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UI Toolbar

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UI toolbar

The User Interface Toolbar is shown at the top right of the [[main window|v1.2 User Interface]], and is not customizable. It allows various pieces of the user interface to be turned on and off.

Buttons and Menus

From left to right:

  • Colour Selectors Menu (Colour → <various>, or Window → Colour Adjusters) :new: Since MyPaint 1.2.0
    • The entries in this menu open different kinds of colour selector dock-panels.
    • Each dock-panel gives you a different way of changing the painting colour.
    • Main article: [[v1.2 Colour selectors]]
  • Brush Groups Menu (Brush → Brush Groups or Window → Brush Groups) :new: Since MyPaint 1.2.0
    • The entries in this menu open different brush group dock-panels.
    • Each dock-panel allows you to change the brush you paint with.
    • Main article: [[v1.2 Brush groups]]
  • Tool Options Panel (cog) (Edit → Show Tool Options Panel)
    • This panel shows options for the current tool.
    • Main article: [[v1.2 Tool Options Panel]]
  • Layers Panel (pile of papers) (Layer → Show Layers Panel, or press L)
    • This panel shows the layers tree (layer stack) for your working document.
    • Main article: [[v1.2 Layers Panel]]
  • Scratchpad Panel (notebook) (Scratchpad → Show Scratchpad Panel, or press Shift+S)
    • This panel is a little area where you can work on thumbnail sketches, stash references, or make palettes.
    • Scratchpads can be saved and loaded independently of the main working doc.
    • Main article: [[v1.2 Scratchpad Panel]]
  • Preview Panel (camera viewfinder) (View → Preview, or press Shift+P)
    • The preview panel shows an overview of the entire document, and a viewfinder showing where you’re zoomed to.
    • Main article: [[v1.2 Preview Panel]]
  • History Panel (clock) (Edit → Recent Brushes and Colours)
    • The history panel shows a short timeline of recent brushes and colours.
    • Main article: [[v1.2 History Panel]]
  • Fullscreen mode toggle (View → Fullscreen, or press F11)
    • This button makes MyPaint take up the whole screen, or gets you out of fullscreen mode when it’s active.
    • Main article: [[v1.2 Fullscreen mode]]