PixMarker Quick Reference
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This document was drawn up by translating explanation of Japanese
written by me into English using excite(JP):text translation.
Therefore, an incomprehensible or unsuitable part may be included.
Since I am not skilled in English, your indication is welcomed.
ToolPanel

Operations
- move Toolpanel
dragging a upside bar.
- switch show / hide
inputting a period(".") into graffiti-area.(double-tap in anyside of graffiti-area)
Icons
Display modes
These icons indicate the currently displaying mode and can switch it by click.
<!> Only a display changes with change in Display mode.
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Trace mode : on/off
If "Trace on", the picture stored in the Clipboard by the Copy command(in menu) will be displayed on translucence.
* Use for the cleanup of a sketch etc.
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Loupe mode : on/off
If "Loupe on", an expansion indication of the area on canvas will be doubled.
<!> During an expansion display, the function of the following which change generates out of the display range becomes invalid.
Fill
- All of Page-operation commands in menu.
- Copy/Paste command.(in menu)
<!> During an expansion display,
Scroll functions as movement of the display range.
Operations
It is the functions which exerts change on the whole canvas.
Scroll
It is the function which scrolls canvas with the drug of stylus. This scrolling is cyclic.
Undo
Only operation for 1 time can be undone.
* This function is only exchanging an undoing buffer and canvas in fact. Therefore, it returns by undoing again.
Tools
It is the function for drawing at canvas by the stroke of a stylus.
Pen
It is the drawing tool mainly used. A line is drawn by the stroke of stylus using all the attributes in Drawing mode.
If the tap of the pen icon is carried out during pen tool use A parameter set can be switched. Those with 2 set and which are chosen should distinguish these by the color of an icon.
* That is, please think that there are two pens :-)
Fill
Painting out is started from the position which carried out the tap by stylus.
The range which the same color as the starting point followed on canvas is smeared away.
Picker
It is the tool which acquires a color from on canvas.
Since the Present color(in Palette) is changed into real time while dragging stylus, please separate stylus from canvas to the timing which acquired the meant color.
<!> Please keep in mind that acquiring is only from canvas even if it is a time of
Trace on.
Water
It is the pen in which water was included instead of ink.
The color in the position of a stroke is equalized by the surrounding color.
* Since the Brush size attribute(in Drawing mode) is effective, the thickness of defocus can be changed.
Transfer
It is a tool for picture composition.
The picture stored in the Clipboard by the Copy command(in menu) is transmitted to one color of specification on canvas.
<!> This tool appears in the
Fill tool and substitution, while the
Clone is chosen as the Present color(in Palette).
* Even if the same color in canvas is not connected, it will be transmitted.
Therefore, it is good to smear away the range which wants to transmit on canvas in an intact color first, and to transmit for the purpose of the color.
Drawing modes
These icons indicate the currently attribute of ink or nib and can switch it by click.
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Transparency : on/off
If "Transparency on", it will become impossible to draw a bright color on a dark color.
However, keep in mind that comparison of brightness is individually performed with red, blue, and green.
* If your illustration is the style "a black outline and a thin color", coloring will become easy according to this attribute.
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Brush size : 1/2/3/4
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Depth : 25%/50%/75%/100%
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Nib : round/broad
* If you want to smear away a large area uniformly in the ink which lowered concentration, it will be good to choose
broad Nib and to apply, without detaching stylus.
While
broad Nib is a line, even if a stroke overlaps repeatedly, a color does not overlap.
Palette

This portion is used in order to switch the color which draws, and the often used color.
- Present color
The portion of a left end square is the Present color.
It is used for
Pen and
Fill as a color of ink.
A color can be set up from a color selection panel by tapping this.
A color can be registered by dragging on a one of User palettes after this.
- User palettes
Seven right-hand side small rectangles are User palettes.
It is used in order to register the often used color.
It is set as the Present color by clicking each.
Menu commands
*HINT: Some of shortcut of a menu item functions without a shortcut sign.(back "/")
Page menu
- NewPage
create a new page.
- nextPage
go to next page. (cyclic)
- deletePage
delete current page.
Edit menu
- Undo
undo 1 stroke. The same function as
Undo (in Toolpanel)
- Erase
cleare in white.
- Scroll
The same function as
Scroll
- Copy
Copy the contents of a page to the Clipboard.
- Paste
Paste the contents of the Clipboard on a page.
* Clip board is the original specification of PixMarker and is stored in DB which became independent of Picture DB.
Therefore, even if it switches Picture DB, the contents of the Clip board do not disappear
Pen menu
- 1x1
switch brush size to
.
- 2x2
switch brush size to
.
- 3x3
switch brush size to
.
- 4x4
switch brush size to
.
- Broad nib
switch nib to
broad.
- Round nib
switch nib to
round.
Ink menu
- Mixer
open Color select panel.
The same function as having tapped the Present color.
- 25%
switch ink Depth to
25%.
- 50%
switch ink Depth to
50%.
- 75%
switch ink Depth to
75%.
- 100%
switch ink Depth to
100%.
- xparent ON
switch ink Transparency to
on.
- xparent OFF
switch ink Transparency to
off.
Options menu
- Information
open current Information dialog.
- File List
open File List dialog.
- About
open About dialog.
Dialogs
Color select panel
Although it is almost the same as the standard ColorPicker for PalmOS, a Clone can be chosen as a Present color by clicking the [CLONE] button.
Clone is the function which uses the picture stored in the Clipboard by the Copy(in menu) as a Present color.
If Clone is chosen as a Present color, Dolly( the clone sheep :-) will be displayed on the Present color indicator of a Palette. Moreover, >
Fill changes to
Transfer.
FIle List dialog
It is a dialog for performing a change, creation, or deletion of a picture file(DB).
- OPEN open selected file.
- Delete delete selected file.
<!>A file in use cannot be deleted.
- NEW create new file by the inputted name.
The file name of a maximum of 20 characters is effective.
- Cancel close this dialog.
Information dialog
As information about the file or page under work, a file name, the present page number, and the number of pages in a file are displayed.The information about the file or page under work is displayed.
Hardware Buttons
- Up button
Go to nextPage. (cyclic)
- Down buron
Go to prevPage. (cyclic)
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