Stretches the top or bottom of a picture to any width. Not available because you must first make a rectangular selection.
Allows you to stretch the top or bottom of the selection to any width.
Stretches the corners of a picture in any direction. Not available because you must first make a rectangular selection.
Allows you to stretch the corners of the selection in any direction.
Slants a picture to any angle. Not available because you must first make a rectangular selection.
Allows you to slant the selection to any angle.
Rotates a picture to any angle. Not available because you must first make a rectangular selection.
Allows you to rotate the selection to any angle.
Multiple copies of a shape will be drawn as you drag it. To draw just a single shape per tool drag, choose this item again.
To draw multiple images of a shape as you drag it, choose this item.
Note: Checking this item is the same as setting the ΓÇ£multipleΓÇ¥ property to true. Use the ΓÇ£multiSpaceΓÇ¥ property to control the pixel spacing of consecutive images.
Shapes will be drawn centered about the mousedown location. To stretch shapes between the mousedown and mouseup locations, choose this item again.
To draw shapes centered about the mousedown location, choose this item.
Note: Checking this item is the same as setting the ΓÇ£centeredΓÇ¥ property to true.
Paint shapes will be drawn with the current pattern. To draw just shape outlines, choose this item again.
To draw paint shapes filled with the current pattern, choose this item.
Note: Checking this item is the same as setting the ΓÇ£filledΓÇ¥ property to true.
Allows you to change the number of sides used when drawing regular polygons.
Note: This operation sets the ΓÇ£polySidesΓÇ¥ property.
Examples:
3 sided = triangle,
5 sided = pentagon,
8 sided = octagon.
Allows you to edit the current pattern.
Allows you to choose a brush shape. This operation sets the ΓÇ£brushΓÇ¥ property.
Tip: To erase in fine detail, choose a suitably small brush, then use it as an eraser by holding down the command key while dragging it.
Allows you to choose a width for the line tool. The same width is used while drawing shape edges.
Note: This operation sets the ΓÇ£lineSizeΓÇ¥ property.
PowerKeys are now on. To turn powerkeys off, choose this item again. Unchecking this item is equivalent to setting the ΓÇ£powerKeysΓÇ¥ property to false.
Turns on powerKeys, which are keystrokes that perform paint operations. This is the same as setting the ΓÇ£powerKeysΓÇ¥ property to true.
For example, type:
ΓÇ£sΓÇ¥ to select paint,
ΓÇ£tΓÇ¥ to make a selection transparent.
Note: The message box must be hidden.
You are in magnified ΓÇ£FatBits mode.ΓÇ¥
To return to the actual-size view, choose this item again or click in the small, actual-size window.
Magnifies your view of the card. After choosing this item, use the paint tools to edit pictures in fine detail. The magnified view can be scrolled by option-dragging. To return to normal scale, choose this item again.
Line, shape, and text painting will be constrained to an 8 x 8 grid. To turn off the grid constraint, choose this item.
Constrains line, shape and text painting operations to an invisible 8 x 8 pixel grid that overlays the card.
Note: Checking this item is the same as setting the ΓÇ£gridΓÇ¥ property to true.
Options menu
Use this menu to change how the painting tools operate, how shapes are drawn, and to magnify your view of the card (the ΓÇ£FatBitsΓÇ¥ item).
