Mentioned lockfile in FAQ.txt.

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Tux Paint - A simple drawing program for children.
Copyright 2003 by Bill Kendrick
Copyright 2004 by Bill Kendrick
bill@newbreedsoftware.com
http://www.newbreedsoftware.com/tuxpaint/
September 14, 2002 - June 14, 2003
September 14, 2002 - September 13, 2004
Frequently Asked Questions:
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a command-line argument.
If a "--printdelay=..." option isn't being sent on the command line,
check Tux Paint's configuration file ("~/.tuxpaintrc" under Linux and Unix,
"tuxpaint.cfg" under Windows) for a line reading: "printdelay=...".
check Tux Paint's configuration file ("~/.tuxpaintrc" under Linux and
Unix, "tuxpaint.cfg" under Windows) for a line reading:
"printdelay=...".
Either remove that line, set the delay value to 0 (no delay), or
decrease the delay to a value you prefer. (See README.txt).
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Other Probelms
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Tux Paint won't run
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If Tux Paint aborts with the message:
"You're already running a copy of Tux Paint!",
this means it has been launched in the last 30 seconds.
A lockfile ("~/.tuxpaint/lockfile.dat" on Linux and Unix,
"userdata\lockfile.dat" on Windows) is used to make sure Tux Paint
isn't run too many times at once (e.g., due to a child impatiently
clicking its icon more than once).
Even if the lockfile exists, it contains the 'time' Tux Paint was last
run. If it's been more than 30 seconds, Tux Paint should run fine,
and simply update the lockfile with the current time.
If multiple users are sharing the directory where this file is stored
(e.g., on a shared network drive), then you'll need to disable this
feature.
To disable the lockfile, add the "--nolockfile" argument to Tux Paint's
command-line.
Tux Paint keeps writing weird messages to the screen / to a text file
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A few messages are normal, but if Tux Paint is being extremely verbose