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* Made stamp controls (size, flip, mirror) section clearer.
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Fixes https://sourceforge.net/p/tuxpaint/bugs/182/
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* Cleaned up and reorganized docs subdirectory.
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* New locales
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* Bengali
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# Makefile for Tux Paint docs
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#
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# Uses "links" (or "lynx") to convert docs from HTML to plain text.
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# Uses "links" to convert docs from HTML to plain text.
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# (Normally only ran by the developers after updating the HTML, prior to
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# release.)
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#
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# Sept. 4, 2005 - December 3, 2017
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# $Id$
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# Bah, "-no-numbering" and "-no-references" went away recently!? -bjk 2008.04.28
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LINKS_OPTIONS:=-dump -codepage utf8
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LINKS:=links $(LINKS_OPTIONS)
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# FIXME: Support finding files in ??/html/ and ??_??/html/)
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HTMLFILES:=$(wildcard html/*.html)
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TEXTFILES:=$(patsubst html/%.html,%.txt,$(HTMLFILES))
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EN_HTMLFILES:=$(wildcard en/html/*.html)
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EN_TEXTFILES:=$(patsubst en/html/%.html,en/%.txt,$(EN_HTMLFILES))
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ES_HTMLFILES:=$(wildcard es/html/*.html)
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ES_TEXTFILES:=$(patsubst es/html/%.html,es/%.txt,$(ES_HTMLFILES))
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.PHONY: all
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all: $(TEXTFILES) \
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all: $(EN_TEXTFILES) \
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$(ES_TEXTFILES) \
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$(FR_TEXTFILES) \
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$(GL_TEXTFILES) \
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clean:
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-rm \
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$(TEXTFILES) \
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$(EN_TEXTFILES) \
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$(ES_TEXTFILES) \
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$(FR_TEXTFILES) \
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$(GL_TEXTFILES) \
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$(ZH_CN_TEXTFILES) \
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$(ZH_TW_TEXTFILES)
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$(TEXTFILES): %.txt: html/%.html
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$(EN_TEXTFILES): en/%.txt: en/html/%.html
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$(LINKS) $< > $@
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$(ES_TEXTFILES): es/%.txt: es/html/%.html
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$(ES_TEXTFILES): es/%.txt: es/html/%.html
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$(LINKS) $< > $@
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$(FR_TEXTFILES): fr/%.txt: fr/html/%.html
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$(FR_TEXTFILES): fr/%.txt: fr/html/%.html
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$(LINKS) $< > $@
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$(GL_TEXTFILES): gl/%.txt: gl/html/%.html
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$(GL_TEXTFILES): gl/%.txt: gl/html/%.html
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$(LINKS) $< > $@
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$(IT_TEXTFILES): it/%.txt: it/html/%.html
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$(IT_TEXTFILES): it/%.txt: it/html/%.html
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$(LINKS) $< > $@
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$(JA_TEXTFILES): ja/%.txt: ja/html/%.html
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$(JA_TEXTFILES): ja/%.txt: ja/html/%.html
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$(LINKS) $< > $@
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$(NL_TEXTFILES): nl/%.txt: nl/html/%.html
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$(NL_TEXTFILES): nl/%.txt: nl/html/%.html
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$(LINKS) $< > $@
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$(RU_TEXTFILES): ru/%.txt: ru/html/%.html
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$(RU_TEXTFILES): ru/%.txt: ru/html/%.html
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$(LINKS) $< > $@
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$(ZH_CN_TEXTFILES): zh_cn/%.txt: zh_cn/html/%.html
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$(ZH_CN_TEXTFILES): zh_cn/%.txt: zh_cn/html/%.html
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$(LINKS) $< > $@
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$(ZH_TW_TEXTFILES): zh_tw/%.txt: zh_tw/html/%.html
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$(ZH_TW_TEXTFILES): zh_tw/%.txt: zh_tw/html/%.html
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$(LINKS) $< > $@
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894
docs/README.txt
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docs/README.txt
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Tux Paint
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version 0.9.23
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See [locale]/html/README.html or [local]/README.txt.
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A simple drawing program for children
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Copyright 2002-2017 by Bill Kendrick and others
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New Breed Software & Tux4Kids
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bill@newbreedsoftware.com
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http://www.tuxpaint.org/
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June 14, 2002 - December 3, 2017
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+------------------------------------------------------------------------+
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|Table of Contents |
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|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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| * About |
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| * Using Tux Paint |
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| * Loading Other Pictures into Tux Paint |
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| * Further Reading |
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| * How to Get Help |
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+------------------------------------------------------------------------+
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About
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What Is 'Tux Paint?'
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Tux Paint is a free drawing program designed for young children (kids
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ages 3 and up). It has a simple, easy-to-use interface, fun sound
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effects, and an encouraging cartoon mascot who helps guide children as
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they use the program. It provides a blank canvas and a variety of
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drawing tools to help your child be creative.
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License:
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Tux Paint is an Open Source project, Free Software released under the
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GNU General Public License (GPL). It is free, and the 'source code'
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behind the program is available. (This allows others to add features,
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fix bugs, and use parts of the program in their own GPL'd software.)
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See COPYING.txt for the full text of the GPL license.
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Objectives:
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Easy and Fun
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Tux Paint is meant to be a simple drawing program for young
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children. It is not meant as a general-purpose drawing tool.
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It is meant to be fun and easy to use. Sound effects and a
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cartoon character help let the user know what's going on, and
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keeps them entertained. There are also extra-large
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cartoon-style mouse pointer shapes.
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Extensibility
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Tux Paint is extensible. Brushes and "rubber stamp" shapes can
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be dropped in and pulled out. For example, a teacher can drop
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in a collection of animal shapes and ask their students to
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draw an ecosystem. Each shape can have a sound which is
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played, and textual facts which are displayed, when the child
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selects the shape.
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Portability
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Tux Paint is portable among various computer platforms:
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Windows, Macintosh, Linux, etc. The interface looks the same
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among them all. Tux Paint runs suitably well on older systems
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(like a Pentium 133), and can be built to run better on slow
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systems.
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Simplicity
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There is no direct access to the computer's underlying
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intricacies. The current image is kept when the program quits,
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and reappears when it is restarted. Saving images requires no
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need to create filenames or use the keyboard. Opening an image
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is done by selecting it from a collection of thumbnails.
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Access to other files on the computer is restricted.
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Using Tux Paint
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Loading Tux Paint
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Linux/Unix Users
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Tux Paint should have placed a laucher icon in your KDE and/or GNOME
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menus, under 'Graphics.'
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Alternatively, you can run the following command at a shell prompt
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(e.g., "$"):
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$ tuxpaint
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If any errors occur, they will be displayed on the terminal (to
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"stderr").
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Windows Users
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[Icon]
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Tux Paint
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If you installed Tux Paint on your computer using the
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'Tux Paint Installer,' it will have asked you whether you wanted a
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'Start' menu short-cut, and/or a desktop shortcut. If you agreed,
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you can simply run Tux Paint from the 'Tux Paint' section of your
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'Start' menu (e.g., under "All Programs" on Windows XP), or by
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double-clicking the "Tux Paint" icon on your desktop.
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If you installed Tux Paint using the 'ZIP-file' download, or if you
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used the 'Tux Paint Installer,' but chose not to have shortcuts
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installed, you'll need to double-click the "tuxpaint.exe" icon in
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the 'Tux Paint' folder on your computer.
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By default, the 'Tux Paint Installer' will put Tux Paint's folder in
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"C:\Program Files\", though you may have changed this when the
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installer ran.
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If you used the 'ZIP-file' download, Tux Paint's folder will be
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wherever you put it when you unzipped the ZIP file.
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Mac OS X Users
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Simply double-click the "Tux Paint" icon.
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Title Screen
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When Tux Paint first loads, a title/credits screen will appear.
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[Title Screenshot]
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Once loading is complete, press a key or click on the mouse to
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continue. (Or, after about 30 seconds, the title screen will go away
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automatically.)
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Main Screen
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The main screen is divided into the following sections:
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Left Side: Toolbar
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The toolbar contains the drawing and editing controls.
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[Tools: Paint, Stamp, Lines, Shapes, Text, Magic, Label, Undo, Redo,
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Eraser, New, Open, Save, Print, Quit]
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Middle: Drawing Canvas
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The largest part of the screen, in the center, is the drawing
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canvas. This is, obviously, where you draw!
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[(Canvas)]
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Note: The size of the drawing canvas depends on the size of
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Tux Paint. You can change the size of Tux Paint using the
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Tux Paint Config. configuration tool, or by other means. See
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the OPTIONS documentation for more details.
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Right Side: Selector
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Depending on the current tool, the selector shows different
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things. e.g., when the Paint Brush tool is selected, it shows
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the various brushes available. When the Rubber Stamp tool is
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selected, it shows the different shapes you can use.
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[Selectors - Brushes, Letters, Shapes, Stamps]
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Lower: Colors
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A palette of available colors are shown near the bottom of the
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screen.
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[Colors - Black, White, Red, Pink, Orange, Yellow, Green, Cyan, Blue,
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Purple, Brown, Grey]
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On the far right are two special color options, the
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"color picker", which has an outline of an eye-dropper, and
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allows you to pick a color found within your drawing, and the
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rainbow palette, which allows you to pick a color from within
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a box containing thousands of colors.
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(NOTE: You can define your own colors for Tux Paint. See the
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"Options" documentation.)
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Bottom: Help Area
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At the very bottom of the screen, Tux, the Linux Penguin,
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provides tips and other information while you draw.
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(For example: 'Pick a shape. Click to pick the center, drag, then let go
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when it is the size you want. Move around to rotate it, and click to draw
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it.)
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Available Tools
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Drawing Tools
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Paint (Brush)
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The Paint Brush tool lets you draw freehand, using various
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brushes (chosen in the Selector on the right) and colors
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(chosen in the Color palette towards the bottom).
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If you hold the mouse button down, and move the mouse, it
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will draw as you move.
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As you draw, a sound is played. The bigger the brush, the
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lower the pitch.
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Stamp (Rubber Stamp)
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The Stamp tool is like a set of rubber stamps or stickers.
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It lets you paste pre-drawn or photographic images (like a
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picture of a horse, or a tree, or the moon) in your picture.
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As you move the mouse around the canvas, an outline follows
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the mouse, showing where the stamp will be placed, and how
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big it will be.
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There can be numerous categories of stamps (e.g., animals,
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plants, outer space, vehicles, people, etc.). Use the Left
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and Right arrows to cycle through the collections.
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Prior to 'stamping' an image onto your drawing, various
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effects can sometimes be applied (depending on the stamp):
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* Some stamps can be colored or tinted. If the color
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palette below the canvas is activated, you can click
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the colors to change the tint or color of the stamp
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before placing it in the picture.
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* Stamps can be shrunk and expanded, by clicking within
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the triangular-shaped series of bars at the bottom
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right; the larger the bar, the larger the stamp will
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appear in your picture.
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* Many stamps may be flipped vertically, or displayed as
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a mirror-image, using the control buttons at the bottom
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right.
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Different stamps can have different sound effects and/or
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descriptive (spoken) sounds. Buttons at the lower left (near
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Tux, the Linux penguin) allow you to re-play the sound
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effects and descriptive sounds for the currently-selected
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stamp.
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(NOTE: If the "nostampcontrols" option is set, Tux Paint
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won't display the Mirror, Flip, Shrink and Grow controls for
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stamps. See the "Options" documentation.)
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Lines
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This tool lets you draw straight lines using the various
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brushes and colors you normally use with the Paint Brush.
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Click the mouse and hold it to choose the starting point of
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the line. As you move the mouse around, a thin 'rubber-band'
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line will show where the line will be drawn.
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Let go of the mouse to complete the line. A "sproing!" sound
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will play.
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Shapes
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This tool lets you draw some simple filled, and un-filled
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shapes.
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Select a shape from the selector on the right (circle,
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square, oval, etc.).
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In the canvas, click the mouse and hold it to stretch the
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shape out from where you clicked. Some shapes can change
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proportion (e.g., rectangle and oval), others cannot (e.g.,
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square and circle).
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Let go of the mouse when you're done stretching.
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Normal Mode
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Now you can move the mouse around the canvas to
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rotate the shape.
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Click the mouse button again and the shape will
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be drawn in the current color.
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Simple Shapes Mode
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If simple shapes are enabled (e.g., with the
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"--simpleshapes" option), the shape will be
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drawn on the canvas when you let go of the
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mouse button. (There's no rotation step.)
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Text and Label
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Choose a font (from the 'Letters' available on the right)
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and a color (from the color palette near the bottom). Click
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on the screen and a cursor will appear. Type text and it
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will show up on the screen.
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Press [Enter] or [Return] and the text will be drawn onto
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the picture and the cursor will move down one line.
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Alternatively, press [Tab] and the text will be drawn onto
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the picture, but the cursor will move to the right of the
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text, rather than down a line, and to the left. (This can be
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useful to create a line of text with mixed colors, fonts,
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styles and sizes: Like this.)
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Clicking elsewhere in the picture while the text entry is
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still active causes the current line of text to move to that
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location (where you can continue editing it).
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Text versus Label
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The Text tool is the original text-entry tool
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in Tux Paint. Text entered using this tool
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can't be modified or moved later, since it
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becomes part of the drawing. However, because
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the text becomes part of the picture, it can be
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drawn over or modified using Magic tool effects
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(e.g., smudged, tinted, embossed, etc.)
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When using the Label tool (which was added to
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Tux Paint in version 0.9.22), the text 'floats'
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over the image, and the details of the label
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(the text, the position of the label, the font
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choice and the color) get stored separately.
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This allows the label to be repositioned or
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edited later.
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The Label tool can be disabled (e.g., by
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selecting "Disable 'Label' Tool" in
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Tux Paint Config. or running Tux Paint with the
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"--nolabel" command-line option).
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International Character Input
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Tux Paint allows inputting characters in
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different languages. Most Latin characters
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(A-Z, ñ, è, etc.) can by entered directly. Some
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languages require that Tux Paint be switched
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into an alternate input mode before entering,
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and some characters must be composed using
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numerous keypresses.
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When Tux Paint's locale is set to one of the
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languages that provide alternate input modes, a
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key is used to cycle through normal (Latin
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character) and locale-specific mode or modes.
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Currently supported locales, the input methods
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available, and the key to toggle or cycle
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modes, are listed below. Note: Many fonts do
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not include all characters for all languages,
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so sometimes you'll need to change fonts to see
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the characters you're trying to type.
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* Japanese — Romanized Hiragana and
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Romanized Katakana — right [Alt]
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* Korean — Hangul 2-Bul — right [Alt] or
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left [Alt]
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* Traditional Chinese — right [Alt] or
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left [Alt]
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* Thai — right [Alt]
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Magic (Special Effects)
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The 'Magic' tool is actually a set of special tools. Select
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one of the "magic" effects from the selector on the right.
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Then, depending on the tool, you can either click and drag
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around the picture, and/or simply click the picture once, to
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apply the effect.
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If the tool can be used by clicking and dragging, a
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'painting' button will be available on the left, below the
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list of "magic" tools on the right side of the screen. If
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the tool can affect the entire picture at once, an
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'entire picture' button will be available on the right.
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See the instructions for each Magic tool (in the
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'magic-docs' folder).
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Eraser
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This tool is similar to the Paint Brush. Wherever you click
|
||||
(or click and drag), the picture will be erased. (This may
|
||||
be white, some other color, or to a background picture,
|
||||
depending on the picture.)
|
||||
|
||||
A number of eraser sizes are available, both round and
|
||||
square..
|
||||
|
||||
As you move the mouse around, a square outline follows the
|
||||
pointer, showing what part of the picture will be erased to
|
||||
white.
|
||||
|
||||
As you erase, a "squeaky clean" eraser/wiping sound is
|
||||
played.
|
||||
|
||||
----------------------------------------------------------------------
|
||||
|
||||
Other Controls
|
||||
|
||||
Undo
|
||||
|
||||
Clicking this tool will undo the last drawing action. You
|
||||
can even undo more than once!
|
||||
|
||||
Note: You can also press [Control]-[Z] on the keyboard to
|
||||
undo.
|
||||
|
||||
----------------------------------------------------------------------
|
||||
|
||||
Redo
|
||||
|
||||
Clicking this tool will redo the drawing action you just
|
||||
"undid" with the 'Undo' button.
|
||||
|
||||
As long as you don't draw again, you can redo as many times
|
||||
as you had "undone!"
|
||||
|
||||
Note: You can also press [Control]-[R] on the keyboard to
|
||||
redo.
|
||||
|
||||
----------------------------------------------------------------------
|
||||
|
||||
New
|
||||
|
||||
Clicking the "New" button will start a new drawing. A dialog
|
||||
will appear where you may choose to start a new picture
|
||||
using a solid background color, or using a 'Starter' image
|
||||
(see below). You will first be asked whether you really want
|
||||
to do this.
|
||||
|
||||
Note: You can also press [Control]-[N] on the keyboard to
|
||||
start a new drawing.
|
||||
|
||||
'Starter' Images
|
||||
|
||||
'Starters' can be like a page from a coloring book (a
|
||||
black-and-white outline of a picture, which you can then
|
||||
color in), or like a 3D photograph, where you draw the
|
||||
bits in between.
|
||||
|
||||
When you load a 'Starter,' draw on it, and then click
|
||||
'Save,' it creates a new picture file (it doesn't
|
||||
overwrite the original 'Starter,' so you can use it again
|
||||
later).
|
||||
|
||||
----------------------------------------------------------------------
|
||||
|
||||
Open
|
||||
|
||||
This shows you a list of all of the pictures you've saved.
|
||||
If there are more than can fit on the screen, use the "Up"
|
||||
and "Down" arrows at the top and bottom of the list to
|
||||
scroll through the list of pictures.
|
||||
|
||||
Click a picture to select it, then...
|
||||
|
||||
* Click the green "Open" button at the lower left of
|
||||
the list to load the selected picture.
|
||||
|
||||
(Alternatively, you can double-click a picture's icon
|
||||
to load it.)
|
||||
|
||||
* Click the brown "Erase" (trash can) button at the
|
||||
lower right of the list to erase the selected
|
||||
picture. (You will be asked to confirm.)
|
||||
|
||||
Note: As of version 0.9.22, the picture will be
|
||||
placed in your desktop's trash can, on Linux only.
|
||||
|
||||
* Click the blue "Slides" (slide projector) button at
|
||||
the lower left to go to slideshow mode. See "Slides",
|
||||
below, for details.
|
||||
|
||||
* Or click the red "Back" arrow button at the lower
|
||||
right of the list to cancel and return to the picture
|
||||
you were drawing.
|
||||
|
||||
If choose to open a picture, and your current drawing hasn't
|
||||
been saved, you will be prompted as to whether you want to
|
||||
save it or not. (See "Save," below.)
|
||||
|
||||
Note: You can also press [Control]-[O] on the keyboard to
|
||||
get the 'Open' dialog.
|
||||
|
||||
----------------------------------------------------------------------
|
||||
|
||||
Save
|
||||
|
||||
This saves your current picture.
|
||||
|
||||
If you haven't saved it before, it will create a new entry
|
||||
in the list of saved images. (i.e., it will create a new
|
||||
file)
|
||||
|
||||
Note: It won't ask you anything (e.g., for a filename). It
|
||||
will simply save the picture, and play a "camera shutter"
|
||||
sound effect.
|
||||
|
||||
If you HAVE saved the picture before, or this is a picture
|
||||
you just loaded using the "Open" command, you will first be
|
||||
asked whether you want to save over the old version, or
|
||||
create a new entry (a new file).
|
||||
|
||||
(NOTE: If either the "saveover" or "saveovernew" options are
|
||||
set, it won't ask before saving over. See the "Options"
|
||||
documentation.)
|
||||
|
||||
Note: You can also press [Control]-[S] on the keyboard to
|
||||
save.
|
||||
|
||||
----------------------------------------------------------------------
|
||||
|
||||
Print
|
||||
|
||||
Click this button and your picture will be printed!
|
||||
|
||||
On most platforms, you can also hold the [Alt] key (called
|
||||
[Option] on Macs) while clicking the 'Print' button to get a
|
||||
printer dialog. Note that this may not work if you're
|
||||
running Tux Paint in fullscreen mode. See below.
|
||||
|
||||
Disabling Printing
|
||||
|
||||
If the "noprint" option was set (either with
|
||||
"noprint=yes" in Tux Paint's configuration
|
||||
file, or using "--noprint" on the
|
||||
command-line), the "Print" button will be
|
||||
disabled.
|
||||
|
||||
See the "Options" documentation.)
|
||||
|
||||
Restricting Printing
|
||||
|
||||
If the "printdelay" option was used (either
|
||||
with "printdelay=SECONDS" in the configuration
|
||||
file, or using "--printdelay=SECONDS" on the
|
||||
command-line), you can only print once every
|
||||
SECONDS seconds.
|
||||
|
||||
For example, with "printdelay=60", you can
|
||||
print only once a minute.
|
||||
|
||||
See the "Options" documentation.)
|
||||
|
||||
Printing Commands
|
||||
|
||||
(Linux and Unix only)
|
||||
|
||||
Tux Paint prints by generating a PostScript
|
||||
representation of the drawing and sending it to
|
||||
an external program. By default, the program
|
||||
is:
|
||||
|
||||
lpr
|
||||
|
||||
This command can be changed by setting the
|
||||
"printcommand" value in Tux Paint's
|
||||
configuration file.
|
||||
|
||||
If the [Alt] key on the keyboard is being
|
||||
pushed while clicking the 'Print' button, as
|
||||
long as you're not in fullscreen mode, an
|
||||
alternative program is run. By default, the
|
||||
program is KDE's graphical print dialog:
|
||||
|
||||
kprinter
|
||||
|
||||
This command can be changed by setting the
|
||||
"altprintcommand" value in Tux Paint's
|
||||
configuration file.
|
||||
|
||||
For information on how to change the printing
|
||||
commands, see the "Options" documentation.
|
||||
|
||||
Printer Settings
|
||||
|
||||
(Windows and Mac OS X)
|
||||
|
||||
By default, Tux Paint simply prints to the
|
||||
default printer with default settings when the
|
||||
'Print' button is pushed.
|
||||
|
||||
However, if you hold the [Alt] (or [Option])
|
||||
key on the keyboard while pushing the button,
|
||||
as long as you're not in fullscreen mode, your
|
||||
operating system's printer dialog will appear,
|
||||
where you can change the settings.
|
||||
|
||||
You can have the printer configuration changes
|
||||
stored by using the "printcfg" option, either
|
||||
by using "--printcfg" on the command-line, or
|
||||
"printcfg=yes" in Tux Paint's own configuration
|
||||
file ("tuxpaint.cfg").
|
||||
|
||||
If the "printcfg" option is used, printer
|
||||
settings will be loaded from the file
|
||||
"print.cfg" in your personal folder (see
|
||||
below). Any changes will be saved there as
|
||||
well.
|
||||
|
||||
See the "Options" documentation.)
|
||||
|
||||
Printer Dialog Options
|
||||
|
||||
By default, Tux Paint only shows the printer
|
||||
dialog (or, on Linux/Unix, runs the
|
||||
"altprintcommand", e.g., "kprinter" instead of
|
||||
"lpr") if the [Alt] (or [Option]) key is held
|
||||
while clicking the 'Print' button.
|
||||
|
||||
However, this behavior can be changed. You can
|
||||
have the printer dialog always appear by using
|
||||
"--altprintalways" on the command-line, or
|
||||
"altprint=always" in Tux Paint's configuration
|
||||
file. Or, you can prevent the [Alt]/[Option]
|
||||
key from having any effect by using
|
||||
"--altprintnever", or "altprint=never".
|
||||
|
||||
See the "Options" documentation.)
|
||||
|
||||
----------------------------------------------------------------------
|
||||
|
||||
Slides (under "Open")
|
||||
|
||||
The "Slides" button is available in the "Open" dialog. It
|
||||
displays a list of your saved files, just like the "Open"
|
||||
dialog.
|
||||
|
||||
Click each of the images you wish to display in a
|
||||
slideshow-style presentation, one by one. A digit will
|
||||
appear over each image, letting you know in which order they
|
||||
will be displayed.
|
||||
|
||||
You can click a selected image to unselect it (take it out
|
||||
of your slideshow).
|
||||
|
||||
A sliding scale at the lower left of the screen (next to the
|
||||
"Play" button) can be used to adjust the speed of the
|
||||
slideshow, from slowest to fastest. Choose the leftmost
|
||||
setting to disable automatic advancement — you will need to
|
||||
press a key or click to go to the next slide (see below).
|
||||
|
||||
Note: The slowest setting does not automatically advance
|
||||
through the slides. Use it for when you want to step through
|
||||
them manually.
|
||||
|
||||
When you're ready, click the "Play" button to begin the
|
||||
slideshow. (Note: If you hadn't selected ANY images, then
|
||||
ALL images will be played in the slideshow.)
|
||||
|
||||
During the slideshow, press [Space], [Enter] or [Return] or
|
||||
the [Right Arrow], or click the "Next" button at the lower
|
||||
left, to manually advance to the next slide. Press [Left] to
|
||||
go back to the previous slide.
|
||||
|
||||
Press [Escape], or click the "Back" button at the lower
|
||||
right, to exit the slideshow and return to the slideshow
|
||||
image selection screen.
|
||||
|
||||
Click "Back" in the slideshow image selection screen to
|
||||
return to the "Open" dialog.
|
||||
|
||||
Quit
|
||||
|
||||
Clicking the "Quit" button, closing the Tux Paint window, or
|
||||
pushing the [Escape] key will quit Tux Paint.
|
||||
|
||||
You will first be prompted as to whether you really want to
|
||||
quit.
|
||||
|
||||
If you choose to quit, and you haven't saved the current
|
||||
picture, you will first be asked if wish to save it. If it's
|
||||
not a new image, you will then be asked if you want to save
|
||||
over the old version, or create a new entry. (See "Save"
|
||||
above.)
|
||||
|
||||
NOTE: If the image is saved, it will be reloaded
|
||||
automatically the next time you run Tux Paint!
|
||||
|
||||
NOTE: The "Quit" button and [Escape] key can be disabled
|
||||
(e.g., by selecting "Disable 'Quit' Button" in
|
||||
Tux Paint Config. or running Tux Paint with the "--noquit"
|
||||
command-line option).
|
||||
|
||||
In that case, the "window close" button on Tux Paint's title
|
||||
bar (if not in fullscreen mode) or the [Alt] + [F4] key
|
||||
sequence may be used to quit.
|
||||
|
||||
If neither of those are possible, the key sequence of
|
||||
[Shift] + [Control] + [Escape] may be used to quit. (See the
|
||||
"Options" documentation.)
|
||||
|
||||
Sound Muting
|
||||
|
||||
There is no on-screen control button at this time, but by
|
||||
pressing [Alt] + [S], sound effects can be disabled and
|
||||
re-enabled (muted and unmuted) while the program is running.
|
||||
|
||||
Note that if sounds are completely disabled (e.g., by
|
||||
unselecting "Enable Sound Effects" in Tux Paint Config or
|
||||
running Tux Paint with the "--nosound" command-line option),
|
||||
the [Alt] + [S] key sequence has no effect. (i.e., it cannot
|
||||
be used to turn on sounds when the parent/teacher wants them
|
||||
disabled.)
|
||||
|
||||
----------------------------------------------------------------------
|
||||
|
||||
Loading Other Pictures into Tux Paint
|
||||
|
||||
Since Tux Paint's 'Open' dialog only displays pictures you created with
|
||||
Tux Paint, what if you want to load some other picture or photograph
|
||||
into Tux Paint to edit?
|
||||
|
||||
To do so, you simply need to convert the picture into a PNG (Portable
|
||||
Network Graphic) image file, and place it in Tux Paint's "saved"
|
||||
directory:
|
||||
|
||||
Windows Vista
|
||||
Inside the user's "AppData" folder, e.g.:
|
||||
"C:\Users\(user name)\AppData\Roaming\TuxPaint\saved\"
|
||||
|
||||
Windows 95, 98, ME, 2000, XP
|
||||
Inside the user's "Application Data" folder, e.g.: "C:\Documents
|
||||
and Settings\(user name)\Application Data\TuxPaint\saved\"
|
||||
|
||||
Mac OS X
|
||||
Inside the user's "Library" folder:
|
||||
"/Users/(user name)/Library/Application
|
||||
Support/Tux Paint/saved/"
|
||||
|
||||
Linux/Unix
|
||||
Inside a hidden ".tuxpaint" directory, in the user's home
|
||||
directory: "$(HOME)/.tuxpaint/saved/"
|
||||
|
||||
Note: It is from this folder that you can copy or open pictures drawn in
|
||||
Tux Paint using other applications.
|
||||
|
||||
Using 'tuxpaint-import'
|
||||
|
||||
Linux and Unix users can use the "tuxpaint-import" shell script which
|
||||
gets installed when you install Tux Paint. It uses some NetPBM tools
|
||||
to convert the image ("anytopnm"), resize it so that it will fit in
|
||||
Tux Paint's canvas ("pnmscale"), and convert it to a PNG ("pnmtopng").
|
||||
|
||||
It also uses the "date" command to get the current time and date,
|
||||
which is the file-naming convention Tux Paint uses for saved files.
|
||||
(Remember, you are never asked for a 'filename' when you go to Save or
|
||||
Open pictures!)
|
||||
|
||||
To use 'tuxpaint-import', simply run the command from a command-line
|
||||
prompt and provide it the name(s) of the file(s) you wish to convert.
|
||||
|
||||
They will be converted and placed in your Tux Paint 'saved' directory.
|
||||
(Note: If you're doing this for a different user - e.g., your child,
|
||||
you'll need to make sure to run the command under their account.)
|
||||
|
||||
Example:
|
||||
|
||||
$ tuxpaint-import grandma.jpg
|
||||
grandma.jpg -> /home/username/.tuxpaint/saved/20020921123456.png
|
||||
jpegtopnm: WRITING A PPM FILE
|
||||
|
||||
The first line ("tuxpaint-import grandma.jpg") is the command to run.
|
||||
The following two lines are output from the program while it's
|
||||
working.
|
||||
|
||||
Now you can load Tux Paint, and a version of that original picture
|
||||
will be available under the 'Open' dialog. Just double-click its icon!
|
||||
|
||||
Doing it Manually
|
||||
|
||||
Windows, Mac OS X and BeOS users must currently do the conversion
|
||||
manually.
|
||||
|
||||
Load a graphics program that is capable of both loading your picture
|
||||
and saving a PNG format file. (See the documentation file "PNG.txt"
|
||||
for a list of suggested software, and other references.)
|
||||
|
||||
When Tux Paint loads an image that's not the same size as its drawing
|
||||
canvas, it scales (and sometimes smears the edges of) the image so
|
||||
that it fits within the canvas.
|
||||
|
||||
To avoid having the image stretched or smeared, you can resize it to
|
||||
Tux Paint's canvas size. This size depends on the size of the
|
||||
Tux Paint window, or resolution at which Tux Paint is run, if in
|
||||
fullscreen. (Note: The default resolution is 800x600.) See
|
||||
"Calculating Image Dimensions", below.
|
||||
|
||||
Save the picture in PNG format. It is highly recommended that you name
|
||||
the filename using the current date and time, since that's the
|
||||
convention Tux Paint uses:
|
||||
|
||||
YYYYMMDDhhmmss.png
|
||||
|
||||
* YYYY = Year
|
||||
* MM = Month (01-12)
|
||||
* DD = Day (01-31)
|
||||
* HH = Hour, in 24-hour format (00-23)
|
||||
* mm = Minute (00-59)
|
||||
* ss = Second (00-59)
|
||||
|
||||
e.g.:
|
||||
|
||||
20020921130500 - for September 21, 2002, 1:05:00pm
|
||||
|
||||
Place this PNG file in your Tux Paint 'saved' directory. (See above.)
|
||||
|
||||
Calculating Image Dimensions
|
||||
|
||||
The width of Tux Paint's canvas is simply the width of the window
|
||||
(e.g., 640, 800 or 1024 pixels), minus 192.
|
||||
|
||||
Calculating the height of Tux Paint's canvas requires multiple
|
||||
steps:
|
||||
1. Take the height of the window (e.g, 480, 600 or 768 pixels) and
|
||||
subtract 144
|
||||
2. Take the result of Step 1 and divide it by 48
|
||||
3. Take the result of Step 2 and round it down (e.g., 9.5 becomes
|
||||
simply 9)
|
||||
4. Take the result of Step 3 and multiply it by 48
|
||||
5. Finally, take the result of Step 4 and add 40
|
||||
|
||||
Example: Tux Paint running at fullscreen on a 1440x900 display.
|
||||
* The canvas width is simply 1440 - 192, or 1248.
|
||||
* The canvas height is calculated as:
|
||||
1. 900 - 144, or 756
|
||||
2. 756 / 48, or 15.75
|
||||
3. 15.75 rounded down, or 15
|
||||
4. 15 * 48, or 720
|
||||
5. 720 + 40, or 760
|
||||
So the canvas within a 1440x900 Tux Paint window is 1248x760.
|
||||
|
||||
----------------------------------------------------------------------
|
||||
|
||||
Further Reading
|
||||
|
||||
Other documentation included with Tux Paint (in the "docs"
|
||||
folder/directory) include:
|
||||
* "Magic" Tool Documentation ("magic-docs")
|
||||
Documentation for each of the currently-installed "Magic" tools.
|
||||
* AUTHORS.txt
|
||||
List of authors and contributors.
|
||||
* CHANGES.txt
|
||||
Summary of changed between releases.
|
||||
* COPYING.txt
|
||||
Copying license (The GNU General Public License).
|
||||
* INSTALL.txt
|
||||
Instructions for compiling/installing, when applicable.
|
||||
* EXTENDING.html
|
||||
Detailed instructions on creating brushes, stamps and starters, and
|
||||
adding fonts, to extend Tux Paint.
|
||||
* OPTIONS.html
|
||||
Detailed instructions on command-line and configuration-file
|
||||
options, for those who don't want to use Tux Paint Config.
|
||||
* PNG.txt
|
||||
Notes on creating PNG format bitmapped images for use in Tux Paint.
|
||||
* SVG.txt
|
||||
Notes on creating SVG format vector images for use in Tux Paint.
|
||||
|
||||
----------------------------------------------------------------------
|
||||
|
||||
How to Get Help
|
||||
|
||||
If you need help, feel free to contact New Breed Software:
|
||||
|
||||
http://www.newbreedsoftware.com/
|
||||
|
||||
You may also wish to participate in the numerous Tux Paint mailing
|
||||
lists:
|
||||
|
||||
http://www.tuxpaint.org/lists/
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
894
docs/en/README.txt
Normal file
894
docs/en/README.txt
Normal file
|
|
@ -0,0 +1,894 @@
|
|||
Tux Paint
|
||||
version 0.9.23
|
||||
|
||||
A simple drawing program for children
|
||||
|
||||
Copyright 2002-2017 by Bill Kendrick and others
|
||||
New Breed Software & Tux4Kids
|
||||
|
||||
bill@newbreedsoftware.com
|
||||
http://www.tuxpaint.org/
|
||||
|
||||
June 14, 2002 - December 3, 2017
|
||||
|
||||
----------------------------------------------------------------------
|
||||
|
||||
+------------------------------------------------------------------------+
|
||||
|Table of Contents |
|
||||
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|
||||
| * About |
|
||||
| * Using Tux Paint |
|
||||
| * Loading Other Pictures into Tux Paint |
|
||||
| * Further Reading |
|
||||
| * How to Get Help |
|
||||
+------------------------------------------------------------------------+
|
||||
|
||||
----------------------------------------------------------------------
|
||||
|
||||
About
|
||||
|
||||
What Is 'Tux Paint?'
|
||||
|
||||
Tux Paint is a free drawing program designed for young children (kids
|
||||
ages 3 and up). It has a simple, easy-to-use interface, fun sound
|
||||
effects, and an encouraging cartoon mascot who helps guide children as
|
||||
they use the program. It provides a blank canvas and a variety of
|
||||
drawing tools to help your child be creative.
|
||||
|
||||
License:
|
||||
|
||||
Tux Paint is an Open Source project, Free Software released under the
|
||||
GNU General Public License (GPL). It is free, and the 'source code'
|
||||
behind the program is available. (This allows others to add features,
|
||||
fix bugs, and use parts of the program in their own GPL'd software.)
|
||||
|
||||
See COPYING.txt for the full text of the GPL license.
|
||||
|
||||
Objectives:
|
||||
|
||||
Easy and Fun
|
||||
Tux Paint is meant to be a simple drawing program for young
|
||||
children. It is not meant as a general-purpose drawing tool.
|
||||
It is meant to be fun and easy to use. Sound effects and a
|
||||
cartoon character help let the user know what's going on, and
|
||||
keeps them entertained. There are also extra-large
|
||||
cartoon-style mouse pointer shapes.
|
||||
|
||||
Extensibility
|
||||
Tux Paint is extensible. Brushes and "rubber stamp" shapes can
|
||||
be dropped in and pulled out. For example, a teacher can drop
|
||||
in a collection of animal shapes and ask their students to
|
||||
draw an ecosystem. Each shape can have a sound which is
|
||||
played, and textual facts which are displayed, when the child
|
||||
selects the shape.
|
||||
|
||||
Portability
|
||||
Tux Paint is portable among various computer platforms:
|
||||
Windows, Macintosh, Linux, etc. The interface looks the same
|
||||
among them all. Tux Paint runs suitably well on older systems
|
||||
(like a Pentium 133), and can be built to run better on slow
|
||||
systems.
|
||||
|
||||
Simplicity
|
||||
There is no direct access to the computer's underlying
|
||||
intricacies. The current image is kept when the program quits,
|
||||
and reappears when it is restarted. Saving images requires no
|
||||
need to create filenames or use the keyboard. Opening an image
|
||||
is done by selecting it from a collection of thumbnails.
|
||||
Access to other files on the computer is restricted.
|
||||
|
||||
----------------------------------------------------------------------
|
||||
|
||||
Using Tux Paint
|
||||
|
||||
Loading Tux Paint
|
||||
|
||||
Linux/Unix Users
|
||||
|
||||
Tux Paint should have placed a laucher icon in your KDE and/or GNOME
|
||||
menus, under 'Graphics.'
|
||||
|
||||
Alternatively, you can run the following command at a shell prompt
|
||||
(e.g., "$"):
|
||||
|
||||
$ tuxpaint
|
||||
|
||||
If any errors occur, they will be displayed on the terminal (to
|
||||
"stderr").
|
||||
|
||||
----------------------------------------------------------------------
|
||||
|
||||
Windows Users
|
||||
|
||||
[Icon]
|
||||
Tux Paint
|
||||
|
||||
If you installed Tux Paint on your computer using the
|
||||
'Tux Paint Installer,' it will have asked you whether you wanted a
|
||||
'Start' menu short-cut, and/or a desktop shortcut. If you agreed,
|
||||
you can simply run Tux Paint from the 'Tux Paint' section of your
|
||||
'Start' menu (e.g., under "All Programs" on Windows XP), or by
|
||||
double-clicking the "Tux Paint" icon on your desktop.
|
||||
|
||||
If you installed Tux Paint using the 'ZIP-file' download, or if you
|
||||
used the 'Tux Paint Installer,' but chose not to have shortcuts
|
||||
installed, you'll need to double-click the "tuxpaint.exe" icon in
|
||||
the 'Tux Paint' folder on your computer.
|
||||
|
||||
By default, the 'Tux Paint Installer' will put Tux Paint's folder in
|
||||
"C:\Program Files\", though you may have changed this when the
|
||||
installer ran.
|
||||
|
||||
If you used the 'ZIP-file' download, Tux Paint's folder will be
|
||||
wherever you put it when you unzipped the ZIP file.
|
||||
|
||||
----------------------------------------------------------------------
|
||||
|
||||
Mac OS X Users
|
||||
|
||||
Simply double-click the "Tux Paint" icon.
|
||||
|
||||
----------------------------------------------------------------------
|
||||
|
||||
Title Screen
|
||||
|
||||
When Tux Paint first loads, a title/credits screen will appear.
|
||||
|
||||
[Title Screenshot]
|
||||
|
||||
Once loading is complete, press a key or click on the mouse to
|
||||
continue. (Or, after about 30 seconds, the title screen will go away
|
||||
automatically.)
|
||||
|
||||
----------------------------------------------------------------------
|
||||
|
||||
Main Screen
|
||||
|
||||
The main screen is divided into the following sections:
|
||||
|
||||
Left Side: Toolbar
|
||||
|
||||
The toolbar contains the drawing and editing controls.
|
||||
|
||||
[Tools: Paint, Stamp, Lines, Shapes, Text, Magic, Label, Undo, Redo,
|
||||
Eraser, New, Open, Save, Print, Quit]
|
||||
|
||||
Middle: Drawing Canvas
|
||||
|
||||
The largest part of the screen, in the center, is the drawing
|
||||
canvas. This is, obviously, where you draw!
|
||||
|
||||
[(Canvas)]
|
||||
|
||||
Note: The size of the drawing canvas depends on the size of
|
||||
Tux Paint. You can change the size of Tux Paint using the
|
||||
Tux Paint Config. configuration tool, or by other means. See
|
||||
the OPTIONS documentation for more details.
|
||||
|
||||
Right Side: Selector
|
||||
|
||||
Depending on the current tool, the selector shows different
|
||||
things. e.g., when the Paint Brush tool is selected, it shows
|
||||
the various brushes available. When the Rubber Stamp tool is
|
||||
selected, it shows the different shapes you can use.
|
||||
|
||||
[Selectors - Brushes, Letters, Shapes, Stamps]
|
||||
|
||||
Lower: Colors
|
||||
|
||||
A palette of available colors are shown near the bottom of the
|
||||
screen.
|
||||
|
||||
[Colors - Black, White, Red, Pink, Orange, Yellow, Green, Cyan, Blue,
|
||||
Purple, Brown, Grey]
|
||||
|
||||
On the far right are two special color options, the
|
||||
"color picker", which has an outline of an eye-dropper, and
|
||||
allows you to pick a color found within your drawing, and the
|
||||
rainbow palette, which allows you to pick a color from within
|
||||
a box containing thousands of colors.
|
||||
|
||||
(NOTE: You can define your own colors for Tux Paint. See the
|
||||
"Options" documentation.)
|
||||
|
||||
Bottom: Help Area
|
||||
|
||||
At the very bottom of the screen, Tux, the Linux Penguin,
|
||||
provides tips and other information while you draw.
|
||||
|
||||
(For example: 'Pick a shape. Click to pick the center, drag, then let go
|
||||
when it is the size you want. Move around to rotate it, and click to draw
|
||||
it.)
|
||||
|
||||
----------------------------------------------------------------------
|
||||
|
||||
Available Tools
|
||||
|
||||
Drawing Tools
|
||||
|
||||
Paint (Brush)
|
||||
|
||||
The Paint Brush tool lets you draw freehand, using various
|
||||
brushes (chosen in the Selector on the right) and colors
|
||||
(chosen in the Color palette towards the bottom).
|
||||
|
||||
If you hold the mouse button down, and move the mouse, it
|
||||
will draw as you move.
|
||||
|
||||
As you draw, a sound is played. The bigger the brush, the
|
||||
lower the pitch.
|
||||
|
||||
----------------------------------------------------------------------
|
||||
|
||||
Stamp (Rubber Stamp)
|
||||
|
||||
The Stamp tool is like a set of rubber stamps or stickers.
|
||||
It lets you paste pre-drawn or photographic images (like a
|
||||
picture of a horse, or a tree, or the moon) in your picture.
|
||||
|
||||
As you move the mouse around the canvas, an outline follows
|
||||
the mouse, showing where the stamp will be placed, and how
|
||||
big it will be.
|
||||
|
||||
There can be numerous categories of stamps (e.g., animals,
|
||||
plants, outer space, vehicles, people, etc.). Use the Left
|
||||
and Right arrows to cycle through the collections.
|
||||
|
||||
Prior to 'stamping' an image onto your drawing, various
|
||||
effects can sometimes be applied (depending on the stamp):
|
||||
|
||||
* Some stamps can be colored or tinted. If the color
|
||||
palette below the canvas is activated, you can click
|
||||
the colors to change the tint or color of the stamp
|
||||
before placing it in the picture.
|
||||
* Stamps can be shrunk and expanded, by clicking within
|
||||
the triangular-shaped series of bars at the bottom
|
||||
right; the larger the bar, the larger the stamp will
|
||||
appear in your picture.
|
||||
* Many stamps may be flipped vertically, or displayed as
|
||||
a mirror-image, using the control buttons at the bottom
|
||||
right.
|
||||
|
||||
Different stamps can have different sound effects and/or
|
||||
descriptive (spoken) sounds. Buttons at the lower left (near
|
||||
Tux, the Linux penguin) allow you to re-play the sound
|
||||
effects and descriptive sounds for the currently-selected
|
||||
stamp.
|
||||
|
||||
(NOTE: If the "nostampcontrols" option is set, Tux Paint
|
||||
won't display the Mirror, Flip, Shrink and Grow controls for
|
||||
stamps. See the "Options" documentation.)
|
||||
|
||||
----------------------------------------------------------------------
|
||||
|
||||
Lines
|
||||
|
||||
This tool lets you draw straight lines using the various
|
||||
brushes and colors you normally use with the Paint Brush.
|
||||
|
||||
Click the mouse and hold it to choose the starting point of
|
||||
the line. As you move the mouse around, a thin 'rubber-band'
|
||||
line will show where the line will be drawn.
|
||||
|
||||
Let go of the mouse to complete the line. A "sproing!" sound
|
||||
will play.
|
||||
|
||||
----------------------------------------------------------------------
|
||||
|
||||
Shapes
|
||||
|
||||
This tool lets you draw some simple filled, and un-filled
|
||||
shapes.
|
||||
|
||||
Select a shape from the selector on the right (circle,
|
||||
square, oval, etc.).
|
||||
|
||||
In the canvas, click the mouse and hold it to stretch the
|
||||
shape out from where you clicked. Some shapes can change
|
||||
proportion (e.g., rectangle and oval), others cannot (e.g.,
|
||||
square and circle).
|
||||
|
||||
Let go of the mouse when you're done stretching.
|
||||
|
||||
Normal Mode
|
||||
|
||||
Now you can move the mouse around the canvas to
|
||||
rotate the shape.
|
||||
|
||||
Click the mouse button again and the shape will
|
||||
be drawn in the current color.
|
||||
|
||||
Simple Shapes Mode
|
||||
If simple shapes are enabled (e.g., with the
|
||||
"--simpleshapes" option), the shape will be
|
||||
drawn on the canvas when you let go of the
|
||||
mouse button. (There's no rotation step.)
|
||||
|
||||
----------------------------------------------------------------------
|
||||
|
||||
Text and Label
|
||||
|
||||
Choose a font (from the 'Letters' available on the right)
|
||||
and a color (from the color palette near the bottom). Click
|
||||
on the screen and a cursor will appear. Type text and it
|
||||
will show up on the screen.
|
||||
|
||||
Press [Enter] or [Return] and the text will be drawn onto
|
||||
the picture and the cursor will move down one line.
|
||||
|
||||
Alternatively, press [Tab] and the text will be drawn onto
|
||||
the picture, but the cursor will move to the right of the
|
||||
text, rather than down a line, and to the left. (This can be
|
||||
useful to create a line of text with mixed colors, fonts,
|
||||
styles and sizes: Like this.)
|
||||
|
||||
Clicking elsewhere in the picture while the text entry is
|
||||
still active causes the current line of text to move to that
|
||||
location (where you can continue editing it).
|
||||
|
||||
Text versus Label
|
||||
|
||||
The Text tool is the original text-entry tool
|
||||
in Tux Paint. Text entered using this tool
|
||||
can't be modified or moved later, since it
|
||||
becomes part of the drawing. However, because
|
||||
the text becomes part of the picture, it can be
|
||||
drawn over or modified using Magic tool effects
|
||||
(e.g., smudged, tinted, embossed, etc.)
|
||||
|
||||
When using the Label tool (which was added to
|
||||
Tux Paint in version 0.9.22), the text 'floats'
|
||||
over the image, and the details of the label
|
||||
(the text, the position of the label, the font
|
||||
choice and the color) get stored separately.
|
||||
This allows the label to be repositioned or
|
||||
edited later.
|
||||
|
||||
The Label tool can be disabled (e.g., by
|
||||
selecting "Disable 'Label' Tool" in
|
||||
Tux Paint Config. or running Tux Paint with the
|
||||
"--nolabel" command-line option).
|
||||
|
||||
International Character Input
|
||||
|
||||
Tux Paint allows inputting characters in
|
||||
different languages. Most Latin characters
|
||||
(A-Z, ñ, è, etc.) can by entered directly. Some
|
||||
languages require that Tux Paint be switched
|
||||
into an alternate input mode before entering,
|
||||
and some characters must be composed using
|
||||
numerous keypresses.
|
||||
|
||||
When Tux Paint's locale is set to one of the
|
||||
languages that provide alternate input modes, a
|
||||
key is used to cycle through normal (Latin
|
||||
character) and locale-specific mode or modes.
|
||||
|
||||
Currently supported locales, the input methods
|
||||
available, and the key to toggle or cycle
|
||||
modes, are listed below. Note: Many fonts do
|
||||
not include all characters for all languages,
|
||||
so sometimes you'll need to change fonts to see
|
||||
the characters you're trying to type.
|
||||
* Japanese — Romanized Hiragana and
|
||||
Romanized Katakana — right [Alt]
|
||||
* Korean — Hangul 2-Bul — right [Alt] or
|
||||
left [Alt]
|
||||
* Traditional Chinese — right [Alt] or
|
||||
left [Alt]
|
||||
* Thai — right [Alt]
|
||||
|
||||
----------------------------------------------------------------------
|
||||
|
||||
Magic (Special Effects)
|
||||
|
||||
The 'Magic' tool is actually a set of special tools. Select
|
||||
one of the "magic" effects from the selector on the right.
|
||||
Then, depending on the tool, you can either click and drag
|
||||
around the picture, and/or simply click the picture once, to
|
||||
apply the effect.
|
||||
|
||||
If the tool can be used by clicking and dragging, a
|
||||
'painting' button will be available on the left, below the
|
||||
list of "magic" tools on the right side of the screen. If
|
||||
the tool can affect the entire picture at once, an
|
||||
'entire picture' button will be available on the right.
|
||||
|
||||
See the instructions for each Magic tool (in the
|
||||
'magic-docs' folder).
|
||||
|
||||
----------------------------------------------------------------------
|
||||
|
||||
Eraser
|
||||
|
||||
This tool is similar to the Paint Brush. Wherever you click
|
||||
(or click and drag), the picture will be erased. (This may
|
||||
be white, some other color, or to a background picture,
|
||||
depending on the picture.)
|
||||
|
||||
A number of eraser sizes are available, both round and
|
||||
square..
|
||||
|
||||
As you move the mouse around, a square outline follows the
|
||||
pointer, showing what part of the picture will be erased to
|
||||
white.
|
||||
|
||||
As you erase, a "squeaky clean" eraser/wiping sound is
|
||||
played.
|
||||
|
||||
----------------------------------------------------------------------
|
||||
|
||||
Other Controls
|
||||
|
||||
Undo
|
||||
|
||||
Clicking this tool will undo the last drawing action. You
|
||||
can even undo more than once!
|
||||
|
||||
Note: You can also press [Control]-[Z] on the keyboard to
|
||||
undo.
|
||||
|
||||
----------------------------------------------------------------------
|
||||
|
||||
Redo
|
||||
|
||||
Clicking this tool will redo the drawing action you just
|
||||
"undid" with the 'Undo' button.
|
||||
|
||||
As long as you don't draw again, you can redo as many times
|
||||
as you had "undone!"
|
||||
|
||||
Note: You can also press [Control]-[R] on the keyboard to
|
||||
redo.
|
||||
|
||||
----------------------------------------------------------------------
|
||||
|
||||
New
|
||||
|
||||
Clicking the "New" button will start a new drawing. A dialog
|
||||
will appear where you may choose to start a new picture
|
||||
using a solid background color, or using a 'Starter' image
|
||||
(see below). You will first be asked whether you really want
|
||||
to do this.
|
||||
|
||||
Note: You can also press [Control]-[N] on the keyboard to
|
||||
start a new drawing.
|
||||
|
||||
'Starter' Images
|
||||
|
||||
'Starters' can be like a page from a coloring book (a
|
||||
black-and-white outline of a picture, which you can then
|
||||
color in), or like a 3D photograph, where you draw the
|
||||
bits in between.
|
||||
|
||||
When you load a 'Starter,' draw on it, and then click
|
||||
'Save,' it creates a new picture file (it doesn't
|
||||
overwrite the original 'Starter,' so you can use it again
|
||||
later).
|
||||
|
||||
----------------------------------------------------------------------
|
||||
|
||||
Open
|
||||
|
||||
This shows you a list of all of the pictures you've saved.
|
||||
If there are more than can fit on the screen, use the "Up"
|
||||
and "Down" arrows at the top and bottom of the list to
|
||||
scroll through the list of pictures.
|
||||
|
||||
Click a picture to select it, then...
|
||||
|
||||
* Click the green "Open" button at the lower left of
|
||||
the list to load the selected picture.
|
||||
|
||||
(Alternatively, you can double-click a picture's icon
|
||||
to load it.)
|
||||
|
||||
* Click the brown "Erase" (trash can) button at the
|
||||
lower right of the list to erase the selected
|
||||
picture. (You will be asked to confirm.)
|
||||
|
||||
Note: As of version 0.9.22, the picture will be
|
||||
placed in your desktop's trash can, on Linux only.
|
||||
|
||||
* Click the blue "Slides" (slide projector) button at
|
||||
the lower left to go to slideshow mode. See "Slides",
|
||||
below, for details.
|
||||
|
||||
* Or click the red "Back" arrow button at the lower
|
||||
right of the list to cancel and return to the picture
|
||||
you were drawing.
|
||||
|
||||
If choose to open a picture, and your current drawing hasn't
|
||||
been saved, you will be prompted as to whether you want to
|
||||
save it or not. (See "Save," below.)
|
||||
|
||||
Note: You can also press [Control]-[O] on the keyboard to
|
||||
get the 'Open' dialog.
|
||||
|
||||
----------------------------------------------------------------------
|
||||
|
||||
Save
|
||||
|
||||
This saves your current picture.
|
||||
|
||||
If you haven't saved it before, it will create a new entry
|
||||
in the list of saved images. (i.e., it will create a new
|
||||
file)
|
||||
|
||||
Note: It won't ask you anything (e.g., for a filename). It
|
||||
will simply save the picture, and play a "camera shutter"
|
||||
sound effect.
|
||||
|
||||
If you HAVE saved the picture before, or this is a picture
|
||||
you just loaded using the "Open" command, you will first be
|
||||
asked whether you want to save over the old version, or
|
||||
create a new entry (a new file).
|
||||
|
||||
(NOTE: If either the "saveover" or "saveovernew" options are
|
||||
set, it won't ask before saving over. See the "Options"
|
||||
documentation.)
|
||||
|
||||
Note: You can also press [Control]-[S] on the keyboard to
|
||||
save.
|
||||
|
||||
----------------------------------------------------------------------
|
||||
|
||||
Print
|
||||
|
||||
Click this button and your picture will be printed!
|
||||
|
||||
On most platforms, you can also hold the [Alt] key (called
|
||||
[Option] on Macs) while clicking the 'Print' button to get a
|
||||
printer dialog. Note that this may not work if you're
|
||||
running Tux Paint in fullscreen mode. See below.
|
||||
|
||||
Disabling Printing
|
||||
|
||||
If the "noprint" option was set (either with
|
||||
"noprint=yes" in Tux Paint's configuration
|
||||
file, or using "--noprint" on the
|
||||
command-line), the "Print" button will be
|
||||
disabled.
|
||||
|
||||
See the "Options" documentation.)
|
||||
|
||||
Restricting Printing
|
||||
|
||||
If the "printdelay" option was used (either
|
||||
with "printdelay=SECONDS" in the configuration
|
||||
file, or using "--printdelay=SECONDS" on the
|
||||
command-line), you can only print once every
|
||||
SECONDS seconds.
|
||||
|
||||
For example, with "printdelay=60", you can
|
||||
print only once a minute.
|
||||
|
||||
See the "Options" documentation.)
|
||||
|
||||
Printing Commands
|
||||
|
||||
(Linux and Unix only)
|
||||
|
||||
Tux Paint prints by generating a PostScript
|
||||
representation of the drawing and sending it to
|
||||
an external program. By default, the program
|
||||
is:
|
||||
|
||||
lpr
|
||||
|
||||
This command can be changed by setting the
|
||||
"printcommand" value in Tux Paint's
|
||||
configuration file.
|
||||
|
||||
If the [Alt] key on the keyboard is being
|
||||
pushed while clicking the 'Print' button, as
|
||||
long as you're not in fullscreen mode, an
|
||||
alternative program is run. By default, the
|
||||
program is KDE's graphical print dialog:
|
||||
|
||||
kprinter
|
||||
|
||||
This command can be changed by setting the
|
||||
"altprintcommand" value in Tux Paint's
|
||||
configuration file.
|
||||
|
||||
For information on how to change the printing
|
||||
commands, see the "Options" documentation.
|
||||
|
||||
Printer Settings
|
||||
|
||||
(Windows and Mac OS X)
|
||||
|
||||
By default, Tux Paint simply prints to the
|
||||
default printer with default settings when the
|
||||
'Print' button is pushed.
|
||||
|
||||
However, if you hold the [Alt] (or [Option])
|
||||
key on the keyboard while pushing the button,
|
||||
as long as you're not in fullscreen mode, your
|
||||
operating system's printer dialog will appear,
|
||||
where you can change the settings.
|
||||
|
||||
You can have the printer configuration changes
|
||||
stored by using the "printcfg" option, either
|
||||
by using "--printcfg" on the command-line, or
|
||||
"printcfg=yes" in Tux Paint's own configuration
|
||||
file ("tuxpaint.cfg").
|
||||
|
||||
If the "printcfg" option is used, printer
|
||||
settings will be loaded from the file
|
||||
"print.cfg" in your personal folder (see
|
||||
below). Any changes will be saved there as
|
||||
well.
|
||||
|
||||
See the "Options" documentation.)
|
||||
|
||||
Printer Dialog Options
|
||||
|
||||
By default, Tux Paint only shows the printer
|
||||
dialog (or, on Linux/Unix, runs the
|
||||
"altprintcommand", e.g., "kprinter" instead of
|
||||
"lpr") if the [Alt] (or [Option]) key is held
|
||||
while clicking the 'Print' button.
|
||||
|
||||
However, this behavior can be changed. You can
|
||||
have the printer dialog always appear by using
|
||||
"--altprintalways" on the command-line, or
|
||||
"altprint=always" in Tux Paint's configuration
|
||||
file. Or, you can prevent the [Alt]/[Option]
|
||||
key from having any effect by using
|
||||
"--altprintnever", or "altprint=never".
|
||||
|
||||
See the "Options" documentation.)
|
||||
|
||||
----------------------------------------------------------------------
|
||||
|
||||
Slides (under "Open")
|
||||
|
||||
The "Slides" button is available in the "Open" dialog. It
|
||||
displays a list of your saved files, just like the "Open"
|
||||
dialog.
|
||||
|
||||
Click each of the images you wish to display in a
|
||||
slideshow-style presentation, one by one. A digit will
|
||||
appear over each image, letting you know in which order they
|
||||
will be displayed.
|
||||
|
||||
You can click a selected image to unselect it (take it out
|
||||
of your slideshow).
|
||||
|
||||
A sliding scale at the lower left of the screen (next to the
|
||||
"Play" button) can be used to adjust the speed of the
|
||||
slideshow, from slowest to fastest. Choose the leftmost
|
||||
setting to disable automatic advancement — you will need to
|
||||
press a key or click to go to the next slide (see below).
|
||||
|
||||
Note: The slowest setting does not automatically advance
|
||||
through the slides. Use it for when you want to step through
|
||||
them manually.
|
||||
|
||||
When you're ready, click the "Play" button to begin the
|
||||
slideshow. (Note: If you hadn't selected ANY images, then
|
||||
ALL images will be played in the slideshow.)
|
||||
|
||||
During the slideshow, press [Space], [Enter] or [Return] or
|
||||
the [Right Arrow], or click the "Next" button at the lower
|
||||
left, to manually advance to the next slide. Press [Left] to
|
||||
go back to the previous slide.
|
||||
|
||||
Press [Escape], or click the "Back" button at the lower
|
||||
right, to exit the slideshow and return to the slideshow
|
||||
image selection screen.
|
||||
|
||||
Click "Back" in the slideshow image selection screen to
|
||||
return to the "Open" dialog.
|
||||
|
||||
Quit
|
||||
|
||||
Clicking the "Quit" button, closing the Tux Paint window, or
|
||||
pushing the [Escape] key will quit Tux Paint.
|
||||
|
||||
You will first be prompted as to whether you really want to
|
||||
quit.
|
||||
|
||||
If you choose to quit, and you haven't saved the current
|
||||
picture, you will first be asked if wish to save it. If it's
|
||||
not a new image, you will then be asked if you want to save
|
||||
over the old version, or create a new entry. (See "Save"
|
||||
above.)
|
||||
|
||||
NOTE: If the image is saved, it will be reloaded
|
||||
automatically the next time you run Tux Paint!
|
||||
|
||||
NOTE: The "Quit" button and [Escape] key can be disabled
|
||||
(e.g., by selecting "Disable 'Quit' Button" in
|
||||
Tux Paint Config. or running Tux Paint with the "--noquit"
|
||||
command-line option).
|
||||
|
||||
In that case, the "window close" button on Tux Paint's title
|
||||
bar (if not in fullscreen mode) or the [Alt] + [F4] key
|
||||
sequence may be used to quit.
|
||||
|
||||
If neither of those are possible, the key sequence of
|
||||
[Shift] + [Control] + [Escape] may be used to quit. (See the
|
||||
"Options" documentation.)
|
||||
|
||||
Sound Muting
|
||||
|
||||
There is no on-screen control button at this time, but by
|
||||
pressing [Alt] + [S], sound effects can be disabled and
|
||||
re-enabled (muted and unmuted) while the program is running.
|
||||
|
||||
Note that if sounds are completely disabled (e.g., by
|
||||
unselecting "Enable Sound Effects" in Tux Paint Config or
|
||||
running Tux Paint with the "--nosound" command-line option),
|
||||
the [Alt] + [S] key sequence has no effect. (i.e., it cannot
|
||||
be used to turn on sounds when the parent/teacher wants them
|
||||
disabled.)
|
||||
|
||||
----------------------------------------------------------------------
|
||||
|
||||
Loading Other Pictures into Tux Paint
|
||||
|
||||
Since Tux Paint's 'Open' dialog only displays pictures you created with
|
||||
Tux Paint, what if you want to load some other picture or photograph
|
||||
into Tux Paint to edit?
|
||||
|
||||
To do so, you simply need to convert the picture into a PNG (Portable
|
||||
Network Graphic) image file, and place it in Tux Paint's "saved"
|
||||
directory:
|
||||
|
||||
Windows Vista
|
||||
Inside the user's "AppData" folder, e.g.:
|
||||
"C:\Users\(user name)\AppData\Roaming\TuxPaint\saved\"
|
||||
|
||||
Windows 95, 98, ME, 2000, XP
|
||||
Inside the user's "Application Data" folder, e.g.: "C:\Documents
|
||||
and Settings\(user name)\Application Data\TuxPaint\saved\"
|
||||
|
||||
Mac OS X
|
||||
Inside the user's "Library" folder:
|
||||
"/Users/(user name)/Library/Application
|
||||
Support/Tux Paint/saved/"
|
||||
|
||||
Linux/Unix
|
||||
Inside a hidden ".tuxpaint" directory, in the user's home
|
||||
directory: "$(HOME)/.tuxpaint/saved/"
|
||||
|
||||
Note: It is from this folder that you can copy or open pictures drawn in
|
||||
Tux Paint using other applications.
|
||||
|
||||
Using 'tuxpaint-import'
|
||||
|
||||
Linux and Unix users can use the "tuxpaint-import" shell script which
|
||||
gets installed when you install Tux Paint. It uses some NetPBM tools
|
||||
to convert the image ("anytopnm"), resize it so that it will fit in
|
||||
Tux Paint's canvas ("pnmscale"), and convert it to a PNG ("pnmtopng").
|
||||
|
||||
It also uses the "date" command to get the current time and date,
|
||||
which is the file-naming convention Tux Paint uses for saved files.
|
||||
(Remember, you are never asked for a 'filename' when you go to Save or
|
||||
Open pictures!)
|
||||
|
||||
To use 'tuxpaint-import', simply run the command from a command-line
|
||||
prompt and provide it the name(s) of the file(s) you wish to convert.
|
||||
|
||||
They will be converted and placed in your Tux Paint 'saved' directory.
|
||||
(Note: If you're doing this for a different user - e.g., your child,
|
||||
you'll need to make sure to run the command under their account.)
|
||||
|
||||
Example:
|
||||
|
||||
$ tuxpaint-import grandma.jpg
|
||||
grandma.jpg -> /home/username/.tuxpaint/saved/20020921123456.png
|
||||
jpegtopnm: WRITING A PPM FILE
|
||||
|
||||
The first line ("tuxpaint-import grandma.jpg") is the command to run.
|
||||
The following two lines are output from the program while it's
|
||||
working.
|
||||
|
||||
Now you can load Tux Paint, and a version of that original picture
|
||||
will be available under the 'Open' dialog. Just double-click its icon!
|
||||
|
||||
Doing it Manually
|
||||
|
||||
Windows, Mac OS X and BeOS users must currently do the conversion
|
||||
manually.
|
||||
|
||||
Load a graphics program that is capable of both loading your picture
|
||||
and saving a PNG format file. (See the documentation file "PNG.txt"
|
||||
for a list of suggested software, and other references.)
|
||||
|
||||
When Tux Paint loads an image that's not the same size as its drawing
|
||||
canvas, it scales (and sometimes smears the edges of) the image so
|
||||
that it fits within the canvas.
|
||||
|
||||
To avoid having the image stretched or smeared, you can resize it to
|
||||
Tux Paint's canvas size. This size depends on the size of the
|
||||
Tux Paint window, or resolution at which Tux Paint is run, if in
|
||||
fullscreen. (Note: The default resolution is 800x600.) See
|
||||
"Calculating Image Dimensions", below.
|
||||
|
||||
Save the picture in PNG format. It is highly recommended that you name
|
||||
the filename using the current date and time, since that's the
|
||||
convention Tux Paint uses:
|
||||
|
||||
YYYYMMDDhhmmss.png
|
||||
|
||||
* YYYY = Year
|
||||
* MM = Month (01-12)
|
||||
* DD = Day (01-31)
|
||||
* HH = Hour, in 24-hour format (00-23)
|
||||
* mm = Minute (00-59)
|
||||
* ss = Second (00-59)
|
||||
|
||||
e.g.:
|
||||
|
||||
20020921130500 - for September 21, 2002, 1:05:00pm
|
||||
|
||||
Place this PNG file in your Tux Paint 'saved' directory. (See above.)
|
||||
|
||||
Calculating Image Dimensions
|
||||
|
||||
The width of Tux Paint's canvas is simply the width of the window
|
||||
(e.g., 640, 800 or 1024 pixels), minus 192.
|
||||
|
||||
Calculating the height of Tux Paint's canvas requires multiple
|
||||
steps:
|
||||
1. Take the height of the window (e.g, 480, 600 or 768 pixels) and
|
||||
subtract 144
|
||||
2. Take the result of Step 1 and divide it by 48
|
||||
3. Take the result of Step 2 and round it down (e.g., 9.5 becomes
|
||||
simply 9)
|
||||
4. Take the result of Step 3 and multiply it by 48
|
||||
5. Finally, take the result of Step 4 and add 40
|
||||
|
||||
Example: Tux Paint running at fullscreen on a 1440x900 display.
|
||||
* The canvas width is simply 1440 - 192, or 1248.
|
||||
* The canvas height is calculated as:
|
||||
1. 900 - 144, or 756
|
||||
2. 756 / 48, or 15.75
|
||||
3. 15.75 rounded down, or 15
|
||||
4. 15 * 48, or 720
|
||||
5. 720 + 40, or 760
|
||||
So the canvas within a 1440x900 Tux Paint window is 1248x760.
|
||||
|
||||
----------------------------------------------------------------------
|
||||
|
||||
Further Reading
|
||||
|
||||
Other documentation included with Tux Paint (in the "docs"
|
||||
folder/directory) include:
|
||||
* "Magic" Tool Documentation ("magic-docs")
|
||||
Documentation for each of the currently-installed "Magic" tools.
|
||||
* AUTHORS.txt
|
||||
List of authors and contributors.
|
||||
* CHANGES.txt
|
||||
Summary of changed between releases.
|
||||
* COPYING.txt
|
||||
Copying license (The GNU General Public License).
|
||||
* INSTALL.txt
|
||||
Instructions for compiling/installing, when applicable.
|
||||
* EXTENDING.html
|
||||
Detailed instructions on creating brushes, stamps and starters, and
|
||||
adding fonts, to extend Tux Paint.
|
||||
* OPTIONS.html
|
||||
Detailed instructions on command-line and configuration-file
|
||||
options, for those who don't want to use Tux Paint Config.
|
||||
* PNG.txt
|
||||
Notes on creating PNG format bitmapped images for use in Tux Paint.
|
||||
* SVG.txt
|
||||
Notes on creating SVG format vector images for use in Tux Paint.
|
||||
|
||||
----------------------------------------------------------------------
|
||||
|
||||
How to Get Help
|
||||
|
||||
If you need help, feel free to contact New Breed Software:
|
||||
|
||||
http://www.newbreedsoftware.com/
|
||||
|
||||
You may also wish to participate in the numerous Tux Paint mailing
|
||||
lists:
|
||||
|
||||
http://www.tuxpaint.org/lists/
|
||||
|
|
@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
|
|||
alink="#FF00FF">
|
||||
|
||||
<center>
|
||||
<h1><img src="images/tuxpaint-title.png" width=205 height=210
|
||||
<h1><img src="../../html/images/tuxpaint-title.png" width=205 height=210
|
||||
alt="Tux Paint"><br>
|
||||
version
|
||||
|
||||
|
|
@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
|
|||
alink="#FF00FF">
|
||||
|
||||
<center>
|
||||
<h1><img src="images/tuxpaint-title.png" width=205 height=210
|
||||
<h1><img src="../../html/images/tuxpaint-title.png" width=205 height=210
|
||||
alt="Tux Paint"><br>
|
||||
|
||||
version
|
||||
|
|
@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ effect.</p>
|
|||
<p>The brushes used for drawing with the 'Brush' and 'Lines' tools in
|
||||
Tux Paint are simply PNG image files.</p>
|
||||
|
||||
<img src="images/brush_edit.png" width=123 height=147 alt="" align=right>
|
||||
<img src="../../html/images/brush_edit.png" width=123 height=147 alt="" align=right>
|
||||
|
||||
<p>The alpha (transparency) of the PNG image is used to determine the shape
|
||||
of the brush, which means that the shape can be 'anti-aliased' and even
|
||||
|
|
@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ effect.</p>
|
|||
files. The one file that is required is, of course, the picture
|
||||
itself.</p>
|
||||
|
||||
<img src="images/stamp_edit.png" width=128 height=147 alt="" align=right>
|
||||
<img src="../../html/images/stamp_edit.png" width=128 height=147 alt="" align=right>
|
||||
|
||||
<p>As of Tux Paint version 0.9.17, Stamps may be either PNG
|
||||
bitmap images or SVG vector images. They can be full-color or greyscale.
|
||||
|
|
@ -472,7 +472,7 @@ effect.</p>
|
|||
<p>Nothing about the original image is used except the transparency
|
||||
(from "alpha" channel). The color of the stamp comes out solid.</p>
|
||||
|
||||
<center><img src="images/ex_colorable.png" width=74 height=92
|
||||
<center><img src="../../html/images/ex_colorable.png" width=74 height=92
|
||||
alt=""></center>
|
||||
|
||||
<p>Add a line containing the word "<code><b>colorable</b></code>"
|
||||
|
|
@ -486,7 +486,7 @@ effect.</p>
|
|||
the original image is used, but its hue is changed, based on the
|
||||
currently-selected color.)</p>
|
||||
|
||||
<center><img src="images/ex_tintable.png" width=151 height=78
|
||||
<center><img src="../../html/images/ex_tintable.png" width=151 height=78
|
||||
alt=""></center>
|
||||
|
||||
<p>Add a line containing the word "<code><b>tintable</b></code>"
|
||||
|
|
@ -602,7 +602,7 @@ effect.</p>
|
|||
|
||||
<h2>Fonts</h2>
|
||||
<blockquote>
|
||||
<img src="images/fontsizes.png" width=48 height=48 alt="" align=right>
|
||||
<img src="../../html/images/fontsizes.png" width=48 height=48 alt="" align=right>
|
||||
|
||||
<p>The fonts used by Tux Paint are TrueType Fonts (TTF).</p>
|
||||
|
||||
|
|
@ -618,7 +618,7 @@ effect.</p>
|
|||
|
||||
<h2>'Starters'</h2>
|
||||
<blockquote>
|
||||
<img src="images/open_open.png" width=48 height=48 alt="" align=right>
|
||||
<img src="../../html/images/open_open.png" width=48 height=48 alt="" align=right>
|
||||
|
||||
<p>'Starter' images appear in the 'New' dialog, along with solid
|
||||
color background choices. (Note: In earlier versions of Tux Paint,
|
||||
|
|
@ -715,7 +715,7 @@ effect.</p>
|
|||
|
||||
<h2>'Templates'</h2>
|
||||
<blockquote>
|
||||
<img src="images/open_open.png" width=48 height=48 alt="" align=right>
|
||||
<img src="../../html/images/open_open.png" width=48 height=48 alt="" align=right>
|
||||
|
||||
<p>'Template' images also appear in the 'New' dialog, along with solid
|
||||
color background choices and 'Starters'. (Note: Tux Paint prior to
|
||||
|
|
@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
|
|||
alink="#FF00FF">
|
||||
|
||||
<center>
|
||||
<h1><img src="images/tuxpaint-title.png" width=205 height=210
|
||||
<h1><img src="../../html/images/tuxpaint-title.png" width=205 height=210
|
||||
alt="Tux Paint"><br>
|
||||
version
|
||||
|
||||
|
|
@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
|
|||
alink="#FF00FF">
|
||||
|
||||
<center>
|
||||
<h1><img src="images/tuxpaint-title.png" width=205 height=210
|
||||
<h1><img src="../../html/images/tuxpaint-title.png" width=205 height=210
|
||||
alt="Tux Paint"><br>
|
||||
|
||||
version
|
||||
|
|
@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ version
|
|||
<blockquote>
|
||||
<table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=4 bgcolor="#AAAAFF"
|
||||
align=right summary=""><tr><td align=center>
|
||||
<img src="images/icon-win32.png" width=32 height=32 alt="[Icon]"><br>
|
||||
<img src="../../html/images/icon-win32.png" width=32 height=32 alt="[Icon]"><br>
|
||||
Tux Paint
|
||||
</td></tr></table>
|
||||
|
||||
|
|
@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ version
|
|||
<blockquote>
|
||||
<p>When Tux Paint first loads, a title/credits screen will appear.</p>
|
||||
|
||||
<p align=center><img src="images/tuxpaint-title.jpg" width=324 height=254
|
||||
<p align=center><img src="../../html/images/tuxpaint-title.jpg" width=324 height=254
|
||||
alt="[Title Screenshot]"></p>
|
||||
|
||||
<p>Once loading is complete, press a key or click on the mouse to continue.
|
||||
|
|
@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ version
|
|||
<p>The toolbar contains the drawing and editing controls.</p>
|
||||
|
||||
<!-- FIXME: Updated screenshot -->
|
||||
<p align=center><img src="images/tools.jpg" width=324 height=254
|
||||
<p align=center><img src="../../html/images/tools.jpg" width=324 height=254
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alt="[Tools: Paint, Stamp, Lines, Shapes, Text, Magic, Label, Undo, Redo,
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Eraser, New, Open, Save, Print, Quit]"></p>
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</dd>
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<p>The largest part of the screen, in the center, is the drawing
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canvas. This is, obviously, where you draw!</p>
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<p align=center><img src="images/canvas.jpg" width=324 height=254
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<p align=center><img src="../../html/images/canvas.jpg" width=324 height=254
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alt="[(Canvas)]"></p>
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<p><b>Note:</b> The size of the drawing canvas depends on the size
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the various brushes available. When the Rubber Stamp tool
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is selected, it shows the different shapes you can use.</p>
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<p align=center><img src="images/selector.jpg" width=324 height=254
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<p align=center><img src="../../html/images/selector.jpg" width=324 height=254
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alt="[Selectors - Brushes, Letters, Shapes, Stamps]"></p>
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</dd>
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<p>A palette of available colors are shown near the bottom of the
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screen.</p>
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<p align=center><img src="images/colors.jpg" width=324 height=254
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<p align=center><img src="../../html/images/colors.jpg" width=324 height=254
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alt="[Colors - Black, White, Red, Pink, Orange, Yellow, Green, Cyan,
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Blue, Purple, Brown, Grey]"></p>
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<p>At the very bottom of the screen, Tux, the Linux Penguin,
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provides tips and other information while you draw.</p>
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<p align=center><img src="images/tips.jpg" width=324 height=254
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<p align=center><img src="../../html/images/tips.jpg" width=324 height=254
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alt="(For example: 'Pick a shape. Click to pick the center, drag, then
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let go when it is the size you want. Move around to rotate it, and
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click to draw it.)"></p>
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<dl>
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<dt><b>Paint (Brush)</b></dt>
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<dd>
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<img src="images/tool_paint.png" width=48 height=48 alt="" align=right>
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<img src="../../html/images/tool_paint.png" width=48 height=48 alt="" align=right>
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<p>The Paint Brush tool lets you draw freehand, using various
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brushes (chosen in the Selector on the right) and colors
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<br clear=all>
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<p align=center><img src="images/ex_paint.png" width=120 height=95
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<p align=center><img src="../../html/images/ex_paint.png" width=120 height=95
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alt=""></p>
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<hr size=1>
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<dt><b>Stamp (Rubber Stamp)</b></dt>
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<dd>
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<img src="images/tool_stamp.png" width=48 height=48 alt="" align=right>
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<img src="../../html/images/tool_stamp.png" width=48 height=48 alt="" align=right>
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<p>The Stamp tool is like a set of rubber stamps or stickers.
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It lets you paste pre-drawn or photographic images (like a picture
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mouse, showing where the stamp will be placed, and how big it will
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be.</p>
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<p align=center><img src="images/ex_stamps.png" width=182 height=156
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<p align=center><img src="../../html/images/ex_stamps.png" width=182 height=156
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alt=""></p>
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<img src="images/tool_stamp_categories.png" width=96 height=48 alt=""
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<img src="../../html/images/tool_stamp_categories.png" width=96 height=48 alt=""
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align=right>
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<p>There can be numerous categories of stamps (e.g., animals,
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plants, outer space, vehicles, people, etc.). Use the
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@ -343,10 +343,10 @@ version
|
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</ul>
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<p align=center>
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<img src="images/tool_stamp_controls.png" width=96 height=96 alt="">
|
||||
<img src="../../html/images/tool_stamp_controls.png" width=96 height=96 alt="">
|
||||
</p>
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||||
|
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<img src="images/tool_sfx.png" width=48 height=24 alt="" align=right>
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||||
<img src="../../html/images/tool_sfx.png" width=48 height=24 alt="" align=right>
|
||||
<p>Different stamps can have different sound effects and/or
|
||||
descriptive (spoken) sounds. Buttons at the lower left
|
||||
(near Tux, the Linux penguin) allow you to re-play the sound effects
|
||||
|
|
@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ version
|
|||
|
||||
<dt><b>Lines</b></dt>
|
||||
<dd>
|
||||
<img src="images/tool_lines.png" width=48 height=48 alt="" align=right>
|
||||
<img src="../../html/images/tool_lines.png" width=48 height=48 alt="" align=right>
|
||||
|
||||
<p>This tool lets you draw straight lines using the various
|
||||
brushes and colors you normally use with the Paint Brush.</p>
|
||||
|
|
@ -378,7 +378,7 @@ version
|
|||
|
||||
<br clear=all>
|
||||
|
||||
<p align=center><img src="images/ex_lines.png" width=76 height=103
|
||||
<p align=center><img src="../../html/images/ex_lines.png" width=76 height=103
|
||||
alt=""></p>
|
||||
|
||||
<hr size=1>
|
||||
|
|
@ -387,7 +387,7 @@ version
|
|||
|
||||
<dt><b>Shapes</b></dt>
|
||||
<dd>
|
||||
<img src="images/tool_shapes.png" width=48 height=48 alt=""
|
||||
<img src="../../html/images/tool_shapes.png" width=48 height=48 alt=""
|
||||
align=right>
|
||||
|
||||
<p>This tool lets you draw some simple filled, and un-filled shapes.</p>
|
||||
|
|
@ -422,7 +422,7 @@ version
|
|||
|
||||
<br clear=all>
|
||||
|
||||
<p align=center><img src="images/ex_shapes.png" width=177 height=104
|
||||
<p align=center><img src="../../html/images/ex_shapes.png" width=177 height=104
|
||||
alt=""></p>
|
||||
|
||||
<hr size=1>
|
||||
|
|
@ -431,7 +431,7 @@ version
|
|||
|
||||
<dt><b>Text</b> and <b>Label</b></dt>
|
||||
<dd>
|
||||
<img src="images/tool_text.png" width=48 height=48 alt="" align=right>
|
||||
<img src="../../html/images/tool_text.png" width=48 height=48 alt="" align=right>
|
||||
|
||||
<p>Choose a font (from the 'Letters' available on the right) and a color
|
||||
(from the color palette near the bottom). Click on the screen and a
|
||||
|
|
@ -450,7 +450,7 @@ version
|
|||
active causes the current line of text to move to that location
|
||||
(where you can continue editing it).</p>
|
||||
|
||||
<p align=center><img src="images/ex_text.png" width=139 height=69
|
||||
<p align=center><img src="../../html/images/ex_text.png" width=139 height=69
|
||||
alt=""></p>
|
||||
|
||||
<dl>
|
||||
|
|
@ -514,7 +514,7 @@ version
|
|||
|
||||
<dt><b>Magic (Special Effects)</b></dt>
|
||||
<dd>
|
||||
<img src="images/tool_magic.png" width=48 height=48 alt="" align=right>
|
||||
<img src="../../html/images/tool_magic.png" width=48 height=48 alt="" align=right>
|
||||
|
||||
<p>The 'Magic' tool is actually a set of special tools. Select one of
|
||||
the "magic" effects from the selector on the right. Then, depending
|
||||
|
|
@ -537,7 +537,7 @@ version
|
|||
|
||||
<dt><b>Eraser</b></dt>
|
||||
<dd>
|
||||
<img src="images/tool_eraser.png" width=48 height=48 alt=""
|
||||
<img src="../../html/images/tool_eraser.png" width=48 height=48 alt=""
|
||||
align=right>
|
||||
|
||||
<p>This tool is similar to the Paint Brush. Wherever you click
|
||||
|
|
@ -566,7 +566,7 @@ version
|
|||
<dl>
|
||||
<dt><b>Undo</b></dt>
|
||||
<dd>
|
||||
<img src="images/tool_undo.png" width=48 height=48 alt="" align=right>
|
||||
<img src="../../html/images/tool_undo.png" width=48 height=48 alt="" align=right>
|
||||
|
||||
<p>Clicking this tool will undo the last drawing action. You can
|
||||
even undo more than once!</p>
|
||||
|
|
@ -582,7 +582,7 @@ version
|
|||
|
||||
<dt><b>Redo</b></dt>
|
||||
<dd>
|
||||
<img src="images/tool_redo.png" width=48 height=48 alt="" align=right>
|
||||
<img src="../../html/images/tool_redo.png" width=48 height=48 alt="" align=right>
|
||||
|
||||
<p>Clicking this tool will redo the drawing action you just "undid"
|
||||
with the 'Undo' button.</p>
|
||||
|
|
@ -601,7 +601,7 @@ version
|
|||
|
||||
<dt><b>New</b></dt>
|
||||
<dd>
|
||||
<img src="images/tool_new.png" width=48 height=48 alt="" align=right>
|
||||
<img src="../../html/images/tool_new.png" width=48 height=48 alt="" align=right>
|
||||
|
||||
<p>Clicking the "New" button will start a new drawing.
|
||||
A dialog will appear where you may choose to start a new picture
|
||||
|
|
@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ version
|
|||
|
||||
<dt><b>Open</b></dt>
|
||||
<dd>
|
||||
<img src="images/tool_open.png" width=48 height=48 alt="" align=right>
|
||||
<img src="../../html/images/tool_open.png" width=48 height=48 alt="" align=right>
|
||||
|
||||
<p>This shows you a list of all of the pictures you've saved.
|
||||
If there are more than can fit on the screen, use the "Up"
|
||||
|
|
@ -641,7 +641,7 @@ version
|
|||
|
||||
<br clear=all>
|
||||
|
||||
<p align=center><img src="images/open_dialog.jpg" width=194 height=152
|
||||
<p align=center><img src="../../html/images/open_dialog.jpg" width=194 height=152
|
||||
alt=""></p>
|
||||
|
||||
<p>Click a picture to select it, then...</p>
|
||||
|
|
@ -649,7 +649,7 @@ version
|
|||
<blockquote>
|
||||
<ul>
|
||||
<li>
|
||||
<img src="images/open_open.png" width=48 height=48 alt=""
|
||||
<img src="../../html/images/open_open.png" width=48 height=48 alt=""
|
||||
align=right>
|
||||
|
||||
<p>Click the green "Open" button at the lower left of the list to
|
||||
|
|
@ -661,7 +661,7 @@ version
|
|||
<br clear=all>
|
||||
|
||||
<li>
|
||||
<img src="images/open_erase.png" width=48 height=48 alt=""
|
||||
<img src="../../html/images/open_erase.png" width=48 height=48 alt=""
|
||||
align=right>
|
||||
|
||||
<p>Click the brown "Erase" (trash can) button at the lower right of
|
||||
|
|
@ -674,7 +674,7 @@ version
|
|||
<br clear=all>
|
||||
|
||||
<li>
|
||||
<img src="images/open_slides.png" width=48 height=48 alt=""
|
||||
<img src="../../html/images/open_slides.png" width=48 height=48 alt=""
|
||||
align=right>
|
||||
|
||||
<p>Click the blue "Slides" (slide projector) button at the lower
|
||||
|
|
@ -684,7 +684,7 @@ version
|
|||
<br clear=all>
|
||||
|
||||
<li>
|
||||
<img src="images/open_back.png" width=48 height=48 alt=""
|
||||
<img src="../../html/images/open_back.png" width=48 height=48 alt=""
|
||||
align=right>
|
||||
|
||||
<p>Or click the red "Back" arrow button at the lower right of the
|
||||
|
|
@ -709,7 +709,7 @@ version
|
|||
|
||||
<dt><b><a name="save">Save</a></b></dt>
|
||||
<dd>
|
||||
<img src="images/tool_save.png" width=48 height=48 alt="" align=right>
|
||||
<img src="../../html/images/tool_save.png" width=48 height=48 alt="" align=right>
|
||||
|
||||
<p>This saves your current picture.</p>
|
||||
|
||||
|
|
@ -725,7 +725,7 @@ version
|
|||
whether you want to save over the old version, or create a new
|
||||
entry (a new file).</p>
|
||||
|
||||
<p align=center><img src="images/saveover.png" width=177 height=110
|
||||
<p align=center><img src="../../html/images/saveover.png" width=177 height=110
|
||||
alt=""></p>
|
||||
|
||||
<p>(NOTE: If either the "<code>saveover</code>" or
|
||||
|
|
@ -745,7 +745,7 @@ version
|
|||
|
||||
<dt><b>Print</b></dt>
|
||||
<dd>
|
||||
<img src="images/tool_print.png" width=48 height=48 alt="" align=right>
|
||||
<img src="../../html/images/tool_print.png" width=48 height=48 alt="" align=right>
|
||||
|
||||
<p>Click this button and your picture will be printed!</p>
|
||||
|
||||
|
|
@ -872,7 +872,7 @@ version
|
|||
|
||||
<dt><a name="slides"><b>Slides</b> (under "Open")</a></dt>
|
||||
<dd>
|
||||
<img src="images/open_slides.png" width=48 height=48 alt=""
|
||||
<img src="../../html/images/open_slides.png" width=48 height=48 alt=""
|
||||
align=right>
|
||||
|
||||
<p>The "Slides" button is available in the "Open" dialog.
|
||||
|
|
@ -916,7 +916,7 @@ version
|
|||
|
||||
<dt><b>Quit</b></dt>
|
||||
<dd>
|
||||
<img src="images/tool_quit.png" width=48 height=48 alt="" align=right>
|
||||
<img src="../../html/images/tool_quit.png" width=48 height=48 alt="" align=right>
|
||||
|
||||
<p>Clicking the "Quit" button, closing the Tux Paint window, or
|
||||
pushing the <b>[Escape]</b> key will quit Tux Paint.</p>
|
||||
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