XP Paint – A Web-Based Version of Window XP's MS Paint • Hacker News Board

you know it! It had a sleek and modern look for the time, while still having the simplicity and user-friendliness of MS Paint from Win 95/98. really wish this version of paint was still supported in Win 10

Re: XP Paint – A Web-Based Version of Window XP's MS Paint

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Post by mkup » Thu, Jul 09, 2020, 8:03 PM UTC

For some reason, I can't zoom via main menu (View/Zoom). Level 3 menu just diappears. (My browser is Firefox if this matters.) Keyboard accelerators don't work either (e.g. Alt+V,Z,L). Only level 1 menu works via keyboard accelerator (Alt+V).

Re: XP Paint – A Web-Based Version of Window XP's MS Paint

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Post by captbaritone » Thu, Jul 09, 2020, 8:07 PM UTC

Looks like this is a fork of https://jspaint.app/

Re: XP Paint – A Web-Based Version of Window XP's MS Paint

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Post by matjazdrolc » Thu, Jul 09, 2020, 8:09 PM UTC

chowderman wrote: post #4

consultutah wrote: post #3

The best version of paint. ;)

you know it! It had a sleek and modern look for the time, while still having the simplicity and user-friendliness of MS Paint from Win 95/98. really wish this version of paint was still supported in Win 10

Surely it can be packed as an Electron app?

Re: XP Paint – A Web-Based Version of Window XP's MS Paint

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Post by bevenky » Thu, Jul 09, 2020, 8:14 PM UTC

captbaritone wrote: post #6

Looks like this is a fork of https://jspaint.app/

This looks like Win98 paint :)

Re: XP Paint – A Web-Based Version of Window XP's MS Paint

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Post by bevenky » Thu, Jul 09, 2020, 8:15 PM UTC

chowderman wrote: post #2

Here is the repo as well: https://github.com/chowderman/xp-paint . Note: this is in no way affiliated with Microsoft, its merely a fan project based on my love of Windows XP

Selecting using the box tool and delete should delete the selection :)

Good work.

Re: XP Paint – A Web-Based Version of Window XP's MS Paint

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Post by crumpled » Thu, Jul 09, 2020, 8:28 PM UTC

chowderman wrote: post #4

consultutah wrote: post #3

The best version of paint. ;)

you know it! It had a sleek and modern look for the time, while still having the simplicity and user-friendliness of MS Paint from Win 95/98. really wish this version of paint was still supported in Win 10

A sleek and modern look for the time? The basic UI was already over a decade old! (paintbrush)

It's cool that you like it, but that's a surprising way to describe it. As I recall (as a user of windows 3.1, 95, ME and XP), the consensus was that Paint was a retro holdover, like Minesweeper and Solitaire. People appreciated it in a kitschy retro way.

We still have Notepad.