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- Ellipse Tool (Toolbox)
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- KEYBOARD = e Unfilled ellipse,
- SHIFT E Filled ellipse,
- SHIFT I E Outlined Filled ellipse
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- REMEMBER: e for "ellipse"
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- DEMONSTRATION AVAILABLE -> `Ellipse_Tool.sdemo`
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- Paints an Unfilled or Filled oval shape using the current brush.
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- Using the Left Mouse Button paints with the current foreground color. The
- Right Mouse Button paints with the current background color.
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- The upper left half of the Ellipse's icon selects the Unfilled option which
- only draws an oval outline using the current brush and the current settings
- of the Spacing requester (which is displayed by clicking in this area with
- the Right Mouse button; see Line lesson). The bottom right half selects
- the Filled option which uses the current settings of the Fill Type
- requester ( which is displayed by clicking in this area with the Right
- Mouse button; see Fill lesson).
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- If you hold down the SHIFT key while painting with this tool, movement will
- be constrained (locked) horizontally or vertically, depending on the
- direction the mouse is moved after initially pressing SHIFT.
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- Pressing the CTRL key while painting with this tool will leave "traces".
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- Pressing "i" while selecting the Filled Ellipse tool -- or pressing SHIFT,
- followed by i, followed by e -- allows you to create filled ellipse shapes
- that become outlined using the settings of the Spacing requester.
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- SEE -> `Line` tool for details on the Spacing requester
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