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version 0.9.25
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A simple drawing program for children
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<p>
Copyright 2002-2020 by various contributors; see
AUTHORS.txt<br>
<a href=
"http://www.tuxpaint.org/">http://www.tuxpaint.org/</a>
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June 14, 2002 - August 25, 2020
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Table of Contents
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<ul>
<li>
<a href="#about">About</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="#using">Using Tux Paint</a>
<ul>
<li>
<a href="#using_loading">Loading
Tux Paint</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="#using_title">Title Screen</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="#using_main">Main Screen</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="#using_tools">Available Tools</a>
<ul>
<li>
<a href="#using_tools_drawing">Drawing
Tools</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="#using_tools_other">Other
Controls</a>
</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
<a href="#loading_into">Loading Other Pictures into
Tux Paint</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="#further">Further Reading</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="#help">How to Get Help</a>
</li>
</ul>
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<h1>
<a name="about"
id="about">About</a>
</h1>
<blockquote>
<h2>
What Is 'Tux Paint?'
</h2>
<blockquote>
<p>
Tux Paint is a free drawing program designed for young
children (kids ages 3 and up). It has a simple,
easy-to-use interface, fun sound effects, and an
encouraging cartoon mascot who helps guide children as
they use the program. It provides a blank canvas and a
variety of drawing tools to help your child be creative.
</p>
</blockquote>
<h2>
License:
</h2>
<blockquote>
<p>
Tux Paint is an Open Source project,
Free Software released under the GNU General Public
License (GPL). It is free, and the 'source code'
behind the program is available. (This allows others to
add features, fix bugs, and use parts of the program in
their own GPL'd software.)
</p>
<p>
See <a href="../COPYING.txt">COPYING.txt</a> for the full
text of the GPL license.
</p>
</blockquote>
<h2>
Objectives:
</h2>
<blockquote>
<dl>
<dt>
<b>Easy and Fun</b>
</dt>
<dd>
Tux Paint is meant to be a simple drawing program
for young children. It is not meant as a
general-purpose drawing tool. It <i>is</i> meant to be
fun and easy to use. Sound effects and a cartoon
character help let the user know what's going on, and
keeps them entertained. There are also extra-large
cartoon-style mouse pointer shapes.
</dd>
<dt>
<b>Extensibility</b>
</dt>
<dd>
Tux Paint is extensible. Brushes and "rubber
stamp" shapes can be dropped in and pulled out. For
example, a teacher can drop in a collection of animal
shapes and ask their students to draw an ecosystem.
Each shape can have a sound which is played, and
textual facts which are displayed, when the child
selects the shape.
</dd>
<dt>
<b>Portability</b>
</dt>
<dd>
Tux Paint is portable among various computer
platforms: Windows, Macintosh, Linux, etc. The
interface looks the same among them all. Tux Paint
runs suitably well on older systems (like a
Pentium 133), and can be built to run better on
slow systems.
</dd>
<dt>
<b>Simplicity</b>
</dt>
<dd>
There is no direct access to the computer's underlying
intricacies. The current image is kept when the program
quits, and reappears when it is restarted. Saving
images requires no need to create filenames or use the
keyboard. Opening an image is done by selecting it from
a collection of thumbnails. Access to other files on
the computer is restricted.
</dd>
</dl>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
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<h1>
<a name="using"
id="using">Using Tux Paint</a>
</h1>
<blockquote>
<h2>
<a name="using_loading"
id="using_loading">Loading Tux Paint</a>
</h2>
<blockquote>
<h3>
Linux/Unix Users
</h3>
<blockquote>
<p>
Tux Paint should have placed a laucher icon in your KDE
and/or GNOME menus, under 'Graphics.'
</p>
<p>
Alternatively, you can run the following command at a
shell prompt (e.g., "$"):
</p>
<blockquote>
<code>$ tuxpaint</code>
</blockquote>
<p>
If any errors occur, they will be displayed on the
terminal (to "stderr").
</p>
</blockquote>
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<h3>
Windows Users
</h3>
<blockquote>
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<td align="center">
<img src="../../html/images/icon-win32.png"
width="32"
height="32"
alt="[Icon]"><br>
Tux Paint
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<p>
If you installed Tux Paint on your computer using
the 'Tux Paint Installer,' it will have asked
you whether you wanted a 'Start' menu short-cut, and/or
a desktop shortcut. If you agreed, you can simply run
Tux Paint from the 'Tux Paint' section of
your 'Start' menu (e.g., under "All Programs" on
Windows XP), or by double-clicking the
"Tux Paint" icon on your desktop.
</p>
<p>
If you installed Tux Paint using the 'ZIP-file'
download, or if you used the
'Tux Paint Installer,' but chose not to have
shortcuts installed, you'll need to double-click the
"<code>tuxpaint.exe</code>" icon in the
'Tux Paint' folder on your computer.
</p>
<p>
By default, the 'Tux Paint Installer' will
put Tux Paint's folder in
"<code>C:\Program Files\</code>", though you may
have changed this when the installer ran.
</p>
<p>
If you used the 'ZIP-file' download, Tux Paint's
folder will be wherever you put it when you unzipped
the ZIP file.
</p>
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<h3>
macOS Users
</h3>
<blockquote>
<p>
Simply double-click the "Tux Paint" icon.
</p>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
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<h2>
<a name="using_title"
id="using_title">Title Screen</a>
</h2>
<blockquote>
<p>
When Tux Paint first loads, a title/credits screen
will appear.
</p>
<p align="center">
<img src="../../html/images/tuxpaint-title.jpg"
width="324"
height="254"
alt="[Title Screenshot]">
</p>
<p>
Once loading is complete, press a key or click on the
mouse to continue. (Or, after about 30 seconds, the
title screen will go away automatically.)
</p>
</blockquote>
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<h2>
<a name="using_main"
id="using_main">Main Screen</a>
</h2>
<blockquote>
The main screen is divided into the following sections:
<dl>
<dt>
Left Side: Toolbar
</dt>
<dd>
<p>
The toolbar contains the drawing and editing
controls.
</p>
<!-- FIXME: Update screenshot to add "Fill" tool -->
<p align="center">
<img src="../../html/images/tools.jpg"
width="324"
height="254"
alt=
"[Tools: Paint, Stamp, Lines, Shapes, Text, Magic, Label, Undo, Redo, Eraser, New, Open, Save, Print, Quit]">
</p>
</dd>
<dt>
Middle: Drawing Canvas
</dt>
<dd>
<p>
The largest part of the screen, in the center, is the
drawing canvas. This is, obviously, where you draw!
</p>
<p align="center">
<img src="../../html/images/canvas.jpg"
width="324"
height="254"
alt="[(Canvas)]">
</p>
<p>
<b>Note:</b> The size of the drawing canvas depends
on the size of Tux Paint. You can change the
size of Tux Paint using the
<i>Tux Paint Config.</i> configuration
tool, or by other means. See the <a href=
"OPTIONS.html">OPTIONS</a> documentation for more
details.
</p>
</dd>
<dt>
Right Side: Selector
</dt>
<dd>
<p>
Depending on the current tool, the selector shows
different things. e.g., when the Paint Brush
tool is selected, it shows the various brushes
available. When the Rubber Stamp tool is
selected, it shows the different shapes you can use.
</p>
<p align="center">
<img src="../../html/images/selector.jpg"
width="324"
height="254"
alt=
"[Selectors - Brushes, Letters, Shapes, Stamps]">
</p>
</dd>
<dt>
Lower: Colors
</dt>
<dd>
<p>
A palette of available colors are shown near the
bottom of the screen.
</p>
<p align="center">
<img src="../../html/images/colors.jpg"
width="324"
height="254"
alt=
"[Colors - Black, White, Red, Pink, Orange, Yellow, Green, Cyan, Blue, Purple, Brown, Grey]">
</p>
<p>
On the far right are two special color options, the
"color picker", which has an outline of an
eye-dropper, and allows you to pick a color found
within your drawing, and the rainbow palette, which
allows you to pick a color from within a box
containing thousands of colors.
</p>
<p>
(NOTE: You can define your own colors for
Tux Paint. See the "<a href=
"OPTIONS.html"><i>Options</i></a>" documentation.)
</p>
</dd>
<dt>
Bottom: Help Area
</dt>
<dd>
<p>
At the very bottom of the screen, Tux, the Linux
Penguin, provides tips and other information while
you draw.
</p>
<p align="center">
<img src="../../html/images/tips.jpg"
width="324"
height="254"
alt=
"(For example: 'Pick a shape. Click to pick the center, drag, then let go when it is the size you want. Move around to rotate it, and click to draw it.)">
</p>
</dd>
</dl>
</blockquote>
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<h2>
<a name="using_tools"
id="using_tools">Available Tools</a>
</h2>
<blockquote>
<h3>
<a name="using_tools_drawing"
id="using_tools_drawing">Drawing Tools</a>
</h3>
<blockquote>
<dl>
<dt>
<b>Paint (Brush)</b>
</dt>
<dd>
<img src="../../html/images/tool_paint.png"
width="48"
height="48"
alt=""
align="right">
<p>
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).
</p>
<p>
If you hold the mouse button down, and move the
mouse, it will draw as you move.
</p>
<p>
As you draw, a sound is played. The bigger the
brush, the lower the pitch.
</p>
<br clear="all">
<p align="center">
<img src="../../html/images/ex_paint.png"
width="120"
height="95"
alt="">
</p>
<hr size="1">
</dd>
<dt>
<b>Stamp (Rubber Stamp)</b>
</dt>
<dd>
<img src="../../html/images/tool_stamp.png"
width="48"
height="48"
alt=""
align="right">
<p>
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.
</p>
<p>
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.
</p>
<p align="center">
<img src="../../html/images/ex_stamps.png"
width="182"
height="156"
alt="">
</p>
<img src=
"../../html/images/tool_stamp_categories.png"
width="96"
height="48"
alt=""
align="right">
<p>
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.
</p>
<p>
Prior to 'stamping' an image onto your drawing,
various effects can sometimes be applied (depending
on the stamp):
</p>
<ul>
<li>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.
</li>
<li>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.
</li>
<li>Many stamps may be flipped vertically, or
displayed as a mirror-image, using the control
buttons at the bottom right.
</li>
</ul>
<p align="center">
<img src=
"../../html/images/tool_stamp_controls.png"
width="96"
height="96"
alt="">
</p>
<img src="../../html/images/tool_sfx.png"
width="48"
height="24"
alt=""
align="right">
<p>
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.
</p>
<p>
(NOTE: If the "<code>nostampcontrols</code>" option
is set, Tux Paint won't display the Mirror,
Flip, Shrink and Grow controls for stamps. See the
"<a href="OPTIONS.html"><i>Options</i></a>"
documentation.)
</p>
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</dd>
<dt>
<b>Lines</b>
</dt>
<dd>
<img src="../../html/images/tool_lines.png"
width="48"
height="48"
alt=""
align="right">
<p>
This tool lets you draw straight lines using the
various brushes and colors you normally use with
the Paint Brush.
</p>
<p>
Click the mouse and hold it to choose the starting
point of the line. As you move the mouse around, a
thin 'rubber-band' line will show where the line
will be drawn.
</p>
<p>
Let go of the mouse to complete the line. A
"sproing!" sound will play.
</p>
<br clear="all">
<p align="center">
<img src="../../html/images/ex_lines.png"
width="76"
height="103"
alt="">
</p>
<hr size="1">
</dd>
<dt>
<b>Shapes</b>
</dt>
<dd>
<img src="../../html/images/tool_shapes.png"
width="48"
height="48"
alt=""
align="right">
<p>
This tool lets you draw some simple filled, and
un-filled shapes.
</p>
<p>
Select a shape from the selector on the right
(circle, square, oval, etc.).
</p>
<p>
Use the options at the bottom right to choose
the shape tool's behavior:
</p>
<dl>
<dt>
Shapes from center
</dt>
<dd>
The shape will expand from where you initially
clicked, and will be centered around that position.
(This was Tux Paint's only behavior through
version 0.9.24.)
</dd>
<dt>
Shapes from corner
</dt>
<dd>
The shape will extend with one corner starting
from where you initially clicked. This is the
default method of most other traditional drawing
software. (This option was added starting with
Tux Paint version 0.9.25.)
</dd>
</dl>
<p>
Note: If shape controls are disabled (e.g., with the
"<code>--noshapecontrols</code>" option), the controls
will not be presented, and the "shapes from center"
method will be used.
</p>
<p>
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 may be wider than tall, or taller than wide),
others cannot (e.g., square and circle).
</p>
<p>
Let go of the mouse when you're done stretching.
</p>
<dl>
<dt>
Normal Mode
</dt>
<dd>
<p>
Now you can move the mouse around the canvas to
rotate the shape.
</p>
<p>
Click the mouse button again and the shape will
be drawn in the current color.
</p>
</dd>
<dt>
Simple Shapes Mode
</dt>
<dd>
If simple shapes are enabled (e.g., with the
"<code>--simpleshapes</code>" option), the shape
will be drawn on the canvas when you let go of
the mouse button. (There's no rotation step.)
</dd>
</dl>
<br clear="all">
<p align="center">
<img src="../../html/images/ex_shapes.png"
width="177"
height="104"
alt="">
</p>
<hr size="1">
</dd>
<dt>
<b>Text</b> and <b>Label</b>
</dt>
<dd>
<img src="../../html/images/tool_text.png"
width="48"
height="48"
alt=""
align="right">
<p>
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.
</p>
<p>
Press <b>[Enter]</b> or <b>[Return]</b> and the
text will be drawn onto the picture and the cursor
will move down one line.
</p>
<p>
Alternatively, press <b>[Tab]</b> and the text will
be drawn onto the picture, but the cursor will move
to the right of the text, 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: <code>Like</code> <font color=
"#880000"><i><b>this</b></i></font>.)
</p>
<p>
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).
</p>
<p align="center">
<img src="../../html/images/ex_text.png"
width="139"
height="69"
alt="">
</p>
<dl>
<dt>
<b>Text versus Label</b>
</dt>
<dd>
<p>
The <b>Text</b> tool is the original text-entry
tool in Tux Paint. Text entered using this
tool can't be modified or moved later, since it
becomes part of the drawing. However, because
the text becomes part of the picture, it can be
drawn over or modified using <b>Magic</b> tool
effects (e.g., smudged, tinted, embossed, etc.)
</p>
<p>
When using the <b>Label</b> tool (which was
added to Tux Paint in version 0.9.22), the
text 'floats' over the image, and the details
of the label (the text, the position of the
label, the font choice and the color) get
stored separately. This allows the label to be
repositioned or edited later.
</p>
<p>
The <b>Label</b> tool can be disabled (e.g., by
selecting "Disable 'Label' Tool" in
<i>Tux Paint Config.</i> or running
<i>Tux Paint</i> with the
"<code>--nolabel</code>" command-line option).
</p>
</dd>
<dt>
<b>International Character Input</b>
</dt>
<dd>
<p>
Tux Paint allows inputting characters in
different languages. Most Latin characters
(<i>A</i>-<i>Z</i>, <i>ñ</i>, <i>è</i>, etc.)
can by entered directly. Some languages require
that Tux Paint be switched into an
alternate input mode before entering, and some
characters must be composed using numerous
keypresses.
</p>
<p>
When Tux Paint's locale is set to one of the
languages that provide alternate input modes, a
key is used to cycle through normal (Latin
character) and locale-specific mode or modes.
</p>
<p>
Currently supported locales, the input methods
available, and the key to toggle or cycle
modes, are listed below. <b>Note:</b> 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.
</p>
<ul>
<li>Japanese — Romanized Hiragana and Romanized
Katakana — <b>right [Alt]</b>
</li>
<li>Korean — Hangul 2-Bul —
<b>right [Alt]</b> or
<b>left [Alt]</b>
</li>
<li>Traditional Chinese —
<b>right [Alt]</b> or
<b>left [Alt]</b>
</li>
<li>Thai — <b>right [Alt]</b>
</li>
</ul>
</dd>
</dl>
</dd>
<dd>
<hr size="1">
</dd>
<dt>
<b>Fill</b>
</dt>
<dd>
<img src="../../html/images/tool_fill.png"
width="48"
height="48"
alt=""
align="right">
<p>
The 'Fill' tool 'flood-fills' a contiguous area of
your drawing with a solid color of your choice.
</p>
<p>
Note: Prior to Tux Paint 0.9.24, this was a
"Magic" tool (see below).
</p>
<hr size="1">
</dd>
<dt>
<b>Magic (Special Effects)</b>
</dt>
<dd>
<img src="../../html/images/tool_magic.png"
width="48"
height="48"
alt=""
align="right">
<p>
The 'Magic' tool is actually a set of special
tools. Select one of 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.
</p>
<p>
If the tool can be used by clicking and dragging, a
'painting' button will be available on the left,
below the list of "magic" tools on the right side
of the screen. If the tool can affect the entire
picture at once, an 'entire picture' button
will be available on the right.
</p>
<br clear="all">
<p>
See the <a href=
"../magic-docs/html/index.html">instructions for
each Magic tool</a> (in the 'magic-docs' folder).
</p>
<hr size="1">
</dd>
<dt>
<b>Eraser</b>
</dt>
<dd>
<img src="../../html/images/tool_eraser.png"
width="48"
height="48"
alt=""
align="right">
<p>
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.)
</p>
<p>
A number of eraser sizes are available, both round
and square..
</p>
<p>
As you move the mouse around, a square outline
follows the pointer, showing what part of the
picture will be erased to white.
</p>
<p>
As you erase, a "squeaky clean" eraser/wiping sound
is played.
</p>
<br clear="all">
</dd>
</dl>
</blockquote>
<hr size="1"
noshade>
<h3>
<a name="using_tools_other"
id="using_tools_other">Other Controls</a>
</h3>
<blockquote>
<dl>
<dt>
<b>Undo</b>
</dt>
<dd>
<img src="../../html/images/tool_undo.png"
width="48"
height="48"
alt=""
align="right">
<p>
Clicking this tool will undo the last drawing
action. You can even undo more than once!
</p>
<p>
Note: You can also press <b>[Control]-[Z]</b> on
the keyboard to undo.
</p>
<br clear="all">
<hr size="1">
</dd>
<dt>
<b>Redo</b>
</dt>
<dd>
<img src="../../html/images/tool_redo.png"
width="48"
height="48"
alt=""
align="right">
<p>
Clicking this tool will redo the drawing action you
just "undid" with the 'Undo' button.
</p>
<p>
As long as you don't draw again, you can redo as
many times as you had "undone!"
</p>
<p>
Note: You can also press <b>[Control]-[R]</b> on
the keyboard to redo.
</p>
<br clear="all">
<hr size="1">
</dd>
<dt>
<b>New</b>
</dt>
<dd>
<img src="../../html/images/tool_new.png"
width="48"
height="48"
alt=""
align="right">
<p>
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' or 'Template' image (see below).
You will first be asked whether you really want to
do this.
</p>
<p>
Note: You can also press <b>[Control]-[N]</b> on
the keyboard to start a new drawing.
</p>
<b>'Starter' & Template Images</b>
<blockquote>
<p>
'Starters' can behave like a page from a coloring
book — a black-and-white outline of a picture,
which you can then color in, and the black outline
remains intact — or like a 3D photograph,
where you draw in between a foreground and background
layer.
</p>
<p>
'Templates' are similar, but simply provide a
background drawing to work off of. Unlike 'Starters',
there is no layer that remains in the foreground of
anything you draw in the picture.
</p>
<p>
When using the 'Eraser' tool, the original image
from the 'Starter' or 'Template' will reappear.
The 'Flip' and 'Mirror' Magic tools affect the
orientation of the 'Starter' or 'Template', as well.
<p>
When you load a 'Starter' or 'Template', draw on it,
and then click 'Save,' it creates a new picture file
— it doesn't overwrite the original, so you
can use it again later (by accessing it from the 'New'
dialoge)..
</p>
</blockquote>
<br clear="all">
<hr size="1">
</dd>
<dt>
<b>Open</b>
</dt>
<dd>
<img src="../../html/images/tool_open.png"
width="48"
height="48"
alt=""
align="right">
<p>
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.
</p>
<br clear="all">
<p align="center">
<img src="../../html/images/open_dialog.jpg"
width="194"
height="152"
alt="">
</p>
<p>
Click a picture to select it, then...
</p>
<blockquote>
<ul>
<li>
<img src="../../html/images/open_open.png"
width="48"
height="48"
alt=""
align="right">
<p>
Click the green "Open" button at the lower
left of the list to load the selected
picture.
</p>
<p>
(Alternatively, you can double-click a
picture's icon to load it.)
</p>
<br clear="all">
</li>
<li>
<img src="../../html/images/open_erase.png"
width="48"
height="48"
alt=""
align="right">
<p>
Click the brown "Erase" (trash can) button at
the lower right of the list to erase the
selected picture. (You will be asked to
confirm.)
</p>
<p>
<b>Note:</b> As of version 0.9.22, the
picture will be placed in your desktop's
trash can, on Linux only.
</p>
<br clear="all">
</li>
<li>
<img src="../../html/images/open_export.png"
width="48"
height="48"
alt=""
align="right">
<p>
Click the "Export" button near the lower
right to export the image to your export
folder. (e.g.,
"<code>~/Pictures/TuxPaint/</code>")
</p>
<br clear="all">
</li>
<li>
<img src="../../html/images/open_slides.png"
width="48"
height="48"
alt=""
align="right">
<p>
Click the blue "Slides" (slide projector)
button at the lower left to go to slideshow
mode. See "<a href="#slides">Slides</a>",
below, for details.
</p>
<br clear="all">
</li>
<li>
<img src="../../html/images/open_back.png"
width="48"
height="48"
alt=""
align="right">
<p>
Or click the red "Back" arrow button at the
lower right of the list to cancel and return
to the picture you were drawing.
</p>
<br clear="all">
</li>
</ul>
</blockquote>
<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
"<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>
<br clear="all">
<hr size="1">
</dd>
<dt>
<b><a name="save"
id="save">Save</a></b>
</dt>
<dd>
<img src="../../html/images/tool_save.png"
width="48"
height="48"
alt=""
align="right">
<p>
This saves your current picture.
</p>
<p>
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)
</p>
<p>
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.
</p>
<p>
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).
</p>
<p align="center">
<img src="../../html/images/saveover.png"
width="177"
height="110"
alt="">
</p>
<p>
(NOTE: If either the "<code>saveover</code>" or
"<code>saveovernew</code>" options are set, it
won't ask before saving over. See the "<a href=
"OPTIONS.html"><i>Options</i></a>" documentation.)
</p>
<p>
Note: You can also press <b>[Control]-[S]</b> on
the keyboard to save.
</p>
<br clear="all">
<hr size="1">
</dd>
<dt>
<b>Print</b>
</dt>
<dd>
<img src="../../html/images/tool_print.png"
width="48"
height="48"
alt=""
align="right">
<p>
Click this button and your picture will be printed!
</p>
<p>
On most platforms, you can also hold the
<b>[Alt]</b> key (called <b>[Option]</b> 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.
</p>
<dl>
<dt>
Disabling Printing
</dt>
<dd>
<p>
If the "noprint" option was set (either with
"<code>noprint=yes</code>" in Tux Paint's
configuration file, or using
"<code>--noprint</code>" on the command-line),
the "Print" button will be disabled.
</p>
<p>
See the "<a href=
"OPTIONS.html"><i>Options</i></a>"
documentation.)
</p>
</dd>
<dt>
Restricting Printing
</dt>
<dd>
<p>
If the "printdelay" option was used (either
with "<code>printdelay=<i>SECONDS</i></code>"
in the configuration file, or using
"<code>--printdelay=<i>SECONDS</i></code>" on
the command-line), you can only print once
every <i>SECONDS</i> seconds.
</p>
<p>
For example, with "<code>printdelay=60</code>",
you can print only once a minute.
</p>
<p>
See the "<a href=
"OPTIONS.html"><i>Options</i></a>"
documentation.)
</p>
</dd>
<dt>
Printing Commands
</dt>
<dd>
<p>
<i>(Linux and Unix only)</i>
</p>
<p>
<i>Tux Paint</i> prints by generating a
PostScript representation of the drawing and
sending it to an external program. By default,
the program is:
</p>
<blockquote>
<code>lpr</code>
</blockquote>
<p>
This command can be changed by setting the
"printcommand" value in Tux Paint's
configuration file.
</p>
<p>
If the <b>[Alt]</b> 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:
</p>
<blockquote>
<code>kprinter</code>
</blockquote>
<p>
This command can be changed by setting the
"altprintcommand" value in Tux Paint's
configuration file.
</p>
<p>
For information on how to change the printing
commands, see the "<a href=
"OPTIONS.html"><i>Options</i></a>"
documentation.
</p>
</dd>
<dt>
Printer Settings
</dt>
<dd>
<p>
<i>(Windows and macOS)</i>
</p>
<p>
By default, Tux Paint simply prints to the
default printer with default settings when the
'Print' button is pushed.
</p>
<p>
However, if you hold the <b>[Alt]</b> (or
<b>[Option]</b>) 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.
</p>
<p>
You can have the printer configuration changes
stored by using the "printcfg" option, either
by using "<code>--printcfg</code>" on the
command-line, or "<code>printcfg=yes</code>" in
Tux Paint's own configuration file
("<code>tuxpaint.cfg</code>").
</p>
<p>
If the "printcfg" option is used, printer
settings will be loaded from the file
"<code>print.cfg</code>" in your personal
folder (see below). Any changes will be saved
there as well.
</p>
<p>
See the "<a href=
"OPTIONS.html"><i>Options</i></a>"
documentation.)
</p>
</dd>
<dt>
Printer Dialog Options
</dt>
<dd>
<p>
By default, Tux Paint only shows the
printer dialog (or, on Linux/Unix, runs the
"altprintcommand", e.g., "kprinter" instead of
"lpr") if the <b>[Alt]</b> (or <b>[Option]</b>)
key is held while clicking the 'Print' button.
</p>
<p>
However, this behavior can be changed. You can
have the printer dialog always appear by using
"<code>--altprintalways</code>" on the
command-line, or "<code>altprint=always</code>"
in Tux Paint's configuration file. Or, you
can prevent the <b>[Alt]</b>/<b>[Option]</b>
key from having any effect by using
"<code>--altprintnever</code>", or
"<code>altprint=never</code>".
</p>
<p>
See the "<a href=
"OPTIONS.html"><i>Options</i></a>"
documentation.)
</p>
</dd>
</dl>
<br clear="all">
<hr size="1">
</dd>
<dt>
<a name="slides"
id="slides"><b>Slides</b> (under "Open")</a>
</dt>
<dd>
<img src="../../html/images/open_slides.png"
width="48"
height="48"
alt=""
align="right">
<p>
The "Slides" button is available in the "Open"
dialog. It can be used to play a simple animation
within Tux Paint, or a slideshow of pictures.
It can also export an animated GIF based on the
chosen images.
</p>
<dl>
<dt>
<b>Chosing pictures</b>
</dt>
<dd>
<p>
When you enter the "Slides" section of
Tux Paint, it displays a list of your
saved files, just like the "Open" dialog.
</p>
<p>
Click each of the images you wish to display in
a slideshow-style presentation, one by one. A
digit will appear over each image, letting you
know in which order they will be displayed.
</p>
<p>
You can click a selected image to unselect it
(take it out of your slideshow). Click it again
if you wish to add it to the end of the list.
</p>
</dd>
<dt>
<b>Set playback speed</b>
</dt>
<dd>
<p>
A sliding scale at the lower left of the screen
(next to the "Play" button) can be used to
adjust the speed of the slideshow or animated
GIF, from slowest to fastest. Choose the
leftmost setting to disable automatic
advancement during playback within
Tux Paint — you will need to press a key
or click to go to the next slide (see below).
</p>
<p>
<b>Note:</b> The slowest setting does not
automatically advance through the slides. Use
it for when you want to step through them
manually. (This does not apply to an exported
animated GIF.)
</p>
</dd>
<dt>
<b>Playback in Tux Paint</b>
</dt>
<dd>
<p>
To play a slideshow within Tux Paint,
click the "Play" button. (Note: If you hadn't
selected ANY images, then ALL of your saved
images will be played in the slideshow!)
</p>
<p>
During the slideshow, press <b>[Space]</b>,
<b>[Enter]</b> or <b>[Return]</b>, or the
<b>[Right Arrow]</b> — or click the "Next"
button at the lower left — to manually advance
to the next slide. Press <b>[Left]</b> to go
back to the previous slide.
</p>
<p>
Press <b>[Escape]</b>, or click the "Back"
button at the lower right, to exit the
slideshow and return to the slideshow image
selection screen.
</p>
</dd>
<dt>
<b>Exporting an animated GIF</b>
</dt>
<dd>
<p>
<img src=
"../../html/images/open_slides_export_gif.png"
width="48"
height="48"
alt=""
align="right"> Click the "GIF Export" button
near the lower right to have Tux Paint
generate an animated GIF file based on the
selected images.
</p>
<p>
<b>Note:</b> At least two images must be
selected. (To export a single image, use the
"Export" option from the "Open" dialog.) If no
images are selected, Tux Paint will NOT
attempt to generate a GIF based on all saved
images.
</p>
<p>
Pressing [Escape] during export will abort the
process, and return you to the "Slideshow"
dialog.
</p>
<br clear="all">
</dd>
</dl>
<p>
Click "Back" in the slideshow image selection
screen to return to the "Open" dialog.
</p>
<br clear="all">
<hr size="1">
</dd>
<dt>
<b>Quit</b>
</dt>
<dd>
<img src="../../html/images/tool_quit.png"
width="48"
height="48"
alt=""
align="right">
<p>
Clicking the "Quit" button, closing the
Tux Paint window, or pushing the
<b>[Escape]</b> key will quit Tux Paint.
</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 "<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 Paint!
</p>
<p>
<b>NOTE:</b> The "Quit" button and <b>[Escape]</b>
key can be disabled (e.g., by selecting
"Disable 'Quit' Button" in
<i>Tux Paint Config.</i> or running
<i>Tux Paint</i> with the
"<code>--noquit</code>" command-line option).
</p>
<p>
In that case, the "window close" button on
<i>Tux Paint's</i> title bar (if not in
fullscreen mode) or the
<b>[Alt]</b> + <b>[F4]</b> key sequence
may be used to quit.
</p>
<p>
If neither of those are possible, the key sequence
of
<b>[Shift]</b> + <b>[Control]</b> + <b>[Escape]</b>
may be used to quit. (See the "<a href=
"OPTIONS.html"><i>Options</i></a>" documentation.)
</p>
<br clear="all">
<hr size="1">
</dd>
<dt>
<b>Sound Muting</b>
</dt>
<dd>
<p>
There is no on-screen control button at this time,
but by pressing
<b>[Alt]</b> + <b>[S]</b>, sound effects
can be disabled and re-enabled (muted and unmuted)
while the program is running.
</p>
<p>
Note that if sounds are completely disabled (e.g.,
by unselecting "Enable Sound Effects" in
<i>Tux Paint Config</i> or running
<i>Tux Paint</i> with the
"<code>--nosound</code>" command-line option), the
<b>[Alt]</b> + <b>[S]</b> key sequence
has no effect. (i.e., it cannot be used to turn on
sounds when the parent/teacher wants them
disabled.)
</p>
</dd>
</dl>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<hr size="2"
noshade>
<h1>
<a name="loading_into"
id="loading_into">Loading Other Pictures into
Tux Paint</a>
</h1>
<blockquote>
<p>
Since Tux Paint's 'Open' dialog only displays pictures
you created with Tux Paint, what if you want to load
some other picture or photograph into Tux 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 Paint's "saved" directory:
</p>
<dl>
<dt>
Windows Vista
</dt>
<dd>
Inside the user's "<code>AppData</code>" folder, e.g.:
<code>"C:\Users\<i>(user name)</i>\AppData\Roaming\TuxPaint\saved\</code>"
</dd>
<dt>
Windows 95, 98, ME, 2000, XP
</dt>
<dd>
Inside the user's "<code>Application Data</code>"
folder, e.g.: <code>"C:\Documents and
Settings\<i>(user name)</i>\Application
Data\TuxPaint\saved\</code>"
</dd>
<dt>
macOS
</dt>
<dd>
Inside the user's "<code>Library</code>" folder:
<code>"/Users/<i>(user name)</i>/Library/Application
Support/Tux Paint/saved/</code>"
</dd>
<dt>
Linux/Unix
</dt>
<dd>
Inside a hidden "<code>.tuxpaint</code>" directory, in
the user's home directory:
"<code>$(HOME)/.tuxpaint/saved/</code>"
</dd>
</dl>
<p>
<b>Note:</b> It is from this folder that you can copy or
open pictures drawn in Tux Paint using other
applications.
</p>
<h2>
Using '<code>tuxpaint-import</code>'
</h2>
<blockquote>
<p>
Linux and Unix users can use the
"<code><b>tuxpaint-import</b></code>" shell script which
gets installed when you install Tux Paint. It uses
some NetPBM tools to convert the image
("<code>anytopnm</code>"), resize it so that it will fit
in Tux Paint's canvas ("<code>pnmscale</code>"), and
convert it to a PNG ("<code>pnmtopng</code>").
</p>
<p>
It also uses the "<code>date</code>" command to get the
current time and date, which is the file-naming
convention Tux Paint uses for saved files.
(Remember, you are never asked for a 'filename' when you
go to Save or Open pictures!)
</p>
<p>
To use '<code>tuxpaint-import</code>', simply run the
command from a command-line prompt and provide it the
name(s) of the file(s) you wish to convert.
</p>
<p>
They will be converted and placed in your Tux Paint
'saved' directory. (Note: If you're doing this for a
different user - e.g., your child, you'll need to make
sure to run the command under their account.)
</p>
<p>
Example:
</p>
<blockquote>
<code>$ <b>tuxpaint-import grandma.jpg</b><br>
grandma.jpg ->
/home/username/.tuxpaint/saved/20020921123456.png<br>
jpegtopnm: WRITING A PPM FILE</code>
</blockquote>
<p>
The first line
("<code>tuxpaint-import grandma.jpg</code>") is the
command to run. The following two lines are output from
the program while it's working.
</p>
<p>
Now you can load Tux Paint, and a version of that
original picture will be available under the 'Open'
dialog. Just double-click its icon!
</p>
</blockquote>
<h2>
Doing it Manually
</h2>
<blockquote>
<p>
Windows, macOS, BeOS, and Haiku 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 "<a href="../PNG.txt">PNG.txt</a>" for
a list of suggested software, and other references.)
</p>
<p>
When Tux Paint loads an image that's not the same size as
its drawing canvas, it scales (and sometimes smears the
edges of) the image so that it fits within the canvas.
</p>
<p>
To avoid having the image stretched or smeared, you can
resize it to Tux Paint's canvas size. This size
depends on the size of the Tux Paint window, or
resolution at which Tux Paint is run, if in
fullscreen. (<b>Note:</b> The default resolution is
800x600.) See "Calculating Image Dimensions", below.
</p>
<p>
Save the picture in PNG format. It is <b>highly</b>
recommended that you name the filename using the current
date and time, since that's the convention Tux Paint
uses:
</p>
<blockquote>
<code><b>YYYYMMDDhhmmss</b>.png</code>
</blockquote>
<ul>
<li>YYYY = Year
</li>
<li>MM = Month (01-12)
</li>
<li>DD = Day (01-31)
</li>
<li>HH = Hour, in 24-hour format (00-23)
</li>
<li>mm = Minute (00-59)
</li>
<li>ss = Second (00-59)
</li>
</ul>
<p>
e.g.:
</p>
<blockquote>
<code>20020921130500</code> - for September 21, 2002,
1:05:00pm
</blockquote>
<p>
Place this PNG file in your Tux Paint
'<code>saved</code>' directory. (See above.)
</p>
<h3>
Calculating Image Dimensions
</h3>
<blockquote>
<p>
The width of Tux Paint's canvas is simply the
width of the window (e.g., 640, 800 or 1024 pixels),
minus 192.
</p>
<p>
Calculating the height of Tux Paint's canvas
requires multiple steps:
</p>
<ol>
<li>Take the height of the window (e.g, 480, 600 or 768
pixels) and subtract 144
</li>
<li>Take the result of Step 1 and divide it by 48
</li>
<li>Take the result of Step 2 and round it down
(e.g., 9.5 becomes simply 9)
</li>
<li>Take the result of Step 3 and multiply it by
48
</li>
<li>Finally, take the result of Step 4 and add 40
</li>
</ol>
<p>
<b>Example:</b> Tux Paint running at fullscreen on
a 1440x900 display.
</p>
<ul>
<li>The canvas width is simply 1440 - 192, or
1248.
</li>
<li>The canvas height is calculated as:
<ol>
<li>900 - 144, or 756
</li>
<li>756 / 48, or 15.75
</li>
<li>15.75 rounded down, or 15
</li>
<li>15 * 48, or 720
</li>
<li>720 + 40, or 760
</li>
</ol>
</li>
</ul>
<p>
So the canvas within a 1440x900 Tux Paint window
is 1248x760.
</p>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<hr size="2"
noshade>
<h1>
<a name="further"
id="further">Further Reading</a>
</h1>
<blockquote>
Other documentation included with Tux Paint (in the
"<code>docs</code>" folder/directory) include:
<ul>
<li>
<a href="../magic-docs/html/">"Magic" Tool Documentation
("magic-docs")</a><br>
Documentation for each of the currently-installed "Magic"
tools.
</li>
<li>
<a href="../AUTHORS.txt">AUTHORS.txt</a><br>
List of authors and contributors.
</li>
<li>
<a href="../CHANGES.txt">CHANGES.txt</a><br>
Summary of changed between releases.
</li>
<li>
<a href="../COPYING.txt">COPYING.txt</a><br>
Copying license (The GNU General Public License).
</li>
<li>
<a href="../INSTALL.txt">INSTALL.txt</a><br>
Instructions for compiling/installing, when applicable.
</li>
<li>
<a href="EXTENDING.html">EXTENDING.html</a><br>
Detailed instructions on creating brushes, stamps and
starters, and adding fonts, to extend Tux Paint.
</li>
<li>
<a href="OPTIONS.html">OPTIONS.html</a><br>
Detailed instructions on command-line and
configuration-file options, for those who don't want to
use Tux Paint Config.
</li>
<li>
<a href="../PNG.txt">PNG.txt</a><br>
Notes on creating PNG format bitmapped images for use in
Tux Paint.
</li>
<li>
<a href="../SVG.txt">SVG.txt</a><br>
Notes on creating SVG format vector images for use in
Tux Paint.
</li>
<li>
<a href="../SIGNALS.txt">SIGNALS.txt</a><br>
Information about POSIX signals Tux Paint responds
to.
</li>
</ul>
</blockquote>
<hr size="2"
noshade>
<h1>
<a name="help"
id="help">How to Get Help</a>
</h1>
<blockquote>
<p>
If you need help, feel free to contact New Breed Software:
</p>
<blockquote>
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