[MonoTouch] Image Layers and Editing

[Fencer04]

That makes perfect sense, thanks for responding. I can't believe I didn't
think of that. I definitely over complicated it in my head.

Justin Hansen

On Fri, Dec 23, 2011 at 9:35 AM, Miguel de Icaza-2 [via MonoTouch] <
ml-node+s2284126n4228797h28 at n4.nabble.com> wrote:

> Hello,
>
> I have a client that is looking to created "pages" of pictures where an
>> image
>> is shown through another layer. For instance you have a white square with
>> a
>> circle cut in it and the image in under the white square and the picture
>> shows through the circle cut out. How can I offer the ability to cut and
>> crop the photo and preview the result in the scenario listed above.
>>
>
> There are many options to do this.
>
> You could create a UIView that provides its own Draw method, and in the
> draw method, you draw the rectangle, and then use a clipping path for a
> circle and draw the image on top of it.
>
> Another option would be to create an image with the rectangle that has a
> transparent hole with the circle in the middle.   Then add your image to
> the view, and then add this image with the hole on top of it.
>
> UIImageView image = new UIImageView (UIImage.FromFile ("image.png"));
> UIImageView rectangleWithHole = new UIImageView (UImage.FromFile
> ("imageWithHole.png"));
>
> view.AddSubview (image);
> view.AddSubview (rectangleWithHole);
>
> Miguel
>
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