DECwindows (paint) — VMS 5.5-2H4
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About
=TITLE About =TITLE About Paint =INCLUDE Overview DECwindows Paint Software Version: VMS Version 5.3 © 1988, 1989 by Digital Equipment Corporation. All rights reserved. For more information about Paint, double click on Overview of Paint from the list of additional topics below.
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=INCLUDE Overview
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Overview
=TITLE Overview =TITLE Overview of Paint =KEYWORD Overview Paint is a graphics program that lets you create simple pictures, including sketches, illustrations, or maps. You can choose from an assortment of art tools to create and enhance your pictures. The Paint program can save your pictures for later use, can print them on different kinds of printers, or can copy them to other applications. You can also project these pictures on your workstation screen with the CDA Viewer. For more information about using Paint, double click on an item from the list of additional topics below. For information about using help, choose Using Help from the Help menu above.
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DECBasicscda viewstartingpaint basicspaint erasinggridOpaq trans
paint drawing secpaint paintbrushpaint editingpaint inserting
paint sizing canvasshft keypaint toolspaint quitting
DECBasics
=TITLE DECBasics
=TITLE DECwindows Basics
=INCLUDE Overview
=KEYWORD Basics
Information about using DECwindows, such as how to use
windows, dialog boxes, and scroll bars, is available
from Session Manager help. A glossary of DECwindows
terms is also available. To get Session Manager help:
1. Move the pointer to the Session Manager icon (the
icon with your user name and the name of your
system) in the Icon Box.
2. Press mouse button 1 (MB1) twice quickly to display
the Session Manager window.
3. Move the pointer to the Help menu; press and hold
MB1 to pull down this menu.
4. Move the pointer to the Overview menu item and
release MB1 to display information about using
DECwindows.
cda view
=TITLE cda_view =TITLE The CDA Viewer Using the CDA Viewer, you can view Paint pictures on your workstation screen. The CDA Viewer lets you look at Compound Document Architecture (CDA) files on your screen. The default file format for the CDA Viewer is Digital Document Interchange Format (DDIF). DDIF is a standard format for the storage and interchange of compound documents. Compound documents contain multiple elements, for example, text and graphics.
starting
=TITLE starting =TITLE Starting Paint =KEYWORD Starting To start Paint, choose the Paint menu item from FileView's Applications menu. The Paint program displays a drawing window that is bordered by a tool palette. The minimum size for a paint picture is 10 pixels x 10 pixels. Depending on the layout of your picture, the total picture size may be up to 2550 pixels x 3300 pixels or 3300 pixels x 2550 pixels. The longest side of your picture may be up to 3300 pixels. The shortest side may be up to 2550 pixels. The Paint window frames a portion of the canvas. Horizontal and vertical scroll bars indicate the percentage of the canvas displayed in the Paint window.
paint basics
=TITLE paint_basics
=TITLE Learning to Use Paint
=KEYWORD Starting
=INCLUDE Overview paint_tools
=INCLUDE Overview paint_drawing_sec using_patterns
Paint is a bitmap graphics program, which means that it
treats pictures as a collection of dots called pixels.
Different drawing tools, such as the paintbrush (the
default tool), the pencil, and the text tool, edit the
color of the pixels to either the foreground color or
the background color to create a pattern.
Because the Paint canvas has so many pixels in every
square inch, you do not actually see patterns of dots.
Instead you see a collection of lines, shapes, and
text.
You can begin to understand Paint by modifying a sample
picture called the Clock Tower. To display the Clock
Tower:
1. Choose the Open... menu item from the File menu.
2. Type the file name DECW$EXAMPLES:CLOCK.DDIF in the
Open... menu Selection entry field.
3. Click on the OK button.
Paint displays the Clock Tower picture. You can use
the Clock Tower to practice selecting tools and to
experiment with some of the Paint menu items.
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Using tools
=TITLE Using_tools
=TITLE Using the Paint Tools
=KEYWORD Tools
The tool palette offers a variety of art tools and
basic shapes. You can work with a paintbrush, a pencil,
a can of spray paint, or a paint bucket.
When you first start Paint the paintbrush tool is
highlighted, which indicates the current default.
Only one tool on the tool palette is active at a time
and that tool remains active until you make another
selection. If you make a mistake, choose the Undo menu
item from the Edit menu.
To use another tool:
1. Place the pointer in the tool palette, position it
on a different tool, and click MB1.
2. Move the pointer into the drawing window and click
MB1.
The new tool is now active in the window.
paint choosing
=TITLE paint_choosing =TITLE Choosing Menu Items =KEYWORD Menus Options Paint offers a wide variety of drawing options. Using the menu items in the Paint menus, you can create special effects with a painting. For example, the Invert menu item on the Edit menu creates a negative image of the selected portion of a painting. The Paint program can reverse the tones of the selected portion of the painting, switching the foreground color and the background color.
paint saving
=TITLE paint_saving
=TITLE Saving a Painting
=KEYWORD Saving
You can save both newly created paintings or paintings
that you are revising.
To save a new painting:
1. Choose the Save As... menu item from the File menu.
A dialog box appears.
2. Type a file name using the format filename.IMG.
3. Click on the OK button. Your painting will be saved
and you will be able to retrieve and edit it at a
later time.
To save a revised painting that already has a file
name, choose the Save menu item from the File menu.
Paint will save the new version of your painting.
paint printing
=TITLE paint_printing =TITLE Printing a Painting =KEYWORD Printing To print a painting, choose either the Print or Print... menu items from the File menu. The Print menu item sends the painting to the default printer. The Print... menu item displays the Print Widget dialog box. Paint supports output to both PostScript and sixel printers. When printing on an LA50 printer, set an aspect ratio of 2:1. All other printers have a 1:1 ratio.
paint erasing
=TITLE paint_erasing
=TITLE Erasing
=KEYWORD Erasing
There are several ways to erase in Paint:
- Use the eraser tool.
- Use the selection box tool or the scissors tool to
select the area to be erased. Then, choose the Clear
menu item from the Edit menu.
- Choose the Select All menu item from the Edit menu
and select the visible portion of the screen. Then
choose Clear from the Edit menu.
- Choose the Undo menu item from the Edit menu to
recover from the last Paint operation.
grid
=TITLE grid =TITLE Using the Grid Option =KEYWORD Grid If you want to line up a series of shapes or draw shapes equidistant to each other, choose Grid On from the Options menu. The Grid On option superimposes a horizontal and vertical pattern of dots on the drawing window and serves as a guide that does not become part of your picture. The Grid On option is an excellent tool to use for drawing geometric figures because it causes lines to "snap in place" on the dots.
Opaq trans
=TITLE Opaq_trans =TITLE Using the Opaque and Transparent Options =KEYWORD Opaque Transparent Most geometric shapes or figures are opaque; you cannot see objects that are covered by the shape or figure. Paint allows you to change the state of a figure or shape to allow you to see objects behind it. To do this: 1. Move the pointer to the Options menu. 2. Choose the Transparent menu item. Release MB1. Figures and shapes that you create will now become transparent. By default, all figures and shapes are opaque. A shaded button to the left of either option indicates that it is the option in effect. You can use the Opaque or Transparent options for all items.
paint drawing sec
=TITLE paint_drawing_sec
=TITLE Drawing Lines and Shapes
=KEYWORD Drawing Lines Shapes
The bottom half of the tool palette contains a
collection of line and shape tools that you use in
a similar way. Whenever you draw a straight line or
a shape, the point where you press MB1 becomes its
reference point.
You can stretch and swing the line or shape from the
reference point by dragging the pointer. When the shape
is correct, anchor it in place by releasing MB1. For
example, to draw a rectangle:
1. Click on the rectangle tool.
2. Position the pointer in the drawing window where you
want one corner of the rectangle to be. Press MB1
and drag the pointer diagonally across the drawing
surface until the rectangle has the desired width
and height.
3. Release MB1 to anchor the shape.
If you want to line up a series of shapes or draw them
equidistant to each other, choose the Grid On menu item
from the Options menu. Choose the Grid Off menu item
from the Options menu to remove the grid pattern.
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paint line
=TITLE paint_line
=TITLE Varying Line Width
=KEYWORD Lines
Lines drawn with the shape tools can be thick or thin.
To change the current line width:
1. Choose the Line Width... menu item from the Options
menu. Paint displays a dialog box.
2. Click on the line thickness you want.
3. Click on the OK button.
using patterns
=TITLE using_patterns
=TITLE Using Patterns
=KEYWORD Patterns
Lines and shapes do not need to be a solid color. They
can be striped, speckled, woven, or dotted.
The line and shape tools, the spray can tool, and the
paintbrush tool can paint patterned lines and borders.
To use patterned lines:
1. Choose the Patterns... menu item from the Options
menu. The Patterns palette is displayed.
2. Click on the border pattern button (the button
positioned in the upper, left-hand corner of the
Patterns palette).
3. Click on any pattern. The new pattern is displayed
in the border button.
4. Click on the OK button.
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center patterns
=TITLE center_patterns
=TITLE Filling Shapes with Patterns
=KEYWORD Filling
To fill shapes with patterned centers:
1. Choose the Patterns... menu item from the Options
menu.
2. Click on the Fill pattern button (the button
positioned in the upper, right-hand corner of the
Patterns palette).
3. Click on any pattern on the palette. The new pattern
is displayed in the Fill button.
4. Click on the OK button.
5. Click on any tool you want to use. The geometric
shape tools and the paint bucket tool use the
current fill pattern.
6. After positioning the pointer in the drawing window,
drag the pointer to create a shape with a patterned
center.
If you are using the paint bucket tool, position
the pointer inside an enclosed shape. Any opening
in the border causes the paint to spill out onto the
canvas.
You can reverse filling a shape by choosing Undo Flood
from the Edit menu. Filling only works on the visible
part of the canvas.
pattern creating
=TITLE pattern_creating
=TITLE Creating Paint Patterns
=KEYWORD Patterns
You can create your own patterns and store them on the
pattern palette during a Paint session. You create your
own pattern from any of the patterns on the palette;
however, you cannot use the solid foreground, solid
background, and none patterns.
To create your own pattern:
1. Decide whether you want a border pattern or a fill
pattern, and then click on the appropriate button on
the Pattern palette.
2. Choose a pattern from the palette that is similar
to the pattern you want to create and click on it.
Paint also provides a few blank patterns at the end
of the palette that you can customize.
3. Choose the Edit Pattern... menu item from the
Options menu. Paint displays a dialog box.
The dialog box contains two boxes. In the left-hand
box you see the pattern you chose from the palette.
In the right-hand box you see the same pattern
magnified.
4. In the Edit Pattern dialog box, edit the magnified
version of the pattern to create the design you
want.
Use the pencil to draw over pixels or click
on individual pixels. The pencil tool turns a
background pixel to the foreground color and a
foreground pixel to the background color. If you
drag MB1 to edit a pattern, all pixels drawn over
assume the color of the first pixel clicked on.
5. Click on the OK button. The edited pattern is
available on the Pattern palette for the rest of
the session, replacing the original pattern. The
original pattern cannot be restored unless you edit
the pattern back to its original form.
paint paintbrush
=TITLE paint_paintbrush
=TITLE Using the Paintbrush
=KEYWORD Paintbrush
The paintbrush tool applies paint along the path of the
pointer. The paintbrush is the default tool.
Initially, the paintbrush has a solid stroke, but you
can choose a patterned stroke by changing the outline
pattern on the Patterns palette.
To shape the tip of the paintbrush:
1. Click on the paintbrush tool.
2. Choose the Brushes... menu item from the Options
menu. Paint displays a dialog box.
3. Click on the brush shape you want.
4. Click on the OK button.
5. Move the pointer into the drawing window and try out
the new brush stroke.
paint editing
=TITLE paint_editing =TITLE Editing Paintings =KEYWORD Editing Using Paint's Edit menu items, you can easily rearrange images in the drawing window. You can delete images entirely, move them to another part of the window, or copy them. Paint allows you to size selected images, reducing them or enlarging them as you wish. It can also crop a painting, retaining one section of the canvas while discarding the rest. Additionally, Paint can invert the foreground and background colors in a selected area.
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paint selecting images
=TITLE paint_selecting_images =TITLE Selected Images =KEYWORD Selecting Moving Cutting Two selection tools, the selection box and the selection scissors, mark a portion of the drawing window for a graphics operation. To use the selection box tool, click on the selection box tool and then position the pointer in one corner of the area to be selected. Hold down MB1 and drag the pointer over the desired image. Release MB1. To use the selection scissors tool, click on the selection scissors tool, hold down MB1 and drag the pointer around the boundary of the desired object until you reach the starting point. Release MB1. You can select the entire visible portion of the canvas with the Edit menu Select All menu item. Paint stores the selected image until you tell it what to do.
paint moving
=TITLE paint_moving
=TITLE Moving Images
=KEYWORD Moving
You can move an image from one location in the Paint
window to another. To move an image:
1. Select the image.
2. Position the pointer inside the selected area and
drag the image to the desired location.
To cancel the selection, click in another part of the
window or select another tool.
paint copying
=TITLE paint_copying
=TITLE Copying Images
=KEYWORD Copying
Once you select an image on the canvas, you can copy
the image, while leaving the original image intact.
You can then paste the image onto the canvas. Paint can
paste graphic images, but it cannot paste text.
To copy an image:
1. Select the image.
2. Choose the Copy menu item from the Edit menu. Paint
copies the image to the clipboard.
3. Choose the Paste menu item from the Edit menu. Paint
pastes the image on the canvas, leaving it selected.
4. Position the pointer in the selected image and drag
it to the proper location on the screen.
To cancel the selection, click on another tool or
select another image.
resiz image
=TITLE resiz_image
=TITLE Resizing Images
=KEYWORD Resizing
You can modify the proportions of selected images. Use
the Scale... menu item from the Edit menu to enlarge or
reduce a selected image.
To scale an image:
1. Select the image.
2. Choose the Scale... menu item from the Edit menu.
Paint displays a dialog box.
3. Click on one of the percent buttons to change the
scale. If you want to specify your own percentage,
type a number less than 100 to reduce the figure by
the desired percentage or a number greater than 100
to enlarge the figure.
4. Click on the OK button.
To reverse the process and return to your original
picture, choose the Undo Scale menu item from the Edit
menu.
scale pic
=TITLE scale_pic =TITLE Scaling an Entire Picture =KEYWORD Scaling Choose the Scale Picture... menu item from the Edit menu to scale an entire picture at one time.
pic crop
=TITLE pic_crop =TITLE Cropping a Picture =KEYWORD Cropping Often times, you want to keep only a portion of the picture, and you want to discard the rest of the canvas. Use the Crop menu item to extract a portion of a picture. To crop a picture: 1. Select the section of the picture you want to keep. 2. Choose the Crop menu item from the Edit menu. Paint repositions the cropped picture in the upper, left-hand corner of the window and discards the rest of the painting. You can restore the original picture with the Undo Crop menu item.
full view
=TITLE full_view =TITLE Working With Full Views =KEYWORD Views Mode Paint allows you to display figures that are too large to fit in the Paint window. Using the Options menu item, Full View, you can also display a portion of your picture or permanently crop it. To display an entire picture, choose Full View... from the Options menu. Paint displays the Full View dialog box. You can change modes in the Full View... dialog box by choosing the available options in the Mode option menu. For more information about using the Full View... dialog box and choosing Mode menu options, double click on an item from the list of additional topics below.
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Post mode
=TITLE Post_mode
=TITLE Using Position Mode
=INCLUDE Overview paint_editing full_view crop_mode
=KEYWORD Position
If your picture is too large to fit in the paint window
and you would like to work on a specific area of your
picture, choose the Position menu item from the Mode
menu. The Position option allows you to designate a
specific area of a picture for editing.
To designate the area of your picture that you want to
display:
1. Choose the Position menu item from the Mode menu
in the Full View dialog Box (Position mode is the
default).
2. Press and drag MB1 until the Position window
encloses the area of the canvas you want to display.
3. Release MB1.
4. Click on the OK button to display the desired
portion of the canvas.
crop mode
=TITLE crop_mode
=TITLE Using Crop Mode
=INCLUDE Overview paint_editing full_view post_mode
=KEYWORD Cropping
You can crop a Full View picture by choosing the Crop
menu item from the Mode menu. To crop your picture:
1. Choose the Crop menu item from the Mode option menu
in the Full View dialog box.
2. Press and drag MB1 until the Crop window frames the
area of the canvas you want to crop and save.
3. Click on the Do Crop button.
The unframed portion of the picture will be
discarded.
4. Click on the OK button.
To reverse cropping, click on the Undo Crop button.
Paint displays a dialog box telling you that the crop
operation is irreversible. Paint asks if you want to
save the picture before continuing. Click on Yes, No,
or Cancel to state your choice.
paint editing detail
=TITLE paint_editing_detail
=TITLE Editing in Detail
=KEYWORD Editing Zooming
Paint magnifies portions of the canvas with the Zoom
On menu item. Zoom acts like a magnifying glass in the
drawing window, enlarging an image to eight times its
original size.
To magnify a portion of a painting:
1. Choose the Zoom On menu item from the Options menu.
The Zoom window opens beside the Paint window and
a magnifying frame is displayed in the Paint window
itself. The magnifying frame in the Paint window
demonstrates the size of the image that Paint
magnifies in the Zoom window. You can resize the
Zoom window to edit a larger area of the canvas.
2. Place the pointer inside the magnifying frame and
drag the frame over the image that you want to edit.
Notice that the Zoom window contains an enlarged
version of the image that is defined by the
magnifying frame in the Paint window.
3. Select the pencil tool from the tool palette.
4. Bring the pointer into the Zoom window and use the
pencil to add fine details to the image. Either
click on individual pixels or draw over them.
To close the Zoom window, display the Options menu and
click on the Zoom Off menu item.
paint inserting
=TITLE paint_inserting
=TITLE Inserting Text
=KEYWORD Text Inserting Editing
You can insert text anywhere in the Paint window.
Various fonts are available.
You can change the appearance of text in the drawing
window up until the moment you click to complete the
text entry. After that, Paint incorporates the text
into the graphic image.
To insert text:
1. Select the text tool.
2. Position the pointer in the Paint window where you
want to insert text and click MB1.
3. Type in text from the keyboard.
4. To complete the entry with its current
characteristics, either move the pointer to another
part of the window and click MB1 or select another
tool.
The inserted text becomes part of the picture. You can
no longer erase text with the delete key or change its
characteristics with items from the Font menu.
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Mod text fntbold textitalic textSizing text
Mod text fnt
=TITLE Mod_text_fnt =TITLE Modifying Text Fonts =KEYWORD Text Fonts To modify text fonts, pull down the Font menu and drag the pointer to the submenu icon next to the Family menu item to view the submenu. Release MB1 over the font that you want.
bold text
=TITLE bold_text =TITLE Bolding Text =KEYWORD Text Bolding To change the text to boldface characters, pull down the Font menu and drag the pointer to the submenu icon next to the Style menu item to view the submenu. Release MB1 over the Bold menu item.
italic text
=TITLE italic_text =TITLE Italic Text =KEYWORD Text Italics To change the text to italic characters, pull down the Font menu and drag the pointer to the submenu icon next to the Style menu item to view the submenu. Release MB1 over the Italic menu item.
Sizing text
=TITLE Sizing_text =TITLE Modifying the Text Size =KEYWORD Text Sizing To adjust the size of the text, pull down the Font menu and drag the pointer to the submenu icon next to the Size menu item to view the submenu. Release MB1 over the pica size that you want. Paint applies the selections you make to the text you have already entered.
paint sizing canvas
=TITLE paint_sizing_canvas =TITLE Sizing the Canvas =KEYWORD Canvas Sizing The default Paint window shows only a portion of the canvas. The scroll bars along the right side and the bottom of the window let you view the entire canvas. The position of the slider indicates your position in the canvas. You can resize the Paint window to frame a larger or smaller portion of the canvas by pressing MB1 on the resize button and dragging the mouse. The resize button is located in the upper, right-hand corner of the Paint window. Adjust the window to the size you want. Release MB1 when you are done.
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Alsize canvas
=TITLE Alsize_canvas
=TITLE Altering the Canvas
=KEYWORD Canvas Altering
You can tailor the size of a Paint canvas. To alter the
canvas:
1. Choose the Picture Size... menu item from the
Customize menu. Paint displays a dialog box.
The Picture Size dialog box shows the current
canvas size with its dimensions converted to pixels,
inches, or centimeters.
2. In the dialog box, you can set the dimensions to
be in pixels, inches, or centimeters by choosing an
option from the Size menu. You can also type in the
height and width you desire.
3. Designate the size you want by pressing MB1 to
display the Size menu and by choosing
Letter (8 1/2 x 11), Screen (size of the screen in
pixels), or Non-Standard. Letter is the default.
Non-Standard allows you to supply your own value.
4. Click on the OK button.
DPI canvas
=TITLE DPI_canvas
=TITLE Adjusting the Screen Dots Per Inch (DPI)
=KEYWORD Canvas DPI Adjusting
Using Paint, you can modify the number of dots per inch
(DPI) to manipulate high resolution images.
To modify the DPI:
1. Choose the Picture Size... item from the Customize
menu.
2. Choose the Inches or Centimeters item in the Picture
Size dialog box.
3. Press MB1 to display the Resolution menu. Choose
75, 100, or 300 DPI, or the Non-Standard menu
item (Non-Standard allows you to set your own
resolution).
4. Click on the OK button.
The change will be evident when you print the picture,
not in the Paint display.
shft key
=TITLE shft_key
=TITLE Using the Shift Key
=KEYWORD Shift Constraining
You can use the workstation keyboard Shift key to
constrain the use of some Paint tools. This is
called shift-clicking. For example, to draw either a
horizontal or vertical line using the Pencil:
1. Choose the Pencil tool
2. Press the Shift key and hold down MB1
3. Move the mouse vertically or horizontally; release
the Shift key
4. Paint continues to draw either vertically or
horizontally until you release MB1.
The Shift key constrains the pencil, eraser, and
paintbrush to either horizontal or vertical strokes.
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key cont
=TITLE key_cont
=TITLE Shift Key Tool Contraints
=KEYWORD Contraints
You can use the workstation keyboard Shift key to
constrain the use of some Paint tools. Following is
a list of the tools affected by the shift key and the
shift key constraints:
Tool Effect
Pencil Causes line to be horizontal or
vertical.
Eraser Causes direction erased to be
horizontal or vertical.
Brush Causes brush stroke to be
horizontal or vertical.
Line Causes line to be at an angle
that is a multiple of 45 degrees.
Arc Causes shape to be a quarter
circle.
Rectangle Causes shape to be square.
Ellipse Causes shape to be a circle.
Polygon Causes angles to be multiples of
45 degrees.
paint tools
=TITLE paint_tools =TITLE Paint Tools =KEYWORD Tools Paint contains many different tools. For a description of each tool, double click on an item from the list of additional topics below.
Additional information available:
BoxScissorsSpray canPencilEraserPaint brushText tool
paint bucketLineArcrectangleSquareEllipseCircle
Free strokePolyline
Box
=TITLE Box =TITLE Selection Box =KEYWORD Box Selects a rectangular area for editing.
Scissors
=TITLE Scissors =TITLE Selection Scissors =KEYWORD Scissors Selects a shape for editing.
Spray can
=TITLE Spray_can =TITLE Spray Can =KEYWORD Spray Can Applies paint in the current outline pattern. (The slower the drag, the darker the coat.) By default, the spray can fill pattern is solid and is determined by the foreground color.
Pencil
=TITLE Pencil =TITLE Pencil =KEYWORD Pencil Draws a thin line. You can shift-click the pencil to create a 90-degree stroke.
Eraser
=TITLE Eraser =TITLE Eraser =KEYWORD Eraser Deletes the image in the path of the pointer. You can shift-click the eraser to create a 90-degree stroke.
Paint brush
=TITLE Paint_brush =TITLE Paint Brush =KEYWORD Brush Paints a free stroke. You can shift-click the paint brush to create a 90-degree stroke. The paint brush is the default paint tool. By default, the brush fill pattern is solid and is determined by the foreground color.
Text tool
=TITLE Text_tool =TITLE Text Tool =KEYWORD Text Prints what is typed at the keyboard.
paint bucket
=TITLE paint_bucket =TITLE Paint Bucket =KEYWORD Bucket Fills a closed shape with the current fill pattern. Note that you can only fill a pattern within the confines of the Paint window.
Line
=TITLE Line =TITLE Line =KEYWORD Line Draws a straight line. You can shift-click for a 90-degree or a 45-degree angle.
Arc
=TITLE Arc =TITLE Arc =KEYWORD Arc Sketches a horizontal or vertical arc, depending on the initial movement after the click. You can shift-click for a quarter circle.
rectangle
=TITLE rectangle =TITLE Rectangle =KEYWORD Rectangle Draws a rectangle. You can shift-click to draw a square.
Square
=TITLE Square =TITLE Square =KEYWORD Square Draws a square.
Ellipse
=TITLE Ellipse =TITLE Ellipse =KEYWORD Ellipse Draws an oval shape. You can shift-click to draw a circle.
Circle
=TITLE Circle =TITLE Circle =KEYWORD Circle Draws a circle.
Free stroke
=TITLE Free_stroke =TITLE Free Stroke =KEYWORD Stroke Stroking Draws a freehand line in the selected line width and pattern.
Polyline
=TITLE Polyline =TITLE Polyline =KEYWORD Polyline Draws a multisided figure. You specify a corner by clicking, and you double click to complete a shape. Completing a shape ends the polyline and allows you to start another. You can shift-click for 45- or 90-degree angles. Note that clicking near the starting point of the polyline will close the polygon and complete the shape.
paint quitting
=TITLE paint_quitting =TITLE Quitting from Paint =KEYWORD Quitting To exit from Paint, choose the Quit menu item from the File menu. If you try to quit without saving your picture, Paint asks if you want to save the picture before quitting. Click on Yes, No, or Cancel to state your choice.