cube Posted May 13, 2009 Share Posted May 13, 2009 Hi, Is it possible to use the mouse to click and drag to resize the canvas (like Paint's little blue nubs on the side of the canvas?) Thanks Quentin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Posted May 13, 2009 Share Posted May 13, 2009 No, sorry. Use Image > :Resize: Resize instead. Quote No. Way. I've just seen Bob. And... *poof!*—just like that—he disappears into the mist again. ~Helio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cube Posted May 13, 2009 Author Share Posted May 13, 2009 Shame - its a useful feature. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Brown Posted May 13, 2009 Share Posted May 13, 2009 Try selecting part of it and pressing ctrl-x. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cube Posted May 13, 2009 Author Share Posted May 13, 2009 I use the feature in Paint to expand the canvas to give me a scratch area to enter text etc. before copying/moving it to the proper position. Increasing the canvas size using Ctrl-Shift-R is OK, but reducing it back again means remembering the original dimensions rather than being able to do it visually - its all about 'shaving 400 ms!' Selecting and using Ctrl-X does nothing to the size of the canvas. Another Paint feature that I've come to rely on is, when moving an area, the background (secondary) colour replacing what I've moved, rather than the area being made transparent. Is this possible in Paint.Net? BTW, I heard about Paint.Net for the first time the other day, and it is the first graphics manipulation program other than Paint that I have been able to use 'out of the box' without feeling like I needed to be qualified in graphic design before starting to draw! Thanks Quentin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ego Eram Reputo Posted May 14, 2009 Share Posted May 14, 2009 Selecting and using Ctrl-X does nothing to the size of the canvas. I think Simon meant Ctrl+Shift+X :wink: This combination clips the image/canvas to the current selection size. So if you select your "scratch" area, then invert the selection with Ctrl-I and then hit Ctrl+Shift+X it will resize back to the original dimension. Quote ebook: Mastering Paint.NET | resources: Plugin Index | Stereogram Tut | proud supporter of Codelab plugins: EER's Plugin Pack | Planetoid | StickMan | WhichSymbol+ | Dr Scott's Markup Renderer | CSV Filetype | dwarf horde plugins: Plugin Browser | ShapeMaker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cube Posted May 14, 2009 Author Share Posted May 14, 2009 Perfect - thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Brewster Posted May 14, 2009 Share Posted May 14, 2009 Also, with layers you don't always really need a "scratch area". Just make a new layer and put it there. Quote The Paint.NET Blog: https://blog.getpaint.net/ Donations are always appreciated! https://www.getpaint.net/donate.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cube Posted May 14, 2009 Author Share Posted May 14, 2009 Good point - see how Paint has conditioned me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Brewster Posted May 14, 2009 Share Posted May 14, 2009 :shock: Quote The Paint.NET Blog: https://blog.getpaint.net/ Donations are always appreciated! https://www.getpaint.net/donate.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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