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Tools
There are six tools in the Bitmap Editor. They are
- pencil This tool draws one pixel at a time in the selected color on the grid.
- line This tool draws a line in the selected color on the grid. Before the line is drawn, the squares which will be effected show up in an alternate color to hilight what will be drawn. Press the mouse to select the starting position, and drag to the end position.
- oval This tool draws an oval in the selected color on the grid. Press the mouse at the center of the oval, and drag to the desired size. If the control key is held down, the tool will draw a circle.
- filled oval This tool is identical to the oval tool, except the shape drawn will be filled with the default color.
- rectangle This tool draws a rectangle in the selected color on the grid. Press the mouse at one corner and drag to the desired size. If the control key is held down, the tool will draw a square.
- filled rectangle This tool is identical to the rectangle tool, except the shape drawn will be filled with the default color.
The default color is chosen in two ways: by the mouse button pressed when clicking, and by the color associated with each mouse button. Mac OS users note: the alt/option key is used to simulate mouse button 2, not the control key. The default color can be switched from black to white and vice versa by clicking on the appropriate field on the right side of the window.
To save a Bitmap, close the Bitmap Editor window using the default method for your OS. You will be asked if you wish to save the file.
A Bitmap file is saved in a text-only format which can be opened by a text editor. They are saved in the form of a Java code snippet which could be pasted into some existing Java source code. Simplicity will automatically import the correct code from a Bitmap file for you when used with a button in the Composer.
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