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From: Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de>
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Subject: Re: Problems with Canvas fade in
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Michael Haufe (TNO):

> On Friday, November 13, 2020 at 2:36:17 AM UTC-6, Arno Welzel wrote:
> 
>> Also clearing the canvas is not be done by setting its width. Yes, 
>> setting the width or height will clear it. But this is more a side 
>> effect than an official way to do this. A better approach: 
>>
>> ctx.fillStyle = "rgb(0, 0, 0)"; 
>> ctx.fillRect(0, 0, canvas.width, canvas.height); 
> 
> ctx.clearRect(x, y, width, height); is more direct. I suspect faster as well.

Does clearRect() also use the current fill style?


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