I need to draw filled polygons with a variable number of points.
Delphi requires an array of points for polygon().
Since there is no provision for specifying the number of points,
(as there is in the API call), how do I do this?

Delphi must use the size of the array as declared for the maximum case.
For a  variable number of points, I have to fill the unused elements in the
array with a repeated point!  Horrible, but it works.

What is the best (or correct) way to deal with this?

My polygon can have up to about 40 points, and even on a small
window say 300 X 300 pixels takes 10's to 100's of milliseconds
to display!  (on a 386DX40)

What is the fastest way to draw a filled polygon?
(other than on a Pentium!)

Thanks,
DG
Dennis Gibson        
djg...@rsphysse.anu.edu.au
Electronics Unit
Research School of Physical Sciences & Engineering
Australian National University , ACT 0200
Australia
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        Use Wintypes.Polygon instead.

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In article <djg113.14.009F0...@rsphysse.anu.edu.au>,
   djg...@rsphysse.anu.edu.au (Dennis Gibson) wrote:

Use the API call if that's what you need. That is all the method is calling
after sorting out all the arguements. There is no law that says you have to
use the Canvas method if you don't want to. It should also help your speed
problem a little.

You could use a DIB and draw directly on the bitmap using your own ASM
routines. There is a lot of ASM source around for this on ftp://x2ftp.oulu.fi.

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