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Re: Can you clear currentpoint without clearing the path?

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On Oct 6, 2:16 am, ken <k...@spamcop.net> wrote:
> In article <44f6646d-c262-4d42-8544-
> 1dfcbfc3a...@i9g2000yqe.googlegroups.com>, mijo...@yahoo.com says...
>
> > I found the source of those ghost lines. It's just as tlvp suggested.
> > Filling a series of arcs means each arc finds currentpoint is set to
> > the close of the previous arc.
>
> Anwswering the Subject:
>
> No, you can't 'clear' current point without 'clearing' the current path.
> The current point is the end of the current path. If there is no path
> then there is no current point, if there is a path then the current
> point is the end of the current path.
>
> You can shift the current point by doing a moveto, which is then added
> to the current path.
>
>                         Ken

Duh! Thanks! :)

Here's the "fixed" 2 black circles program.

%!

300 400 translate
-100 0 50 0 360 arc closepath
150 0 moveto
+100 0 50 0 360 arc closepath eofill

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Can you clear currentpoint without clearing the path? luser- -droog <mijoryx@yahoo.com> - 2011-10-05 23:58 -0700
  Re: Can you clear currentpoint without clearing the path? ken <ken@spamcop.net> - 2011-10-06 08:16 +0100
    Re: Can you clear currentpoint without clearing the path? luser- -droog <mijoryx@yahoo.com> - 2011-10-06 00:33 -0700
  Re: Can you clear currentpoint without clearing the path? tlvp <mPiOsUcB.EtLlLvEp@att.net> - 2011-10-06 19:07 -0400

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