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Nice to have you back Zagna and Sasha! Unfortunately some users are still reporting intermittent problems logging on. Please be patient if you're struggling to log on.

... must live next to 'em spammers

Press the Esc key or Ctrl + D to deselect once you've finished moving or rotating the selection.

Both are fabulous! Blue Shine particularly impressed me.

It looks like we're back to a fairly normal footing with the forum. Many of the users who had access issues have been able to log using their usual methods. Suggest you drop the proxies and try accessing the forum in your normal manner.

Some IP addresses were blocked in bulk to try and quell the spam. Looks like your IP address was in one of the ranges that were blocked. As things return to normal the blocks should become unnecessary. I've suggested blocked users could be unblocked on an individual basis if they submitted their IP address. No response yet on whether this is feasible. Will keep you updated...

Isn't that what I said in post #6?

404 is a non existent web page. That doesn't sound like what others have been experiencing. Get nitenurse to check the URL she's using. It may be one she has bookmarked or otherwise needs to be refreshed.

Thanks. I have to admit most of what I posted was from you explaining to me how to install it

The Self-Negation thread is here http://forums.getpaint.net/index.php?/topic/25083-color-self-negation-now-v11/ Nice tutorial! (except for the size of the images which you'll be fixing asap - right? ) Can I ask for a PDF version to be added as a download? Please?

My guess is you're free to modify, obfuscate, and build on the posted code. Even though no license or conditions have been mentioned, the author is still entitled to be credited with the original idea and code. A solid attribution and perhaps a link to this thread would be a good idea.

Spam is related to the forum only. Paint.net should be unaffected.

It's a very nice control TR. Thank you for publishing it and for allowing me to make some suggestions. Usage: Download the zipped file in the post above. The zip contains three files: ColorWheelTR.cs, ColorWheelTR.designer.cs and ColorWheelTR.resx. Unzip them to a location you can find again. Open or create a new Visual Studio plugin project. If new, save it under it's own folder (good housekeeping!) Copy the three unzipped files to your project folder. In the VS Solution Explorer, right click the project name and select Add Existing Item from the context sensitive menu. Navigate to the ColorWheelTR.cs file and double click it to add it to the project. Press F6 to build the control. In your projects design view (the UI view), open the Toolbox. You'll find ColorWheelTR at the top of the Toolbox. Drag the control to your UI just like any regular control. Click the control to highlight it. At the top of the Properties window find and click the icon that looks like a lightning bolt (the Events tab) Find the field ValueChanged. Double click in the empty space beside the field to create an event handler which fires when the control is changed. The appropriate code stub will also be created. This is where your code should grab and use the new color value.

pdnnoob has answered this very well. Users should be able to log on as normal when the situation descalates. No you lot haven't been banned as a result of the forum awards!

When saving,the default file formats are selected so there is no chance of data loss. When you choose another format you accept the potential to lose data (layer structure, quality, etc...,). Rick (paint.net developer) makes this your choice so there is no comeback when you lose 100 individual layers by saving your masterpiece as a jpg.

You're welcome Seerose

January Update - Happy New Year! Two plugins to share this month. Parallel Lines and Patterns - @Martin Osieka. Draw parallel lines or patterns or fill a region with them. Like an enhanced paint.net Fill Style. TR's Snow Flake Maker - @TechnoRobbo. Generates iterative fractal-like snow flakes. I hope you're all enjoying a festive season and a great start to the new year. If you're lacking a new year's resolution - why not resolve to support our favorite image editor by making a donation? It's easy! Check this out http://www.getpaint.net/donate.html

Yup. With it you can load and save to the native GIMP format.

If you're editing an existing jpg and create a new layer in the process, then flatten prior to invoking Save, paint.net should reuse the original filename and format.

A former GIMP user might have accidentally made a piece of art, perhaps by trial and error. Now they wish to open that image with the best free image editor and give it some awesomeness!! This plugin allows them to open said image

PDN is the default format used when saving a multilayered image. Paint.net uses this format to save the layer structure. If you flatten the layers prior to saving, the format will default to PNG.

Visio does truly create editable "objects". Paint.net can not because it is a raster or bitmap editor. You can see this is the Shapes tool, and also the Text tool. Both allow for editing of the shapes/text while the tool is active. Once the shape/text is committed to the canvas (i.e. "finished") it is rendered as a series of pixels and is not able to be re-edited using the original tool. This is one of the reasons we recommend placing text (and Shapes!) onto their own transparent layer. On their own layer they are easier to resize and move independent of the rest of the image. Pixey's workaround is probably your best bet. Find or create a series of custom brushes and use the Custom Brush plugin to place them where you want. An alternative might be to use a library of smaller images and use Layers > Import from file to add them to your project.

Zipped plugin pack added as an attachment to the first post. The three *.dll files come with the CodeLab source (*.cs) and a ReadMe text file (with out-of-date links).

It's working in 4.0.5 - I just checked. Do you have a selection active? Try pressing Ctrl + D (or Edit > Deselect) to deselect any active selection prior to running the plugin - which I recommend using on a new, transparent layer.

I didn't say it was a rule. The lack of access to other layers is deeply ingrained in the heart of paint.net. No tool can draw on two layers simultaneously for example. Imagine each layer is placed in a box for its own security. We can let a plugin loose inside any box to modify the contents freely. The other boxes remain closed and immune to the rampaging plugins evil deeds. I know your scenario is a read-only request, but this would still require an opening of each 'box'.