Ordering shapes

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Ordering shapes

 

hlp-shape-order
The program stores all the shapes to be drawn in a list. Each shape is drawn in the order that it appears in this list.

e.g. in the picture, the first entry in the list is the blue rectangle, the second is the green circle and the last is the red square.

 

 

 

 

 

 

You can change the drawing order with these buttons on the top toolbar.

 

to-backThis button moves the selected shape to the back (the start of the list).

 

to-frontThis button moves the selected shape to the front (the end of the list).

 

move-backThis button moves the selected shape back one place in the list.

 

move-fwdThis button moves the selected on place forward one place in the list.

 

shape-order

The picture shows the result of selecting the green circle and moving it to the front.