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- Rectangle Tool (Toolbox)
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- KEYBOARD = r Unfilled rectangle
- SHIFT R Filled rectangle
- SHIFT I R Outlined Filled rectangle
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- REMEMBER: r for "rectangle"
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- DEMONSTRATION AVAILABLE -> `Rectangle_Tool.sdemo`
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- Paints an Unfilled or Filled rectangular 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 Rectangle's icon selects the Unfilled option
- which only draws a rectangular 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 Rectangle tool -- or pressing SHIFT,
- followed by i, followed by r -- allows you to create filled rectangle
- 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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