The Tool Box Window


Selected Colour

This box shows you the currently selected colour. Clicking this box will open up the colour palette window.

Dotted Freehand

This selects the dotted freehand drawing mode. Single dots will be drawn as you move the mouse with the left mouse button held down. With the right button you can erase previously applied paint.


Continuous Freehand

This selects continuous freehand mode. As you move the mouse with the left mouse button held down a continuous line is drawn with the currently selected brush. You can also use the right mouse button to erase in a continuous line.

Line

Select this to draw a straight line from one point to another. Select the first point with the mouse, hold down the mouse button, move the mouse to position the end point for the line, and release the mouse button. The left button draws a line, the right mouse button erases along the path of the line.

Filled Freehand

Filled Freehand allows you to draw an irregular-shaped object on the screen which is then filled. Select your start point, hold down the mouse button, and move the mouse around to draw the borders of your object. Release the mouse to finish the object. The left mouse button draws an object, the right mouse button will erase paint inside the area of the object.

Curved Line

This tool allows you to draw curved lines. Draw a line on the image as previously shown for the standard line tool, and once you release the mouse button you can change the line into a curve, passing through the two end-points of the line and a third point you can now select. By clicking on the same button you used to draw the line you can draw (or erase) the curve. Selecting the other button will cancel the curve operation.

Fill

Use this tool to Fill an area. Clicking on the icon a second time shows the current tolerance and smoothness settings. A tolerance can be given to fill surrounding pixels based on their `closeness` to the colour of the pixel clicked on. Smoothness will use this `closeness` to alter the intensity of the fill.

Rectangle
Select this to draw a rectangle. Select one corner with the mouse, hold down the mouse button, move the mouse to position the opposite corner for the rectangle and release the mouse button. The left button draws a rectangle, the right button erases along the path of the rectangle. This can be selected by clicking on the icon a second time.
Filled Rectangle
This draws solid (filled) rectangles, and operates in the same way as the standard rectangle described above.

Polygon
This allows you to draw a multi-sided irregular shape. First click the left or right mouse button on your image where you want to start the polygon, and release the button. Move the mouse to the next point. Click on the same mouse button as before to add another point, or click on the other mouse button to finish the polygon (your last point will be joined up to the first).
Filled Polygon
This can be selected by clicking on the icon a second time. This draws solid (filled) polygons, but otherwise works in a similar way to the standard polygon drawing method described above.

Circle
To draw a circle, select the centre point for your circle, keep the mouse button held down and drag the mouse away from the centre to increase the size. Release the mouse button to draw the circle at that size.
Filled Circle
This can be selected by clicking on the icon a second time. This draws solid (filled) circles, but otherwise works in a similar way to the standard circle drawing method described above.

Ellipse
To draw an ellipse, select the centre point and the edge point as described above for circle.
Filled Ellipse
The Filled ellipse tool can be selected by clicking on the icon a second time. This draws solid (filled) ellipses, but otherwise works as described above.

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