plan9fox/sys/man/1/paint

88 lines
1.7 KiB
Plaintext
Raw Normal View History

2011-11-21 02:58:05 +00:00
.TH PAINT 1
.CT 1 graphics
.SH NAME
paint \- create image files by drawing with a mouse or other pointing device
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B paint
[
.I file
]
2011-11-21 02:58:05 +00:00
.SH DESCRIPTION
.I Paint
2012-07-19 14:13:33 +00:00
displays a canvas upon which can be drawn lines using the mouse holding
down buttons 1 or 2 for foreground or background color. The canvas
2012-07-19 14:13:33 +00:00
may be moved with button 3. Colors and brush sizes may be selected by
clicking on the palette at the bottom of the screen with buttons 1 or 2.
Clicking button 3 on the palette allows changing a color by entering its
hex value.
2011-11-21 02:58:05 +00:00
.PP
If the optional
.I file
argument is specified, then it is read and used as the canvas.
.I Paint
only recognizes Plan 9 bitmap format (see
.IR image (6)).
.PP
2012-07-19 14:13:33 +00:00
A number of immediate keyboard commands are recognized:
.TP
.B u
Undos the previous action.
2012-03-02 04:54:45 +00:00
.TP
2012-07-22 14:33:42 +00:00
.B c
Clears the canvas with the background color.
.TP
.B 1-9
Select brush size.
.TP
2012-07-22 14:33:42 +00:00
.B f
Select flood fill brush.
.TP
.B +
Doubles magnification.
.TP
.B -
Halves magnification.
2011-11-21 02:58:05 +00:00
.TP
.B esc
Centers the canvas and resets magnification.
.PP
Hitting any other key on the keyboard shows a command prompt
2012-07-19 14:13:33 +00:00
where the following commands may be entered:
.TP
.BI r file
Reads the canvas from
.I file.
.TP
.BI w file
Writes the canvas to
.I file.
2012-02-28 02:15:37 +00:00
.TP
.BI < command
Executes
.I command
2012-07-19 14:13:33 +00:00
and reads the canvas from its standard output.
.TP
.BI > command
Executes
.I command
2012-07-19 14:13:33 +00:00
and writes the canvas to its standard input.
.TP
.BI | command
2012-07-19 14:13:33 +00:00
Transforms the canvas by piping it thru
.I command.
2011-11-21 02:58:05 +00:00
.TP
.B q
Quits the program.
2011-11-21 02:58:05 +00:00
.SH SOURCE
.B /sys/src/cmd/paint.c
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.IR resample (1),
.IR rotate (1),
.IR crop (1),
.IR jpg (1),
.IR page (1),
2011-11-21 02:58:05 +00:00
.IR image (6)
2013-12-27 21:22:05 +00:00
.SH HISTORY
.I Paint
first appeared in 9front (October, 2011).