Difference between revisions of "Help Page"

From /f/lockdraw wiki
Jump to navigation Jump to search
(Added top of page summary and linked description for overview image)
Line 1: Line 1:
=Overview=
+
/f/lockdraw is a collaborative drawing application written in Flash that allows many people to edit a canvas, somewhat like a multiplayer MSPaint. It's based on [http://flockdraw.com the original Flockdraw], but adds a moderation system and some more advanced drawing tools. Unlike other such modifications of Flockdraw, it runs on a separate server.
[[Image:flockdraw_overview.png|800px|Overview]]
 
  
Here you can see the Canvas of the /f/lockdraw Application
+
This help page explains some of the many drawing tools and shortcuts of /f/lockdraw.
  
 +
=Overview=
 +
[[File:flockdraw_overview.png|800px]]
 +
This is the main window of /f/lockdraw. The top of the window shows the [[#Top Bar|room controls and status]]. On the right side, you can see a [[#User List|list of users]] and the [[#Chat|chat box]], as well as the [[#Tools|tool selector]]. The bottom of the window shows all the [[#Controls|drawing controls]].
  
 
=Login Dialog=
 
=Login Dialog=
Line 80: Line 82:
  
 
===color save slots===
 
===color save slots===
 
<br style="clear: both" />
 
  
 
==Hotkeys==
 
==Hotkeys==
  
 
<br style="clear: both" />
 
 
=Chat=
 
=Chat=
 
This section explains how to use special commands in the chat area
 
This section explains how to use special commands in the chat area
  
 
==special commands==
 
==special commands==
 +
 +
=User List=
 +
This section explains how to interact with the user list
 +
 +
=Top Bar=
 +
This section explains the room controls and status

Revision as of 13:36, 21 August 2012

/f/lockdraw is a collaborative drawing application written in Flash that allows many people to edit a canvas, somewhat like a multiplayer MSPaint. It's based on the original Flockdraw, but adds a moderation system and some more advanced drawing tools. Unlike other such modifications of Flockdraw, it runs on a separate server.

This help page explains some of the many drawing tools and shortcuts of /f/lockdraw.

Overview

Flockdraw overview.png This is the main window of /f/lockdraw. The top of the window shows the room controls and status. On the right side, you can see a list of users and the chat box, as well as the tool selector. The bottom of the window shows all the drawing controls.

Login Dialog

Registration

Room Selection Dialog

Room selection Dialog


Tools

This section explains the different drawing tools that are available

Brush

brush

This is the brush tool


Airbrush

airbrush


Pencil

pencil


Erazor


Bucket

bucket


Line

line


Text

text


Colorpicker

colorpicker


Controls

Slider

This section explains what the control sliders do

controls


Color Controls

  • R, G, B - to change the Red(R), Green(G) and Blue(B) values
  • H, S, V - to change the Hue(H), Saturation(S) and Value(V)

size

Change the size of the pen.
You can also use the up and down arrows.

α

Change the alpha-value (transperency) of the stroke (does not affect pencil strokes)

blur

change the amount of gaussian blur induced to the stroke (only affects the brush tool)

zoom

change the zoom amount (100%-1000%).
You can also use Ctrl + '+' and Ctrl + '-' or Ctrl + Mousewheel.
Use Ctrl + drag to move the canvas in the zoomed state.

mode

color save slots

Hotkeys

Chat

This section explains how to use special commands in the chat area

special commands

User List

This section explains how to interact with the user list

Top Bar

This section explains the room controls and status