local coordinate in relation to screen coordinate

Solar2D General Questions/Discussion
#1

hi all,
I am having problems converting local coordinates to the screen coordinates
There must be a function that gives me the x,y of an object in a display group, relative to the screen?
I tried printing out the xReference, Origin, Scale, none of it has the coordinate that I want.
Am I missing something? I looked all over the forum, it must be something simple.
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#2

Wouldn’t adding the object coordinate to the display group’s coordinates do the trick? [import]uid: 11024 topic_id: 4412 reply_id: 13770[/import]

#3

like this?

object.x + object.parent.x ? [import]uid: 11334 topic_id: 4412 reply_id: 13771[/import]

#4

There are new functions in 243: localToContent and contentToLocal. Not documented yet but I presume they will help [import]uid: 6645 topic_id: 4412 reply_id: 13819[/import]

#5

@jmp
yeah I found them few days ago, should have updated this thread. They are the right function to use to map coordinates between groups. [import]uid: 11334 topic_id: 4412 reply_id: 13821[/import]

#6

@jmp
yeah I found them few days ago, should have updated this thread. They are the right function to use to map coordinates between groups. [import]uid: 11334 topic_id: 4412 reply_id: 13822[/import]

#7

@jmp I know this is a bit of a topic jump, but do you know when the new functionality is going to be fully documented online? Also, I’ve noticed a lot of missing info from the downloadable (zipped) docs, too. matt. [import]uid: 8271 topic_id: 4412 reply_id: 13823[/import]

#8

I dont work for ansca in any way! [import]uid: 6645 topic_id: 4412 reply_id: 13900[/import]

#9

But do you know? :wink:

oops

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