TerryinDorset Posted July 17, 2012 Share Posted July 17, 2012 Is the Paint in Windows7 the same as paint.net? I have MSPaint (at least I assumed it's MS) with Vista that has a spraycan with 3 spray area options that I paint MSFlight Sim textures with. When I tried it with my new Windows 7 machine but I cannot find the spraycan but have found 'fill with colour' but I can't get it to work. I left click & nothing happens...... Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Brewster Posted July 17, 2012 Share Posted July 17, 2012 No they are not the same at all. 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...
TerryinDorset Posted July 17, 2012 Author Share Posted July 17, 2012 Thanks...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pdnnoob Posted July 17, 2012 Share Posted July 17, 2012 Rick is too modest, so I'll say it myself. Paint.net is much better than MS Paint! Quote No, Paint.NET is not spyware...but, installing it is an IQ test. ~BoltBait Blend modes are like the filling in your sandwich. It's the filling that can change your experience of the sandwich. ~Ego Eram Reputo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerryinDorset Posted July 17, 2012 Author Share Posted July 17, 2012 OK....does the colour fill thing work? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim100361 Posted July 18, 2012 Share Posted July 18, 2012 OK....does the colour fill thing work? Excuse me, but shouldn't that read, "How does the color fill thing work?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ego Eram Reputo Posted July 18, 2012 Share Posted July 18, 2012 Hey there Terry! Welcome to the forum. Looks like you could use some help. Try pressing F1 in Paint.NET and you'll be taken to the on-line documentation. These files should help you figure many things out. A good source of information is the custom search. You can go to the URL http://searchpaint.net/ and search for stuff by keyword. Ctrl + E in Paint.NET does the same, or you can use the menu item Help | Paint.NET Search... Quote ebook: Mastering Paint.NET | resources: Plugin Index | Stereogram Tut | proud supporter of Codelab plugins: EER's Plugin Pack | Planetoid | StickMan | WhichSymbol+ | Dr Scott's Markup Renderer | CSV Filetype | dwarf horde plugins: Plugin Browser | ShapeMaker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerryinDorset Posted July 18, 2012 Author Share Posted July 18, 2012 Thanks.....I've got the Paint that Windows7 comes with & I'll try that key to see if it produces tutorials/help. I'll google as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ego Eram Reputo Posted July 18, 2012 Share Posted July 18, 2012 The two are definitely not the same! Paint.NET is far superior to MS Paint in every way. They even cost the same! I think you should install Paint.NET - you'll not regret it and you'll have this wonderful forum to help you crack problems. P.S I bet you've never spoken to the developer of MS Paint.... Quote ebook: Mastering Paint.NET | resources: Plugin Index | Stereogram Tut | proud supporter of Codelab plugins: EER's Plugin Pack | Planetoid | StickMan | WhichSymbol+ | Dr Scott's Markup Renderer | CSV Filetype | dwarf horde plugins: Plugin Browser | ShapeMaker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoltBait Posted July 18, 2012 Share Posted July 18, 2012 The two are definitely not the same! True. Paint.NET is far superior to MS Paint in every way. Not exactly true. The MS Paint that comes with Windows 7 includes a brush system. Quote Download: BoltBait's Plugin Pack | CodeLab | and a Free Computer Dominos Game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qwertyuu Posted July 19, 2012 Share Posted July 19, 2012 (edited) I'm running on vista and wondering how soon I'll upgrade for the latest PDN 4 Switched to Windows 7 almost when it was released... my vista laptop went 120% faster at every task, also using it on every possible computer since then. My recommendation would be: switch now before Windows 8 releases Edited July 19, 2012 by qwertyuu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ego Eram Reputo Posted July 19, 2012 Share Posted July 19, 2012 The MS Paint that comes with Windows 7 includes a brush system. Really? I don't believe I've ever opened it in Win7. Except perhaps by accident (it was closed quickly). I'll have to have a deeper look. Quote ebook: Mastering Paint.NET | resources: Plugin Index | Stereogram Tut | proud supporter of Codelab plugins: EER's Plugin Pack | Planetoid | StickMan | WhichSymbol+ | Dr Scott's Markup Renderer | CSV Filetype | dwarf horde plugins: Plugin Browser | ShapeMaker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qwertyuu Posted July 19, 2012 Share Posted July 19, 2012 Really? I don't believe I've ever opened it in Win7. Except perhaps by accident (it was closed quickly). I'll have to have a deeper look. Give us a deeper review after you look at it, might be interesting! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avim1968 Posted July 19, 2012 Share Posted July 19, 2012 Hi Well you drove me into opening MSpaint (called paint) on my Win7, something i never did before, I wanted to see the brushes and how they work. well they are nice and enable you to some things that Paint.Net don't have/can't do yet. (but part of it can be done with the brushes plugin) Other then that MSpaint has nothing to contribute/compare to Paint.Net !!! even the "shapes" option is something that can be done with plugins on Paint.Net. case closed on MSpaint ! King Rick your crown is safe ;-) Avi Quote "DDAP=Don't Drink And Post!" :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerryinDorset Posted July 19, 2012 Author Share Posted July 19, 2012 I use the 'paint' in Vista to re-texture things for the airfields I make for my flight sim....it (paint) has a wonderful spraycan I use a lot so I'm hoping I'll be able to put the Vista paint into this new Windows7 machine......however wonderful these others paints might be they don't do what I want. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoltBait Posted July 19, 2012 Share Posted July 19, 2012 (but part of it can be done with the brushes plugin) Other then that MSpaint has nothing to contribute/compare to Paint.Net !!! The Win7 MS Paint brush system is more sophisticated than our own brush plugin. I would love that functionality built-in to Paint.NET. Quote Download: BoltBait's Plugin Pack | CodeLab | and a Free Computer Dominos Game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerryinDorset Posted July 19, 2012 Author Share Posted July 19, 2012 Vista paint does EXACTLY what I want when repainting flight sim textures which is why I want it in my Windows7 machine. I'm glad to say a very helpful chap in the Windows7 forum has told me how to install the paint from Vista & I now have a working copy doing just what I want...... I'm sure the other paints of whatever hue are very good but sophistication isn't what I'm after....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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