrlKey) { // Alt key to add a path, but disallow attempting to add text at the same time
if(event.event.shiftKey) { // Use shift key for freeform
//path.add(event.point);
paths[paths.length-1].add(event.point);
} else { // Default of straight line added to path
//path.lastSegment.point = event.point;
paths[paths.length-1].lastSegment.point = event.point;
}
}
}.bind(this));
// Each time Alt comes up, start a new path
paper.tool.onKeyUp = function(event) {
if(event.key == "option") {
registerItemEvents(paths[paths.length-1]);
// Start a new path
paths.push(newPath());
}
};
}
};
// Establishes default line style
var newPath = function() {
var path = new paper.Path();
path.strokeColor = 'black';
path.strokeWidth = 10;
return path;
};
var note = "";
var setNote = function(newNote) {
note = newNote;
};
var setUpNotes = function() {
if(paper.project != null) {
paper.project.layers[0].on('mousedown', function(event) { // TODO should be layer 0 in long run?
if(event.event.ctrlKey && !event.event.altKey && !event.event.shiftKey) { // Only Ctrl key to add text
// Add text box
var textBox = new paper.PointText(event.point);
textBox.justification = 'left';
textBox.fillColor = 'black';
textBox.fontSize = 60;
textBox.content = note;
registerItemEvents(textBox);
}
});
}
};
var selectArea = function(startDragPoint, endDragPoint) {
var rasterTopLeftCorner = new paper.Point(raster.bounds.topLeft);
var adjustedStartDragPoint = new paper.Point(startDragPoint.x - rasterTopLeftCorner.x, startDragPoint.y - rasterTopLeftCorner.y);
var adjustedEndDragPoint = new paper.Point(endDragPoint.x - rasterTopLeftCorner.x, endDragPoint.y - rasterTopLeftCorner.y);
var boundingRectangleRasterCoordinates = new paper.Rectangle(adjustedStartDragPoint, adjustedEndDragPoint);
var boundingRectangleCanvasCoordinates = new paper.Rectangle(startDragPoint, endDragPoint);
var selectedArea = raster.getSubRaster(boundingRectangleRasterCoordinates);
var whitedOutSelection = new paper.Shape.Rectangle(boundingRectangleCanvasCoordinates);
whitedOutSelection.fillColor = 'white';
whitedOutSelection.insertAbove(raster); // Whiteout just above the image we're working with
registerItemEvents(selectedArea);
}
var whiteoutArea = function(startDragPoint, endDragPoint) {
var whitedOutSelection = new paper.Shape.Rectangle(startDragPoint, endDragPoint);
whitedOutSelection.fillColor = 'white';
whitedOutSelection.insertAbove(raster); // Whiteout just above the image we're working with
}
var flattenToDataUrl = function() {
layerAsRaster = paper.project.layers[0].rasterize(); // TODO should be layer 0 in long run? // Layer to Paper.js Raster object
layerAsRaster.visible = false;
var dataString = layerAsRaster.toDataURL();
return dataString;
};
module.exports = {
setCanvas: setCanvas,
setCanvasImage: setCanvasImage,
fitToPage: fitToPage,
addImage: addImage,
setNote: setNote,
flattenToDataUrl: flattenToDataUrl
};
Additionally, here's the SimplePanAndZoom.js file for clarity. It uses minimal Paper functions, it mainly just does calculations:
// Based on http://matthiasberth.com/articles/stable-zoom-and-pan-in-paperjs/
var SimplePanAndZoom = (function() {
function SimplePanAndZoom() { }
SimplePanAndZoom.prototype.changeZoom = function(oldZoom, delta, centerPoint, offsetPoint, zoomFactor) {
var newZoom = oldZoom;
if (delta < 0) {
newZoom = oldZoom * zoomFactor;
}
if (delta > 0) {
newZoom = oldZoom / zoomFactor;
}
// Zoom towards offsetPoint, not centerPoint (unless they're the same)
var a = null;
if(!centerPoint.equals(offsetPoint)) {
var scalingFactor = oldZoom / newZoom;
var difference = offsetPoint.subtract(centerPoint);
a = offsetPoint.subtract(difference.multiply(scalingFactor)).subtract(centerPoint);
}
return [newZoom, a];
};
SimplePanAndZoom.prototype.changeCenter = function(oldCenter, deltaX, deltaY, factor) {
var offset;
offset = new paper.Point(-deltaX, -deltaY);
offset = offset.multiply(factor);
return oldCenter.add(offset);
};
return SimplePanAndZoom;
})();
module.exports = SimplePanAndZoom;
Thanks.

I'm taking some guesses here but I'll address some problems in the code that will hopefully address the behavior you're seeing.
First, I presume paper.project.layers[0] is paper.project.activeLayer. Once that has been rasterized 1) the raster is added to the layer and setting visible = false does cause it to disappear when an update is done.
Second, when you invoke paper.setup(canvas) in imageElement.onload you create a new paper project. This project starts out as the active project and makes the previous project "disappear". So when you create a raster with raster = new paper.Raster(...) it goes into the new project, not the old project.
So now there is a hidden (.visible = false) raster in the old project (let's call it project1) and a new version of it in project2.
I'm not sure if this is the intended behavior or not, but when you invoke paper.setup(canvas) for what seems to be the second time then paper seems to notice that they both refer to the same canvas and keeps project1 and project2 in sync. So creating the second project clears the first project's children array. And adding new paper.Raster(...) ends up adding the raster to project1 and project2.
Now I can't tell what the next piece of the puzzle is. You'd need to add some information like 1) where the mouse event handlers are setup and what they are attached to, 2) what setUpNotes() does, 3) what registerCanvasEvents() does, and 4) what fitToPage does.
There are a few globals created, imageHeight and raster that probably aren't intentional. And it's not clear why you need to use new Image() at all - paper.Raster() accepts URLs, including data URLs.
I was surprised paper cleared the first project. It's curious.
Version 2:
Let me take a stab at structuring this using layers. I'd suggest you get rid of multiple projects because having mouse event handlers attached to multiple projects that share the same canvas adds too much complexity.
So, in your code initialization: paper.setup(canvas). Do this once and only once.
Setup the initial image in the single layer initially created by paper.
// this will be inserted into the current layer, project.activeLayer
var raster = new paper.Raster(imageURL, paper.view.bounds.center);
When the image in your queue changes do something like:
// make the existing image/layer invisible
paper.project.activeLayer.visible = false;
// add a new layer which is inserted in the project and activated
var layer = new paper.Layer();
// the new layer is activated, create a raster for the image
var raster = new paper.Raster(imageURL, paper.view.bounds.center);
// now do your normal logic for editing, zooming, etc.
It's really a bit more complicated than that because you have a queue of images and you only want to create a layer the first time you visit an image. You could initialize all the rasters at the outset, something like:
var imageURLs = ["url to image1", "url to image2", "etc"];
imageURLs.forEach(function(url) {
new paper.Layer();
paper.project.activeLayer.visible = false;
new paper.Raster(url, paper.view.bounds.center);
});
// make the first layer visible and activate it
paper.project.layers[0].visible = true;
paper.project.layers[0].activate();
The preceeding code gives you a parallel array to the images in your queue so switching images is straightforward - there is no checking to see if that image has been created or not:
function setImage(index) {
paper.project.activeLayer.visible = false;
paper.project.layers[index].activate();
paper.project.layers[index].visible = true;
}
Finally, I would make sure my mouse handling wasn't causing me problems. From the new code you posted it looks like each project had a global tool that handled 'mousedown', 'mousedrag', and 'mouseup' events, another set of handlers for activeLayer for 'mousedown', 'mousedrag', and 'mouseup' events, and also selectedItems has a handler for 'mousedrag'. I can't keep track of what all the different handlers are supposed to do across projects. I'm guessing that these are the root issue with the flickering you saw.
I would likely just use paper.view.on for 'mousedown', 'mousedrag', and 'mouseup' events. When I get an event I would check to see if anything on the layer was hit by using the following:
paper.project.activeLayer.hitTest(event.point);
Being able to set events on the view is new for paper but very useful. There may be a few other tweaks necessary to handle highlighting unselected items. A relatively straightforward way to handle that is to have a group of selected items and a group of unselected items:
unSelectedGroup.on('mouseenter', function() {
unSelectedGroup.selected = true;
});
unSelectedGroup.on('mouseleave', function() {
unSelectedGroup.selected = false;
});
These should be safe across layers when only one layer is visible at a time. I would set up these group handlers when setting up the images, whether all up front or on an as-needed basis. Alternatively, you could also add paper.view.on('mousemove', ...) and handle the 'mouseenter' and 'mouseleave' events yourself using hitTest as shown above, but either approach should work.
I think using a layer-based approach to your images will keep things in sync. There are enough problems with the project-based approach and many different mouse event handlers that you'll be on more stable ground regardless.

React Chartist component onTouchMove Events not firing

I tried asking this question before but the way I asked it was so confusing that I didn't get any help. I originally thought it was React to blame for my touchmove events to ceasefire when updating subcomponents. I now am pretty sure it is the Chartist.js library, or possibly how I'm wrapping chartist into a react component, that is stopping the action.
Instead of rambling on about my question I've created two JSfiddles. One that shows you can create a React slider that updates it's values continuously, regardless of being called from mousemove or touchmove.
http://jsfiddle.net/higginsrob/uf6keps2/
// please follow the link for full example
The Second fiddle implements my react wrapper for chartist, and a simplified example of how I'm using it. When you click/drag on the chart it will select the data point at the current x value. This is working fine with a mouse, but trying it on mobile touch devices (or chrome's mobile emulator) it will only fire a few times, and only update the chart once.
http://jsfiddle.net/higginsrob/Lpcg1c6w/
// please follow the link for full example
Any help is appreciated!

Ok, so you need to put a transparent div in front of the chartist chart that captures the mousedown/touchstart, mousemove/touchmove, and mouseup/touchend events.
working example:
http://jsfiddle.net/higginsrob/jwhbzgrb/
// updated event functions:
onTouchStart: function (evt) {
evt.preventDefault();
this.is_touch = (evt.touches);
var node = evt.currentTarget.previousSibling;
var grid = node.querySelector('.ct-grids');
var bbox = grid.getBBox();
this.columnwidth = bbox.width / this.props.data.length;
this.offset = this.getScrollLeftOffset(node) + bbox.x + (this.columnwidth / 2);
this.istouching = true;
this.onTouchMove(evt);
}
onTouchMove: function (evt) {
if(this.istouching){
var x;
if (this.is_touch) {
if(evt.touches && evt.touches[0]){
x = evt.touches[0].clientX - this.offset;
}
} else {
x = evt.clientX - this.offset;
}
this.setState({
index: Math.round(x / this.columnwidth)
});
}
}
onTouchEnd: function(evt){
this.istouching = false;
}
// updated render function:
render: function () {
return React.DOM.div(
{
style: {
position: "relative"
}
},
ReactChartist({ ... your chartist chart here .... }),
// this div sits in front of the chart and captures events
React.DOM.div({
onMouseDown: this.onTouchStart,
onTouchStart: this.onTouchStart,
onMouseMove: this.onTouchMove,
onTouchMove: this.onTouchMove,
onMouseUp: this.onTouchEnd,
onTouchEnd: this.onTouchEnd,
style: {
position: "absolute",
top: 0,
left: 0,
right: 0,
bottom: 0
}
})
);
}

d3.js - throttle events on hover?

I have an event listener in D3 such that whenever the user hovers on the graph, we grab the data from the point being hovered on, and update various legends on the page.
Here's the code (it's part of a bigger Backbone application):
var Hover = Component.extend({
events: function () {
if (this.modernizr.touch) {
return {
'touchstart .hover': 'onTouchStart'
};
} else {
return {
'mousemove .hover': 'onMouseMove'
};
}
}, ...
onMouseMove: function (e) {
var offset = this.graph.graphWrapper.offset();
var scaleFactor = this.graph.scaleFactor();
var x = (e.pageX - offset.left) / scaleFactor - this.margin.left;
var y = (e.pageY - offset.top) / scaleFactor - this.margin.top;
this.attachBodyListener('mousemove');
this.selectPoint(x, y);
return false;
},
selectPoint: function (x, y) {
// do various calculations etc here.
}
});
This works well on fairly sparse graphs, but on dense graphs, I find that when I move the mouse, the event is triggered hundreds of times, which makes it feel very laggy.
Is there a way I can set an event for "on mouse move end" or similar? Or that I could throttle events, without setting a delay and making the graph feel laggy for a different reason?

Since you've got Underscore,
onMouseMove: _.throttle(function (e) {
// ...
}, 1000),

Ext.draw: how to control sprites?

I'm trying to make a drawing application with ExtJS4, the MVC-way.
For this, I want to make several widgets. This is my code for a widget:
VIEW:
Ext.define('VP.view.fields.Field' ,{
extend: 'Ext.draw.Sprite',
alias: 'widget.field',
constructor: function() {
var parentConfig = {
id: 'field',
fill: '#FFFF00',
type: 'rect',
width: '100%',
height: '100%',
x: 0,
y: 0
};
this.callParent([parentConfig]);
}
});
CONTROLLER:
Ext.define('VP.controller.Fields', {
extend: 'Ext.app.Controller',
views: [
'fields.Field'
],
init: function() {
console.log('Initialized Field controller!');
var me = this;
me.control({
'field': { //trying to control the widget.field, this fails
//'viewport > draw[surface]': { //this controls the surface successfully
//'viewport > draw[surface] > field': { //fails
click: this.addObject
}
});
},
addObject : function(event,el){
console.log(el);
//console.log(drawComponent);
}
});
How can I control this custom sprite? Can only Ext.components be controlled by a controller? (Ext.draw.Sprite doesn't extend Ext.component).

In addition to my previous answer, you could add the listener on the sprite and fire an event on some object. Then you could catch it in the controller.
Example:
spriteObj....{
listeners: {
click: {
var canvas = Ext.ComponentQuery.query('draw[id=something]')[0];
var sprite = this;
canvas.fireEvent('spriteclick',sprite);
}
}
}
In the controller:
init: function() {
console.log('Initialized Field controller!');
var me = this;
me.control({
'draw[id=something]': {
spriteclick: this.doSomething
}
});
},
doSomething: function (sprite) {
console.log(sprite);
}

I've been messing around with the same thing. It appears that you can't do it because it is an svg object that Ext just 'catches' and adds a few events to it. Because it doesn't have an actual alias (xtype) because it is not a component, it cannot be queried either. You have to do the listeners config on the sprite unfortunately.
Also, I tried doing the method like you have of extending the sprite. I couldn't get that to work, I assume because it is not a component.
I was able to keep this in the all in the controller because I draw the sprites in the controller. So, I can manually define the listeners in there and still use all the controller refs and such. Here's an example of one of my drawing functions:
drawPath: function(canvas,points,color,opacity,stroke,strokeWidth, listeners) {
// given an array of [x,y] coords relative to canvas axis, draws a path.
// only supports straight lines
if (typeof listeners == 'undefined' || listeners == "") {
listeners = null;
}
if (stroke == '' || strokeWidth == '' || typeof stroke == 'undefined' || typeof strokeWidth == 'undefined') {
stroke = null;
strokeWidth = null;
}
var path = path+"M"+points[0][0]+" "+points[0][1]+" "; // start svg path parameters with given array
for (i=1;i<points.length;i++) {
path = path+"L"+points[i][0]+" "+points[i][1]+" ";
}
path = path + "Z"; // end svg path params
var sprite = canvas.surface.add({
type: 'path',
opacity: opacity,
fill:color,
path: path,
stroke:stroke,
'stroke-width': strokeWidth,
listeners: listeners
}).show(true);
this.currFill = sprite;
}
You can see where I just pass in the parameter for the listeners and I can define the object elsewhere. You could do this in your own function or wherever in the controller. While the actual sprite should be in the view, this keeps them a little more dynamic and allows you to manipulate them a little easier.