Re: [Tuxpaint-users] user's manual

[Bill K. <nb...@so...>]

On Wed, Feb 25, 2009 at 07:11:58PM -0500, Gloria Taylor Weinberg wrote:
> Bill,
> Is there a way to change the line width(as well as the width of other  
> features, such as darken or lighten) in order to draw things in  
> perspective (like telephone poles or fence posts going away from you)?

Hi - Not at the moment.  The main reason is to try and keep things
simple.  (We'd need to display a set of brush shapes, or a scaler -- like
we use with Stamps -- somewhere on the screen.)

It might be something worth thinking about, but we've got bigger
fish to fry at th emoment. ;)


> I don't see a way to "buy" a copy of the program; I only see the free  
> download.

Tux Paint's entirely free.  There IS a CDROM containing Tux Paint
that you can buy via CafePress.com, but it's VERY out of date.
If you've downloaded Tux Paint from the website, you've already got
the latest version with all the current features! :)


> Can you help please?
> It truly is amazing, what you've done with this "children's" program!  
> Can't wait to teach it to my grandchildren, but first I need to learn  
> it myself...

Based on stories I've heard, even if you try and learn it inside-out,
the kids will still figure out how to do things you didn't think of. ;^)

By the way, for some Tux Paint artistic inspiration, check out the gallery:
http://www.tuxpaint.org/gallery/

(There are still literally HUNDREDS of pictures that I haven't had time
to add to the gallery yet. :^/  I need to make it more self-serve one of
these days.)

-bill!