bkemmerrer Posted February 13, 2009 Share Posted February 13, 2009 I installed Paint.Net on a laptop with Vista. The shape tools don't work. Everything else seems to be ok. Any ideas on how to fix this. I've gone to Help and search without finding the answer. Bkemmerrer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Posted February 14, 2009 Share Posted February 14, 2009 What do you mean by "don't work"? Nothing is drawn? The program crash? Do you have a graphic tablet? 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...
bkemmerrer Posted February 14, 2009 Author Share Posted February 14, 2009 The tools don't draw. The program does not crash. I have a tablet but it is not attached to either computer. I thought I would uninstall and reinstall Paint.Net. Plan to do that today. Thank you for asking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkemmerrer Posted February 14, 2009 Author Share Posted February 14, 2009 Uninstalled and re=-installed. Shape tools still won't draw. Now the brush tool won't draw. It did before I uninstalled. I'm using Vista which is updated and Paint.Net has no new updates. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oma Posted February 15, 2009 Share Posted February 15, 2009 just out of curiosity do you perhaps have a one pixel selected anywhere on your screen? that would make the line tools and the rectangle not work outside the selected pixel area. also another thing to check is if the selection mode is set to replace or something else. that would make the paintbrush etc. not work. just a couple of things to look at before you panic. ' best bet if you know how to post a screen capture image do so. It might just be a setting you have touched and didn't realize. ciao OMA Quote My Deviant Art Gallery Oma's Paint.Net gallery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkemmerrer Posted February 15, 2009 Author Share Posted February 15, 2009 Thank you for your reply. To make sure no pixel is selected, I've clicked Edit/select all/deselect to make sure nothing is selected. The shape tools and the brush will not draw. I've tried all the setting in Selection Mode. No help. The pencil will draw as shown in the screen shot. On a photo, the clone tool, text tool, etc. work fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oma Posted February 15, 2009 Share Posted February 15, 2009 are you perhaps using dual monitor? if so read this thread. viewtopic.php?f=10&t=20974&hilit=dual+screen Quote My Deviant Art Gallery Oma's Paint.Net gallery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkemmerrer Posted February 15, 2009 Author Share Posted February 15, 2009 This machine is capable of dual monitors. But no other monitor is connected to it now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oma Posted February 15, 2009 Share Posted February 15, 2009 ok you are at the end of my knowledge of vista. this post will bump it to the top and perhaps someone else can figure it out. looks like everything is ok on the screen shot as far as I can make out. really strange but I'm sure it will be something simple. EDIT one time when my paint.brush wasn't working it somehow switched from left button to right button. which was just a glitch. it corrected itself but maybe try the other mouse button just on the off chance. worth a try. I know how frustrating it is when you want to draw and nothing seems to be going your way. Quote My Deviant Art Gallery Oma's Paint.Net gallery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkemmerrer Posted February 15, 2009 Author Share Posted February 15, 2009 thank you for your time. I have tried right clicking to no avail. thanks again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Rick Brewster Posted February 20, 2009 Share Posted February 20, 2009 The tablet is the key. Your driver is probably reporting its presence incorrectly. 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...
bkemmerrer Posted February 20, 2009 Author Share Posted February 20, 2009 Thank you. Plugged in the tablet and it works fine with the tablet. Is there any easy way for me to get it to work without the tablet? I'm somewhat computer literate but not an expert. again, thank you Beth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Brewster Posted February 21, 2009 Share Posted February 21, 2009 Uninstall the tablet drivers. Paint.NET v3.5 is removing tablet support though, so eventually this won't matter. 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...
bkemmerrer Posted February 21, 2009 Author Share Posted February 21, 2009 Thank you. Uninstlled the tablet and everything works fine now. After you publish 3.5, I'll reinstall tablet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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