[Tuxpaint-users] New to list, but not to TuxPaint

[Anat & A. <ana...@gm...>]

Hi!

We're new to the user list, but have been using (and recommending) TuxPaint
for a while. We use TuxPaint with an eye-tracker and all painting takes
place with the eyes! It's pretty awesome and TuxPaint is pretty much the
only mechanism by which we can input continuous inputs (as opposed to
clicking buttons) in a 2D interface, so we like TuxPaint A LOT.

That said, we have a few limitations that if you can help us get past,
would make our use even better.

First, we would love to import backgrounds more easily. Presently, to
import a background (for example, a PNG or JPG of a worksheet for school
that we want to mark up), we have to:
1) save an image in TuxPaint (let's call it 20200820_1831img.jpg) and note
its location on the file system along with the thumbnail location
2) Take the worksheet image. Resize it to the TuxPaint size, and also save
a separate file as a thumbnail.
3) replace that earlier TuxPaint saved file by renaming the worksheet
images to 20200820_1831img.jpg and the associated thumbnail
20200820_1831Thumbnailimg.jpg
4) reopen TuxPaint and we have basically "faked" tuxpaint to open an older
saved file while in fact we opened the worksheet.

Let me tell you-- this is tedious to do on a regular basis for worksheets.
It's hard enough to get our instructional assistant at school to get the
pdf's of worksheets saved as png's and jpgs. And certainly with COVID, it's
all my job now... so how can I get around this arduous process and just
open background images of our choice?

Second issue is that no matter how hard I've looked into the configuration
options, I've been unable to find a way to resize the teeny tiny keyboard
that comes up when we want to use text. I'm sure it's obvious and there,
but I've not been able to locate it.

Third issue is just a question about stamps and how we might be able to add
stamps of our own?

Those are pretty much it for now. All of these would make our lives so much
easier with Tux Paint and facilitate my kiddo to do so much more school
work and fun painting!

Looking forward to hearing from developers or users.

Thanks!!

anatandaviv.