Selection overlap

Akhwa

Hello,
iam working on a coloring book app and i've faced a problem i cant overcome,the technique behind the coloring book is select2fill so simply when u select a color button and then select some area it changes its own color to the button's color
the problem is so far when ever i try to select area it selects all the actors in the same place
we can take the attached pic as an example if i color the "T" it colors the Tree word white line
it should work so i can color each letter on its own so this picture is divided into(t,R,e,e,tree white outline)
any tips on how i can achieve that?
i've tried custom collision shapes but no luck
and i've tried this video's method

its better but yet when ever i click on T it colors the T and the Tree white outline

Thanks in advance

pHghost

@tatiang said:
If you have four letter actors, each with a custom collision shape, it should work fine to click one without affecting the others as long as they don't physically overlap in the scene. Make sure the actors' collision shapes are set to "custom" within their attributes.

If that doesn't work, post a video or screenshot showing the scene you've set up and also a screenshot of one of the actors' collision shape attribute values.

There is a bug with custom collision shapes which might be causing this. They are ignored for touch unless they are 'activated' by a physics interaction.

tatiang

Please don't post duplicate threads.

tatiang

@pHghost said:
There is a bug with custom collision shapes which might be causing this. They are ignored for touch unless they are 'activated' by a physics interaction.

So the fix would be to cause a collision?

pHghost

@tatiang said:
Please don't post duplicate threads.

Sorry, that's my fault, I couldn't answer in the original thread because it was in the PRO Q&A section -- is there a way to open that up for all users? I can read the threads, but not reply. It (kinda) used to make sense back in the day, to discuss features that were only in the PRO version, but after switching to the subscription model and opening up all Creator features, I don't see the purpose of locking it like that.

pHghost

@tatiang said:

So the fix would be to cause a collision?

Yup. I had a problem exactly like that in a project I'm doing for someone and that's the only workaround I found so far. Since it was just one actor, it wasn't a huge deal, I simply dropped an invisible actor on it to activate the custom collision and then it works.

Most people won't come across this bug, I think, as the majority of custom collision use is specifically for game physics, but if your use is only for touch, it is a problem.

Akhwa

u can see in the attached pictures what i've done
when i clicked on the white outline i can simply change the color
but once i press on the T so i can change it,it also changes the white outline with it
i've tried collision but it moved the actors and i just want to color/select

tatiang

@pHghost said:

@tatiang said:
Please don't post duplicate threads.

Sorry, that's my fault, I couldn't answer in the original thread because it was in the PRO Q&A section -- is there a way to open that up for all users? I can read the threads, but not reply. It (kinda) used to make sense back in the day, to discuss features that were only in the PRO version, but after switching to the subscription model and opening up all Creator features, I don't see the purpose of locking it like that.

Neither do I. I wish they'd just close the Pro section. It was meant to be a focused area free from the hundreds of "how do I make a flappy bird clone" posts back in the day but it never really took off as most of us realized that we have a better chance of getting our questions answered if they are posted where all users can see them.

The quote you posted from me was the only response to that identical thread in the Pro section so you haven't missed anything.

tatiang

@Akhwa said:
u can see in the attached pictures what i've done
when i clicked on the white outline i can simply change the color
but once i press on the T so i can change it,it also changes the white outline with it
i've tried collision but it moved the actors and i just want to color/select

Are the letters in TREE separate actors? Or a single actor? Any chance you can post a link to download the project file so we can see how you have things set up?

pHghost

@Akhwa said:
i've tried collision but it moved the actors

Yeah. You need to uncheck Movable in the actor settings. Then it will stay in place.

Akhwa

@tatiang said:

@Akhwa said:
u can see in the attached pictures what i've done
when i clicked on the white outline i can simply change the color
but once i press on the T so i can change it,it also changes the white outline with it
i've tried collision but it moved the actors and i just want to color/select

Are the letters in TREE separate actors? Or a single actor? Any chance you can post a link to download the project file so we can see how you have things set up?

Each select-able actor is in a separate actor/png
and yeah sure u can check the project
https://we.tl/O3GsKqw3bH

Thanks

pHghost

@Akhwa said:
i've tried custom collision shapes but no luck

In the project you sent, all the actors have rectangle collision shapes, no custom collisions, so it's hard to do any tests with it.

pHghost

Here is an example: https://www.dropbox.com/s/qsc576713581vmi/Sketch_Rig_Example.zip

Unfortunately, the bug seems to be even worse. I thought that once the items collided, the collision shape gets activated and stays active, but it turns out that if you destroy the colliding object, it reverts back to a non-custom collision shape...

Akhwa

@pHghost said:
Here is an example: https://www.dropbox.com/s/qsc576713581vmi/Sketch_Rig_Example.zip

Unfortunately, the bug seems to be even worse. I thought that once the items collided, the collision shape gets activated and stays active, but it turns out that if you destroy the colliding object, it reverts back to a non-custom collision shape...

They were set to custom but i think the fix wont be in the custom collision shape part

I need to figure out a way to make other actors unselectable once i select the top layer then turns back to select able once i color the top one
dont you share the same thought?

Akhwa

@pHghost said:
Here is an example: https://www.dropbox.com/s/qsc576713581vmi/Sketch_Rig_Example.zip

Unfortunately, the bug seems to be even worse. I thought that once the items collided, the collision shape gets activated and stays active, but it turns out that if you destroy the colliding object, it reverts back to a non-custom collision shape...

theres a huge improvement there its still a bit buggy but i can see its working better
thanks man

if you can break it down to me what u have done and why theres this white box actor
it would be much appreciated

pHghost

I made two custom collisions, one for the T and one for the TREE.

The white box actor is there to make the custom collisions work. This is a workaround for a GameSalad bug. It doesn't need to be so big. And it can be made invisible. But it needs to be there all the time (actually, it doesn't need to be actively colliding) and have a rule to collide with every actor you want to activate.

New download:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/s926c9oe9lrl5ok/Sketch_Rig_Package.zip

I made the white actor smaller. You can move it outside of the camera view and make it invisible. Also in the download, you can find the custom collisions I made, so you can open them and have a look.

Akhwa

@pHghost said:
I made two custom collisions, one for the T and one for the TREE.

The white box actor is there to make the custom collisions work. This is a workaround for a GameSalad bug. It doesn't need to be so big. And it can be made invisible. But it needs to be there all the time (actually, it doesn't need to be actively colliding) and have a rule to collide with every actor you want to activate.

New download:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/s926c9oe9lrl5ok/Sketch_Rig_Package.zip

I made the white actor smaller. You can move it outside of the camera view and make it invisible. Also in the download, you can find the custom collisions I made, so you can open them and have a look.

Cool thanks man
Appericate your time