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Tux Paint
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version 0.9.15
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Frequently Asked Questions
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Copyright 2002-2005 by Bill Kendrick and others
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New Breed Software
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bill@newbreedsoftware.com
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http://www.newbreedsoftware. com/tuxpaint/
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September 14, 2002 - October 9, 2005
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Drawing-related
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* Fonts I added to Tux Paint only show squares
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The TrueType Font you're using might have the wrong encoding. If it's
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'custom' encoded, for example, you can try running it through FontForge
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(http://fontforge.sourceforge.net/) to convert it to an ISO-8859 format.
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(Email us if you need help with special fonts.)
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* The Rubber Stamp tool is greyed out!
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This means that Tux Paint either couldn't find any stamp images, or was
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asked not to load them.
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If you installed Tux Paint, but did not install the separate, optional
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"Stamps" collection, quit Tux Paint and install it now. It should be
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available from the same place you got the main Tux Paint program. (Note:
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As of version 0.9.14, Tux Paint comes with a small collection of example
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stamps.)
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If you don't want to install the default collection of stamps, you can
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just create your own. See the README documentation for more on creating
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PNG image files, TXT text description files, WAV sound files, and DAT
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text data files that make up stamps.
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Finally, if you install the stamps, and think they should be loading,
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check to see that the "nostamps" option isn't being set. (Either via a
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"--nostamps" option to Tux Paint's command line, or "nostamps=yes" in
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the configuration file.)
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If so, either change/remove the "nostamps" option, or you can override
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it with "--stamps" on the command line or "nostamps=no" or "stamps=yes"
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in a configuration file.
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* The Magic "Fill" Tool Looks Bad
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Tux Paint is probably comparing exact pixel colors when filling.
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This is faster, but looks worse. Run the command "tuxpaint
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--version" from a command line, and you should see, amongst the
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other output: "Low Quality Flood Fill enabled".
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To change this, you must rebuild Tux Paint from source. Be sure to
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remove or comment out any line that says:
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#define LOW_QUALITY_FLOOD_FILL
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in the "tuxpaint.c" file in the "src" directory.
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* Stamp outlines are always rectangles
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Tux Paint was built with low-quality (but faster) stamp outlines.
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Rebuild Tux Paint from source. Be sure to remove or comment out any
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line that says:
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#define LOW_QUALITY_STAMP_OUTLINE
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in the "tuxpaint.c" file in the "src" directory.
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Interface Problems
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* Stamp thumbnails in the Stamp Selector look bad
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Tux Paint was probably compiled with the faster, lower quality
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thumbnail code enabled. Run the command: "tuxpaint --version" from a
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command line. If, amongst the other output, you see the text: "Low
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Quality Thumbnails enabled", then this is what's happening.
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Rebuild Tux Paint from source. Be sure to remove or comment out any
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line that says:
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#define LOW_QUALITY_THUMBNAILS
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in the "tuxpaint.c" file in the "src" directory.
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* Pictures in the 'Open' dialog look bad
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"Low Quality Thumbnails" is probably enabled. See: "Stamp thumbnails
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in the Stamp Selector look bad", above.
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* The color picker buttons are ugly squares, not pretty buttons!
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Tux Paint was probably compiled with the nice looking color selector
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buttons disabled. Run the command: "tuxpaint --version" from a
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command line. If, amongst the other output, you see the text: "Low
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Quality Color Selector enabled", then this is what's happening.
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Rebuild Tux Paint from source. Be sure to remove or comment out any
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line that says:
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#define LOW_QUALITY_COLOR_SELECTOR
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in the "tuxpaint.c" file in the "src" directory.
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* All of the text is in uppercase!
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The "uppercase" option is on.
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If you're running Tux Paint from a command-line, make sure you're
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not giving it an "--uppercase" option.
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If you're running Tux Paint by double-clicking an icon, check the
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properties of the icon to see if "--uppercase" is listed as a
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command-line argument.
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If "--uppercase" isn't being sent on the command line, check
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Tux Paint's configuration file ("~/.tuxpaintrc" under Linux and
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Unix, "tuxpaint.cfg" under Windows) for a line reading:
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"uppercase=yes".
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Either remove that line, or simply run Tux Paint with the
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command-line argument: "--mixedcase", which will override the
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uppercase setting.
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Or use Tux Paint Config. and make sure "Show Uppercase Text Only"
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(under "Languages") is not checked.
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* Tux Paint is in a different language!
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Make sure your locale setting is correct. See "Tux Paint won't
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switch to my language", below.
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* Tux Paint won't switch to my language
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* Linux and Unix users: Make sure the locale is available
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Make sure the locale you want is available. Check your
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"/etc/locale.gen" file. See the README documentation for the
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locales Tux Paint uses (especially when using the "--lang"
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option).
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Note: Debian users can simply run "dpkg-reconfigure locales" if
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the locales are managed by "dpkg."
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* If you're using the "--lang" command-line option
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Try using the "--locale" command-line option, or your
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operating system's locale settings (e.g., the "$LANG"
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environment variable), and please e-mail us regarding your
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trouble.
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* If you're using the "--locale" command-line option
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If this doesn't work, please e-mail us regarding your
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trouble.
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* If you're trying to use your Operating System's locale
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If this doesn't work, please e-mail us regarding your
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trouble.
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* Make sure you have the necessary font
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Some translations require their own font. Chinese and
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Korean, for example, need Chinese and Korean TrueType
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Fonts installed and placed in the proper location,
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respectively.
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The appropriate fonts for such locales can be downloaded
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from the Tux Paint website:
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http://www.newbreedsoftware.com/tuxpaint/download/fonts/
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Printing
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* Tux Paint won't print, gives an error, or prints garbage
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(Unix/Linux)
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Tux Paint prints by creating a PostScript rendition of the picture
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and sending it to an external command. By default, this command is
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the "lpr" printing tool.
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If that program is not available (for example, you're using CUPS,
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the Common Unix Printing System, and do not have "cups-lpr"
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installed), you will need to specify an appropriate command using
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the "printcommand" option in Tux Paint's configuration file. (See
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the OPTIONS documentation.)
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Note: Versions of Tux Paint prior to 0.9.15 used a different default
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command for printing, "pngtopnm | pnmtops | lpr", as Tux Paint
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output PNG format, rather than PostScript.
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If you had changed your "printcommand" option prior to Tux Paint
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0.9.15, you will need to go back and alter it to accept PostScript.
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* I get the message "You can't print yet!" when I go to print!
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The "print delay" option is on. You can only print once every
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X seconds.
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If you're running Tux Paint from a command-line, make sure you're
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not giving it a "--printdelay=..." option.
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If you're running Tux Paint by double-clicking an icon, check the
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properties of the icon to see if "--printdelay=..." is listed as a
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command-line argument.
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If a "--printdelay=..." option isn't being sent on the command line,
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check Tux Paint's configuration file ("~/.tuxpaintrc" under Linux
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and Unix, "tuxpaint.cfg" under Windows) for a line reading:
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"printdelay=...".
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Either remove that line, set the delay value to 0 (no delay), or
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decrease the delay to a value you prefer. (See the README
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documentation).
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Or, you can simply run Tux Paint with the command-line argument:
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"--printdelay=0", which will override the configuration file's
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setting, and allow unlimited printing. (You won't have to wait
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between prints.)
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Or use Tux Paint Config. and make sure "Print Delay" (under
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"Printing") is set to "0 seconds."
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* I simply can't print! The button is greyed out!
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The "no print" option is on.
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If you're running Tux Paint from a command-line, make sure you're
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not giving it a "--noprint" option.
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If you're running Tux Paint by double-clicking an icon, check the
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properties of the icon to see if "--noprint" is listed as an
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argument.
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If "--noprint" isn't on the command-line, check Tux Paint's
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configuration file ("~/.tuxpaintrc" under Linux and Unix,
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"tuxpaint.cfg" under Windows) for a line reading: "noprint=yes".
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Either remove that line, or simply run Tux Paint with the
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command-line argument: "--print", which will override the
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configuration file's setting.
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Or use Tux Paint Config. and make sure "Allow Printing" (under
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"Printing") is checked.
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Saving
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* Tux Paint always saves over my old picture!
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The "save over" option is enabled. (This disables the prompt that
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would appear when you click 'Save.')
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If you're running Tux Paint from a command-line, make sure you're
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not giving it a "--saveover" option.
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If you're running Tux Paint by double-clicking an icon, check the
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properties of the icon to see if "--saveover" is listed as an
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argument.
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If "--saveover" isn't on the command-line, check Tux Paint's
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configuration file ("~/.tuxpaintrc" under Linux and Unix,
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"tuxpaint.cfg" under Windows) for a line reading: "saveover=yes".
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Either remove that line, or simply run Tux Paint with the
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command-line argument: "--saveoverask", which will override the
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configuration file's setting.
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Or use Tux Paint Config. and make sure "Ask Before Overwriting"
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(under "Saving") is checked.
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Also, see "Tux Paint always saves a new picture!", below.
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* Tux Paint always saves a new picture!
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The "never save over" option is enabled. (This disables the prompt
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that would appear when you click 'Save.')
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If you're running Tux Paint from a command-line, make sure you're
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not giving it a "--saveovernew" option.
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If you're running Tux Paint by double-clicking an icon, check the
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properties of the icon to see if "--saveovernew" is listed as an
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argument.
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If "--saveovernew" isn't on the command-line, check Tux Paint's
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configuration file ("~/.tuxpaintrc" under Linux and Unix,
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"tuxpaint.cfg" under Windows) for a line reading: "saveover=new".
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Either remove that line, or simply run Tux Paint with the
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command-line argument: "--saveoverask", which will override the
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configuration file's setting.
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Or use Tux Paint Config. and make sure "Ask Before Overwriting"
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(under "Saving") is checked.
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Also, see "Tux Paint always saves over my old picture!", above.
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Audio Problems
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* There's no sound!
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First, check the obvious:
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* Are you certain you're using the computer with the sound card?
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* Are your speakers connected and turned on?
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* Is the volume turned up on your speakers?
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* Is the volume turned up in your Operating System's "mixer?"
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* Are any other programs running that use sound? (They may be
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'blocking' Tux Paint)
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* (Unix/Linux) Are you using a sound system, such as aRts, ESD or
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GStreamer? If so, try setting the "SDL_AUDIODRIVER" environment
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variable before running Tux Paint (e.g.,
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"export SDL_AUDIODRIVER=arts"). Or, run Tux Paint through the
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system's rerouter (e.g., run "artsdsp tuxpaint" or
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"esddsp tuxpaint", instead of simply "tuxpaint").
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If sound seems to work otherwise (and you're sure no other program
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is "blocking" the sound device), then Tux Paint is either running
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with a "no sound" option or was compiled with sound support disabled
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entirely.
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To test whether sound support was enabled when Tux Paint was
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compiled, run Tux Paint from a command line, like so:
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tuxpaint --version
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If, amongst the other information, you see "Sound disabled", then
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the version of Tux Paint you're running has sound disabled.
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Recompile Tux Paint, and be sure NOT to build the "nosound" target.
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(i.e., don't run "make nosound") Be sure the SDL_mixer library and
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its development headers are available!
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If Tux Paint wasn't build without sound support, make sure you're
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not running Tux Paint with the "--nosound" option as a command-line
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argument.
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If it's not, then check the configuration file ("~/.tuxpaintrc"
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under Linux and Unix, and "tuxpaint.cfg" under Windows) for a line
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reading: "nosound=yes".
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Either remove that line, or simply run Tux Paint with the
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command-line argument: "--sound", which will override the
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configuration file's setting.
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Or use Tux Paint Config. and make sure "Enable Sound Effects" (under
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"Video & Sound") is checked.
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* The sound effects sound strange
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This could have to do with how SDL and SDL_mixer were initialized.
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(The buffer size chosen.)
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Please e-mail us with details about your computer system. (Operating
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system and version, sound card, which version of Tux Paint you're
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running (run "tuxpaint --version" to verify), and so on.)
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Fullscreen Mode Problems
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* When I run Tux Paint full-screen and ALT-TAB out, the window turns
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black!
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This is apparently a bug in the SDL library. Sorry.
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* When I run Tux Paint full-screen, it has large borders around it
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Linux users - Your X-Window server is probably not set with the
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ability to switch to the desired resolution: 800<30>600. (or whatever
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resolution you have Tux Paint set to run at.) (This is typically
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done manually under the X-Window server by pressing
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[Ctrl]-[Alt]-[KeyPad Plus] and -[KeyPad Minus].)
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For this to work, your monitor must support that resolution, and you
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need to have it listed in your X server configuration.
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Check the "Display" subsection of the "Screen" section of your
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XFree86 or X.org configuration file (typically
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"/etc/X11/XF86Config-4" or "/etc/X11/XF86Config", depending on the
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version of XFree86 you're using; 3.x or 4.x, respectively, or
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"/etc/X11/xorg.conf" for X.org).
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Add "800x600" (or whatever resolution(s) you want) to the
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appropriate "Modes" line. (e.g., in the "Display" subsection that
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contains 24-bit color depth ("Depth 24"), which is what Tux Paint
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tries to use.) e.g.:
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Modes "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
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Note that some Linux distributions have tools that can make these
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changes for you. Debian users can run the command "dpkg-reconfigure
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xserver-xfree86" as root, for example.
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* Tux Paint keeps running in Full Screen mode - I want it windowed!
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The "fullscreen" option is set.
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If you're running Tux Paint from a command-line, make sure you're
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not giving it a "--fullscreen" option.
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If you're running Tux Paint by double-clicking an icon, check the
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properties of the icon to see if "--fullscreen" is listed as an
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argument.
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If "--fullscreen" isn't on the command-line, check Tux Paint's
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configuration file ("~/.tuxpaintrc" under Linux and Unix,
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"tuxpaint.cfg" under Windows) for a line reading: "fullscreen=yes".
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Either remove that line, or simply run Tux Paint with the
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command-line argument: "--windowed", which will override the
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configuration file's setting.
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Or use Tux Paint Config. and make sure "Fullscreen" (under "Video &
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Sound") is not checked.
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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
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of Tux Paint!", this means it has been launched in the last 30
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seconds. (On Unix/Linux, this message would appear in a terminal
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console if you ran Tux Paint from a command-line. On Windows, this
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message would appear in a file named "stdout.txt" in the same folder
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where TuxPaint.exe resides (e.g., C:\Program Files\TuxPaint).
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A lockfile ("~/.tuxpaint/lockfile.dat" on Linux and Unix,
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"userdata\lockfile.dat" on Windows) is used to make sure Tux Paint
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isn't run too many times at once (e.g., due to a child impatiently
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clicking its icon more than once).
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Even if the lockfile exists, it contains the 'time' Tux Paint was
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last run. If it's been more than 30 seconds, Tux Paint should run
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fine, and simply update the lockfile with the current time.
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If multiple users are sharing the directory where this file is
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stored (e.g., on a shared network drive), then you'll need to
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disable this feature.
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To disable the lockfile, add the "--nolockfile" argument to
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Tux Paint's command-line.
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* I can't quit Tux Paint
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The "noquit" option is set. This disables the "Quit" button in
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Tux Paint's toolbar (greying it out), and prevents Tux Paint from
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being quit using the [Escape] key.
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If Tux Paint is not in fullscreen mode, simply click the window
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close button on Tux Paint's title bar. (i.e., the "(x)" at the upper
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right.)
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If Tux Paint is in fullscreen mode, you will need to use the [Shift]
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+ [Control] + [Escape] sequence on the keyboard to quit Tux Paint.
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(Note: with or without "noquit" set, you can always use the [Alt] +
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[F4] combination on your keyboard to quit Tux Paint.)
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* I don't want "noquit" mode enabled!
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If you're running Tux Paint from a command-line, make sure you're
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not giving it a "--noquit" option.
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If you're running Tux Paint by double-clicking an icon, check the
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properties of the icon to see if "--noquit" is listed as an
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argument.
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If "--noquit" isn't on the command-line, check Tux Paint's
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configuration file ("~/.tuxpaintrc" under Linux and Unix,
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"tuxpaint.cfg" under Windows) for a line reading: "noquit=yes".
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Either remove that line, or simply run Tux Paint with the
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command-line argument: "--quit", which will override the
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configuration file's setting.
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Or use Tux Paint Config. and make sure "Disable Quit Button and
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[Escape] Key" (under "Simplification") is not checked.
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* Tux Paint keeps writing weird messages to the screen / to a text
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file
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A few messages are normal, but if Tux Paint is being extremely
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verbose (like listing the name of every rubber-stamp image it finds
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while loading them), then it was probably compiled with debugging
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output turned on.
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Rebuild Tux Paint from source. Be sure to remove or comment out any
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line that says:
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#define DEBUG
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in the "tuxpaint.c" file in the "src" directory.
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* Tux Paint is using options I didn't specify!
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By default, Tux Paint first looks at configuration files for
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options.
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* Unix and Linux
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Under Unix and Linux, it first examines the system-wide
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configuration file, located here:
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/etc/tuxpaint/tuxpaint.conf
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It then examines the user's personal configuration file:
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~/.tuxpaintrc
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Finally, any options sent as command-line arguments are used.
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* Windows
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Under Windows, Tux Paint first examines the configuration file:
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tuxpaint.cfg
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Then, any options sent as command-line arguments are used.
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This means that if anything is set in a configuration file that you
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don't want set, you'll need to either change the config. file (if
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you can), or override the option on the command-line.
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For example, if "/etc/tuxpaint/tuxpaint.conf" includes an option to
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disable sound:
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nosound=yes
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You can reenable sound by either adding this option to your own
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".tuxpainrc" file:
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sound=yes
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Or by using this command-line argument:
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--sound
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Linux and Unix users can also disable the system-wide configuration
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file by including the following command-line argument:
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--nosysconfig
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Tux Paint will then only look at "~/.tuxpaintrc" and command-line
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arguments to determine what options should be set.
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Help / Contact
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Any questions you don't see answered? Let me know!
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bill@newbreedsoftware.com
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Or post to our 'tuxpaint-users' mailing list:
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http://www.newbreedsoftware.com/tuxpaint/lists/
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