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Alpha problem with ui.ImageContext.get_image()

WillW68

I have modified the Sketch.py code to draw a succession of ovals instead of using path.stroke(), with the intention of using the pencil pressure to change the alpha at different points along the path. In the code below I have kept it constant for simplicity. But the alpha value does not seem to be captured correctly in ctx.get_image(), causing it to change when path_action() is called at the end of the path. Just add the code below to the Sketch.py example, and change the definition in touch_began() to self.path = MyPath() to see the problem when you lift the pencil/finger at the end of the stroke.

```
import math
def distanceBetween(point1, point2):
return math.sqrt((point2[0] - point1[0])2 + (point2[1] - point1[1])2)

def angleBetween(point1, point2):
return math.atan2( point2[0] - point1[0], point2[1] - point1[1] )

class MyPath():

def move_to(self,x,y):
    self.path = [(x,y)]

def line_to(self,x,y):
    self.path.append((x,y))

def stroke(self):
    w = 20
    ui.set_alpha(0.006)
    lastPoint = self.path[0]
    for i in range(1,len(self.path)):
        currentPoint = self.path[i]
        dist = distanceBetween(lastPoint, currentPoint)
        angle = angleBetween(lastPoint, currentPoint)
        for j in range(int(dist)):
            x = lastPoint[0] + (math.sin(angle) * j)
            y = lastPoint[1] + (math.cos(angle) * j)
            circle = ui.Path.oval(x, y, w, w)
            circle.fill()
        lastPoint = currentPoint
JonB

sure you didnt change anything else? your code works for me:

https://gist.github.com/48675c9f598a1a8ade648391b429d63c

WillW68

I copied and pasted your code into a new script, and get the same result - when I lift my finger off at the end of a stroke, the alpha value of the whole stroke changes (gets lighter).

I am running the latest version of Pythonista (3.2) using python 3.6 on a 10.5” iPad Pro with iOS 11.2