midora Posted August 6, 2015 Share Posted August 6, 2015 Yeah, the form size is not increased and the fonts are much too small. The font must be in the size of the font in the Colors window. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TechnoRobbo Posted August 6, 2015 Author Share Posted August 6, 2015 Ah I see. All the screen shots appeared the same size on my screen. I thought it was an alignment issue.I see it's a size issue. POST EDIT - I'm borrowing a monitor to extend my display so I can see what you see. Go out there and be amazing. Have Fun, TRSome Pretty Pictures Some Cool Plugins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
midora Posted August 6, 2015 Share Posted August 6, 2015 Typically you are just doing something like this using (Graphics g = control.CreateGraphics()) { _dpiScaleX = g.DpiX / 96.0f; _dpiScaleY = g.DpiY / 96.0f; } in initialization and then multiply your dimensions or positions with these values. A screen without scaling will return 1 for both. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TechnoRobbo Posted August 6, 2015 Author Share Posted August 6, 2015 I got it working using the AutoScaleMode = DPI and tweaking the custom controls. - the problem is testing at the higher DPI's since the Form is larger than my screen and borrowed screen combined. The image does not fit on 2 screens at 200% using 96DPI screens. But I have some very promising results. What I will do later on when I get home is send you a Dropbox link to what I'm currently working on and you can let me know or sends me another screen shot to see if it works on your 278DPI screen. Go out there and be amazing. Have Fun, TRSome Pretty Pictures Some Cool Plugins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TechnoRobbo Posted August 7, 2015 Author Share Posted August 7, 2015 Version 1.0.3+ HDPI Updated - Tested to 200% Special Thanks to Midora for helping with the testing. Go out there and be amazing. Have Fun, TRSome Pretty Pictures Some Cool Plugins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TechnoRobbo Posted August 8, 2015 Author Share Posted August 8, 2015 Version 1.0.4 Fixes a graphic I shut off by accident while fixing scaling for HDPI Go out there and be amazing. Have Fun, TRSome Pretty Pictures Some Cool Plugins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oceana Posted August 8, 2015 Share Posted August 8, 2015 For some reason I can't save my shape in the paint.net / shapes folder. Aparantly I need to be the PC's administrator to save there (I am the administrator) Latest verson of paint.net running Windows 10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoltBait Posted August 8, 2015 Share Posted August 8, 2015 For some reason I can't save my shape in the paint.net / shapes folder. Aparantly I need to be the PC's administrator to save there (I am the administrator) Latest verson of paint.net running Windows 10. Save to your desktop and drag-and-drop the file into your shape directory. Seriously. 1 Download: BoltBait's Plugin Pack | CodeLab | and a Computer Dominos Game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oceana Posted August 8, 2015 Share Posted August 8, 2015 Save to your desktop and drag-and-drop the file into your shape directory. Seriously. Thank you BoltBait, any reason why I can't save to the direct location ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoltBait Posted August 8, 2015 Share Posted August 8, 2015 Yes, that directory is protected by the OS. Even if you ran paint.net as administrator and tried to save in there, it wouldn't always work. It is very picky. That is why I changed CodeLab to always build dll files to the desktop. Download: BoltBait's Plugin Pack | CodeLab | and a Computer Dominos Game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oceana Posted August 8, 2015 Share Posted August 8, 2015 Thank you for the explanation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cc4FuzzyHuggles Posted August 10, 2015 Share Posted August 10, 2015 Hello. Is there only one zoom level? Because when I click on the "Zoom" button it does zoom in, but I often like to zoom SUPER close when I trace images. When tracing/drawing on paint.net's canvas I think I'm often at a zoom percent of %1000 - %2000. Also, I may have a minor glitch, unless it's my mouse. Sometimes when I click to make a nod, the nod shows up at first, but then disappears pretty quickly as if it was never there, or it blinks a little and then disappears. *~ Cc4FuzzyHuggles Gallery ~* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TechnoRobbo Posted August 10, 2015 Author Share Posted August 10, 2015 Don't double click that erases the nub, just single click. Clicking on a nub is the way to delete them. Only one zoom level so far. Go out there and be amazing. Have Fun, TRSome Pretty Pictures Some Cool Plugins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cc4FuzzyHuggles Posted August 10, 2015 Share Posted August 10, 2015 Oh! Thank you! I think sometimes I held the mouse button down too long, which simulated the results of double clicking depending on where I had my cursor. I will play around some more. If I still have the issue and it feels more like odd behavior rather than me just being naive, then I'll report back. *~ Cc4FuzzyHuggles Gallery ~* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mottoman Posted August 11, 2015 Share Posted August 11, 2015 A very good plugin, I will have a lot of use, thank you Dwarf Horde. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Humility Posted August 13, 2015 Share Posted August 13, 2015 This easy way is very very hard. And even slower then it is hard. I guess I can see why. But I think I personally am just going to wait for people to post shapes they make. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ego Eram Reputo Posted August 14, 2015 Share Posted August 14, 2015 ShapeMaker can import SVG shapes- there are tons of these available online. 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...
TechnoRobbo Posted August 14, 2015 Author Share Posted August 14, 2015 This easy way is very very hard. And even slower then it is hard. I guess I can see why. But I think I personally am just going to wait for people to post shapes they make. I'm sorry to hear that Humility. Did you follow the Quick start Guide? Here's a video that may help you get the gist. 3 Go out there and be amazing. Have Fun, TRSome Pretty Pictures Some Cool Plugins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Humility Posted August 15, 2015 Share Posted August 15, 2015 I figured out how to use it. Its just for something like this I wouldn't want to spend more than half an hour at it. And with that as my metric its slow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cc4FuzzyHuggles Posted August 16, 2015 Share Posted August 16, 2015 (edited) Would it be possible for Shape Maker (or another plugin) to have a bitmap tracing ability like Inkscape has? This website shows/explains the functionality a little : http://blog.tiaan.com/link/2009/02/21/vectorize-bitmaps-to-xaml-using-potrace-inkscape Edited August 16, 2015 by Cc4FuzzyHuggles *~ Cc4FuzzyHuggles Gallery ~* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TechnoRobbo Posted August 16, 2015 Author Share Posted August 16, 2015 It's there. Just start with an image in PaintDotNet and you can control it's opacity for tracing User's Manual Page 25 Go out there and be amazing. Have Fun, TRSome Pretty Pictures Some Cool Plugins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red ochre Posted August 16, 2015 Share Posted August 16, 2015 I think CC4 means the automatic tracing function in Inkscape?If so, I think the number of points generated could overwhelm shapemaker's & Pdn's number of points limit for any complex shape?It may be possible to do the automatic tracing in Inkscape then simplify the shape still in Inkscape.Then export and edit the SVG code - but that would require a good understanding of Inkscape, SVG, xaml and path geometry...which I don't have. I would recommend the 'Quadratic bezier' curve (yellow button) for manually tracing around curvy shapes! 2 Red ochre Plugin pack.............. Diabolical Drawings ................Real Paintings Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TechnoRobbo Posted August 16, 2015 Author Share Posted August 16, 2015 I see. Not promising anything but we can look into it. Go out there and be amazing. Have Fun, TRSome Pretty Pictures Some Cool Plugins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ishi Posted August 21, 2015 Share Posted August 21, 2015 I must admit there's a bit of a learning curve here. Its still somewhat technical but I'll give it a go now. So as soon as you save the XAML file, the new shape appears on your options of usable shapes without having to restart Paint.NET? Impressive on that one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TechnoRobbo Posted August 21, 2015 Author Share Posted August 21, 2015 So as soon as you save the XAML file, the new shape appears on your options of usable shapes without having to restart Paint.NET? Impressive on that one. Not that quickly, you have to "Save PDN Shape" and copy the xml into the shapes folder. Page 9 in the Users manual. Its still somewhat technical but I'll give it a go now. Shapes aren't as easy as a drawing. They're a definition of line behavior (behaviour). Go out there and be amazing. Have Fun, TRSome Pretty Pictures Some Cool Plugins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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