programming 4 arcs problm with java

[iamjman]

i did the xml and lines in a pretty short amount of time and now ive spent way to long trying to figure out these arcs. ok
can someone clarify that the arcStart and arcExtend correctly go with javas drawArc startangle and arcangle
also explain what exactly each does, i know if arcStart(startAngle) is 0 then it is 3 oclock or something dont quite get that ive looked all over google mayeb fresh start tomorrow will help idk
thanks

or if im heading in complete wrong direction like those dont mater need to edit x,y,width,height, maybe push in right direction

[BhaaL]

Extend might be called "sweep" in some languages.

And for the rest, how about some trial/error? Try to paint them as you think its right, and see what happens.

[eljonto]

i had the same problem, my post is here http://www.hackthissite.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=2231 i found out how by looking at how java draws arcs and how the xml file draws them and editing the values as necessary

[edilVin]

This challenge took me a few hours to figure out the problem with arcs. The post by eljonto is good but I solved it with a different method. I used :

g.translate(0, 600);
[Mod Edit: ELJONTO >>Code removed]-Just removed the vital scaling code to change coord system (I removed it from my post as well) and arc drawing code (Which again i removed from my post). Agree with Bhall, it could spoil the mission for java users.

however is not that simple, but the answer comes up very quick if you figure out how does java draw arcs and notice what changes must be done to variables.

Hope this not a spoiler. Nice challenge by the way

[BhaaL]

It only reveals some specific lines of code that might be useful to Java users, but does not give away certain points unless someone is familiar with programming languages like that (or can read manuals/help files).
I'd suggest you remove that hint of yours anyways, as it still might spoil other java coders.

[eljonto]

Yes, i looked back over my old post and felt that it revealed too much. I edited out the spoiler-ish code from mine and his code and just explained possibilities of what should be done rather than explicitly telling people how to do it. My old post is still quite informative though, just had the spoilers removed.