Software information: Paint

Overview

Paint allows you to create and edit sprite files. A sprite file contains one or more graphic images, each stored as a bitmap.

Installation Instructions

!Paint is present in the RISC OS ROM. If you wish to use another version, you may have to issue:
*RMKill !Paint
before you can load the other version from disc.

Issues

If you are experiencing problems with this software, first check to see if a ticket has been raised on the Bug tracker page. You may also want to visit the Bugs forum.

If you have a general query related to the software, you can enquire on the Community Support forum.

History of the component

To view the release history for versions available on the ROOL web site, visit the GitLab Commits page (releases are “tagged” with the version number).

Obtaining the software

This software is usually supplied as part of the RISC OS 5 system ROM. A version suitable for softloading¹ can be found in the !Boot.RO350Hook directory of the standard HardDisc4 build.

To obtain the source code, visit the GitLab source page.

¹ To get the softload version working, you may need to install the rest of !Boot from the HardDisc4 archive. Users of RISC OS 3 and RISC OS 4 will need to install PlingSystem as well.