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== Overview ==
 
== Overview ==
  
RoboPaint RT is the "Real Time" Painting Software that allows you to paint with the [[WaterColorBot]].  It runs under Mac, Windows, and Linux.   
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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 ==
  
RoboPaint RT is a Java application, and requires that you download and install Java on your computer running it.
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=== Running Within Processing ===
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We currently recommend all users to download and install Processing to run RoboPaint RT; we will be streamlining this process over the next week or so, and we apologize for the rough process.  (There are reliability issues with the stand-alone applications, and we are providing this rougher but more robust alternative method until those are sorted out.)
  
 
* First, install the [http://java.com/en/ latest version of Java] on your computer.  
 
* First, install the [http://java.com/en/ latest version of Java] on your computer.  
* Then, download RoboPaint RT for your platform, from  [https://github.com/evil-mad/robopaint-rt/releases our releases page].     
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* Download and install [https://processing.org/download/ Processing 2.1] for your operating system.
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* Download the Ani library from [http://www.looksgood.de/libraries/Ani/ this site], and install it in your Processing libraries folder.
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* Finally, download and unzip the RoboPaint RT ZIP file [https://github.com/evil-mad/robopaint-rt/releases from our github account].     
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From within Processing, open up the RoboPaint RT Sketch.  You can find it at:  robopaint-rt-master>processing>RoboPaint_RT>RoboPaint_RT.pde
  
  
 
Important note for Windows users:  The WaterColorBot requires a USB driver as well (on Windows only). The installer for this driver is included with the RoboPaint installer (available [https://github.com/evil-mad/robopaint/releases here]).
 
Important note for Windows users:  The WaterColorBot requires a USB driver as well (on Windows only). The installer for this driver is included with the RoboPaint installer (available [https://github.com/evil-mad/robopaint/releases here]).
  
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=== "Stand-Alone" executables ===
  
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''Ready-to-use executable versions are in progress, expected to be posted the week of November 10, 2013.''
  
 
== Using RoboPaint RT ==
 
== Using RoboPaint RT ==

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