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$(function(){
var mouseX = 0;
var mouseY = 0;
$('body,html').mousemove(function(e){
var gap = parseInt($('#stalker').css("width")) / 2;
mouseX = e.pageX - gap;
mouseY = e.pageY - gap;
$('#stalker').css('left', mouseX);
$('#stalker').css('top', mouseY);
});
var canvas = document.getElementById('mycanvas');
if(!canvas || !canvas.getContext) return false;
var ctx = canvas.getContext('2d');
ctx.lineWidth = 2;
ctx.lineJoin = ctx.lineCap = 'round';
var startX,
startY,
x,
y,
borderWidth = 5,
isDrawing = false;
$('#mycanvas,#stalker').mousedown(function(e){
startX = e.pageX - $('#mycanvas').offset().left - borderWidth;
startY = e.pageY - $('#mycanvas').offset().top - borderWidth;
})
.mouseup(function(e){
if(!isDrawing) return;
x = e.pageX - $('#mycanvas').offset().left - borderWidth;
y = e.pageY - $('#mycanvas').offset().top - borderWidth;
ctx.beginPath();
ctx.moveTo(startX, startY);
ctx.lineTo(x,y);
ctx.stroke();
})
$('#mycanvas').mouseenter(function(e){
startX = e.pageX - $('#mycanvas').offset().left - borderWidth;
startY = e.pageY - $('#mycanvas').offset().top - borderWidth;
});
$('body,html').mousedown(function(e){
isDrawing = true;
})
.mouseup(function(e){
isDrawing = false;
});
$('#mycanvas,#stalker').mousemove(function(e){
if(!isDrawing) return;
x = e.pageX - $('#mycanvas').offset().left - borderWidth;
y = e.pageY - $('#mycanvas').offset().top - borderWidth;
ctx.beginPath();
ctx.moveTo(startX, startY);
ctx.lineTo(x,y);
ctx.stroke();
startX = x;
startY = y;
});
});
#mycanvas{
border:5px solid #999;
}
#stalker{
position:absolute;
width:80px;
height:80px;
border:solid 1px gray;
border-radius:50%;
}
<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.7.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
<div id="stalker"></div>
<canvas width="550px" height="500px" id="mycanvas">
</canvas>
I'm trying to make a drawing app with canvas,
and I needed a circle that keeps following the cursor while drawing.
so I wrote the above code,
but it's not really working: if I draw a line slowly it looks fine, but if I move the cursor faster, the line doesn't connect.
The line would be like two or three separate lines even though I'm not releasing the mouse click.
I thought this could be because #stalker is not catching up the speed of the cursor, so I put "mousedown" and "mousemove" on #mycanvas too, but still it doesn't work.
Does anyone know why?

you can save mouse positions in an array, and then draw it
a quick example:
$(function(){
var mouseX = 0;
var mouseY = 0;
$('body,html').mousemove(function(e){
var gap = parseInt($('#stalker').css("width")) / 2;
mouseX = e.pageX - gap;
mouseY = e.pageY - gap;
$('#stalker').css('left', mouseX);
$('#stalker').css('top', mouseY);
});
var canvas = document.getElementById('mycanvas');
if(!canvas || !canvas.getContext) return false;
var ctx = canvas.getContext('2d');
ctx.lineWidth = 2;
ctx.lineJoin = ctx.lineCap = 'round';
var startX,
startY,
x,
y,
borderWidth = 5,
isDrawing = false,
lines = [];
$('body,html').mousedown(function(e){
isDrawing = true;
lines.push([]);
})
.mouseup(function(e){
isDrawing = false;
});
$('#mycanvas,#stalker').mousemove(function(e){
if(!isDrawing) return;
x = e.pageX - $('#mycanvas').offset().left - borderWidth;
y = e.pageY - $('#mycanvas').offset().top - borderWidth;
lines[lines.length-1].push([x, y]);
});
function render() {
ctx.clearRect(0, 0, 550, 500);
for (const line of lines) {
ctx.beginPath();
for (const [i, pos] of Object.entries(line)) {
if (!+i) {
ctx.moveTo(pos[0], pos[1]);
} else {
ctx.lineTo(pos[0], pos[1]);
}
}
ctx.stroke();
}
}
(function loop() {
render();
requestAnimationFrame(loop);
})();
});

HTML5 Canvas - retain drawn rectangles on images

I have an image gallery. When a image from gallery is clicked, it is rendered on a canvas. The objective is to allow users to draw rectangles on regions of interest and capture the rectangle coordinates. The drawn rectangles vanishes when I move to the next image.
The following is the code and I have tried to comment as much as I can:
//get clicked image name and store in a variable
function clickedImage(clicked_id) {
var clickedImg = document.getElementById(clicked_id).src;
var clickedImg = clickedImg.replace(/^.*[\\\/]/, '');
localStorage.setItem("clickedImg", clickedImg);
//initiate canvas to load image
var canvas = document.getElementById("iriscanvas");
var ctx = canvas.getContext("2d");
var thumbNails = document.getElementById("loaded_img_panel");
var pic = new Image();
pic.onload = function() {
ctx.drawImage(pic, 0,0)
}
//load the image from the thumbnail on to the canvas
thumbNails.addEventListener('click', function(event) {
pic.src = event.target.src;
});
//thickness of rectangle and count of rectangles
var strokeWidth = 3;
drawCount = 1;
//initiate mouse events
canvas.addEventListener("mousemove", function(e) {
drawRectangleOnCanvas.handleMouseMove(e);
}, false);
canvas.addEventListener("mousedown", function(e) {
drawRectangleOnCanvas.handleMouseDown(e);
}, false);
canvas.addEventListener("mouseup", function(e) {
drawRectangleOnCanvas.handleMouseUp(e);
}, false);
canvas.addEventListener("mouseout", function(e) {
drawRectangleOnCanvas.handleMouseOut(e);
}, false);
function reOffset() {
var BB = canvas.getBoundingClientRect();
recOffsetX = BB.left;
recOffsetY = BB.top;
}
var recOffsetX, recOffsetY;
reOffset();
window.onscroll = function(e) {
reOffset();
}
window.onresize = function(e) {
reOffset();
}
var isRecDown = false;
var startX, startY;
var rects = [];
var newRect;
var drawRectangleOnCanvas = {
handleMouseDown: function(e) {
// tell the browser we're handling this event
e.preventDefault();
e.stopPropagation();
startX = parseInt(e.clientX - recOffsetX);
startY = parseInt(e.clientY - recOffsetY);
// Put your mousedown stuff here
isRecDown = true;
},
handleMouseUp: function(e) {
// tell the browser we're handling this event
e.preventDefault();
e.stopPropagation();
mouseX = parseInt(e.clientX - recOffsetX);
mouseY = parseInt(e.clientY - recOffsetY);
// Put your mouseup stuff here
isRecDown = false;
//if(!willOverlap(newRect)){
rects.push(newRect);
//}
drawRectangleOnCanvas.drawAll();
var brand = localStorage.getItem("brandNode");
var clickImg = localStorage.getItem("clickedImg");
//get x,y,w,h coordinates depending on how the rectangle is drawn.
if((mouseX-startX) < 0) {
stX = startX + (mouseX-startX)
} else {
stX = startX
}
if((mouseY-startY) < 0) {
stY = startY + (mouseY-startY)
} else {
stY = startY
}
if((mouseX-startX) < 0) {
stW = startX - stX
} else {
stW = mouseX - startX
}
if((mouseY-startY) < 0) {
stH = startY - stY
} else {
stH = mouseY - startY
}
//log the coordinates of the rectangles
var dat = {image : clickImg, brand: brand, x : stX, y : stY, w: stW, h: stH};
var dat = JSON.stringify(dat);
console.log(dat);
},
drawAll: function() {
ctx.drawImage(pic, 0, 0);
ctx.lineWidth = strokeWidth;
var brand = localStorage.getItem("brandNode");
for (var i = 0; i < rects.length; i++) {
var r = rects[i];
ctx.strokeStyle = r.color;
ctx.globalAlpha = 1;
ctx.strokeRect(r.left, r.top, r.right - r.left, r.bottom - r.top);
ctx.beginPath();
//ctx.arc(r.left, r.top, 15, 0, Math.PI * 2, true);
ctx.closePath();
ctx.fillStyle = r.color;
ctx.fill();
var text = brand;
ctx.fillStyle = "#fff";
var font = "bold " + 12 + "px serif";
ctx.font = font;
var width = ctx.measureText(text).width;
var height = ctx.measureText("h").height; // this is a GUESS of height
ctx.fillText(text, r.left-1, r.top - 10)
}
},
handleMouseOut: function(e) {
// tell the browser we're handling this event
e.preventDefault();
e.stopPropagation();
mouseX = parseInt(e.clientX - recOffsetX);
mouseY = parseInt(e.clientY - recOffsetY);
// Put your mouseOut stuff here
isRecDown = false;
},
handleMouseMove: function(e) {
if (!isRecDown) {
return;
}
// tell the browser we're handling this event
e.preventDefault();
e.stopPropagation();
mouseX = parseInt(e.clientX - recOffsetX);
mouseY = parseInt(e.clientY - recOffsetY);
newRect = {
left: Math.min(startX, mouseX),
right: Math.max(startX, mouseX),
top: Math.min(startY, mouseY),
bottom: Math.max(startY, mouseY),
color: "#9afe2e"
}
drawRectangleOnCanvas.drawAll();
ctx.strokeStyle = "#9afe2e";
ctx.lineWidth = strokeWidth;
ctx.globalAlpha = 1;
ctx.strokeRect(startX, startY, mouseX - startX, mouseY - startY);
}
}
}
When I move to the next image the rectangles created on the previous image is removed. I don't know if I have to use canvas.toDataURL to retain the rectangles, because I have thousands of images in the gallery and not sure if I will have space in the browser, though not all the images are going to the used for drawing rectangles.
Moreover, after drawing the rectangles when I click on the same image, it clears all the rectangles.
How can I retain the drawn rectangles within a session at least?

Layer 2 canvases over each other. Render the image into the bottom canvas, and draw on the top one. That way, changing the image won't affect the drawn lines.
A <canvas> works just like a real-life painter's canvas. There is no concept of layers or "objects" on a canvas. It's all just paint on a single surface.
When you draw a different image on a canvas, you're overriding everything that was on the canvas already.

JavaScript Canvas on draw vanishes

I have a canvas function which draws a square if I click on the canvas field and move the mouse, that works so far.
My Problem is that if I release the mouse and click at the canvas again the old drawn rectangle vanishes.
How do I make it possible that the old drawn does not get vanished.
My function:
function foo() {
var tool = this;
this.started = false;
var canvasx = canvas.offsetLeft;
var canvasy = canvas.offsetTop;
var last_mousex = 0;
var last_mousey = 0;
var mousex = 0;
var mousey = 0;
this.mousedown = function (ev) {
if(checkboxSquare.checked) {
last_mousex = parseInt(ev.clientX-canvasx);
last_mousey = parseInt(ev.clientY-canvasy);
context.strokeStyle = $('#selectColor').val();
context.lineWidth = $('#selectWidth').val();
tool.started = true;
}
};
this.mousemove = function (ev) {
if (tool.started && checkboxSquare.checked) {
mousex = parseInt(ev.clientX-canvasx);
mousey = parseInt(ev.clientY-canvasy);
context.clearRect(0, 0, canvas.width, canvas.height); // clear canvas
context.beginPath();
var width = mousex-last_mousex;
var height = mousey-last_mousey;
context.rect(last_mousex,last_mousey,width,height);
context.stroke();
}
};
this.mouseup = function (ev) {
if (tool.started && checkboxSquare.checked) {
tool.mousemove(ev);
tool.started = false;
}
};
}
It Looks something like this: http://jsfiddle.net/AbdiasSoftware/kqW4X/

The old drawn rectangle vanishes on click because, you are clearing the entire canvas each time before drawing a rectangle.
The easiest workaround would be to save the entire canvas as an image on mouseup and draw that image before drawing each rectangle.
var canvas;
var _foo = new foo();
canvas.onmousedown = _foo.mousedown;
canvas.onmousemove= _foo.mousemove;
canvas.onmouseup = _foo.mouseup;
function foo() {
canvas = $('#canvas')[0];
var context = canvas.getContext('2d');
var checkboxSquare = $('#checkboxSquare')[0];
var img = new Image();
var tool = this;
this.started = false;
var last_mousex = 0;
var last_mousey = 0;
var mousex = 0;
var mousey = 0;
this.mousedown = function (ev) {
if(checkboxSquare.checked) {
last_mousex = ev.offsetX;
last_mousey = ev.offsetY;
context.strokeStyle = $('#selectColor').val();
context.lineWidth = $('#selectWidth').val();
tool.started = true;
}
};
this.mousemove = function (ev) {
if (tool.started && checkboxSquare.checked) {
mousex = ev.offsetX;
mousey = ev.offsetY;
context.clearRect(0, 0, canvas.width, canvas.height); // clear canvas
context.drawImage(img, 0, 0); // draw saved canvas (image)
context.beginPath();
var width = mousex-last_mousex;
var height = mousey-last_mousey;
context.rect(last_mousex,last_mousey,width,height);
context.stroke();
}
};
this.mouseup = function (ev) {
if (tool.started && checkboxSquare.checked) {
tool.mousemove(ev);
img.src = canvas.toDataURL(); // save canvas as image
tool.started = false;
}
};
}
canvas {
border: 1px solid black;
cursor: default;
margin-top: 5px
}
<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/2.1.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
<input type="checkbox" id="checkboxSquare">Square | Color
<select id="selectColor">
<option value="red">red</option>
<option value="green">green</option>
<option value="blue">blue</option>
</select> | Width
<select id="selectWidth">
<option value="1">1</option>
<option value="2">2</option>
<option value="3">3</option>
</select>
<canvas id="canvas" width="400" height="400"></canvas>

Just create a background canvas same as the main canvas. When you drag out a new box, first draw the background canvas (with all the past boxes) on the main canvas then the current box being drawn. When you finish dragging the box, just daw it to the background canvas.
const canvas = document.createElement("canvas");
const background = document.createElement("canvas");
canvas.style.border="2px solid black";
canvas.style.cursor = "crosshair";
background.width = canvas.width = innerWidth - 24;
background.height = canvas.height = innerHeight - 24;
const ctx = canvas.getContext("2d");
background.ctx = background.getContext("2d");
document.body.appendChild(canvas);
const bounds = canvas.getBoundingClientRect();
var currentBox;
const boxStyle = {
fillStyle : "#4aF",
strokeStyle : "black",
lineWidth : 3,
lineJoin : "round",
}
const mouse = { x : 0, y : 0,button : false, changed : false };
["mousemove","mousedown","mouseup"].forEach(en => document.addEventListener(en, mouseEvent));
function createBox(x,y,w,h,style){ return {x,y,w,h,style,draw : drawBox} }
function drawBox(ctx){
setStyle(ctx, this.style);
ctx.beginPath();
ctx.rect(this.x,this.y,this.w,this.h);
ctx.fill();
ctx.stroke();
}
function setStyle(ctx, style){ Object.keys(style).forEach(key => ctx[key] = style[key]) }
function mouseEvent(event) {
mouse.x = event.pageX - bounds.left - scrollX;
mouse.y = event.pageY - bounds.top - scrollY;
if(event.type === "mousedown"){ mouse.button = true }
else if(event.type === "mouseup"){ mouse.button = false }
mouse.changed = true;
}
function mainLoop(){
var b = currentBox; // alias for readability
if(mouse.changed){
if(mouse.button){
if(!b){
b = currentBox = createBox(mouse.x,mouse.y,0,0,boxStyle);
}else{
b.w = mouse.x - b.x;
b.h = mouse.y - b.y;
}
}else if(b){
b.draw(background.ctx);
b = currentBox = undefined;
}
if(b){
ctx.clearRect(0,0,canvas.width,canvas.height);
ctx.drawImage(background,0,0);
b.draw(ctx);
canvas.style.cursor = "none";
}else{
canvas.style.cursor = "crosshair";
}
mouse.changed = false;
}
requestAnimationFrame(mainLoop);
}
requestAnimationFrame(mainLoop);
Extra Note. Capture the mouse using the Document
When you create canvas drawing apps you should listen to the document mouse events rather than the canvas. When the mouse button is down the mouse is captured and will continue to send mouse events while the mouse is down, even if you have moved off the canvas, document, or event outside the browser window.
This means you can drag content of the canvas and not worry about losing the mouseup event.
Burn some time.
I have some time to burn so will extend the demo above to include selecting and moving existing boxes. Draw boxes as normal. Mouse over boxes will highlight them, click to select them. When selected can be dragged. Uses the same method background image to hold old boxes. But have added a box list to hold old boxes
A more extensive example
const canvas = document.createElement("canvas");
const background = document.createElement("canvas");
canvas.style.border="2px solid black";
canvas.style.cursor = "crosshair";
background.width = canvas.width = innerWidth - 24;
background.height = canvas.height = innerHeight - 24;
const ctx = canvas.getContext("2d");
background.ctx = background.getContext("2d");
document.body.appendChild(canvas);
const bounds = canvas.getBoundingClientRect();
var currentBox;
var selectedBox;
var mouseOverBox;
const styles = {
box : {
fillStyle : "#4aF",
strokeStyle : "black",
lineWidth : 3,
lineJoin : "round",
},
highlight : {
strokeStyle : "white",
lineWidth : 1,
lineJoin : "round",
setLineDash : [[10,10]],
},
selected : {
strokeStyle : "red",
lineWidth : 2,
lineJoin : "round",
setLineDash : [[5,5]],
},
}
const boxes = {
items : [],
add(box){ // add a box and fix width and height to positive
if(box.w < 0){
box.x += box.w;
box.w = -box.w;
}
if(box.h < 0){
box.y += box.h;
box.h = -box.h;
}
boxes.items.push(box)
},
apply(name, ...args){
for(var i = 0; i < boxes.items.length; i ++ ){
boxes.items[i][name](...args);
}
},
};
const mouse = { x : 0, y : 0,button : false, changed : false };
["mousemove","mousedown","mouseup"].forEach(en => document.addEventListener(en, mouseEvent));
const boxBehaviours = {
draw(ctx, style = this.style){
if(!this.hide){
setStyle(ctx, style);
ctx.beginPath();
ctx.rect(this.x,this.y,this.w,this.h);
if(style.fillStyle) { ctx.fill() }
if(style.strokeStyle) {ctx.stroke() }
}
},
isPointOver(x,y){
var b = this;
if(x >= b.x && x < b.x + b.w && y >= b.y && y < b.y + b.h){
b.mouseOver = true;
boxBehaviours.topMouseBox = b;
}else {
b.mouseOver =false;
}
},
}
function createBox(x,y,w,h,style){
return {x,y,w,h,style, ...boxBehaviours};
}
function setStyle(ctx, style){
Object.keys(style).forEach(key => {
if(typeof ctx[key] === "function"){
ctx[key](...style[key]);
}else{
ctx[key] = style[key];
}
})
}
function mouseEvent(event) {
mouse.x = event.pageX - bounds.left - scrollX;
mouse.y = event.pageY - bounds.top - scrollY;
if(event.type === "mousedown"){ mouse.button = true }
else if(event.type === "mouseup"){ mouse.button = false }
}
function redrawBackground(){
background.ctx.clearRect(0,0,canvas.width,canvas.height)
boxes.apply("draw",background.ctx);
}
function mainLoop(time){
var b = currentBox; // alias for readability
var mob = mouseOverBox; // alias for readability
var sb = selectedBox; // alias for readability
// first check mouse button. If button down could be
// dragging a selected box or creating a new box
if(mouse.button){
if(sb){ // is selected box
if(!mouse.drag){ // start the drag
mouse.drag = {x : mouse.x - sb.x, y : mouse.y - sb.y}
}else{ // move the box
sb.x = mouse.x- mouse.drag.x;
sb.y = mouse.y- mouse.drag.y;
}
}else{ // else muse be create (or select click)
if(!b){
b = currentBox = createBox(mouse.x,mouse.y,0,0,styles.box);
}else{
b.w = mouse.x - b.x;
b.h = mouse.y - b.y;
}
}
}else if(b || sb){ // mouse up and there is a box
if(sb){ // if selected box
if(mouse.drag){ // is dragging then drop it
mouse.drag = undefined;
sb.hide = false;
redrawBackground();
sb = selectedBox = undefined;
}
// is the mouse is down and has not moved over 2 pixels
// and there is a mob (mouseOverBox) under it
// then dump the new box and select the mob box
}else if(Math.abs(b.w) < 2 && Math.abs(b.h) < 2 && mob){
sb = selectedBox = mob;
mob = mouseOverBox = undefined;
b = currentBox = undefined;
sb.hide = true;
redrawBackground();
}else{
// just a normal box add it to box array
// draw it and remove it from currentBox
boxes.add(b);
b.draw(background.ctx);
b = currentBox = undefined;
}
}
// clear andf draw background
ctx.clearRect(0,0,canvas.width,canvas.height);
ctx.drawImage(background,0,0);
if(b){ // is there a current box then draw that
b.draw(ctx);
canvas.style.cursor = "none";
} else { // no current box so
// find any boxes under the mouse
boxBehaviours.topMouseBox = null;
boxes.apply("isPointOver",mouse.x, mouse.y);
// is there a selected box (sb)
if(sb){ // yes selected box then draw it
ctx.save();
styles.selected.lineDashOffset = time / 25;
sb.hide = false;
sb.draw(ctx,styles.selected);
sb.hide = true;
ctx.restore();
canvas.style.cursor = "move";
// no selected box sp then just high light the box under the
// mouse and assign it to mouseOverBox (mob);
}else if(boxBehaviours.topMouseBox){
mob = mouseOverBox = boxBehaviours.topMouseBox;
ctx.save();
styles.highlight.lineDashOffset = time / 20;
mob.draw(ctx, styles.highlight);
ctx.restore();
canvas.style.cursor = "pointer";
}else{
canvas.style.cursor = "crosshair";
}
}
requestAnimationFrame(mainLoop);
}
requestAnimationFrame(mainLoop);

var point = [];
var clicks = 0;
var sketch = document.querySelector('#sketch');
var sketch_style = getComputedStyle(sketch);
// Creating a tmp canvas
var tmp_canvas = document.createElement('canvas');
var tmp_ctx = tmp_canvas.getContext('2d');
tmp_canvas.id = 'tmp_canvas';
tmp_canvas.width = parseInt(sketch_style.getPropertyValue('width'));
tmp_canvas.height = parseInt(sketch_style.getPropertyValue('height'));
sketch.appendChild(tmp_canvas);
var canvas = document.createElement('canvas');
var context = canvas.getContext('2d');
canvas.id = 'paint';
canvas.width = parseInt(sketch_style.getPropertyValue('width'));
canvas.height = parseInt(sketch_style.getPropertyValue('height'));
sketch.appendChild(canvas);
tmp_canvas.addEventListener('mousedown', mousedown, false);
tmp_canvas.addEventListener('mousemove', mousemove, false);
tmp_canvas.addEventListener('mouseup', mouseup, false);
function mousemove(e) {
if (clicks == 1) {
x = e.layerX - this.offsetLeft;
y = e.layerY - this.offsetTop;
showRect(x, y);
}
}
function showRect(x, y) {
tmp_ctx.clearRect(0, 0, canvas.width, canvas.height); // clear canvas
tmp_ctx.beginPath();
var width = x - point[0].x;
var height = y - point[0].y;
tmp_ctx.rect(point[0].x, point[0].y, width, height);
tmp_ctx.stroke();
}
function mousedown(e) {
x = e.layerX - this.offsetLeft;
y = e.layerY - this.offsetTop;
point.push({
x,
y
});
clicks++;
};
function mouseup() {
context.drawImage(tmp_canvas, 0, 0);
clicks = 0;
point.length = 0;
}
html, body {
width: 100% ;
height: 100% ;
}
#sketch {
border: 10px solid gray;
height: 100% ;
position: relative;
}
#tmp_canvas {
position: absolute;
left: 0px;
right: 0;
bottom: 0;
top: 0;
cursor: crosshair;
}
<html>
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
</head>
<body>
<div id="sketch">
</div>
</body>
</html>
Try to do in temporary canvas and redraw all in main.
jsfiddle:-https://jsfiddle.net/durga598/v0m06faz/

I'm assuming that the foo() function is being called for every frame, either through setInterval or requestAnimationFrame. If my assumption is right, the reason why your previously drawn square disappears is because you are only storing the x and y coordinates of one rectangle, and every time you click on the canvas again, it gets overwritten by the new values for the new rectangle.
To solve your problem, you should store the x and y coordinates as well as the dimensions of the square on mouseup. These coordinates can be stored in an array.
var squares = [];
this.mouseup = function (ev) {
// other code
var square = {
x: last_mousex,
y: last_mousey,
width: mousex - last_mousex,
height: mousey - last_mousey
};
squares.push(square);
};
Now every time you draw the square, draw the squares stored in the squares array first.
this.mousemove = function (ev) {
if (tool.started && checkboxSquare.checked) {
// other code
context.clearRect(0, 0, canvas.width, canvas.height); // clear canvas
// draw each square in the squares array after clearning the canvas
squares.forEach(function(square) {
context.beginPath();
context.rect(square.x, square.y, square.width, square.height);
});
context.beginPath();
var width = mousex - last_mousex;
var height = mousey - last_mousey;
context.rect(last_mousex, last_mousey, width, height);
context.stroke();
}
};
You'll see some code repetitions in drawing the squares, it's a good opportunity to abstract it into a separate function.

Show rectangle on canvas when mouse move

I want to draw rectangle on canvas. Below code is working fine except when i draw rectangle it does't show path when mouse is moving. When i left the mouse then rectangle is visible on canvas.
Please help,
Thanks
var canvas, ctx, flag = false,
prevX = 0,
currX = 0,
prevY = 0,
currY = 0,
currShape = 'rectangle',
mouseIsDown = 0,
startX, endX, startY, endY,
dot_flag = false;
var x = "white",
y = 2;
function init() {
canvas = document.getElementById('can');
ctx = canvas.getContext("2d");
var imageObj = new Image(); //Canvas image Obj
imageObj.onload = function() {
ctx.drawImage(imageObj, 69, 50); //Load Image on canvas
};
imageObj.src = 'http://www.html5canvastutorials.com/demos/assets/darth-vader.jpg'; //Load Image
w = canvas.width; // Canvas Width
h = canvas.height; // Canvas Height
//Check Shape to be draw
eventListener();
}
function eventListener(){
if(currShape=='rectangle'){
canvas.addEventListener("mousedown",function (e) {
mouseDown(e);
}, false);
canvas.addEventListener("mousemove",function (e){
mouseXY(e);
}, false);
canvas.addEventListener("mouseup", function (e){
mouseUp(e);
}, false);
}
}
function mouseUp(eve) {
if (mouseIsDown !== 0) {
mouseIsDown = 0;
var pos = getMousePos(canvas, eve);
endX = pos.x;
endY = pos.y;
if(currShape=='rectangle')
{
drawSquare(); //update on mouse-up
}
}
}
function mouseDown(eve) {
mouseIsDown = 1;
var pos = getMousePos(canvas, eve);
startX = endX = pos.x;
startY = endY = pos.y;
if(currShape=='rectangle')
{
drawSquare(); //update on mouse-up
}
}
function mouseXY(eve) {
if (mouseIsDown !== 0) {
var pos = getMousePos(canvas, eve);
endX = pos.x;
endY = pos.y;
//drawSquare();
}
}
function drawSquare() {
// creating a square
var w = endX - startX;
var h = endY - startY;
var offsetX = (w < 0) ? w : 0;
var offsetY = (h < 0) ? h : 0;
var width = Math.abs(w);
var height = Math.abs(h);
ctx.beginPath();
ctx.globalAlpha=0.7;
ctx.rect(startX + offsetX, startY + offsetY, width, height);
ctx.fillStyle = x;
ctx.fill();
ctx.lineWidth = y;
ctx.strokeStyle = x;
ctx.stroke();
}
function getMousePos(canvas, evt) {
var rect = canvas.getBoundingClientRect();
return {
x: evt.clientX - rect.left,
y: evt.clientY - rect.top
};
}
.colortool div {
width: 15px;
height: 15px;
float: left;
margin-left: 2px;
}
.clear {
clear: both;
}
<!DOCTYPE HTML>
<html>
<body onload="init()">
<div class="canvasbody">
<canvas id="can" width="400" height="400" style="border:1px dotted #eee;"></canvas>
</div>
</body>
</html>

Here is you new JavaScript
var canvas, cnvHid, cnvRender, ctx, flag = false,
prevX = 0,
currX = 0,
prevY = 0,
currY = 0,
currShape = 'rectangle',
mouseIsDown = 0,
startX, endX, startY, endY,
dot_flag = false;
var x = "white",
y = 2;
function init() {
canvas = document.getElementById('can');
cnvHid = document.getElementById( "canHid" );
cnvRender = document.getElementById( "canRend" );
ctx = canvas.getContext("2d");
var imageObj = new Image(); //Canvas image Obj
imageObj.onload = function() {
ctx.drawImage(imageObj, 69, 50); //Load Image on canvas
renderAllCanvas();
};
imageObj.src = 'http://www.html5canvastutorials.com/demos/assets/darth-vader.jpg'; //Load Image
w = canvas.width; // Canvas Width
h = canvas.height; // Canvas Height
//Check Shape to be draw
eventListener();
}
function eventListener(){
if(currShape=='rectangle'){
cnvRender.addEventListener("mousedown",function (e) {
mouseDown(e);
renderAllCanvas();
}, false);
cnvRender.addEventListener("mousemove",function (e){
mouseXY(e);
renderAllCanvas();
}, false);
cnvRender.addEventListener("mouseup", function (e){
mouseUp(e);
renderAllCanvas();
}, false);
}
}
function mouseUp(eve) {
if (mouseIsDown !== 0) {
mouseIsDown = 0;
var pos = getMousePos(canvas, eve);
endX = pos.x;
endY = pos.y;
if(currShape=='rectangle')
{
drawSquare( canvas ); //update on mouse-up
cnvHid.getContext( "2d" ).clearRect( 0, 0, cnvHid.width, cnvHid.height );
}
}
}
function mouseDown(eve) {
mouseIsDown = 1;
var pos = getMousePos(canvas, eve);
startX = endX = pos.x;
startY = endY = pos.y;
if(currShape=='rectangle')
{
drawSquare( canvas ); //update on mouse-up
}
}
function mouseXY(eve) {
if (mouseIsDown !== 0) {
var pos = getMousePos(canvas, eve);
endX = pos.x;
endY = pos.y;
drawSquare( cnvHid, true );
}
}
function drawSquare( cnv, clear ) {
var ctx = cnv.getContext( "2d" );
if( clear && clear === true ){
ctx.clearRect( 0, 0, cnv.width, cnv.height );
}
// creating a square
var w = endX - startX;
var h = endY - startY;
var offsetX = (w < 0) ? w : 0;
var offsetY = (h < 0) ? h : 0;
var width = Math.abs(w);
var height = Math.abs(h);
ctx.beginPath();
ctx.globalAlpha=0.7;
ctx.rect(startX + offsetX, startY + offsetY, width, height);
ctx.fillStyle = x;
ctx.fill();
ctx.lineWidth = y;
ctx.strokeStyle = x;
ctx.stroke();
ctx.closePath();
}
function getMousePos(canvas, evt) {
var rect = canvas.getBoundingClientRect();
return {
x: evt.clientX - rect.left,
y: evt.clientY - rect.top
};
}
function renderAllCanvas(){
var cnxRender = cnvRender.getContext( "2d" );
cnxRender.drawImage(
canvas
,0,0
,cnvRender.width,cnvRender.height
);
cnxRender.drawImage(
cnvHid
,0,0
,cnvRender.width,cnvRender.height
);
}
And here is you new HTML
<!DOCTYPE HTML>
<html>
<body onload="init()">
<div class="canvasbody">
<canvas id="can" width="400" height="400" style="display: none;"></canvas>
<canvas id="canHid" width="400" height="400" style="display: none;"></canvas>
<canvas id="canRend" width="400" height="400" style="border:1px dotted #eee;"></canvas>
</div>
</body>
</html>

In some way, you would need to keep track on the changes you make to a shape you draw on the canvas. In your case, you would start by creating a very small rectangle and then scale it according to your mouse position during your dragmove.
Currently, you only have a function which draws an entirely new rectangle but does not take any previous "state" into consideration.
I found this blogpost which could be helpful. It doesn't explain scaling in particular but it could help with the basic concepts behind so I think this would be a good way for you to find a suitable solution.

Since we are finding the canvas tag in the DOM using it’s id and then setting the drawing context of the canvas to 2D. Two things is importent here is store the information as we draw the recatangle and a bolean to check user is drawing the rectangleor not.
You can reffer these links:Drawing a rectangle using click, mouse move, and click
Draw on HTML5 Canvas using a mouse
Check the js fiddle in the given link.
Hope this will help you..

Your current code has the redraw commented out on the mouse move, which would be required to update the canvas. However your code is also destroying the image the way the rectangle is being drawn. If you retain the image as shown below and redraw it on each frame before drawing the rectangle, it might have the desired effect.
var canvas, ctx, flag = false,
prevX = 0,
currX = 0,
prevY = 0,
currY = 0,
currShape = 'rectangle',
mouseIsDown = 0,
startX, endX, startY, endY,
dot_flag = false;
var x = "white",
y = 2,
image = null;
function init() {
canvas = document.getElementById('can');
ctx = canvas.getContext("2d");
var imageObj = new Image(); //Canvas image Obj
imageObj.onload = function() {
image = imageObj;
ctx.drawImage(image, 69, 50); //Load Image on canvas
};
imageObj.src = 'http://www.html5canvastutorials.com/demos/assets/darth-vader.jpg'; //Load Image
w = canvas.width; // Canvas Width
h = canvas.height; // Canvas Height
//Check Shape to be draw
eventListener();
}
function eventListener(){
if(currShape=='rectangle'){
canvas.addEventListener("mousedown",function (e) {
mouseDown(e);
}, false);
canvas.addEventListener("mousemove",function (e){
mouseXY(e);
}, false);
canvas.addEventListener("mouseup", function (e){
mouseUp(e);
}, false);
}
}
function mouseUp(eve) {
if (mouseIsDown !== 0) {
mouseIsDown = 0;
var pos = getMousePos(canvas, eve);
endX = pos.x;
endY = pos.y;
if(currShape=='rectangle')
{
drawSquare(); //update on mouse-up
}
}
}
function mouseDown(eve) {
mouseIsDown = 1;
var pos = getMousePos(canvas, eve);
startX = endX = pos.x;
startY = endY = pos.y;
if(currShape=='rectangle')
{
drawSquare(); //update on mouse-up
}
}
function mouseXY(eve) {
if (mouseIsDown !== 0) {
var pos = getMousePos(canvas, eve);
endX = pos.x;
endY = pos.y;
drawSquare();
}
}
function drawSquare() {
// draw background image
if(image) {
ctx.drawImage(image, 69, 50);
}
// creating a square
var w = endX - startX;
var h = endY - startY;
var offsetX = (w < 0) ? w : 0;
var offsetY = (h < 0) ? h : 0;
var width = Math.abs(w);
var height = Math.abs(h);
ctx.beginPath();
ctx.globalAlpha=0.7;
ctx.rect(startX + offsetX, startY + offsetY, width, height);
ctx.fillStyle = x;
ctx.fill();
ctx.lineWidth = y;
ctx.strokeStyle = x;
ctx.stroke();
}
function getMousePos(canvas, evt) {
var rect = canvas.getBoundingClientRect();
return {
x: evt.clientX - rect.left,
y: evt.clientY - rect.top
};
}
.colortool div {
width: 15px;
height: 15px;
float: left;
margin-left: 2px;
}
.clear {
clear: both;
}
<!DOCTYPE HTML>
<html>
<body onload="init()">
<div class="canvasbody">
<canvas id="can" width="400" height="400" style="border:1px dotted #eee;"></canvas>
</div>
</body>
</html>

How to clear trails when drawing rectangles on an HMTL5 canvas

I am currently working on an application where I draw a rectangle on a canvas. I can draw the rectangle perfectly but then when I try to change the movement of the mouse to make the rectangle smaller there are trails that are left behind. How do I clear these trails when I make the rectangle's size smaller? below is my JavaScript code that I used. Thanks in advance.
function drawSquare() {
// creating a square
var w = lastX - startX;
var h = lastY - startY;
var offsetX = (w < 0) ? w : 0;
var offsetY = (h < 0) ? h : 0;
var width = Math.abs(w);
var height = Math.abs(h);
context.beginPath();
context.rect(startX + offsetX, startY + offsetY, width, height);
context.fillStyle = "gold";
context.fill();
context.lineWidth = 1;
context.strokeStyle = 'red';
context.stroke();
canvas.style.cursor = "default";
}
function getMousePos(canvas, e) {
var rect = canvas.getBoundingClientRect();
return {
x: e.pageX - canvas.offsetLeft,
y: e.pageY - canvas.offsetTop,
};
}
function handleMouseDown(e) {
// get mouse coordinates
mouseX = parseInt(e.pageX - offsetX);
mouseY = parseInt(e.pageY - offsetY);
// set the starting drag position
lastX = mouseX;
lastY = mouseY;
isDown = true;
if (isChecBoxClicked == true) {
mouseIsDown = 1;
startX = lastX;
startY = lastY;
var pos = getMousePos(canvas, e);
startX = lastX = pos.x;
startY = lastY = pos.y;
drawSquare();
}
else {
canvas.style.cursor = "default";
}
}
function handleMouseUp(e) {
// clear the dragging flag
isDown = false;
canvas.style.cursor = "default";
// get mouse coordinates
mouseX = parseInt(e.pageX - offsetX);
mouseY = parseInt(e.pageY - offsetY);
// set the starting drag position
lastX = mouseX;
lastY = mouseY;
if (isChecBoxClicked == true)
{
canvas.style.cursor = "crosshair";
if (mouseIsDown !== 0) {
mouseIsDown = 0;
var pos = getMousePos(canvas, e);
lastX = pos.x;
lastY = pos.y;
drawSquare();
}
}
}
function handleMouseMove(e) {
// if we're not dragging, exit
if (!isDown) {
return;
}
//if (defaultval == 1) {
// return;
//}
if (isChecBoxClicked == true) {
canvas.style.cursor = "crosshair";
if (mouseIsDown !== 0) {
var pos = getMousePos(canvas, e);
lastX = pos.x;
lastY = pos.y;
drawSquare();
}
}
}

A canvas doesn't clear itself. At least not a 2D context, like you are using. If you keep drawing on it, the new graphics is placed on top of the old. You need to explicitly clear it:
context.clearRect(0, 0, canvas.width, canvas.height);

You will probably have to clear your canvas. If you are only drawing a square you will have to do that in the drawSquare function. If you are drawing multiple things you will have to do it in a higher function that redraws multiple things.
For clearing the whole canvas, you can use the following code:
context.clearRect ( 0 , 0 , canvas.width, canvas.height );
There are also a lot of canvas libraries that will manage this for you and optimize the areas redrawn (they might only clear a part of the canvas, so there are less pixels redrawn)