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| + | '''''IMPORTANT NOTE:.''''' | ||
| + | A new version of RoboPaint RT will be released the week of November 10. We recommend that all users wait, and install the new version once it is released. | ||
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== Overview == | == Overview == | ||
| − | RoboPaint RT is the "Real Time" Painting Software that allows you to paint with the [ | + | RoboPaint RT is the "Real Time" Painting Software that allows you to paint with the [http://watercolorbot.com WaterColorBot]. It runs under Mac, Windows, and Linux. |
RoboPaint RT is straightforward and manual: Click on a color in the paint palette to change to that color, click on the water to dip the brush in the water, and drag the brush to paint on your paper. | RoboPaint RT is straightforward and manual: Click on a color in the paint palette to change to that color, click on the water to dip the brush in the water, and drag the brush to paint on your paper. | ||
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== Getting RoboPaint RT == | == Getting RoboPaint RT == | ||
| − | + | First, install the [http://java.com/en/ latest version of Java] on your computer. | |
| − | + | Then, download and install RoboPaint RT from [https://github.com/evil-mad/robopaint-rt/ our github account]. | |
| − | + | NOTE: '''''NEW VERSION Coming week of November 10, 2013.''''' | |
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== Using RoboPaint RT == | == Using RoboPaint RT == | ||
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=== Hold 'h' for Help === | === Hold 'h' for Help === | ||
Hold down the 'h' key on your keyboard for a help overlay, explaining the functions of the program. | Hold down the 'h' key on your keyboard for a help overlay, explaining the functions of the program. | ||
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RoboPaint RT works by recording user gestures in real time while making a painting. The literal record of gestures that it replays can be saved as a RoboPaint RT file (.rrt file format), to be opened later and continued or painted. Use the Open File and Save File buttons in the program to open or save a file, respectively. | RoboPaint RT works by recording user gestures in real time while making a painting. The literal record of gestures that it replays can be saved as a RoboPaint RT file (.rrt file format), to be opened later and continued or painted. Use the Open File and Save File buttons in the program to open or save a file, respectively. | ||
| − | RoboPaint RT gesture recordings are not drawings in the traditional sense; .rrt files cannot be opened or generated by any other drawing or painting program. | + | RoboPaint RT gesture recordings are not drawings in the traditional sense; .rrt files cannot be opened or generated by any other drawing or painting program. |
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== Troubleshooting == | == Troubleshooting == | ||
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=== Application will not start (Windows 8) === | === Application will not start (Windows 8) === | ||
If the RoboPaint RT application will not start, it is likely because Java is not installed on your computer. We have seen the program refuse to start , giving an error that "java is not recognized as an internal or external command..." | If the RoboPaint RT application will not start, it is likely because Java is not installed on your computer. We have seen the program refuse to start , giving an error that "java is not recognized as an internal or external command..." | ||
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== For Developers == | == For Developers == | ||
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=== Running RoboPaint RT within Processing === | === Running RoboPaint RT within Processing === | ||
| − | * | + | * Install Processing, from processing.org |
* Download and install ani library, from http://www.looksgood.de/libraries/Ani/ | * Download and install ani library, from http://www.looksgood.de/libraries/Ani/ | ||
