![]() I looked into it, it was beyond my abilities, and so now I'm waiting on a word from a couple different programmers who may be able to do it.Īlright, done complaining. Oh, and the reason I haven't uploaded sound versions of the flash files yet is because I'm trying to get semi-randomized sounds done like I did in Noaika, which makes things way easier. Although at this point, any color selection that isn't like GM's is going to slow me down a lot. I initially dismissed AE because it doesn't have hotkeys customization, but I see that can be changed by editing a file. Anyhow.if you have any solutions to these problems let me know. But look out! Because if you color select while swapped, you'll be caught off guard the next time you try to erase something because it will be the wrong color.Īnd the palette picker.to change your color with a proper window, you need to click on a color slot, pick the color and then.click on the color slot again! An extra click for no reason! Does it think I just change colors FOR KICKS?! Why can't you just change the colors you have selected with the same window as the palette slots? So if you want to erase and then switch to another tool, you need to switch the mode back before you do.Īlternatively, you can set the second color to the color of the background and swap between them. So to erase you have to select the background color, which is annoying because of the box select. Remember how I said my workflow consists of switching quickly between colors by using the color picker? Well I can't, because if you're moving too quick then instead of picking up a color, you'll do a mini box select!! HOLDING the right button does a box select. There are a lot of problems like this in the program.Īnd Graphics Gale? It has other problems. Since in normal use, I'm always going to be using Draw and Paint continuous at the same time, so it would make sense for me to make them both the D key. It wouldn't be so bad if you could set multiple functions to use the same Hotkey. In Pro Motion, if you wanted to use a box select tool, first you would have to go into,Īnd then to switch back you would have to go into.įour button presses. Okay, so what about say, Graphics Gale and Pro Motion? I can switch to any tool with a single button, and switch back with a single button. Even when I'm not doing anything, I'll often keep tapping the C key repeatedly out of habit. The majority of my workflow consists of switching between the color picker and the pencil quickly. Everything is simple, but everything is fast. ![]() People often cite GM as having a bad sprite editor, so it always makes me wonder how long it's been since they've used it. What's so great about this? Everything I need and use is within quick reach of my left hand, and can be accessed with a single button press. Part of it comes from my familiarity with GM's Sprite editor, but a lot of it comes down to practicality.īasically, in GM the shortkeys are like this, However, a lot of them have incredibly frustrating flaws. Lately, I've been trying various pixel art programs. ![]() Once the key is released, the previous tool will be automatically reselected.Alright, I need to vent and complain for a second. Temporary tool switching: Hold down tool shortcut key to temporarily switch to that tool or brush slot. Quick color picking: Hold down control and click to pick the color under the cursor.īrush slots: Quickly activate a tool brush slot with the number keys 1- 5. Show/hide docks: Press Tab (customizable.) Mouse wheel up&down while holding Shift.Zoom in/out with Ctrl++ and Ctrl+- (customizable)īrush size adjustment: The brush size can be adjusted quickly in two ways:.Zooming: There are three zooming methods: Ctrl+R to reset rotation (customizable).to rotate in 5° increments (customizable) Hold the lower stylus rocker button and dragĭragging: Use the middle mouse button (or the stylus button) OR hold down spacebar and drag normally.Scrolling: There are three scrolling shortcuts: The modifier keys (shift, control, alt and meta) used for these shortcuts can be changed via Canvas shortcuts preferences screen tab. Go to Edit/PreferencesĪnd select the Shortcuts tab to get a list of all modifiable shortcuts. All menu and action button shortcuts can be customized.
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