Fabric.js - Free draw a rectangle

Question

I have the following which doesn't work correctly:

var canvas = new fabric.Canvas('canvas');


canvas.observe('mouse:down', function(e) { mousedown(e); });
canvas.observe('mouse:move', function(e) { mousemove(e); });
canvas.observe('mouse:up', function(e) { mouseup(e); });


var started = false;


var x = 0;
var y = 0;


/* Mousedown */
function mousedown(e) {

    var mouse = canvas.getPointer(e.memo.e);

    started = true;

    x = mouse.x;
    y = mouse.y;    

    var square = new fabric.Rect({ 

        width: 1, 
        height: 1, 
        left: mouse.x, 
        top: mouse.y, 
        fill: '#000'

    });


    canvas.add(square); 
    canvas.renderAll();
    canvas.setActiveObject(square); 

}


/* Mousemove */
function mousemove(e) {

    if(!started) {

        return false;

    }

    var mouse = canvas.getPointer(e.memo.e);

    var x = Math.min(mouse.x,  x),
    y = Math.min(mouse.y,  y),
    w = Math.abs(mouse.x - x),
    h = Math.abs(mouse.y - y);

    if (!w || !h) {

        return false;

    }

    var square = canvas.getActiveObject(); 

    square.set('top', y).set('left', x).set('width', w).set('height', h);

    canvas.renderAll(); 

}


/* Mouseup */
function mouseup(e) {

    if(started) {

        started = false;    

    }   

 }

The above logic is from a simple rectangle drawing system I used without fabric.js so I know it works, just not with fabric.js.

It seems the maths is off or I'm setting the incorrect params with the width/height/x/y values, as when you draw the rectangle does not follow the cursor correctly.

Any help is much appreciated, thanks in advance :)

Answer 1

I have written an example for you. Please follow the link below:

http://jsfiddle.net/a7mad24/aPLq5/

var canvas = new fabric.Canvas('canvas', { selection: false });

var rect, isDown, origX, origY;

canvas.on('mouse:down', function(o){
    isDown = true;
    var pointer = canvas.getPointer(o.e);
    origX = pointer.x;
    origY = pointer.y;
    var pointer = canvas.getPointer(o.e);
    rect = new fabric.Rect({
        left: origX,
        top: origY,
        originX: 'left',
        originY: 'top',
        width: pointer.x-origX,
        height: pointer.y-origY,
        angle: 0,
        fill: 'rgba(255,0,0,0.5)',
        transparentCorners: false
    });
    canvas.add(rect);
});

canvas.on('mouse:move', function(o){
    if (!isDown) return;
    var pointer = canvas.getPointer(o.e);

    if(origX>pointer.x){
        rect.set({ left: Math.abs(pointer.x) });
    }
    if(origY>pointer.y){
        rect.set({ top: Math.abs(pointer.y) });
    }

    rect.set({ width: Math.abs(origX - pointer.x) });
    rect.set({ height: Math.abs(origY - pointer.y) });


    canvas.renderAll();
});

canvas.on('mouse:up', function(o){
  isDown = false;
});