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</p>
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</center>
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<hr>
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<h2>
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Drawing-related
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</h2>
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<ul>
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<li>
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<em>Fonts I added to Tux Paint only show squares</em>
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<p>
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The TrueType Font you're using might have the wrong
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encoding. If it's 'custom' encoded, for example, you can
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try running it through FontForge (<a href=
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"http://fontforge.sourceforge.net/">http://fontforge.sourceforge.net/</a>)
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to convert it to an ISO-8859 format. (Email us if you
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need help with special fonts.)
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</p>
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</li>
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<dl>
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<dt><h3>Fonts I added to Tux Paint only show squares</h3></dt>
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<dd>
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The TrueType Font you're using might have the wrong
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encoding. If it's 'custom' encoded, for example, you can
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try running it through FontForge (<a href=
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"http://fontforge.sourceforge.net/">http://fontforge.sourceforge.net/</a>)
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to convert it to an ISO-8859 format. (Email us if you
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need help with special fonts.)
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</dd>
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<li>
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<em>The Rubber Stamp tool is greyed out!</em>
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<dt><h3>The Rubber Stamp tool is greyed out!<h3></dt>
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<dd>
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<p>
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This means that Tux Paint either couldn't find any
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stamp images, or was asked not to load them.
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command line or "<code>nostamps=no</code>" or
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"<code>stamps=yes</code>" in a configuration file.
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</p>
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</li>
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</dd>
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<li>
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<em>The Magic "Fill" Tool Looks Bad</em>
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<dt><h3>The Magic "Fill" Tool Looks Bad</h3></dt>
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<dd>
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<p>
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Tux Paint is probably comparing exact pixel colors
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when filling. This is faster, but looks worse. Run the
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<p>
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in the "tuxpaint.c" file in the "src" directory.
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</p>
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</li>
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</dd>
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<li>
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<em>Stamp outlines are always rectangles</em>
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<dt><h3>Stamp outlines are always rectangles</h3></dt>
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<dd>
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<p>
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Tux Paint was built with low-quality (but faster)
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stamp outlines.
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<p>
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in the "tuxpaint.c" file in the "src" directory.
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</p>
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</li>
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</ul>
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</dd>
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</dl>
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<hr>
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<h2>
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Interface Problems
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</h2>
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<ul>
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<li>
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<em>Stamp thumbnails in the Stamp Selector look bad</em>
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<dl>
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<dt><h3>Stamp thumbnails in the Stamp Selector look bad</h3></dt>
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<dd>
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<p>
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Tux Paint was probably compiled with the faster,
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lower quality thumbnail code enabled. Run the command:
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<p>
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in the "tuxpaint.c" file in the "src" directory.
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</p>
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</li>
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</dd>
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<li>
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<em>Pictures in the 'Open' dialog look bad</em>
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<p>
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"Low Quality Thumbnails" is probably enabled. See: "Stamp
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thumbnails in the Stamp Selector look bad", above.
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</p>
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</li>
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<dt><h3>Pictures in the 'Open' dialog look bad</h3></dt>
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<dd>
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"Low Quality Thumbnails" is probably enabled. See: "Stamp
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thumbnails in the Stamp Selector look bad", above.
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</dd>
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<li>
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<em>The color picker buttons are ugly squares, not pretty
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buttons!</em>
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<dt><h3>The color picker buttons are ugly squares, not pretty buttons!</h3></dt>
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<dd>
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<p>
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Tux Paint was probably compiled with the nice
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looking color selector buttons disabled. Run the command:
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<p>
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in the "tuxpaint.c" file in the "src" directory.
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</p>
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</li>
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</dd>
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<li>
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<em>All of the text is in uppercase!</em>
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<dt><h3>All of the text is in uppercase!</h3></dt>
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<dd>
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<p>
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The "uppercase" option is on.
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</p>
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Or use Tux Paint Config. and make sure "Show
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Uppercase Text Only" (under "Languages") is not checked.
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</p>
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</li>
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</dd>
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<li>
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<em>Tux Paint is in a different language!</em>
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<p>
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Make sure your locale setting is correct. See
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"Tux Paint won't switch to my language", below.
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</p>
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</li>
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<dt><h3>Tux Paint is in a different language!</h3></dt>
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<dd>
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Make sure your locale setting is correct. See
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"Tux Paint won't switch to my language", below.
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</dd>
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<li>
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<em>Tux Paint won't switch to my language</em>
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<dt><h3>Tux Paint won't switch to my language</h3></dt>
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<dd>
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<ul>
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<li>
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<i>Linux and Unix users: Make sure the locale is
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</p>
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<p>
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Note: Debian users can simply run
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Note: Debian and derivative (e.g., Ubuntu) users can simply run
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"<code>dpkg-reconfigure locales</code>" if the
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locales are managed by "dpkg."
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</p>
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</li>
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<li>If you're using the "<code>--lang</code>"
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command-line option
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<p>
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Try using the "<code>--locale</code>"
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command-line option, or your operating system's
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locale settings (e.g., the "<code>$LANG</code>"
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environment variable), and please e-mail us
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regarding your trouble.
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</p>
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</li>
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<ul>
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<li>If you're using the "<code>--lang</code>"
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command-line option
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<p>
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Try using the "<code>--locale</code>"
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command-line option, or your operating system's
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locale settings (e.g., the "<code>$LANG</code>"
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environment variable), and please e-mail us
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regarding your trouble.
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</p>
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</li>
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<li>If you're using the "<code>--locale</code>"
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command-line option
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<p>
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If this doesn't work, please e-mail us regarding
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your trouble.
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</p>
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</li>
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<li>If you're using the "<code>--locale</code>"
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command-line option
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<p>
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If this doesn't work, please e-mail us regarding
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your trouble.
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</p>
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</li>
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<li>If you're trying to use your Operating System's
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locale
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<p>
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If this doesn't work, please e-mail us regarding
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your trouble.
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</p>
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</li>
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<li>If you're trying to use your Operating System's
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locale
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<p>
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If this doesn't work, please e-mail us regarding
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your trouble.
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</p>
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</li>
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<li>Make sure you have the necessary font
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<p>
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Some translations require their own font. Chinese
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and Korean, for example, need Chinese and Korean
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TrueType Fonts installed and placed in the proper
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location, respectively.
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</p>
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<li>Make sure you have the necessary font
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<p>
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Some translations require their own font. Chinese
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and Korean, for example, need Chinese and Korean
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TrueType Fonts installed and placed in the proper
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location, respectively.
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</p>
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<p>
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The appropriate fonts for such locales can be
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downloaded from the Tux Paint website:
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</p>
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<p>
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The appropriate fonts for such locales can be
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downloaded from the Tux Paint website:
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</p>
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<blockquote>
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<p>
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<a href=
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"http://www.tuxpaint.org/download/fonts/">http://www.tuxpaint,org/download/fonts/</a>
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</p>
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</blockquote>
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</li>
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</ul>
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<blockquote>
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<p>
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<a href=
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"http://www.tuxpaint.org/download/fonts/">http://www.tuxpaint,org/download/fonts/</a>
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</p>
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</blockquote>
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</li>
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</ul>
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</li>
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</ul>
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</dd>
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</dl>
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<hr>
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<h2>
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Printing
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</h2>
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<ul>
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<li>
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<em>Tux Paint won't print, gives an error, or prints
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garbage (Unix/Linux)</em>
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<dl>
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<dt><h3>Tux Paint won't print, gives an error, or prints
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garbage (Unix/Linux)</h3></dt>
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<dd>
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<p>
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Tux Paint prints by creating a PostScript rendition
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of the picture and sending it to an external command. By
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Tux Paint 0.9.15, you will need to go back and alter
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it to accept PostScript.
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</p>
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</li>
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</dd>
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<li>
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<em>I get the message "You can't print yet!" when I go to
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print!</em>
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<dt><h3>I get the message "You can't print yet!" when I go to
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print!</h3></dt>
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<dd>
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<p>
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The "print delay" option is on. You can only print once
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every <i>X</i> seconds.
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Or use Tux Paint Config. and make sure "Print
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Delay" (under "Printing") is set to "0 seconds."
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</p>
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</li>
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</dd>
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<li>
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<em>I simply can't print! The button is greyed out!</em>
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<dt><h3>I simply can't print! The button is greyed out!</h3></dt>
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<dd>
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<p>
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The "no print" option is on.
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</p>
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Or use Tux Paint Config. and make sure "Allow
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Printing" (under "Printing") is checked.
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</p>
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</li>
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</ul>
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</dd>
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</dl>
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<hr>
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<h2>
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Saving
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</h2>
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<ul>
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<li>
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<em>Where are my pictures?</em>
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<dl>
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<dt><h3>Where does Tux Paint save my drawings?</h3><dt>
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<dd>
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<p>
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Unless you asked Tux Paint to save into a specific
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location (using the 'savedir' option), Tux Paint
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<dl>
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<dt>
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Windows Vista
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Windows Vista, Windows 8, Windows 10
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</dt>
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<dd>
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programs should be able to load (image editors, word
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processors, web browsers, etc.)
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</p>
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</li>
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</dd>
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<li>
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<em>Tux Paint always saves over my old picture!</em>
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<dt><h3>Tux Paint always saves over my old picture!</h3></dt>
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<dd>
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<p>
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The "save over" option is enabled. (This disables the
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prompt that would appear when you click 'Save.')
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Also, see "Tux Paint always saves a new picture!",
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</p>
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</li>
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</dd>
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<li>
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<em>Tux Paint always saves a new picture!</em>
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<dt><h3>Tux Paint always saves a new picture!</h3></dt>
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<dd>
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<p>
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The "never save over" option is enabled. (This disables
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the prompt that would appear when you click 'Save.')
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Also, see "Tux Paint always saves over my old
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picture!", above.
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</p>
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</li>
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</ul>
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</dd>
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</dl>
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<hr>
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<h2>
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Audio Problems
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</h2>
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<em>There's no sound!</em>
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<dl>
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<dt><h3>There's no sound!</h3></dt>
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<dd>
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<em>First, check the obvious:</em>
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</ul>
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</li>
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</dd>
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<li>
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<em>Tux Paint makes too much noise! Can I turn them
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off?</em>
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<dt><h3>Tux Paint makes too much noise! Can I turn them off?</h3></dt>
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<dd>
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<p>
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Yes, there are a number of ways to disable sounds in Tux
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Paint:
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</ul>
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</li>
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</ul>
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</li>
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</dd>
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<li>
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<em>The stereo panning of sound effects is bothersome; can sound
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effects be monophonic?</em>
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<dt><h3>The stereo panning of sound effects is bothersome; can sound effects be monophonic?</h3></dt>
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<dd>
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<p>
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Run Tux Paint with the "no stereo" option:
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the command line or shortcut or desktop icon.
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</li>
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</ul>
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</li>
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</dd>
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<li>
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<em>The sound effects sound strange</em>
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<dt><h3>The sound effects sound strange</h3><dt>
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<dd>
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<p>
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This could have to do with how SDL and SDL_mixer were
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initialized. (The buffer size chosen.)
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"<code>tuxpaint --version</code>" to verify), and so
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</dd>
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</dl>
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<hr>
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Fullscreen Mode Problems
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</h2>
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<ul>
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<em>When I run Tux Paint full-screen and ALT-TAB out,
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the window turns black!</em>
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This is apparently a bug in the SDL library. Sorry.
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<dl>
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the window turns black!</h3></dt>
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This is apparently a bug in the SDL library. Sorry.
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<li>
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<em>When I run Tux Paint full-screen, it has large
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borders around it</em>
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<dt><h3>When I run Tux Paint full-screen, it has large
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borders around it</h3></dt>
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<dd>
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<p>
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Linux users - Your X-Window server is probably not set
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with the ability to switch to the desired resolution:
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command "dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86" as root, for
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example.
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</p>
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</li>
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</dd>
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<li>
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<em>Tux Paint keeps running in Full Screen mode - I
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want it windowed!</em>
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<dt><h3>Tux Paint keeps running in Full Screen mode - I
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want it windowed!</h3></dt>
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<dd>
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<p>
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The "fullscreen" option is set.
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</p>
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Or use Tux Paint Config. and make sure
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"Fullscreen" (under "Video & Sound") is not checked.
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</p>
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</li>
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</ul>
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</dd>
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</dl>
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<hr>
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<h2>
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Other Probelms
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</h2>
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<ul>
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<li>
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<em>Tux Paint won't run</em>
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<dl>
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<dt><h3>Tux Paint won't run</h3></dt>
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<dd>
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<p>
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If Tux Paint aborts with the message: "You're
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already running a copy of Tux Paint!", this means it
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@ -962,10 +963,10 @@
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"<code>--nolockfile</code>" argument to Tux Paint's
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command-line.
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</p>
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</li>
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</dd>
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<li>
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<em>I can't quit Tux Paint</em>
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<dt><h3>I can't quit Tux Paint</h3></dt>
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<dd>
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<p>
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The "noquit" option is set. This disables the "Quit"
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button in Tux Paint's toolbar (greying it out), and
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@ -990,10 +991,10 @@
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the <b>[Alt] + [F4]</b> combination on your keyboard to
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quit Tux Paint.)
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</p>
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</li>
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</dd>
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<li>
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<em>I don't want "noquit" mode enabled!</em>
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<dt><h3>I don't want "noquit" mode enabled!</h3></dt>
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<dd>
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<p>
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If you're running Tux Paint from a command-line,
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make sure you're not giving it a "<code>--noquit</code>"
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@ -1025,11 +1026,11 @@
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Quit Button and [Escape] Key" (under "Simplification") is
|
||||
not checked.
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</p>
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</li>
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</dd>
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<li>
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<em>Tux Paint keeps writing weird messages to the
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screen / to a text file</em>
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||||
<dt><h3>Tux Paint keeps writing weird messages to the
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screen / to a text file</h3></dt>
|
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<dd>
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||||
<p>
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||||
A few messages are normal, but if Tux Paint is being
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extremely verbose (like listing the name of every
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|
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@ -1051,10 +1052,10 @@
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|||
<p>
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||||
in the "tuxpaint.c" file in the "src" directory.
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||||
</p>
|
||||
</li>
|
||||
</dd>
|
||||
|
||||
<li>
|
||||
<em>Tux Paint is using options I didn't specify!</em>
|
||||
<dt><h3>Tux Paint is using options I didn't specify!</h3></dt>
|
||||
<dd>
|
||||
<p>
|
||||
By default, Tux Paint first looks at configuration
|
||||
files for options.
|
||||
|
|
@ -1167,26 +1168,18 @@
|
|||
command-line arguments to determine what options should
|
||||
be set.
|
||||
</p>
|
||||
</li>
|
||||
</ul>
|
||||
</dd>
|
||||
</dl>
|
||||
|
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<hr>
|
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|
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<h2>
|
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Help / Contact
|
||||
</h2>
|
||||
|
||||
<p>
|
||||
Any questions you don't see answered? Let me know!
|
||||
</p>
|
||||
|
||||
<blockquote>
|
||||
<p>
|
||||
<a href=
|
||||
"mailto:bill@newbreedsoftware.com">bill@newbreedsoftware.com</a>
|
||||
</p>
|
||||
</blockquote>
|
||||
|
||||
<p>
|
||||
Or post to our 'tuxpaint-users' mailing list:
|
||||
Any questions you don't see answered? Please let us know!
|
||||
You can subscribe and post to our "tuxpaint-users" mailing list:
|
||||
</p>
|
||||
|
||||
<blockquote>
|
||||
|
|
@ -1195,5 +1188,16 @@
|
|||
"http://www.tuxpaint.org/lists/">http://www.tuxpaint.org/lists/</a>
|
||||
</p>
|
||||
</blockquote>
|
||||
|
||||
<p>
|
||||
Or, contact lead developer Bill Kendrick directly:
|
||||
</p>
|
||||
|
||||
<blockquote>
|
||||
<p>
|
||||
<a href=
|
||||
"mailto:bill@newbreedsoftware.com">bill@newbreedsoftware.com</a>
|
||||
</p>
|
||||
</blockquote>
|
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