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From: Mark K. <mar...@gm...> - 2023-05-01 23:51:42
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> sizing options, which appear as a little triangularly-shaped > set of buttons (similar to what we've had for Stamps scaling, I don't see any triangularly shaped buttons when I select one of the tools that is supposed to have this feature (googly eyes). (Screenshot below.) > Most (if not all) tools only offer this in the "paint" mode > (versus the full-canvas / entire-picture / MODE_FULLSCREEN mode), Maybe I need to figure out how to get into this "paint" mode but I'm unclear what mode this is, because... isn't the normal mode the paint mode? I mean... it's in the name of the application :) I checked Tux Paint config but don't see any mode called "paint" mode under the Video tab. Just full screen and different window sizes. This is what I see when I select Googly Eyes: [image: image.png] On Mon, May 1, 2023 at 4:41 PM Bill Kendrick <nb...@so...> wrote: > On Mon, May 01, 2023 at 07:15:05AM -0400, Mark Kim wrote: > > > Awesome! Did you happen to toy with the new size functionality > > > of the Magic tools? Any feedback? > > > > I'm sorry but how do you use it? I couldn't figure it out. > > Many of the tools (see docs/CHANGES.txt for a list) now offer > sizing options, which appear as a little triangularly-shaped > set of buttons (similar to what we've had for Stamps scaling, > slideshow playback speed (and animated GIF export speed), and > brush spacing). > > Most (if not all) tools only offer this in the "paint" mode > (versus the full-canvas / entire-picture / MODE_FULLSCREEN mode), > as they affect the radius of the application of the Magic tool's > effect (be it filter-like tools, such as Blur, Darken, Lighten; > or drawing-like tools, like Kaleidoscope and the Symmetry painting > tools, Toothpaste, and Light). > > For other tools, the sizing option doesn't apply (e.g., Zoom, Shift, > or Fold (folded paper corner)) or there were other ways to change the > size or intensity of the effect (e.g., Waves & Wavelets, and Blind > (window blinds)). > > Tux Paint accepts a "--nomagicsizes" command-line option, or > "nomagicsizes=yes" config. file option (also exposed and manipulable > by Tux Paint Config.) which disables this feature. Magic Tools, > for the most part, revert back to the behavior seen in earlier > versions of Tux Paint. > > In two cases, this actually causes the plugin to act differently. > (During "..._init()", plugins are informed whether or not this feature > has been deactivated.) Both the Bricks and Googly Eyes tools now each > only appear as a single tool, with various sizing options, rather than > as two separate tools that draw "small" or "large" bricks or eyes. > HOWEVER, if the sizing feature is disabled, they go back to appearing > as two separate tools each like they had done previously. > > One way I've tracked down a few bugs was to basically 'spam' Tux Paint, > by just scribbling all over and flipping between the different tools, > their modes (paint vs fullscreeen), the different sizes, etc. > This of course makes it a little hard to determine how to reproduce > the issue. (Perhaps I should use a screen recorder!) The side effect > is sometimes I come up with interesting abstract art. :-D > > HTH! > > PS - Also note that a few other Magic tools were updated slightly, > beyond adding support for sizing. They're also noted in docs/CHANGES.txt, > if anyone feels like hammering on them. :) > > -bill! > > > _______________________________________________ > Tuxpaint-devel mailing list > Tux...@li... > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/tuxpaint-devel > |
