Jeremy Watts wrote, under subject 'affine transformations': > hi, > > how would you use the built in java 'affine transformations' found > here :- > http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/docs/api/java/awt/geom/AffineTransform.html#rotate(double) > > for example, lets say i needed to shear the point (2,3), how would i > use > these commands to accomplish this? Roedy Green, responding to the identical post from over a half hour earlier, pointed us to the site where he has already graciously and conveniently summarized the relevant information: > for background, see http://mindprod.com/jgloss/affinetransform.html <http://java.sun.com/docs/books/tutorial/2d/advanced/transforming.html> is another good starting point. -- Lew