BoltBait

There is now a Shapes forum for posting and downloading custom shapes. http://forums.getpaint.net/index.php?/forum/48-shapes/

Rules All the normal forum rules apply, plus: 1) This forum is for users of paint.net to share their custom shapes. 2) Please limit yourself to 1 thread per person. Much like the Gallery section of the forum, you can post multiple shapes or packs in your thread. Multiple threads will be merged, closed or deleted. 3) Custom shapes are typically distributed as .xaml files inside of a .zip file. You may upload zip files to this forum or you may post the contents of an .xaml file in a thread (be sure to use [code] tags). 4) This is not the place to request shapes. We are not here to do your work for you. However, if you've started a shape and are having trouble with it, I'm sure someone here would be happy to help. Help Paint.net 4.0.6+ is required to use custom shapes. How to install custom shapes: http://boltbait.com/pdn/InstallingShapes.asp How to create custom shapes: http://forums.getpaint.net/index.php?/topic/32101-h Custom Shapes Maker plugin: https://forums.getpaint.net/index.php?/topic/110677-s Finding premade custom shapes: https://forums.getpaint.net/topic/116525-material-design-icon-shapes-in-paintnet/ Custom shapes are limited to one shape per .xaml file. So, you can easily pick-and-choose only the shapes that are useful to you. As with built-in shapes, when drawing you may hold down the Shift key to constrain the shape to its original ratio. Paint.net's built-in shapes can not be deleted or overridden. Edit 31 Dec 2015 by EER: Added note to rule #2

OK, I think I got all the math working properly. Eli, redownload my plugin pack and try your sample image again. If you're curious, I fixed the code in this post: http://forums.getpaint.net/index.php?/topic/32119-how-do-i-selectresize-a-layer/?p=429498

Instead of using "GetBilinearSample(x, y)", would using "GetBilinearSampleClamped(x, y)" prevent you from having to subtract one from the tile size?

Have you tried: http://forums.getpaint.net/index.php?showtopic=28520 or: http://forums.getpaint.net/index.php?showtopic=13070

See? This is why I hate calculating stuff myself. Yes, it is normal for the algorithm MJW/midora came up with as it ignores a 1 pixel border in the image. This prevents semi-transparent bands in the resulting image. Well, I'm not fixing it. So, either live with it or use Layer > Rotate / Zoom to do your tiling. *FIXED* EDIT: I just noticed that if you call it with a tile of 1px by 1px it will crash. *FIXED*

Someone needs to make a tutorial on how to use my plugin "Fill > From File" to make a collage. BTW, my plugin pack was just updated with all code described in this thread.

OK, here is a copy of Fill > From File with all of the tile/mirror modes implemented. <snip - go download my plugin pack> Only one problem: the built-in help file has not been updated.

midora, that works really well. Expect an update to my plugins shortly.

OK, paint.net version 4.0.6 works great with Windows 8.1. You're safe to upgrade now. And, you'll be even happier when you upgrade to Windows 10 as paint.net version 4.0.6 includes fixes to make it look better on that OS. Custom shapes requires paint.net version 4.0.6, so you'll need to upgrade in order to use custom shapes. The shape maker plugin requires paint.net version 4.0.6. So, I recommend upgrading paint.net to 4.0.6 now. And, when you do upgrade paint.net, upgrade my plugin pack at the same time: http://forums.getpaint.net/index.php?/topic/32048-v. It includes lots of updates and new features. I also made a custom shape pack which you can download here: http://boltbait.com/pdn/InstallingShapes.asp

The tiling code looks like this: // see if we are tiling if (Amount6) { dst[x, y] = img.GetBilinearSampleWrapped(px, py); // tiled } else { dst[x, y] = img.GetBilinearSample(px, py); // not tiled }

I would have to calculate those by hand. Ugh. To many chances for +1/-1 errors.

OK, try this one: <snip> That should fix the backwards [+] control. I updated my plugin pack with the new versions of Fill from File and Fill from Clipboard. Please provide feedback. If not positive, what do I still have to fix?

Try this build of Effects > Fill > From File <snip> For some reason the [+] control seems backwards. I'll have to play with that.

I guess I could add a feature that would NOT tile the picture. Should that handle most problems?

Isn't that what my plugin Effects > Fill > From Clipboard does?

Lots of us are running Windows 10 and paint.net works just fine. In fact, the latest release of paint.net, version 4.0.6, includes some fixes just for Windows 10.

Yes, that directory is protected by the OS. Even if you ran paint.net as administrator and tried to save in there, it wouldn't always work. It is very picky. That is why I changed CodeLab to always build dll files to the desktop.

Save to your desktop and drag-and-drop the file into your shape directory. Seriously.

As of paint.net 4.0.6: Effects can read all of the color values in the current and default palette Effects can add a [?] button to the UI for adding a help file

Show us a picture of what you want.

Nope. You can create one.

Try here: http://forums.getpaint.net/index.php?/topic/8128-image-hospital-help-with-image-problems-here/

They're used for drawing. Check this page for my custom shape pack: http://www.boltbait.com/pdn/InstallingShapes.asp

When using Image > Resize, try "Nearest Neighbor" sampling.