Merge pull request processing#4880 from TomGranot/main

Add reference to 2D vs. 3D canvas origin location
aferriss · Nov 1, 2020 · a561af7 · a561af7
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diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
diff --git a/src/core/rendering.js b/src/core/rendering.js
@@ -20,6 +20,11 @@ const defaultClass = 'p5Canvas';
  * one drawing canvas you could use <a href="#/p5/createGraphics">createGraphics</a>
  * (hidden by default but it can be shown).
  *
+ * Important note: in 2D mode (i.e. when `p5.Renderer` is not set) the origin (0,0)
+ * is positioned at the top left of the screen. In 3D mode (i.e. when `p5.Renderer`
+ * is set to `WEBGL`), the origin is positioned at the center of the canvas.
+ * See [this issue](https://github.com/processing/p5.js/issues/1545) for more information.
+ *
  * The system variables width and height are set by the parameters passed to this
  * function. If <a href="#/p5/createCanvas">createCanvas()</a> is not used, the
  * window will be given a default size of 100x100 pixels.