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Tux Paint Config.

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version 0.0.7

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Configuration tool for Tux Paint

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New Breed Software

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bill@newbreedsoftware.com

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http://www.tuxpaint.org/

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September 22, 2004 - September 9, 2006

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September 22, 2004 - June 18, 2007

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Other documentation included with Tux Paint Config. (in the "docs"

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folder/directory) include:

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* AUTHORS.txt

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* AUTHORS

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List of authors and contributors

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* CHANGES.txt

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* CHANGES

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Summary of changed between releases

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* INSTALL.txt

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* INSTALL

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Instructions on how to compile and install

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* COPYING.txt

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* COPYING

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Copying license (The GPL)

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* README.txt

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* README

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(This file)

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* TODO.txt

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* TODO

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A list of pending features or bugs needing fixed

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you didn't make any changes to the options.)

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* Apply - This saves settings of all the options, on all the tabs, to

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your Tux Paint configuration file. (On Linux and Unix, this is

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"~/.tuxpaintrc". On Windows, this is "tuxpaint.cfg".)

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"~/.tuxpaintrc". On Windows, this is "tuxpaint.cfg". On Mac OS X, it

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is " ~/Library/Application Support/TuxPaint/tuxpaint.cfg".)

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* Reset - This discards all unsaved changes on all the tabs. It loads

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whatever settings are currently stored in your Tux Paint

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configuration file.

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Also at the bottom are two additional options:

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* Settings for: - This lets you change which configuration file

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Tux Paitn Config. tries to save to when you click "Apply": either

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the Current User's, or All Users' (the system-wide config. file).

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* Use "All Users" Settings - Checking this option causes all

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configuration options in Tux Paint Config. to be greyed out. When

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you click "Apply", the current user's config. file will be deleted,

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causing them to use only the system-wide ("All users") config. file!

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The various tabs, and the options found within, are described below:

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About

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causes Tux Paint to display across your entire screen (or as much

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as it can, with a border around the outside), in essense turning

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your monitor into a Tux Paint-only display.

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* Resolution / Window Size - By default, Tux Paint creates a

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relatively small window (640 pixels across by 480 pixels high).

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Since many people prefer a larger drawing canvas, Tux Paint can be

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told to create an 800x600 window, instead. (If running in

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fullscreen, this also determines the monitor resolution Tux Paint

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will try to switch into.)

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* Native - This causes Tux Paint to run using your current

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desktop resolution when you run in fullscreen mode. Example:

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If you have Tux Paint set to run in a 800x600 window on your

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1280x800 laptop, but you have this option enabled, it will

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run at 1280x800 when you launch Tux Paint in fullscreen mode

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(rather than dropping your laptop's LCD display down to

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800x600, which might not look right).

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* Window Size - By default, Tux Paint creates a relatively small

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window (800 pixels across by 600 pixels high). Since many people

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prefer a larger drawing canvas, or have screens at different

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aspect ratios or larger sizes, Tux Paint can be told to create a

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larger window, instead. If running in fullscreen, this also

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determines the monitor resolution Tux Paint will try to switch

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into, unless the "Native" option is set.

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* Rotate Orientation - This option swaps the width and height values

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given in the "Window Size" setting, which can be useful for

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displays with portrait aspect ratios (e.g., a tablet PC in the

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tablet orientation, vs. the laptop orientation).

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* Enable Sound Effects - By default, Tux Paint plays sounds for

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practically every action that takes place... drawing with the

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brush, displaying a pop-up dialog, painting a rainbow. By

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un-checking this option, you can turn sounds off.

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* Use Alternative Color Palette - This allows you to specify a file

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containing colors that Tux Paint should provide to the user. (See

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Tux Paint's documentation for details on the format.)

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Mouse & Keyboard

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drawing lines, for example. However, the large brushes can cause

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problems on some systems, so you can disable this option if the

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brushes don't work right for you.

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* Hide Cursor - Completely hides the mouse pointer in Tux Paint.

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Useful when using a touchscreen (such as a tablet PC or handheld

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device), rather than a mouse or drawing tablet.

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* Enable Keyboard Shortcuts - Tux Paint supports some keyboard

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shortcuts ('accelerators'), like Control + S to Save and

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Control + Z to Undo. If your child hits the keyboard accidentally,

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you can disable these shortcuts to prevent them from being used

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accidentally.

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* Grab Mouse Pointer - If you'd rather not run Tux Paint in

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fullscreen mode, but you want to keep children from getting at

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your desktop files or other applications, you can have Tux Paint

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'grab' the mouse pointer, which prevents it from leaving the

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Tux Paint window.

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* Mouse Wheen Support - If your mouse has a scroll wheel, Tux Paint

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* Mouse Wheel Support - If your mouse has a scroll wheel, Tux Paint

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will let you use it to scroll up and down through the selection

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menu on the right (e.g., the brush or stamp collections). However,

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if your child still lacks dexterity with the mouse, they may hit

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the scroll wheel accidentally, and get frustrated. You can tell

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Tux Paint to ignore the mouse wheel, if that is the case.

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* Enable Keyboard Shortcuts - Tux Paint supports some keyboard

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shortcuts ('accelerators'), like Control + S to Save and

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Control + Z to Undo. If your child hits the keyboard accidentally,

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you can disable these shortcuts to prevent them from being used

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accidentally.

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* No Button Distinction - Tux Paint notices if the user is

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accidentally clicking with the middle or right button on a mouse,

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and after a number of clicks, pops up a window explaining which

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button should be used. If this option is enabled, the pop-up does

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not appear, and the middle and right mouse button can be used

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(they act the same as the left button).

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Simplification

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left-to-right, and many can be mirrored using the 'Mirror' stamp

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control. You can tell Tux Paint to mirror all such stamps, by

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default, when it starts up.

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* Load System Fonts - This causes Tux Paint to look around typical

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locations on your hard drive for fonts, and adds ones that seem

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useful to the fonts available in the "Text" tool.

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Printing

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limit it to, say, only once every 5 minutes, you can enter a delay

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value (in seconds). After printing, Tux Paint will wait that long

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before the 'Print' button works again.

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* Show Printer Dialog - Tux Paint can bring up a system printer

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dialog if the [Alt] key ([Option] on Macs) is held while the

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"Print" button is clicked. These options allow you to disable this

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feature (never show a dialog), or to always show a dialog, even

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when [Alt] isn't being held.

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* Use Alternative Print Command / Alternative Print Command:

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(Advanced! Unix/Linux only!) By default, Tux Paint under Linux and

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Unix uses the external program 'lpr' for printing pictures. You

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can specify a different command here. The command you specify must

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accept PostScript format on it's standard input (STDIN).

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* Use Alternative Print Dialog (Advanced! Unix/Linux only!) By

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default, Tux Paint under Linux and Unix uses the extnernal program

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'kprinter' (KDE, the K Desktop Environment's printer tool). You

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can specify a different command here. The command you specify must

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accept PostScript format on it's standard input (STDIN).

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Saving

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includes an 'Erase' button, so you can do this from within

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Tux Paint.)

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Start Blank

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This option tells Tux Paint to always start with a blank (white)

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drawing canvas, rather than re-loading the last-saved picture (its

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default behavior).

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Save Directory

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Since Tux Paint never asks where to save pictures (or what filename

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See Tux Paint's own documentation for more on the subject.

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Disable Saving

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Disable 'Save' Button

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If you wish for Tux Paint to be used only as a 'scratch pad' for

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drawing, you may disable the 'Save' button. Obviously, this makes it

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impossible to save any drawings, so most people will have no use for

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this option.

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Auto-save on Quit

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This tells Tux Paint not to ask whether you wish to save the current

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picture (if unsaved) when you quit. It will assume you always do.

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(If it needs to ask about saving over an old copy, it will still do

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so.)

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