Unexpected jump when dragging an object with a touch event

Solar2D General Questions/Discussion
#1

— Console Log ----
Jul 24 04:08:15.803 [Device] eventX: 156.5 eventY: 157
Jul 24 04:08:15.822 [Device] eventX: 145.5 eventY: 148.5
Jul 24 04:08:15.839 [Device] eventX: 133 eventY: 140
Jul 24 04:08:15.855 [Device] eventX: 122 eventY: 132.5
Jul 24 04:08:15.889 [Device] eventX: 443 eventY: 270.5  <— unexpected jump across the screen

 
— Console Log —
Jul 24 04:26:50.692 [Device] eventX: 85 eventY: 85
Jul 24 04:26:50.727 [Device] eventX: 96 eventY: 94
Jul 24 04:26:50.759 [Device] eventX: 104.5 eventY: 103
Jul 24 04:26:50.793 [Device] eventX: 112 eventY: 110
Jul 24 04:26:51.064 [Device] eventX: 442.5 eventY: 267 < —

 
 
Thought it was a bug in my game, but I broke it down to the bare essentials in a new standalone project and still get this wonky jump when testing on my phone ( iPhone 5s )
 
So now I’m not sure if it’s a bug in Corona, or if my phone is getting wonky.  I don’t have a secondary device to test with and I haven’t noticed the issue in the simulator.  =/
 
 
 
Edit:  Forgot the code snippet I’m using.    I’m able to reproduce it with this…  I usually start to drag to the lower right hand corner when it happens.   It doesn’t happen every single time… just randomly after repeating it several times.

local box = display.newRect( 10, 10, 50, 50 ) box.anchorX = 0 box.anchorY = 0 local function touchHandler( event ) if( event.phase == "began") then display:getCurrentStage():setFocus( event.target ) event.target.isFocus = true event.target.touchOffsetX = event.x - event.target.x event.target.touchOffsetY = event.y - event.target.y elseif( event.target.isFocus ) then if( event.phase == "moved" ) then print( "eventX: " .. event.x .. " eventY: " .. event.y ) event.target.x = event.x - event.target.touchOffsetX event.target.y = event.y - event.target.touchOffsetY elseif( event.phase == "ended" or event.phase == "cancelled" ) then display.getCurrentStage():setFocus( nil ) event.target.isFocus = nil end end return true end box:addEventListener( "touch", touchHandler )

Edit 2: I don’t think I was clear that it’s the event position that i’m receiving from corona that makes the jump, not the calculation i’m doing…(well, I mean, that jumps too, but only because what I am getting from the touch event) Hence why I think it’s a bug or my phone is b0rked.

Also, video example here:
[media]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BcYc7WDRlY0[/media]

#2

You haven’t posted any code. How are we to know what you are trying to do?

#3

whoops!  I got distracted when writing the original because I saw that my posts need to be approved by a moderator and hit “post” to see what would happen… lol     Updated with code snippet

#4

That offset calculation is probably the issue.

I’d do this:

local function touch( self, event ) local phase = event.phase local id = event.id if( phase == "began" ) then self.isFocus = true display.currentStage:setFocus( self, id ) self.x0 = self.x self.y0 = self.y elseif( self.isFocus ) then local dx = event.x - event.xStart local dy = event.y - event.yStart self.x = self.x0 + dx self.y = self.y0 + dy if( event.phase == "ended" ) then self.isFocus = true display.currentStage:setFocus( self, nil ) end end return true end local box = display.newRect( 10, 10, 50, 50 ) box.anchorX = 0 box.anchorY = 0 box.touch = touch box:addEventListener( "touch" )
#5

Thank you, I’ll try that.

But what I was originally confused by is the event location.   I was printing out the event location and not my calculated position.    I shouldn’t be able to affect what location I receive from corona a corona touch event except by actually touching the screen, right?

The event reported jumps all the way across the screen in ~0.050s.    My name is ‘robot’, but I’m not THAT fast!  :smiley:

Edit:

Get the same jump with your bit.  Something is happening with the event.

Jul 25 10:51:45.230 [Device] event x: 120 event.y 109
Jul 25 10:51:45.244 [Device] event x: 114 event.y 104
Jul 25 10:51:45.269 [Device] event x: 101 event.y 98.5
Jul 25 10:51:45.303 [Device] event x: 439 event.y 265
Jul 25 10:51:45.303 [Device] event x: 441 event.y 267

#6

Welp, I implemented the same little test code in Cocos2d and got the same jump. I guess my phone is b0rked! RIP Thanks for the help/suggestions.

#7

You haven’t posted any code. How are we to know what you are trying to do?

#8

whoops!  I got distracted when writing the original because I saw that my posts need to be approved by a moderator and hit “post” to see what would happen… lol     Updated with code snippet

#9

That offset calculation is probably the issue.

I’d do this:

local function touch( self, event ) local phase = event.phase local id = event.id if( phase == "began" ) then self.isFocus = true display.currentStage:setFocus( self, id ) self.x0 = self.x self.y0 = self.y elseif( self.isFocus ) then local dx = event.x - event.xStart local dy = event.y - event.yStart self.x = self.x0 + dx self.y = self.y0 + dy if( event.phase == "ended" ) then self.isFocus = true display.currentStage:setFocus( self, nil ) end end return true end local box = display.newRect( 10, 10, 50, 50 ) box.anchorX = 0 box.anchorY = 0 box.touch = touch box:addEventListener( "touch" )
#10

Thank you, I’ll try that.

But what I was originally confused by is the event location.   I was printing out the event location and not my calculated position.    I shouldn’t be able to affect what location I receive from corona a corona touch event except by actually touching the screen, right?

The event reported jumps all the way across the screen in ~0.050s.    My name is ‘robot’, but I’m not THAT fast!  :smiley:

Edit:

Get the same jump with your bit.  Something is happening with the event.

Jul 25 10:51:45.230 [Device] event x: 120 event.y 109
Jul 25 10:51:45.244 [Device] event x: 114 event.y 104
Jul 25 10:51:45.269 [Device] event x: 101 event.y 98.5
Jul 25 10:51:45.303 [Device] event x: 439 event.y 265
Jul 25 10:51:45.303 [Device] event x: 441 event.y 267

#11

Welp, I implemented the same little test code in Cocos2d and got the same jump. I guess my phone is b0rked! RIP Thanks for the help/suggestions.