Position of an image using newImageRect

Getting Started Newbie Questions
#1

Im not seeing how to position an image when using newImageRect. I tried  putting x and y co-ordinates beneath it, and tried adding it to a group, but I got an error. This is what I was entering,

local intro display.newImageRect( “intro_image.jpg”, 300, 334)

I keep getting the image in the top left corner, which Im guessing is to do perhaps with display.getCurrentStage())  but am not sure how to proceed.

#2

The display.newImageRect() is expecting “width” and “height”, not “x” and “y”.  You set those manually after the fact:

local someImage = display.newImageRect(“someimage.png”, 100, 120) – assuming a 100px wide, 120px high image

someImage.x = 300  – position 300 points from the left edge of the screen

someImage.y = 334  – position 300 points from the top edge of the screen.

Rob

#3

I think I see now. I didnt refer to the correct file extension for the image. Corono didnt mine when I just had,

local someImage = display.newImageRect(“someimage.png”, 100, 120) -

But once I put in as well,

someImage.x = 300  – position 300 points from the left edge of the screen

someImage.y = 334  – position 300 points from the top edge of the screen.

It errored.

So, duh.

Thanks :wink:

#4

The display.newImageRect() is expecting “width” and “height”, not “x” and “y”.  You set those manually after the fact:

local someImage = display.newImageRect(“someimage.png”, 100, 120) – assuming a 100px wide, 120px high image

someImage.x = 300  – position 300 points from the left edge of the screen

someImage.y = 334  – position 300 points from the top edge of the screen.

Rob

#5

I think I see now. I didnt refer to the correct file extension for the image. Corono didnt mine when I just had,

local someImage = display.newImageRect(“someimage.png”, 100, 120) -

But once I put in as well,

someImage.x = 300  – position 300 points from the left edge of the screen

someImage.y = 334  – position 300 points from the top edge of the screen.

It errored.

So, duh.

Thanks :wink: