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JS Paint – A web-based MS Paint remake

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Re: JS Paint – A web-based MS Paint remake

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Post by worble »

barbs wrote: post #5

I haven't used Windows as a primary OS for years. I miss having MSPaint around for small edits, and have yet to find a suitable replacement. Other apps either have too few features (e.g. Preview) or too many (GIMP), or the interface doesn't feel right. It might just be because I'm used to it after using it for years when I was younger, but MSPaint's interface just makes sense, and it hits the sweet spot of features f…

I've been using an old version of Macromedia Fireworks for years now, and while maybe not totally 'lightweight' (you gotta wait for it to boot up), I've always found it intuitive to use for quick edits, while also having lots of other features if I feel like doing something more elabourate.

Re: JS Paint – A web-based MS Paint remake

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Post by gvx »

jhbadger wrote: post #111
kabes wrote: post #73

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Nostalgia. Many of us spend hours making drawings as a kid, since it was basically the only thing to do next to mine sweeper. Just like we all miss clippy, useless as he was.

But even then, MS Paint was pretty much a copy of 1984's MacPaint, which pioneered that type of program.

Nostalgia doesn't cite sources. I've never used MacPaint. I've used MS Paint, though, pretty extensively, all through the 2000s.

Re: JS Paint – A web-based MS Paint remake

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Post by TeMPOraL »

gvx wrote: post #116
TeMPOraL wrote: post #48

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You could do cropping in Paint since at least the Win95 version. The method was the same I use with Paint to this very day: a combination of canvas resize handles and moving the image contents. Basically, after pasting the picture, I would use the selection that is automatically activated (if you lose it, CTRL+A to select all) to crop out top and left parts of the image, by positioning the top-left corner of what I c…

I'd select the section I'd want to crop, copy it, create a new image, resize it to 1x1 or something else small, then paste. The canvas would automatically resize to fit the pasted selection. It sounds a bit more involved than your version, but for me it worked.

Yeah, I noticed this mechanism (probably even used it a few times), but I eventually gravitated towards something with less clicking.

I do that in Paint.NET a lot, though. I select the part of the image I'm interested in, and then in two keyboard presses (CTRL+C, ALT+CTRL+V, AFAIR) I copy it and "paste into new image".

Re: JS Paint – A web-based MS Paint remake

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Post by tomsmeding »

arketyp wrote: post #47

MSPaint had some hidden treasures. The first thing I tried was the right-click-while-drawing-cancel feature. Alas. Love seeing the old graphics however.

That's an actual issue in the repository. It's supposed to have worked before, but apparently broke in a recent Chrome update, sparking a re-implementation that broke in all browsers.

Re: JS Paint – A web-based MS Paint remake

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Post by esolyt »

badsectoracula wrote: post #36
barbs wrote: post #5

I haven't used Windows as a primary OS for years. I miss having MSPaint around for small edits, and have yet to find a suitable replacement. Other apps either have too few features (e.g. Preview) or too many (GIMP), or the interface doesn't feel right. It might just be because I'm used to it after using it for years when I was younger, but MSPaint's interface just makes sense, and it hits the sweet spot of features f…

> and have yet to find a suitable replacement There are a few, Kolourpaint is pretty much an MSPaint clone for KDE [1] and Paintbrush is the macOS equivalent [2]. There is also Gnome Paint [3], but hasn't seen any update in years. I suppose the closest would be Pinta [4], although that is slightly above MS Paint on the complexity level (probably more comparable to Paint.NET than MS Paint). > I'm not sure how I feel a…

> Paintbrush is the macOS equivalent

Not really. It has many issues.

The left toolbar is not dockable. I find it annoying that I have to do window management withing a single application.

That and the fact that it asks for the canvas size everytime I launch it.

Re: JS Paint – A web-based MS Paint remake

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Post by placebo »

Pamar wrote: post #120
barbs wrote: post #5

I haven't used Windows as a primary OS for years. I miss having MSPaint around for small edits, and have yet to find a suitable replacement. Other apps either have too few features (e.g. Preview) or too many (GIMP), or the interface doesn't feel right. It might just be because I'm used to it after using it for years when I was younger, but MSPaint's interface just makes sense, and it hits the sweet spot of features f…

Can anyone suggest a small, OSX graphical editor? I really just need one specific thing: "making a negative image". I have it on IrfanView, but I could not find a simple equivalent on MacOSX.

I have IrfanView on Mac (via Wine project) and it works flawlessly. However, if you don't want to install Wine on your OSX, there are other alternatives, some mentioned here already. Personally, I like xnview - its free and probably includes everything you'd want (and supports making a negative image)

Re: JS Paint – A web-based MS Paint remake

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Post by pluma »

dingo_bat wrote: post #39
badsectoracula wrote: post #36

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> and have yet to find a suitable replacement There are a few, Kolourpaint is pretty much an MSPaint clone for KDE [1] and Paintbrush is the macOS equivalent [2]. There is also Gnome Paint [3], but hasn't seen any update in years. I suppose the closest would be Pinta [4], although that is slightly above MS Paint on the complexity level (probably more comparable to Paint.NET than MS Paint). > I'm not sure how I feel a…

> actual editing feels very slow - painting something takes almost a second to update with the brush being very jumpy, reminding me using ZSoft's PhotoFinish on Windows 3.1 on my 4MB 386:-P. Works as fast as native paint on my laptop. What browser are you using?

Same here: no noticeable lag in Firefox on Ubuntu.

I'm guessing Safari on macOS?

Re: JS Paint – A web-based MS Paint remake

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Post by air7 »

I love labors of love like this. It seems that beyond the goal of being useful, there's a strong nostalgic theme to the project which is apparent in the attention to the detail in recreating the old interface as exact as possible. Check out the Help Topics...
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