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dxpaint(1X)
NAME
dxpaint - DECwindows bitmap editor
SYNOPSIS
dxpaint [options]
OPTIONS
-bd color
Specifies the color of the window's border (color displays only). This
overrides the system default defined in the Session Manager's Customize
Window dialog box.
-bg color
Specifies the color of the window's background (color displays only).
This overrides the system default defined in the Session Manager's
Customize Window dialog box.
-d dispname
Specifies the display screen on which dxpaint displays its window. If
the display option is not specified, dxpaint uses the display screen
specified by your DISPLAY environment variable. The display option has
the format hostname:number. Using two colons (::) instead of one (:)
indicates that DECnet is to be used for transport. The default is :0.
For more information, see X(1X).
-display dispname
This option is the same as the -d option.
-fg color
Specifies the color of the window's foreground (color displays only).
This overrides the system default defined in the Session Manager's
Customize Window dialog box.
-fn font
Specifies the font used as the output font in digital mode. Any
fixed-width font can be used. The default is 6x10.
DESCRIPTION
The dxpaint application allows you to create and edit bitmap images (for
example, simple sketches or pictures). These images are treated as a
collection of pixels. By using different drawing tools, you can edit
pixels to create lines, shapes, and text. The resulting bitmap image can
then be saved as a file, printed, or copied to another application.
For the bitmap image, the standard file format is Digital Document
Interchange Format (DDIF). Therefore, you can also project these images on
your display with the DDIF Viewer.
The dxpaint window offers a variety of art tools and basic shapes. For
example, you can work with a pencil, a paintbrush, a can of spray paint, or
a paint bucket. The current tool is highlighted. To make a tool current,
click on it. Only one tool on the tool palette can be active at a time and
that tool remains active until you make another selection.
MENUS
The dxpaint application contains the following menus:
· File
· Edit
· Text
· Options
File Menu
The File menu contains the following items:
Open...
Displays a dialog box in which you specify the file to open. The
dialog box displays the names of the graphics files in the current
directory. To specify a graphics file not listed, type the file name.
Include...
Displays a dialog box in which you specify the file to include in the
current picture. The dialog box displays the names of the graphics
files in the current directory.
Save
Saves the picture in the current file. If no file exists, dxpaint
displays a dialog box that prompts for the file name.
Save As...
Saves the picture in a file whose name you specify.
Print
Prints the picture using the values previously set in the Print dialog
box. If this is the first print request, the Print dialog box is
displayed.
Print ...
Displays the Print dialog box (which allows you to specify a printer,
output format, and so forth) and prints the picture using these
settings. The output format can be ANSI2 (sixel) or PostScript. If you
are using an LA50 printer, you must specify an aspect ratio of 2:1.
Exit
Quits the current dxpaint session and closes the dxpaint window. If no
changes were saved, dxpaint displays a Caution dialog box.
Edit Menu
The Edit menu contains the following menu items:
Undo/Redo
Undoes or redoes the last paint operation.
Cut Clears the selection from the drawing window and copies it to the
clipboard.
Copy
Copies the image selected from the drawing window onto the clipboard.
Quick Copy
Copies the image selected with the Selection Box tool to the center of
the canvas.
Paste
Pastes an image from the clipboard into the drawing window.
Clear
Erases any area previously selected with the selection box or scissors
tool.
Invert
Creates a negative image of the selection by displaying it in reverse
video.
Crop
Repositions the selection in the upper left corner of the window and
discards the rest of the painting.
Scale...
Displays a dialog box that lets you scale a selection. Enter a number
less than 100 to shrink the selection or a number greater than 100 to
expand the selection.
Clear Window
Erases the entire contents of the drawing window.
Select Window
Selects the entire contents of the drawing window.
Scale Picture...
Displays a dialog box that lets you scale the entire picture. Enter a
number less than 100 to shrink the picture or a number greater than 100
to expand the picture.
Options Menu
The Options menu contains the following menu items:
Picture Size...
Displays a dialog box that lets you choose the size of the drawing
window and lets you choose the resolution for the picture.
Brushes...
Displays a dialog box that lets you choose the size and shape of the
paintbrush.
Line Width...
Displays a dialog box that lets you choose the line thickness for the
shape to be drawn with the selected tool. This selection affects lines,
arcs, ellipses, circles, rectangles, squares, strokes, and polygons.
Patterns...
Displays a dialog box that provides a selection of designs that you can
use as border and fill patterns. The foreground, background, and
"none" patterns are always available. Click on Outline Pattern to
signal a change in the border pattern; click on Fill Pattern to signal
a change in the fill pattern. Next, click on any of the patterns
(including foreground, background, and "none") to select it as the
border or fill pattern.
Edit Pattern...
Displays a dialog box that lets you modify an existing pattern. Before
choosing this menu item, you must indicate whether you are customizing
a border or a fill pattern by clicking on the appropriate button in the
Patterns dialog box. Next, choose the pattern to edit. The dialog box
contains a magnified version of the pattern you chose (16 pixels by 16
pixels).
Palette...
Displays a dialog box that lets you choose color for drawing by
clicking on color displayed in the dialog box.
Mix Color...
Displays a dialog box that lets you create your own color. The Color
Model menu allows you to choose the color model to create your own
color. Clicking on the "Add" button will add color to your platte
dialog box.
Grid Size...
Displays a dialog box that lets you choose a grid size.
Opaque
Prevents background shapes from showing through the clear areas of
patterned objects in the foreground. Opaque is the default.
Transparent
Allows background shapes to show through the clear areas of patterned
objects in the foreground.
Paint View...
Allows you to view only a portion of the picture in the drawing window.
Full View...
Allows you to view the full picture in the drawing window without
changing the size of the drawing window.
Grid On/Off
Turns a fixed snap grid on or off. This option is used in alignment.
Zoom On/Off
Magnifies a portion of the picture. Displays a magnifying frame and a
Zoom window. Drag the frame to the portion of the picture to be
magnified and release MB1. The framed image appears in the Zoom window
and is magnified eight times. To close the Zoom window, display the
Options menu and choose Zoom Off.
Text Menu
The Text menu contains the following items:
Family
Allows you to choose from Courier, Times, and Helvetica fonts.
Size
Specifies the point size. Choose from 10, 12, 14, 18, and 24 points.
Style
Specifies normal, italic, or bold typeface.
X DEFAULTS
The dxpaint application uses the values in the .Xdefaults file when you
logged in and uses the appropriate resource specification to customize the
appearance or characteristics of its displayed dxpaint window. The format
for a resource specification in the .Xdefaults file is:
[name*]resource: value
name
Specifies the application name or the name string that restricts the
resource assignment to that application or to a component of an
application. If this argument is not specified, the resource
assignment is globally available to all X applications.
resource
Specifies the resource.
value
Specifies the value that is to be assigned to the resource.
For more information, see X(1X).
Because each toolkit-based application can consist of a combination of
widgets (for example, push buttons and a scroll bar), you can form the name
string by adding widget class and name identifiers to the string. For
further information about adding class and name identifiers, see X(1X).
For dxpaint, the available class identifiers are:
· paint
· main_menu_bar
· paint_v_scroll_bar
· paint_h_scroll_bar
For dxpaint*O, the available name identifier is:
dxpaint
The general resources available for dxpaint can be found in X(1X).
Each specification included in the.Xdefaults file for the translations
resource modifies a key setting for the editor that dxpaint uses. For more
information about key and mouse specifications in the .Xdefaults file, see
X(1X).
FILES
~/.Xdefaults
/usr/lib/X11/app-defaults/DXpaint
SEE ALSO
X(1X), mwm(1X)