In this recipe, you will create a graphic and write a LiveCode script, using Animation Engine, to move the graphic along an elliptical path.
Before using this recipe, you will need to have the Animation Engine external downloaded and available on your development computer. See the Setting up Animation Engine recipe discussed earlier in this chapter.
Follow the steps in this recipe to create a graphic and, using the LiveCode script and Animation Engine, move it along an elliptical path:
Open LiveCode.
Create a new main stack.
Open the
animationEnginestack. With LiveCode already running, you can simply double-click on theanimationEngine.livecodefile.Once you complete the previous steps, you will see the animationEngine window with a Use me! checkbox (see the following screenshot). Check that box.
Drag a button to the stack's card, and set the following preferences using the property inspector:
Name:
myMEButtonLabel:
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