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version
0.9.13
0.9.14
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<h3>A simple drawing program for children</h3>
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<p><a href="mailto:bill@newbreedsoftware.com">bill@newbreedsoftware.com</a><br>
<a href="http://www.newbreedsoftware.com/tuxpaint/">http://www.newbreedsoftware.com/tuxpaint/</a></p>
<p>June 14, 2002 - December 23, 2003</p>
<p>June 14, 2002 - December 26, 2003</p>
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<h3>Mac OS X Users</h3>
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Simply double-click the "Tux&nbsp;Paint" icon.<p>
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<h2>Options</h2>
<h2><a name="options">Options</a></h2>
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<h3>Configuration File</h3>
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<h4>Available Options</h4>
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<p>The following settings can be set in the configuration file.
(Command-line settings will override these. See below.)</p>
(Command-line settings will override these.
See the "<a href="#command_line"><i>Command-Line Options</i></a>"
section, below.)</p>
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<dt><code><b>fullscreen=yes</b></code></dt>
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<h3>Command-Line Options</h3>
<h3><a name="command_line">Command-Line Options</a></h3>
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Options can also be issued on the command-line when you start
Tux&nbsp;Paint.
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<dt><code><b>--locale locale</b></code></dt>
<dt><code><b><a name="locale">--locale locale</a></b></code></dt>
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<p>Run Tux&nbsp;Paint in one of the support languages.
See the "<i>Choosing a Different Language</i>" section below for the
See the "<i><a href="#different_language">Choosing a Different
Language</a></i>" section below for the
locale strings (e.g., "<code>de_DE@euro</code>" for German) to
use.</p>
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<h3>Choosing a Different Language</h3>
<h3><a name="different_language">Choosing a Different Language</a></h3>
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<p>Tux&nbsp;Paint has been translated into a number of languages.
To access the translations, you can use the "<code>--lang</code>"
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<p>Tux&nbsp;Paint also honors your environment's current locale.
(You can override it on the command-line using the
"<code>--locale</code>" option (see above).)</p>
"<code>--locale</code>" option; see <a href="#locale">above</a>.)</p>
<p>The following languages are supported:</p>
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<b>(*)</b> - These languages require their own fonts, since they
are not represented using a Latin character set, like the others.
See <b>Special&nbsp;Fonts</b>, below.<p>
See the "<a href="#special_fonts"><i>Special&nbsp;Fonts</i></a>"
section, below.<p>
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<h4>Special Fonts</h4>
<h4><a name="special_fonts">Special Fonts</a></h4>
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Some languages require special fonts be installed. These font
files (which are in TrueType format (TTF)), are much too large to
include with the Tux&nbsp;Paint download, and are available
separately. (See the table above, under the
"Choosing a Different Language" section.)<p>
"<a href="#different_language"><i>Choosing a Different Language</i></a>"
section.)<p>
When running Tux&nbsp;Paint in a language that requires its own font,
Tux&nbsp;Paint will try to load the font file from its system-wide
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<p>(NOTE: If the "<code>nostampcontrols</code>" option is set,
Tux&nbsp;Paint won't display the Mirror, Flip, Shrink and Grow
controls for stamps. See the "Options" section of this document,
above.)</p>
controls for stamps. See the "<a href="#options"><i>Options</i></a>"
section of this document, above.)</p>
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<p>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.)</p>
(See "<a href="#save">Save</a>," below.)</p>
<p>Note: You can also press <b>[Control]-[O]</b> on the keyboard to get
the 'Open' dialog.</p>
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<dt><b>Save</b></dt>
<dt><b><a name="save">Save</a></b></dt>
<dd>
<img src="images/tool_save.png" width=48 height=48 alt="" align=right>
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<p>(NOTE: If either the "<code>saveover</code>" or
"<code>saveovernew</code>" options are set, it won't ask before saving
over. See the "Options" section of this document, above.)</p>
over. See the "<a href="#options"><i>Options</i></a>"
section of this document, above.)</p>
<p>Note: You can also press <b>[Control]-[S]</b> on the keyboard to
save.</p>
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or using "<code>--noprint</code>" on the
command-line), the "Print" button will be disabled.</p>
<p>See the "Options" section of this document, above.</p>
<p>See the "<a href="#options"><i>Options</i></a>"
section of this document, above.</p>
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<p>For example, with "<code>printdelay=60</code>", you can print only
once a minute.</p>
<p>See the "Options" section of this document, above.</p>
<p>See the "<a href="#options"><i>Options</i></a>"
section of this document, above.</p>
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<p>This command can be changed by setting the "printcommand" value
in Tux&nbsp;Paint's configuration file.</p>
<p>See the "Options" section of this document, above.</p>
<p>See the "<a href="#options"><i>Options</i></a>"
section of this document, above.</p>
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be loaded from the file "<code>userdata/print.cfg</code>".
Any changes will be saved there as well.</p>
<p>See the "Options" section of this document, above.</p>
<p>See the "<a href="#options"><i>Options</i></a>"
section of this document, above.</p>
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<p>(NOTE: The "Quit" button can be disabled (e.g., with the
"<code>--noquit</code>" command-line option), but the <b>[Escape]</b>
key will still work. See the "Options" section of this document,
above.)</p>
key will still work. See the "<a href="#options"><i>Options</i></a>"
section of this document, above.)</p>
<p>You will first be prompted as to whether you really want to quit.</p>
<p>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.)</p>
or create a new entry. (See "<a href="#save">Save</a>" above.)</p>
<p>NOTE: If the image is saved, it will be reloaded automatically
the next time you run Tux&nbsp;Paint!</p>
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<h1>Loading Other Pictures into Tux&nbsp;Paint</h1>
<blockquote>
<p>Since Tux&nbsp;Paint's 'Open' dialog only displays pictures you created with
Tux&nbsp;Paint, what if you want to load some other picture or photograph
into Tux&nbsp;Paint to edit?</p>
<p>Since Tux&nbsp;Paint's 'Open' dialog only displays pictures you created
with Tux&nbsp;Paint, what if you want to load some other picture or
photograph into Tux&nbsp;Paint to edit?</p>
<p>To do so, you simply need to convert the picture into
a PNG (Portable Network Graphic) image file, and place it in Tux&nbsp;Paint's
"saved" directory. ("<code>~/.tuxpaint/saved/</code>" under Linux and Unix,
"<code>userdata\saved\</code>" under Windows.)</p>
"<code>userdata\saved\</code>" under Windows,
"<code>Library/Preferences/tuxpaint/saved/</code>" under Mac&nbsp;OS&nbsp;X.)
</p>
<h2>Using '<code>tuxpaint-import</code>'</h2>
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<h2>Doing it Manually</h2>
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<p>Windows users must currently do the conversion manually.</p>
<p>Windows, Mac OS X and BeOS users must currently do the conversion
manually.</p>
<p>Load a graphics program that is capable of both loading your picture
and saving a PNG format file. (See the documentation file "PNG.txt"
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<p>Place this PNG file in your Tux&nbsp;Paint 'saved' directory.
(See above.)</p>
<p>Place this PNG file in your Tux&nbsp;Paint '<code>saved</code>'
directory. (See above.)</p>
<p>Under Windows, this is in the "userdata" folder.</p>
<p>Under Windows, this is in the "<code>userdata</code>" folder.
Under Mac OS X, this is in "<code>Library/Preferences/tuxpaint/</code>"
in your home directory.</p>
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