(); // ArrayList to manage to list of all particles
void setup() {
size(640,480);
}
void draw() {
background(0);
for (int i = 0; i < particle_each_time; i++) {
particle.add(new Particle(mouseX,mouseY));
}
for (int i = 0; i < particle.size(); i++) {
Particle p = particle.get(i);
p.update(gravity);
p.draw();
}
}
void mousePressed() {
}
class Particle{
float x; //X Position
float y; //Y Position
float velX; //velocity on X axis
float velY; //velocity on Y axis
float size; // Size of the particle
float lifespan; // duration of the particle
float col;//create fire type colours
Particle(float x,float y){
this.velY = random(-10,10);
this.velX = random(-10,10);
this.x = x;
this.y = y;
this.size = 15;
lifespan = 220.0;
col = random(#DE8816);
}
void update(float gravity){
this.x += velX; // direction of X axis
velY += gravity; // gravity affectiing the velocity on Y axis causing to fall
this.y += velY; //direction of Y axis
lifespan -= 1.0;
if (mousePressed ) {
size--;
}
}
boolean isDead() {
if (lifespan < 0.0) {
return true;
} else {
return false;
}
}
void draw() {
stroke(0,lifespan);
fill(#DE8816,lifespan);
ellipse(x,y,size,size);
}
}
```
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### Author:  [@Chrisir](https://discourse.processing.org/u/Chrisir)
#### Post date: [November 13, 2022, 12:08pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/why-do-my-ellipse-become-bigger-when-it-further-away-processing/39690/2 "2022-11-13T12:08:49Z")
size of the ellipse can get smaller than 0
Then it’s getting bigger and bigger (probably the right side being left now…)
Check `if (size<0)` and then set `size=1;`
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### Author:  [@returng](https://discourse.processing.org/u/returng)
#### Post date: [November 13, 2022, 12:22pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/why-do-my-ellipse-become-bigger-when-it-further-away-processing/39690/3 "2022-11-13T12:22:13Z")
I see thank you very much, dint know that