From 8a5bcb3fe51dbd9e146354cab2ce018d6781df83 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Bill Kendrick ... June 14, 2002 -
- July 27, 2020

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- Tux Paint +
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+ Tux PaintIf you installed Tux Paint on your computer using the @@ -165,26 +165,26 @@ version
If you used the 'ZIP-file' download, Tux Paint's folder will be wherever you put it when you unzipped the ZIP file.
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macOS Users
- Simply double-click the "Tux Paint" icon.-+
Simply double-click the "Tux Paint" icon.
+
Title Screen
-When Tux Paint first loads, a title/credits screen will appear.
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Once loading is complete, press a key or click on the mouse to continue. @@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ version automatically.)
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Main Screen
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ versionThe toolbar contains the drawing and editing controls.
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The largest part of the screen, in the center, is the drawing canvas. This is, obviously, where you draw!
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Note: The size of the drawing canvas depends on the size @@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ version the various brushes available. When the Rubber Stamp tool is selected, it shows the different shapes you can use.
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A palette of available colors are shown near the bottom of the screen.
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At the very bottom of the screen, Tux, the Linux Penguin, provides tips and other information while you draw.
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Available Tools
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- Paint (Brush)
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The Paint Brush tool lets you draw freehand, using various +
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).
@@ -294,43 +294,43 @@ versionAs you draw, a sound is played. The bigger the brush, the 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. - It lets you paste pre-drawn or photographic images (like a picture - of a horse, or a tree, or the moon) in your picture.
+ 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.
+ be. --
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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.
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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 +
Prior to 'stamping' an image onto your drawing, various effects can sometimes be applied (depending on the stamp):
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- 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 + 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.
@@ -338,29 +338,29 @@ version mirror-image, using the control buttons at the bottom right.-
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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.
+ 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.)(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.)
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- Lines
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This tool lets you draw straight lines using the various brushes and colors you normally use with the Paint Brush.
@@ -372,68 +372,68 @@ versionLet go of the mouse to complete the line. A "sproing!" sound will play.
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- Shapes
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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.).
+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).
+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.
+Let go of the mouse when you're done stretching.
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- Normal Mode
+- Normal Mode
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Now you can move the mouse around the canvas to rotate the - shape.
+ shape. -Click the mouse button again and the shape will be drawn in the - current color.
-Click the mouse button again and the shape will be drawn in the + current color.
+- Simple Shapes Mode
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- 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.) -
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Text and Label - -+
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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 + (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 @@ -441,12 +441,12 @@ version 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:
- -Likethis.)Clicking elsewhere in the picture while the text entry is still + +
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).
-
@@ -490,45 +490,45 @@ version 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. +
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- 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] -
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Fill - +
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The 'Fill' tool 'flood-fills' a contiguous area of your drawing - with a solid color of your choice.
+The 'Fill' tool 'flood-fills' a contiguous area of your drawing + with a solid color of your choice.
-Note: Prior to Tux Paint 0.9.24, this was a "Magic" tool (see below).
+Note: Prior to Tux Paint 0.9.24, this was a "Magic" tool (see below).
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Magic (Special Effects) - - - + ++
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The 'Magic' tool is actually a set of special tools. Select one of - the "magic" effects from the selector on the right. Then, depending + 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.
@@ -538,25 +538,25 @@ version picture at once, an 'entire picture' button will be available on the right. -
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See the instructions for each Magic tool (in the '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..
+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 @@ -564,12 +564,12 @@ version
As you erase, a "squeaky clean" eraser/wiping sound is played.
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Other Controls
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- Undo
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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.
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+ +Note: You can also press [Control]-[Z] on the keyboard to + undo.
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- Redo
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Clicking this tool will redo the drawing action you just "undid" - with the 'Undo' button.
+ 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.
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+ +Note: You can also press [Control]-[R] on the keyboard to + redo.
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- New
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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 +
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.
+++'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,' +
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).
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- Open
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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.
+ 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. -
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Click a picture to select it, then...
+Click a picture to select it, then...
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Click the green "Open" button at the lower left of the list to - load the selected picture.
+ load the selected picture. -(Alternatively, you can double-click a picture's icon to load +
(Alternatively, you can double-click a picture's icon to load it.)
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Click the brown "Erase" (trash can) button at the lower right of the list to erase the selected picture. (You will be asked to @@ -683,212 +683,212 @@ version
Note: As of version 0.9.22, the picture will be placed in your desktop's trash can, on Linux only.
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Click the blue "Slides" (slide projector) button at the lower left to go to slideshow mode. See "Slides", below, for details.
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Or click the red "Back" arrow button at the lower right of the - list to cancel and return to the picture you were drawing.
+ list to cancel and return to the picture you were drawing. -
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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 +
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.
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- Save
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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)
+ +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.
+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).
+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).
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(NOTE: If either the "
saveover" or +(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.
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+ See the "Options" + documentation.) + +Note: You can also press [Control]-[S] on the keyboard to + save.
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Click this button and your picture will be printed!
- -On most platforms, you can also hold the [Alt] key + +
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.
+ running Tux Paint in fullscreen mode. See below.-
- Disabling Printing
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If the "noprint" option was set (either with +
- Disabling Printing
+- +
- +If the "noprint" option was set (either with "
+ command-line), the "Print" button will be disabled. -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.)
-See the "Options" + documentation.)
+- Restricting Printing
-- -
If the "printdelay" option was used (either with - "
printdelay=SECONDS" in the configuration file, +- 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 +For example, with "
-printdelay=60", you can print only once a minute.See the "Options" - documentation.)
-See the "Options" + documentation.)
+ - -- Printing Commands
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(Linux and Unix only)
+ +- 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:
+Tux Paint prints by generating a PostScript + representation of the drawing and sending it to an external + program. By default, the program is:
+ lpr + -- lpr -This command can be changed by setting the "printcommand" value - in Tux Paint's configuration file.
+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:
+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 + -- kprinter -This command can be changed by setting the "altprintcommand" value - in Tux Paint's configuration file.
+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.
-For information on how to change the printing commands, + see the "Options" + documentation.
+ -- Printer Settings
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(Windows and macOS)
+- Printer Settings
+- +
+(Windows and macOS)
-By default, Tux Paint simply prints to the default - printer with default settings when the 'Print' button is - pushed.
+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 +
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").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.)
-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] +
- 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] +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.)
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+ "altprint=never". + +See the "Options" + documentation.)
+ + + +
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Slides (under "Open") - +
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The "Slides" button is available in the "Open" dialog. It displays a list of your saved files, just like the "Open" dialog.
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Quit - +
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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.)
+ 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: 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.
+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.)
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+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.
+ 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.)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.)
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Loading Other Pictures into Tux Paint
@@ -1110,7 +1110,7 @@ version window (e.g., 640, 800 or 1024 pixels), minus 192.Calculating the height of Tux Paint's canvas requires multiple - steps: + steps:
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- Take the height of the window (e.g, 480, 600 or 768 pixels) and subtract 144
@@ -1119,28 +1119,28 @@ version simply 9)- Take the result of Step 3 and multiply it by 48
- Finally, take the result of Step 4 and add 40
-Example: Tux Paint running at fullscreen on a 1440x900 - display. + display.
- So the canvas within a 1440x900 Tux Paint window is 1248x760. +
- The canvas width is simply 1440 - 192, or 1248.
- The canvas height is calculated as:
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- 900 - 144, or 756 -
- 756 / 48, or 15.75 -
- 15.75 rounded down, or 15 -
- 15 * 48, or 720 -
- 720 + 40, or 760 +
- 900 - 144, or 756
+- 756 / 48, or 15.75
+- 15.75 rounded down, or 15
+- 15 * 48, or 720
+- 720 + 40, or 760
So the canvas within a 1440x900 Tux Paint window is 1248x760.
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Further Reading
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