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Question: why is rect not centered on pen, as is circle?

• chkas 3y ago
  Because it has a width and height.
  • chrisjj 3y ago
    So does circle shape. Yet it is centred on both, whereas rect shape is centred on neither.
    • chkas 3y ago
      I think it's more intuitive this way. When you draw a rectangle, you start with a corner point and then draw the width and height. With a circle, you go to the center and then draw it with a radius.
      • chrisjj 3y ago
        I think that's true only if one uses a compasses for circle. And that circle does not start with pen at centre. In easylang, it does. In my opinion, the easylang positioning shoud not be based on any off-computer drawing process specific to the shape type, but on the result, consistently for all shape types. Only this meets e.g. the expectation that change to shape type retains position. I wish your project every success.