plan9fox/sys/man/1/paint

.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
.SH DESCRIPTION
.I Paint
provides a window upon which can be drawn lines by moving the cursor while
holding down mouse button 1 or its equivalent.
.PP
A number of keyboard commands are recognized:
.TP
.B b
Set the brush size to an ellipse with a horizontal semiaxis of
.I n
and a vertical semiaxis of
.I n
(see
.IR graphics (2)).
Type a number,
.I n,
in the pop-up box and hit enter.
.TP
.B c
Clear the screen. Any unsaved work will be lost.
.TP
.B s
Save the current screen as a bitmap image. A pop-up box appears
suggesting a default filename of
.I out.bit.
Hit enter to accept the default, or backspace over the suggested name and
type an alternative path and filename. If the path is omitted, a file will be
created in the current directory.
.TP
.B q
Quit.
.SH SOURCE
.B /sys/src/cmd/paint.c
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.IR graphics (2),
.IR image (6)
.SH BUGS
.I Paint
offers a bare minimum of drawing functionality. Popular features such as
.B undo
have not yet been implemented.