[Constant Crash to Desktop]

Rick has just released a new version of Paint.net.

 

Install it now and see whether that resolves the problem.
 

[How to change color of items in PNG?]

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[BoltBait's Plugin Pack for PdN v4.2.12 and beyond (Updated July 16, 2020)]

@frer8833

 

You could copy the selection into a New Layer, saturate it, then apply Alpha Blur plugin effect.

 

Or:

You could copy the selection into a New Layer, saturate it, then apply a Radial Gradient in transparency mode.

 

If you wish to apply the saturation effect to an irregular shape, make several duplicate

saturated layers and do a series of smaller targeted gradients.

 

[how to take a rectangular image and bend it like bunting or a banana]

Available here.

 

https://www.mediafire.com/file/j58ecxqiwxr7jhw/ImageDistortion.zip/file

[How to change color of items in PNG?]

Try the Recolor tool.

 

https://www.getpaint.net/doc/latest/RecolorTool.html

 

 

[Magic Wand oddity]

35 minutes ago, Rick Brewster said:

Looks like there's a portion at the bottom that is also being correctly included:

Aha! Thanks.

[Magic Wand oddity]

Have a layer with a 23 px wide alpha slot on the right side of the canvas

that the Magic Wand claims has a Bounding Rectangle width of 37 px.

 

Rebooted PC.
Same.

 

pdnrepair.exe
Same

 

Updated to paint.net 4.2.15 beta build 7690
Same

 

Rebooted again.
No change

 

File
 

[How to cut a photo into several pieces and save each piece?]

Maybe this.

 

 

[How to make...uhm...circular loops?]

See if this is a method you'd like to try.

 

Zoom in on the center square.

That is what the final size of the image would be.

The rest of the canvas is just some needed working space.

 

The expanding ring layers are:
Duplicate layer, selection stretch, repeat.
 

 

[paint.net 4.2.15 beta build 7690]

Yes. The font size was set to 135%.

At 100% everything fits.

I don't recall the font setting at 135% being a problem with paint.net 4.2.14.

 

Will reinstall 4.2.14 and check.

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With paint.net 4.2.14 reinstalled the clipping is there.

 

Surprised I hadn't noticed it.

 

I can live with the clipping better than the tiny letters and numbers.
 

[paint.net 4.2.15 beta build 7690]

Scale and Layout 100% (Recommended)

1366 x 768 (Recommended)

 

I don't know how to determine DPI.
 

[paint.net 4.2.15 beta build 7690]

95.99 Pixels/Inch

 

Resetting to 96 still shows clipping behavior.

 

[paint.net 4.2.15 beta build 7690]

Some clipping.

 

 

 

[Make an animated gif with Midora's Plugin]

  Thanks for the tutorial @Pixey.

[how to take a rectangular image and bend it like bunting or a banana]

A good result using Madjik's Gravity plugin,
but not as quick as @Ladybug's suggestion.

 

[how to take a rectangular image and bend it like bunting or a banana]

Another possibility that is non-plugin is:
Effects > Distort > Bulge
 

[Making a metal wire cage]

Great tutorial. Thanks!

 

[Making a Jewel]

Left-click the thumbnail.

 

That will open up a larger version of the image.
 

[Print Wizard]

This may be useful.

 

Pos-Multiple-Image-Printing-Wizard
 

[Displacement and Alpha mask plugin! (07/06/08:v1.4.1.1)]

The controls look okay in paint.net 4.2.15 alpha build 7683.

 

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[Simple tiling of an image without distorting it?]

 

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[Dynamic Draw v3.3 (7/3/22)]

Those are all pyrochild plugins.

Probably should post the question there.
 

[Simple tiling of an image without distorting it?]

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[Moving 4 sided polygon area to a rectangle area?]

This might help.

 

 

[How to set background transparency]

You can make a New Layer, Paint Bucket fill it with white, move your image layer to the top.

 

Do your editing, delete the white layer and save.

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I think that I misread what you were asking for.

 

Don't know of a way to choose a background color and have it display as white.

 

However, if it helps, you can Magic Wand the alpha, invert selection, and Paint Bucket fill the selection with the appropriate background color, then move your image layer to the top.

 

If you do any erasing only the background color will show thru, not the checkerboard.

 

Merge layers before saving.

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If the surrounding chequered background is still distracting while editing,

have a white bottom layer and delete it before merging layers and saving.