The Tool Palette allows the user to select the tool he would like to be active while he is making his next change to the current graphic.
Like the Color Palette you may resize the Tool Palette to your preference and the size should be saved for future reference when you close the application.
The Tool Palette selections are:
- Select - The selector tool. Used to outline areas for other operations. A single click of the selector tool will automatically outline irregular areas if the are a constant color.
- Lasso - Another selection tool that allows drawing and irregular area to be copied or moved etc.
- Pen - Used to draw lines or separate pixels.
- Brush - Used to draw in a larger scale. Brush sizes and shapes may be selected from the "Tools" menu.
- Erase - Erases an area. Eraser sizes and shapes may be selected from the
"Tools" menu.
- Extract - The eyedropper is used to retrieve the exact color being used in any given area.
- Spray - Works like a can of spray paint. Patterns may be selected from the "Tools" menu.
- Text - Allows the user to type text into a graphic. Text size and font may be selected from the "Edit" --> "Font" menu items.
- Fill - Flood fills an area on the canvas. This doesn't always seem to work to well unless it is filling over white.
- Line - Draws a line. Mouse button down, move to line end and release the mouse button.
- Rect - Draws a rectangle. Mouse button down, move to opposite corner and release the mouse button.
- Round - Draws a rectangle with rounded corners. Mouse button down, move opposite corner and release the mouse button.
- Diam - Draws a diamond shape. Mouse button down, move to diamond end and release the mouse button.
- Ellipse - Draws circles and ellipses. Mouse button down for center, move mouse give desired shape and size and release the mouse button.
- Line Attr - Opens the Line Attributes dialog. Set your line width, choose a line type or select an arrow end for a line.