[SOLVED] How to duplicate horizontal lines?

[littlebigman]

Hello,

 

I need to draw four horizontal lines, with the same length and same tilt (ie. 0° angle).

 

Is there a way to do this in Paint?

 

Thank you.

Edited October 23, 2017 by littlebigman

[toe_head2001]

Copy & Paste?

[littlebigman]

How?

 

CTRL+C to copy

CTRL+V to paste: Nothing happens.

 

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Edit: Must use Edit > Paste in new layer

?

 

No way to have all the lines in a single layer?

 

Is there a way to line them up vertically, ie.

 

__________________

__________________

__________________

__________________

 

?

 

Edited October 20, 2017 by littlebigman

[littlebigman]

Thanks. I need to line them up exactly, thusly:

_____________

_____________

_____________

_____________

 

I looked up "line up" in the Search bar, but found nothing.

https://forums.getpaint.net/search/

[Eli]

9 minutes ago, littlebigman said:

Thanks. I need to line them up exactly, thusly:

Not hard to do. Try using TR's Pseudo Snap.

 

But if you want to distribute vertically , I do not remember seeng a tool that can do that. But you can always start and use Parallel lines and patterns.

Edited October 20, 2017 by Eli

[toe_head2001]

5 minutes ago, littlebigman said:

Thanks. I need to line them up exactly, thusly:

 

Well, then don't move the horizontally.

 

Use the Arrow keys if you need to.

Or Ctrl+Arrow key.

[littlebigman]

Since the original line is pre-selected after I drew it, isn't is possible to simply CTRL+V to paste it and hit the arrow key to move it underneath?

 

Using the Rectangle tool introduces some blank space around the item, which I'd like to avoid if possible.

 

 

[MJW]

You might try Paste From Clipboard. You can type in the Y offset if you wish. Set the Blend Mode according to the background: Normal if transparent; Multiply if white; Add if black. (The disadvantage is that the offset isn't specified in pixels, so it makes achieving a specific pixel offset difficult.)

[LionsDragon]

 

You could also use @toe_head2001's Tartan plugin, and use only the horizontal lines. I used this just last night to create a pinstripe effect.

[AndrewDavid]

@littlebigman

Your misconception is that the line is selected when you are drawing it with the line tool. It is not. Those nubs are for shaping the line.

Simply finish the line - select it with the magic wand - copy, then paste and move with your cursor the desired distance down. Hope this helps. 

[MJW]

When copying and pasting, keep in mind: 1) You can paste into a new layer, then immediately merge the layers; you don't have to keep around separate layers for each line. 2) You can copy the whole canvas, then set the Blend Mode of the new layer according to the background,  in the manner I mentioned in my Paste From Clipboard comment. 3) You can use the arrow keys to move the pasted image, which allows moving only in Y.

[Ego Eram Reputo]

Don't copy the line. Draw it on an empty layer then duplicate the entire layer. The duplicate layer(s) can be moved individually

 

 

 

[littlebigman]

On 10/20/2017 at 11:19 PM, AndrewDavid said:

@littlebigman

Your misconception is that the line is selected when you are drawing it with the line tool. It is not. Those nubs are for shaping the line.

Simply finish the line - select it with the magic wand - copy, then paste and move with your cursor the desired distance down. Hope this helps. 

Thanks for the tip.

 

For some reason, after selecting the original line with the magic wand, hitting CTRL+C to copy and CTRL+V to paste it, and using the down arrow to move the new line below, it's thinner than the original:

 

 

Edited October 23, 2017 by littlebigman

[littlebigman]

I found the cause, but not the reason for the issue: For some reason, the line consists in three parts:

 

When I clicked without zooming in, the magic wand would select one of the three layers.

 

Why does the line have three parts?

Edited October 23, 2017 by littlebigman

[IRON67]

27 minutes ago, littlebigman said:

For some reason, the line consists in three parts:

 

The reason is shown in the menu options for the line tool. You have choosen "Antialiasing Enabled" (beside Fill Mode).

Edited October 23, 2017 by IRON67

[littlebigman]

Thanks. As much as possible, I try to avoid plugins unless totally necessary.

 

After I paste a line in a new layer, is there an easy way to line up and space the lines in the different layers ?

 

View > Pixel Grid displays nothing. I assumed it'd be an easy way to move each line/layer so that it'd be lined vertically/horizontally.

 

 

[IRON67]

16 minutes ago, littlebigman said:

is there an easy way to line up and space the lines in the different layers ?

 

Use "Move selected Pixels", click on the layer or select entire layer by pressing  CTRL + A. Then you can move the layer and its content per pixel with arrow keys or CTRL + Arrow key for bigger steps (10 px).

Edited October 23, 2017 by IRON67

[littlebigman]

Thanks much everyone, problem solved.