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Itsbackfliptime
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See where it says "Empty Shapes On"
When you look at this do you think:
A: "If I press this button the next shape I draw will be empty"
B: "If I draw a shape now it will be empty"

I'm just trying to figure out how most people would use this button so I can make this as intuitive as possible?
Feb 13 2008 6:59PM
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b-kul
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i think that it means the shape will just be outlined but empty in the middle.
Feb 13 2008 7:05PM
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clayborn
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Outlined but no color inside the shape? why don't you just click it
Feb 13 2008 7:10PM
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1080ski
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A

i dont think the other 2 posters read your post
Feb 13 2008 8:21PM
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R-Bertsch
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A.

you first two kids are silly
Feb 13 2008 8:23PM
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titsLOL
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I think if you made it "Empty Shapes: On" it would be more intuitive, and in that case it would be B. then if you click it again it'd say Empty Shapes: Off and you know if you draw a shape it wont be empty... just an idea.
Feb 13 2008 8:27PM
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eheath
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I think A.
Feb 13 2008 8:31PM
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Sno.
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agreed. or

"want some empty shapes, click here"

that changes to

"sick of empty shapes? get some solid ones, click here"
Feb 13 2008 8:35PM
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IcePointa
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make it say:

"Create Shape Outlines"

if thats what it does

I think you meant A, right?
Feb 13 2008 8:38PM
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duckets.
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Feb 13 2008 8:39PM
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Itsbackfliptime
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Thats pretty much what I'm having it do now.


Thanks for the input everyone.
Feb 13 2008 11:29PM
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doublexl
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Bee ftw
Feb 13 2008 11:38PM
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Mat.
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A
Feb 14 2008 12:11AM
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Smidt
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i just got a mac and had no idea it had a paint prgram i was looking for it to
Feb 14 2008 12:12AM
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Elijah.
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[img]http://www.wpclipart.com/cartoon/animals_2/bumble_bee.png]/img]
Feb 14 2008 12:14AM
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Elijah.
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Feb 14 2008 12:14AM
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Elijah.
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Feb 14 2008 12:16AM
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sack
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probably B...
Feb 14 2008 12:18AM
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anxju
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Feb 14 2008 11:51AM
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seine_Dudeheit
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So you are programming this right now - Why a painting programm? - with what kind of editor or programming language?
Feb 14 2008 11:58AM
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Scolson
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B.  I guess

If you want it to be A. it should say turn empty shapes on


If you want it to be B. it should say empty shapes: on
Feb 14 2008 12:14PM
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Itsbackfliptime
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Yeah I'm making it right now. Its for a user interface class. I'm using C++ and Qt.
Feb 15 2008 9:21PM
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popNfresh44
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i would think that if i drew a shape now it would be empty.
Feb 15 2008 10:18PM
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comeatmebro
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are you gonna like give a download link?


cause i dl'ed paintbrush but i don't like it that much...
oh and A ftw.
Feb 15 2008 10:45PM
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leckett1
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I would think it means like remove the colour from the current highlighted shape
Feb 15 2008 11:06PM
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Itsbackfliptime
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possibly. Its not finished yet. All it does right now is let you put some shapes and text on the screen. You can't erase anything and there isn't a brush tool either. At the end its gonna have separate layers, different brush styles, saving to different formats. It should be pretty cool.
Feb 15 2008 11:59PM
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comeatmebro
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that sounds sick. i am yet to find a nice paint program for mac, but this sounds like it would be awesome.
Feb 16 2008 12:08AM
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gbirrd
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i dont fucking get it. like wtf....?
Feb 16 2008 11:58AM
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