From: Martin Ambuhl <mambuhl AT earthlink DOT net>
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Subject: Re: angle
Date: Wed, 03 Mar 1999 13:53:32 -0500
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Endlisnis wrote:
> 
> Erik Johansson wrote:
> 
> > Lets say I have two points on the screen. (x1,y1) and (x2,y2)
> > And then I draw a line between the points.
> > How can I calculate the angle of that line in degrees?
> >
> > thanx in advance
> > /erik
> 
> angle = atan(y2-y1, x2-x1) * (180/M_PI);
          ^^^^ 
should be atan2.  atan() takes a single argument.           

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