Rick Brewster Posted May 8, 2010 Author Share Posted May 8, 2010 Why does every effect have these three obligatory dots? (Smudge... | Dents...) Was that a spontaneous design decision back in the early days or is this just the way you do it in the graphic business? It's standard Windows UI guidelines. I don't know why you're assuming it was a "spontaneous design decision" from "back in the early days". You're weird man. Stop posting when you're drunk. 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...
BoltBait Posted May 8, 2010 Share Posted May 8, 2010 Why does every effect have these three obligatory dots? (Smudge... | Dents...) Was that a spontaneous design decision back in the early days or is this just the way you do it in the graphic business? This is a standard Windows User Interface Guideline specification. Menus <-- Check it out More general information here: Visual Index Download: BoltBait's Plugin Pack | CodeLab | and a Free Computer Dominos Game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frontcannon Posted May 8, 2010 Share Posted May 8, 2010 Hey, you're the guy working at Microsoft, not me I'll just suppose it's one of their ideas, back in the early days. Hidden Content: Alternative post, building my 'drug-habit' image I have NO IDEA where that post came from. Seriously. Night Vision Text Effect Tutorial Gallery reddit.com/r/futurebeats | My Mixcloud Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Brewster Posted May 10, 2010 Author Share Posted May 10, 2010 The "..." is for any menu command that requires additional user input to complete. Originally I thought it was for any menu item that would result in a modal dialog, but I was wrong. Hence why (IIRC) older versions of Paint.NET have a "..." for Help->About but more recent ones do not. 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...
Frontcannon Posted May 10, 2010 Share Posted May 10, 2010 3 detailed answers for one stupid question.. You continue to amaze me, guys Night Vision Text Effect Tutorial Gallery reddit.com/r/futurebeats | My Mixcloud Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ten Posted May 19, 2010 Share Posted May 19, 2010 can I ask why items under "Effects->Tools" are not translated? . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Brown Posted May 19, 2010 Share Posted May 19, 2010 It's not an official menu - only 3rd-party plugins use it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Brewster Posted May 19, 2010 Author Share Posted May 19, 2010 can I ask why items under "Effects->Tools" are not translated? Because almost nobody translates their effect plugins. Ask them. 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...
carmelo Posted May 31, 2010 Share Posted May 31, 2010 Â Hi all... i use window vista, can i use the new version of paint.net without servicepack1? Thank u Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Brown Posted May 31, 2010 Share Posted May 31, 2010 http://www.getpaint.net/download.html System requirements are at the top of the page. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Brewster Posted May 31, 2010 Author Share Posted May 31, 2010 i use window vista, can i use the new version of paint.net without servicepack1? Vista SP1 is a free download. Just go install it via Windows Update. There's really no excuse since it's been out for a few years, and ever superseded by SP2 now. 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...
Ard Posted June 18, 2010 Share Posted June 18, 2010 Upgrade is not supported with MSI AD/GPO. You must first uninstall. Hi Rick We use Paint.Net for our student laptops. While distributing 3.5.5 we got the 1721 error: Product: Paint.NET v3.5.5 -- Error 1721. There is a problem with this Windows Installer package. A program required for this install to complete could not be run. Contact your support personnel or package vendor. Action: _577D73A5_8502_4A32_A3DC_26C3DEF80357, location: C:\Program Files\Paint.NET\SetupNgen.exe, command: /install DESKTOPSHORTCUT=1 PDNUPDATING=0 SKIPCLEANUP=0 "PROGRAMSGROUP=" QUEUENGEN=0 You note here that upgrading is not possible. Does this mean it will not be possible anymore for future versions when using the MSI installer ? This would really be a headache. Is there a list of MSI guid's of all Paint.Net version so that I can make an uninstall script? Previous msi upgrades went fine so I was surprised that this doesn't work anymore. Ard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Brewster Posted June 19, 2010 Author Share Posted June 19, 2010 What I meant is that using the built-in updater is not supported after you've used the MSI. You must either install with the UI wizard, or the MSI, and can't use the other without uninstalling. You got the 1721 error on all systems or only a few? 1721 is a pretty generic error. Try looking at the log files in %TEMP%, such as PdnMsiInstall.log and PdnSetupNgenInstall.log. 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...
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