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bill@newbreedsoftware.com
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http://www.newbreedsoftware. com/tuxpaint/
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September 14, 2002 - October 9, 2005
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September 14, 2002 - November 17, 2005
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Drawing-related
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* Fonts I added to Tux Paint only show squares
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The TrueType Font you're using might have the wrong encoding. If it's
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'custom' encoded, for example, you can try running it through FontForge
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(http://fontforge.sourceforge.net/) to convert it to an ISO-8859 format.
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(Email us if you need help with special fonts.)
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'custom' encoded, for example, you can try running it through
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FontForge (http://fontforge.sourceforge.net/) to convert it to an
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ISO-8859 format. (Email us if you need help with special fonts.)
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* The Rubber Stamp tool is greyed out!
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This means that Tux Paint either couldn't find any stamp images, or was
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asked not to load them.
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This means that Tux Paint either couldn't find any stamp images, or
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was asked not to load them.
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If you installed Tux Paint, but did not install the separate, optional
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"Stamps" collection, quit Tux Paint and install it now. It should be
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available from the same place you got the main Tux Paint program. (Note:
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As of version 0.9.14, Tux Paint comes with a small collection of example
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stamps.)
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available from the same place you got the main Tux Paint program.
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(Note: As of version 0.9.14, Tux Paint comes with a small collection
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of example stamps.)
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If you don't want to install the default collection of stamps, you can
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just create your own. See the README documentation for more on creating
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PNG image files, TXT text description files, WAV sound files, and DAT
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text data files that make up stamps.
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just create your own. See the README documentation for more on
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creating PNG image files, TXT text description files, WAV sound files,
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and DAT text data files that make up stamps.
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Finally, if you install the stamps, and think they should be loading,
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check to see that the "nostamps" option isn't being set. (Either via a
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the configuration file.)
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If so, either change/remove the "nostamps" option, or you can override
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it with "--stamps" on the command line or "nostamps=no" or "stamps=yes"
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in a configuration file.
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it with "--stamps" on the command line or "nostamps=no" or
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"stamps=yes" in a configuration file.
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* The Magic "Fill" Tool Looks Bad
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--version" from a command line, and you should see, amongst the
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other output: "Low Quality Flood Fill enabled".
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To change this, you must rebuild Tux Paint from source. Be sure to
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remove or comment out any line that says:
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To change this, you must rebuild Tux Paint from source. Be sure
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to remove or comment out any line that says:
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#define LOW_QUALITY_FLOOD_FILL
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Tux Paint was built with low-quality (but faster) stamp outlines.
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Rebuild Tux Paint from source. Be sure to remove or comment out any
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line that says:
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Rebuild Tux Paint from source. Be sure to remove or comment out
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any line that says:
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#define LOW_QUALITY_STAMP_OUTLINE
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* The color picker buttons are ugly squares, not pretty buttons!
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Tux Paint was probably compiled with the nice looking color selector
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buttons disabled. Run the command: "tuxpaint --version" from a
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command line. If, amongst the other output, you see the text: "Low
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Quality Color Selector enabled", then this is what's happening.
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buttons disabled. Run the command: "tuxpaint --version" from a command
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line. If, amongst the other output, you see the text: "Low Quality
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Color Selector enabled", then this is what's happening.
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Rebuild Tux Paint from source. Be sure to remove or comment out any
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line that says:
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The "uppercase" option is on.
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If you're running Tux Paint from a command-line, make sure you're
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not giving it an "--uppercase" option.
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If you're running Tux Paint from a command-line, make sure you're not
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giving it an "--uppercase" option.
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If you're running Tux Paint by double-clicking an icon, check the
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properties of the icon to see if "--uppercase" is listed as a
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command-line argument.
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If "--uppercase" isn't being sent on the command line, check
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Tux Paint's configuration file ("~/.tuxpaintrc" under Linux and
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Unix, "tuxpaint.cfg" under Windows) for a line reading:
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"uppercase=yes".
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Tux Paint's configuration file ("~/.tuxpaintrc" under Linux and Unix,
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"tuxpaint.cfg" under Windows) for a line reading: "uppercase=yes".
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Either remove that line, or simply run Tux Paint with the
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command-line argument: "--mixedcase", which will override the
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uppercase setting.
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Either remove that line, or simply run Tux Paint with the command-line
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argument: "--mixedcase", which will override the uppercase setting.
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Or use Tux Paint Config. and make sure "Show Uppercase Text Only"
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(under "Languages") is not checked.
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* Tux Paint is in a different language!
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Make sure your locale setting is correct. See "Tux Paint won't
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switch to my language", below.
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Make sure your locale setting is correct. See "Tux Paint won't switch
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to my language", below.
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* Tux Paint won't switch to my language
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* Make sure you have the necessary font
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Some translations require their own font. Chinese and
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Korean, for example, need Chinese and Korean TrueType
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Fonts installed and placed in the proper location,
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respectively.
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Korean, for example, need Chinese and Korean TrueType Fonts
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installed and placed in the proper location, respectively.
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The appropriate fonts for such locales can be downloaded
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from the Tux Paint website:
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Printing
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* Tux Paint won't print, gives an error, or prints garbage
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(Unix/Linux)
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* Tux Paint won't print, gives an error, or prints garbage (Unix/Linux)
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Tux Paint prints by creating a PostScript rendition of the picture
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and sending it to an external command. By default, this command is
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the "lpr" printing tool.
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Tux Paint prints by creating a PostScript rendition of the picture and
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sending it to an external command. By default, this command is the
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"lpr" printing tool.
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If that program is not available (for example, you're using CUPS,
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the Common Unix Printing System, and do not have "cups-lpr"
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installed), you will need to specify an appropriate command using
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the "printcommand" option in Tux Paint's configuration file. (See
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the OPTIONS documentation.)
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If that program is not available (for example, you're using CUPS, the
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Common Unix Printing System, and do not have "cups-lpr" installed),
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you will need to specify an appropriate command using the
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"printcommand" option in Tux Paint's configuration file. (See the
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OPTIONS documentation.)
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Note: Versions of Tux Paint prior to 0.9.15 used a different default
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command for printing, "pngtopnm | pnmtops | lpr", as Tux Paint
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output PNG format, rather than PostScript.
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command for printing, "pngtopnm | pnmtops | lpr", as Tux Paint output
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PNG format, rather than PostScript.
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If you had changed your "printcommand" option prior to Tux Paint
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0.9.15, you will need to go back and alter it to accept PostScript.
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The "print delay" option is on. You can only print once every
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X seconds.
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If you're running Tux Paint from a command-line, make sure you're
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not giving it a "--printdelay=..." option.
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If you're running Tux Paint from a command-line, make sure you're not
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giving it a "--printdelay=..." option.
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If you're running Tux Paint by double-clicking an icon, check the
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properties of the icon to see if "--printdelay=..." is listed as a
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command-line argument.
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If a "--printdelay=..." option isn't being sent on the command line,
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check Tux Paint's configuration file ("~/.tuxpaintrc" under Linux
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and Unix, "tuxpaint.cfg" under Windows) for a line reading:
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check Tux Paint's configuration file ("~/.tuxpaintrc" under Linux and
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Unix, "tuxpaint.cfg" under Windows) for a line reading:
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"printdelay=...".
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Either remove that line, set the delay value to 0 (no delay), or
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Or, you can simply run Tux Paint with the command-line argument:
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"--printdelay=0", which will override the configuration file's
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setting, and allow unlimited printing. (You won't have to wait
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between prints.)
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setting, and allow unlimited printing. (You won't have to wait between
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prints.)
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Or use Tux Paint Config. and make sure "Print Delay" (under
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"Printing") is set to "0 seconds."
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The "no print" option is on.
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If you're running Tux Paint from a command-line, make sure you're
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not giving it a "--noprint" option.
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If you're running Tux Paint from a command-line, make sure you're not
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giving it a "--noprint" option.
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If you're running Tux Paint by double-clicking an icon, check the
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properties of the icon to see if "--noprint" is listed as an
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argument.
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properties of the icon to see if "--noprint" is listed as an argument.
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If "--noprint" isn't on the command-line, check Tux Paint's
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configuration file ("~/.tuxpaintrc" under Linux and Unix,
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"tuxpaint.cfg" under Windows) for a line reading: "noprint=yes".
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Either remove that line, or simply run Tux Paint with the
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command-line argument: "--print", which will override the
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configuration file's setting.
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Either remove that line, or simply run Tux Paint with the command-line
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argument: "--print", which will override the configuration file's
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setting.
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Or use Tux Paint Config. and make sure "Allow Printing" (under
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"Printing") is checked.
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The "save over" option is enabled. (This disables the prompt that
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would appear when you click 'Save.')
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If you're running Tux Paint from a command-line, make sure you're
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not giving it a "--saveover" option.
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If you're running Tux Paint from a command-line, make sure you're not
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giving it a "--saveover" option.
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If you're running Tux Paint by double-clicking an icon, check the
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properties of the icon to see if "--saveover" is listed as an
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configuration file ("~/.tuxpaintrc" under Linux and Unix,
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"tuxpaint.cfg" under Windows) for a line reading: "saveover=yes".
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Either remove that line, or simply run Tux Paint with the
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command-line argument: "--saveoverask", which will override the
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configuration file's setting.
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Either remove that line, or simply run Tux Paint with the command-line
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argument: "--saveoverask", which will override the configuration
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file's setting.
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Or use Tux Paint Config. and make sure "Ask Before Overwriting"
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(under "Saving") is checked.
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Or use Tux Paint Config. and make sure "Ask Before Overwriting" (under
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"Saving") is checked.
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Also, see "Tux Paint always saves a new picture!", below.
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The "never save over" option is enabled. (This disables the prompt
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that would appear when you click 'Save.')
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If you're running Tux Paint from a command-line, make sure you're
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not giving it a "--saveovernew" option.
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If you're running Tux Paint from a command-line, make sure you're not
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giving it a "--saveovernew" option.
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If you're running Tux Paint by double-clicking an icon, check the
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properties of the icon to see if "--saveovernew" is listed as an
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configuration file ("~/.tuxpaintrc" under Linux and Unix,
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"tuxpaint.cfg" under Windows) for a line reading: "saveover=new".
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Either remove that line, or simply run Tux Paint with the
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command-line argument: "--saveoverask", which will override the
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configuration file's setting.
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Either remove that line, or simply run Tux Paint with the command-line
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argument: "--saveoverask", which will override the configuration
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file's setting.
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Or use Tux Paint Config. and make sure "Ask Before Overwriting"
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(under "Saving") is checked.
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Or use Tux Paint Config. and make sure "Ask Before Overwriting" (under
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"Saving") is checked.
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Also, see "Tux Paint always saves over my old picture!", above.
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* There's no sound!
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First, check the obvious:
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* First, check the obvious:
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* Are you certain you're using the computer with the sound card?
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* Are your speakers connected and turned on?
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* Is the volume turned up on your speakers?
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* Is the volume turned up in your Operating System's "mixer?"
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* Are you certain you're using a computer with a sound card?
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* Are any other programs running that use sound? (They may be
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'blocking' Tux Paint)
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* (Unix/Linux) Are you using a sound system, such as aRts, ESD or
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GStreamer? If so, try setting the "SDL_AUDIODRIVER" environment
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variable before running Tux Paint (e.g.,
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"export SDL_AUDIODRIVER=arts"). Or, run Tux Paint through the
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system's rerouter (e.g., run "artsdsp tuxpaint" or
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'blocking' Tux Paint from accessing your sound device)
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* (Unix/Linux) Are you using a sound system, such as aRts, ESD
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or GStreamer? If so, try setting the "SDL_AUDIODRIVER"
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environment variable before running Tux Paint (e.g.,
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"export SDL_AUDIODRIVER=arts"). Or, run Tux Paint through
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the system's rerouter (e.g., run "artsdsp tuxpaint" or
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"esddsp tuxpaint", instead of simply "tuxpaint").
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If sound seems to work otherwise (and you're sure no other program
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is "blocking" the sound device), then Tux Paint is either running
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with a "no sound" option or was compiled with sound support disabled
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entirely.
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* Is sound disabled in Tux Paint?
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To test whether sound support was enabled when Tux Paint was
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If sound seems to work otherwise (and you're sure no other
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program is "blocking" the sound device), then Tux Paint may be
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running with a "no sound" option.
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Make sure you're not running Tux Paint with the "--nosound"
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option as a command-line argument. (See the OPTIONS documentation
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for details.)
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If it's not, then check the configuration file
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("/etc/tuxpaint/tuxpaint.conf" and "~/.tuxpaintrc" under Linux
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and Unix, and "tuxpaint.cfg" under Windows) for a line reading:
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"nosound=yes".
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Either remove that line, or simply run Tux Paint with the
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command-line argument: "--sound", which will override the
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configuration file's setting.
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Alternatively, you can use Tux Paint Config. to change the
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configuration file. Make sure "Enable Sound Effects" (under
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"Video & Sound") is checked, then click "Apply".
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* Were sounds temporarily disabled?
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Even if sounds are enabled in Tux Paint, it is possible to
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disable and re-enable them temporarily using the [Alt] + [S] key
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sequence. Try pressing those keys to see if sounds begin working
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again.
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* Was Tux Paint built without sound support?
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Tux Paint may have been compiled with sound support disabled. To
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test whether sound support was enabled when Tux Paint was
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compiled, run Tux Paint from a command line, like so:
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tuxpaint --version
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If, amongst the other information, you see "Sound disabled", then
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the version of Tux Paint you're running has sound disabled.
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Recompile Tux Paint, and be sure NOT to build the "nosound" target.
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(i.e., don't run "make nosound") Be sure the SDL_mixer library and
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its development headers are available!
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Recompile Tux Paint, and be sure NOT to build the "nosound"
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target. (i.e., don't run "make nosound") Be sure the SDL_mixer
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library and its development headers are available!
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If Tux Paint wasn't build without sound support, make sure you're
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not running Tux Paint with the "--nosound" option as a command-line
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argument.
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* Tux Paint makes too much noise! Can I turn them off?
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If it's not, then check the configuration file ("~/.tuxpaintrc"
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under Linux and Unix, and "tuxpaint.cfg" under Windows) for a line
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reading: "nosound=yes".
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Yes, there are a number of ways to disable sounds in Tux Paint:
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Either remove that line, or simply run Tux Paint with the
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command-line argument: "--sound", which will override the
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configuration file's setting.
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* Press [Alt] + [S] while in Tux Paint to temporarily disable
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sounds. (Press that key sequence again to re-enable sounds.)
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* Run Tux Paint with the "no sound" option:
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Or use Tux Paint Config. and make sure "Enable Sound Effects" (under
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"Video & Sound") is checked.
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* Use Tux Paint Config to uncheck the "Enable Sound Effects"
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option (under "Video & Sound").
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* Edit Tux Paint's configuration file (see OPTIONS for
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details) and add a line containing "nosound=yes".
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* Run "tuxpaint --nosound" from the command line or shortcut
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or desktop icon.
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* Recompile Tux Paint with sound support disabled. (See above
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and INSTALL.txt.)
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* The sound effects sound strange
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Linux users - Your X-Window server is probably not set with the
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ability to switch to the desired resolution: 800×600. (or whatever
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resolution you have Tux Paint set to run at.) (This is typically
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done manually under the X-Window server by pressing
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[Ctrl]-[Alt]-[KeyPad Plus] and -[KeyPad Minus].)
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resolution you have Tux Paint set to run at.) (This is typically done
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manually under the X-Window server by pressing [Ctrl]-[Alt]-[KeyPad
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Plus] and -[KeyPad Minus].)
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For this to work, your monitor must support that resolution, and you
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need to have it listed in your X server configuration.
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Check the "Display" subsection of the "Screen" section of your
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XFree86 or X.org configuration file (typically
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"/etc/X11/XF86Config-4" or "/etc/X11/XF86Config", depending on the
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version of XFree86 you're using; 3.x or 4.x, respectively, or
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"/etc/X11/xorg.conf" for X.org).
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Check the "Display" subsection of the "Screen" section of your XFree86
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or X.org configuration file (typically "/etc/X11/XF86Config-4" or
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"/etc/X11/XF86Config", depending on the version of XFree86 you're
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using; 3.x or 4.x, respectively, or "/etc/X11/xorg.conf" for X.org).
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Add "800x600" (or whatever resolution(s) you want) to the
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appropriate "Modes" line. (e.g., in the "Display" subsection that
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contains 24-bit color depth ("Depth 24"), which is what Tux Paint
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tries to use.) e.g.:
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Add "800x600" (or whatever resolution(s) you want) to the appropriate
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"Modes" line. (e.g., in the "Display" subsection that contains 24-bit
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color depth ("Depth 24"), which is what Tux Paint tries to use.) e.g.:
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Modes "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
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The "fullscreen" option is set.
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If you're running Tux Paint from a command-line, make sure you're
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not giving it a "--fullscreen" option.
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If you're running Tux Paint from a command-line, make sure you're not
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giving it a "--fullscreen" option.
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If you're running Tux Paint by double-clicking an icon, check the
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properties of the icon to see if "--fullscreen" is listed as an
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@ -407,9 +430,9 @@ Fullscreen Mode Problems
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configuration file ("~/.tuxpaintrc" under Linux and Unix,
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"tuxpaint.cfg" under Windows) for a line reading: "fullscreen=yes".
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Either remove that line, or simply run Tux Paint with the
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command-line argument: "--windowed", which will override the
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configuration file's setting.
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Either remove that line, or simply run Tux Paint with the command-line
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argument: "--windowed", which will override the configuration file's
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setting.
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Or use Tux Paint Config. and make sure "Fullscreen" (under "Video &
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Sound") is not checked.
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@ -430,13 +453,13 @@ Other Probelms
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isn't run too many times at once (e.g., due to a child impatiently
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clicking its icon more than once).
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Even if the lockfile exists, it contains the 'time' Tux Paint was
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last run. If it's been more than 30 seconds, Tux Paint should run
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fine, and simply update the lockfile with the current time.
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Even if the lockfile exists, it contains the 'time' Tux Paint was last
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run. If it's been more than 30 seconds, Tux Paint should run fine, and
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simply update the lockfile with the current time.
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If multiple users are sharing the directory where this file is
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stored (e.g., on a shared network drive), then you'll need to
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disable this feature.
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If multiple users are sharing the directory where this file is stored
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(e.g., on a shared network drive), then you'll need to disable this
|
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feature.
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To disable the lockfile, add the "--nolockfile" argument to
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Tux Paint's command-line.
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@ -447,43 +470,40 @@ Other Probelms
|
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Tux Paint's toolbar (greying it out), and prevents Tux Paint from
|
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being quit using the [Escape] key.
|
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|
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If Tux Paint is not in fullscreen mode, simply click the window
|
||||
close button on Tux Paint's title bar. (i.e., the "(x)" at the upper
|
||||
right.)
|
||||
If Tux Paint is not in fullscreen mode, simply click the window close
|
||||
button on Tux Paint's title bar. (i.e., the "(x)" at the upper right.)
|
||||
|
||||
If Tux Paint is in fullscreen mode, you will need to use the [Shift]
|
||||
+ [Control] + [Escape] sequence on the keyboard to quit Tux Paint.
|
||||
If Tux Paint is in fullscreen mode, you will need to use the [Shift] +
|
||||
[Control] + [Escape] sequence on the keyboard to quit Tux Paint.
|
||||
|
||||
(Note: with or without "noquit" set, you can always use the [Alt] +
|
||||
[F4] combination on your keyboard to quit Tux Paint.)
|
||||
|
||||
* I don't want "noquit" mode enabled!
|
||||
|
||||
If you're running Tux Paint from a command-line, make sure you're
|
||||
not giving it a "--noquit" option.
|
||||
If you're running Tux Paint from a command-line, make sure you're not
|
||||
giving it a "--noquit" option.
|
||||
|
||||
If you're running Tux Paint by double-clicking an icon, check the
|
||||
properties of the icon to see if "--noquit" is listed as an
|
||||
argument.
|
||||
properties of the icon to see if "--noquit" is listed as an argument.
|
||||
|
||||
If "--noquit" isn't on the command-line, check Tux Paint's
|
||||
configuration file ("~/.tuxpaintrc" under Linux and Unix,
|
||||
"tuxpaint.cfg" under Windows) for a line reading: "noquit=yes".
|
||||
|
||||
Either remove that line, or simply run Tux Paint with the
|
||||
command-line argument: "--quit", which will override the
|
||||
configuration file's setting.
|
||||
Either remove that line, or simply run Tux Paint with the command-line
|
||||
argument: "--quit", which will override the configuration file's
|
||||
setting.
|
||||
|
||||
Or use Tux Paint Config. and make sure "Disable Quit Button and
|
||||
[Escape] Key" (under "Simplification") is not checked.
|
||||
|
||||
* Tux Paint keeps writing weird messages to the screen / to a text
|
||||
file
|
||||
* Tux Paint keeps writing weird messages to the screen / to a text file
|
||||
|
||||
A few messages are normal, but if Tux Paint is being extremely
|
||||
verbose (like listing the name of every rubber-stamp image it finds
|
||||
while loading them), then it was probably compiled with debugging
|
||||
output turned on.
|
||||
A few messages are normal, but if Tux Paint is being extremely verbose
|
||||
(like listing the name of every rubber-stamp image it finds while
|
||||
loading them), then it was probably compiled with debugging output
|
||||
turned on.
|
||||
|
||||
Rebuild Tux Paint from source. Be sure to remove or comment out any
|
||||
line that says:
|
||||
|
|
@ -494,8 +514,7 @@ Other Probelms
|
|||
|
||||
* Tux Paint is using options I didn't specify!
|
||||
|
||||
By default, Tux Paint first looks at configuration files for
|
||||
options.
|
||||
By default, Tux Paint first looks at configuration files for options.
|
||||
|
||||
* Unix and Linux
|
||||
|
||||
|
|
@ -519,8 +538,8 @@ Other Probelms
|
|||
Then, any options sent as command-line arguments are used.
|
||||
|
||||
This means that if anything is set in a configuration file that you
|
||||
don't want set, you'll need to either change the config. file (if
|
||||
you can), or override the option on the command-line.
|
||||
don't want set, you'll need to either change the config. file (if you
|
||||
can), or override the option on the command-line.
|
||||
|
||||
For example, if "/etc/tuxpaint/tuxpaint.conf" includes an option to
|
||||
disable sound:
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -23,11 +23,12 @@ New Breed Software</p>
|
|||
<a href="http://www.newbreedsoftware.com/tuxpaint/">http://www.newbreedsoftware.
|
||||
com/tuxpaint/</a></p>
|
||||
|
||||
<p>September 14, 2002 - October 9, 2005</p>
|
||||
<p>September 14, 2002 - November 17, 2005</p>
|
||||
</center>
|
||||
|
||||
<h2>Drawing-related</h2>
|
||||
|
||||
<ul>
|
||||
<li><em>Fonts I added to Tux Paint only show squares</em>
|
||||
<p>The TrueType Font you're using might have the wrong encoding.
|
||||
If it's 'custom' encoded, for example, you can try running it through
|
||||
|
|
@ -94,6 +95,8 @@ com/tuxpaint/</a></p>
|
|||
</li>
|
||||
</ul>
|
||||
|
||||
</ul>
|
||||
|
||||
<h2>Interface Problems</h2>
|
||||
|
||||
<ul>
|
||||
|
|
@ -332,15 +335,15 @@ com/tuxpaint/</a></p>
|
|||
<h2>Audio Problems</h2>
|
||||
<ul>
|
||||
<li><em>There's no sound!</em>
|
||||
<p>First, check the obvious:</p>
|
||||
|
||||
<ul>
|
||||
<li>Are you certain you're using the computer with the sound card?
|
||||
<li><em>First, check the obvious:</em>
|
||||
<ul>
|
||||
<li>Are your speakers connected and turned on?
|
||||
<li>Is the volume turned up on your speakers?
|
||||
<li>Is the volume turned up in your Operating System's "mixer?"
|
||||
<li>Are you certain you're using a computer with a sound card?
|
||||
<li>Are any other programs running that use sound? (They may be
|
||||
'blocking' Tux Paint)
|
||||
'blocking' Tux Paint from accessing your sound device)
|
||||
<li>(Unix/Linux) Are you using a sound system, such as aRts, ESD or
|
||||
GStreamer? If so, try setting the "SDL_AUDIODRIVER" environment variable
|
||||
before running Tux Paint (e.g., "export SDL_AUDIODRIVER=arts").
|
||||
|
|
@ -349,11 +352,37 @@ com/tuxpaint/</a></p>
|
|||
simply "tuxpaint").
|
||||
</ul>
|
||||
|
||||
<li><em>Is sound disabled in Tux Paint?</em>
|
||||
<p>If sound seems to work otherwise (and you're sure no other program is
|
||||
"blocking" the sound device), then Tux Paint is either running with
|
||||
a "no sound" option or was compiled with sound support disabled entirely.</p>
|
||||
"blocking" the sound device), then Tux Paint may be running with
|
||||
a "no sound" option.</p>
|
||||
|
||||
<p>To test whether sound support was enabled when Tux Paint was
|
||||
<p>Make sure you're not running Tux Paint with the
|
||||
"<code>--nosound</code>" option as a command-line argument.
|
||||
(See the <a href="OPTIONS.html">OPTIONS</a> documentation for details.)</p>
|
||||
|
||||
<p>If it's not, then check the configuration file
|
||||
("/etc/tuxpaint/tuxpaint.conf" and "~/.tuxpaintrc" under Linux and
|
||||
Unix, and "tuxpaint.cfg" under Windows) for a line reading:
|
||||
"<code>nosound=yes</code>".</p>
|
||||
|
||||
<p>Either remove that line, or simply run Tux Paint with the
|
||||
command-line argument: "<code>--sound</code>", which will override
|
||||
the configuration file's setting.</p>
|
||||
|
||||
<p>Alternatively, you can use Tux Paint Config. to change
|
||||
the configuration file. Make sure "Enable Sound Effects" (under
|
||||
"Video & Sound") is checked, then click "Apply".</p>
|
||||
|
||||
<li><em>Were sounds temporarily disabled?</em>
|
||||
<p>Even if sounds are enabled in Tux Paint, it is possible to
|
||||
disable and re-enable them temporarily using the
|
||||
<b>[Alt]</b> + <b>[S]</b> key sequence. Try pressing those
|
||||
keys to see if sounds begin working again.</p>
|
||||
|
||||
<li><em>Was Tux Paint built without sound support?</em>
|
||||
<p>Tux Paint may have been compiled with sound support disabled.
|
||||
To test whether sound support was enabled when Tux Paint was
|
||||
compiled, run Tux Paint from a command line, like so:</p>
|
||||
|
||||
<blockquote><p><code>
|
||||
|
|
@ -363,23 +392,31 @@ com/tuxpaint/</a></p>
|
|||
<p>If, amongst the other information, you see "Sound disabled", then the
|
||||
version of Tux Paint you're running has sound disabled. Recompile
|
||||
Tux Paint, and be sure NOT to build the "nosound" target.
|
||||
(i.e., don't run "make nosound") Be sure the SDL_mixer library and
|
||||
its development headers are available!</p>
|
||||
(i.e., don't run "<code>make nosound</code>") Be sure the SDL_mixer
|
||||
library and its development headers are available!</p>
|
||||
</ul>
|
||||
|
||||
<p>If Tux Paint wasn't build without sound support, make sure you're
|
||||
not running Tux Paint with the "--nosound" option as a command-line
|
||||
argument.</p>
|
||||
<li><em>Tux Paint makes too much noise! Can I turn them off?</em>
|
||||
<p>Yes, there are a number of ways to disable sounds in Tux Paint:</p>
|
||||
|
||||
<p>If it's not, then check the configuration file ("~/.tuxpaintrc" under
|
||||
Linux and Unix, and "tuxpaint.cfg" under Windows) for a line reading:
|
||||
"nosound=yes".</p>
|
||||
<ul>
|
||||
<li>Press <b>[Alt]</b> + <b>[S]</b> while in Tux Paint to
|
||||
temporarily disable sounds. (Press that key sequence again to re-enable
|
||||
sounds.)
|
||||
|
||||
<p>Either remove that line, or simply run Tux Paint with the
|
||||
command-line argument: "--sound", which will override the configuration
|
||||
file's setting.</p>
|
||||
|
||||
<p>Or use Tux Paint Config. and make sure
|
||||
"Enable Sound Effects" (under "Video & Sound") is checked.</p>
|
||||
<li>Run Tux Paint with the "no sound" option:
|
||||
<ul>
|
||||
<li>Use Tux Paint Config to uncheck the "Enable Sound Effects"
|
||||
option (under "Video & Sound").
|
||||
<li>Edit Tux Paint's configuration file (see
|
||||
<a href="OPTIONS.html">OPTIONS</a> for details) and add a line
|
||||
containing "<code>nosound=yes</code>".
|
||||
<li>Run "<code>tuxpaint --nosound</code>" from the command line or
|
||||
shortcut or desktop icon.
|
||||
<li>Recompile Tux Paint with sound support disabled.
|
||||
(See above and <a href="../INSTALL.txt">INSTALL.txt</a>.)
|
||||
</ul>
|
||||
</ul>
|
||||
|
||||
<li><em>The sound effects sound strange</em>
|
||||
<p>This could have to do with how SDL and SDL_mixer were initialized.
|
||||
|
|
@ -387,7 +424,8 @@ com/tuxpaint/</a></p>
|
|||
|
||||
<p>Please e-mail us with details about your computer system.
|
||||
(Operating system and version, sound card, which version of Tux Paint
|
||||
you're running (run "tuxpaint --version" to verify), and so on.)</p>
|
||||
you're running (run "<code>tuxpaint --version</code>" to verify), and
|
||||
so on.)</p>
|
||||
</li>
|
||||
</ul>
|
||||
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
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