Xournal User's Manual
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- Version 0.2.1
+ Version 0.2.2
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<p>
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<h3 class="subsub"><img src="pixmaps/eraser.png"> The eraser</h3>
<p>
-The eraser lets you erase what you have drawn. If your tablet's stylus
-has an eraser tip, and if the XInput extensions are enabled, the eraser
-will be automatically selected when drawing with the eraser tip.
-Another possibility is to enable the "Emulate Eraser" option in the Options
-menu, which lets you use button 2 or 3 on the stylus (mouse middle or right button)
-as an eraser.<br />
+The eraser lets you erase what you have drawn.
+By default, stylus buttons 2 and 3 (mouse middle or right buttons) are
+mapped to the eraser tool.
+<br />
The eraser comes in three different thicknesses (selected using the
<a href="manual.html#thicknesses">thickness</a> toolbar buttons),
and can operate in three different modes (Eraser Options submenu of
All the strokes which are entirely contained within the rectangular region
are selected.
The selection can be moved within its page by clicking inside the
- selection rectangle and dragging the cursor.
+ selection rectangle and dragging the cursor. If the cursor is dragged
+ to a different page, the selection will be moved to the topmost layer of
+ that page.
</p>
<p>
The selection can be cut, duplicated, etc. (including to a different page
space, or change the page height to an appropriate value (using the
"Paper Size" entry in the Journal menu).
</p>
+<p>
+ If you drag the cursor below the bottom of the page (so that the
+ entire block being moved has become invisible), the items will be moved
+ to the next page (topmost layer); however, any items that were already
+ present on the next page are left unchanged. Similarly, dragging the
+ cursor above the top of the page so that the entire block being moved
+ becomes invisible results in the items being moved to the previous page.
+</p>
<h3 class="subsub">Undo and redo</h3>
<p>
All operations performed on the currently open journal (drawing, erasing,
the corresponding entries in the Edit menu.<br />
There is no limit to the depth of the undo/redo stack. It is cleared only
when you quit the application or open a new journal.
+</p>
+<a name="mappings"></a>
+<h3 class="subsub">Button mappings</h3>
+<p>
+ Stylus buttons 2 and 3 (mouse middle and right buttons) can be mapped
+ to different tools using the appropriate submenus in the Options menu
+ (whereas the Tools menu and the toolbar buttons affect the primary tool
+ assigned to button 1). The default mapping is the eraser.
+</p>
+<p><b>Advanced configuration:</b>
+ if a secondary button is mapped to a drawing tool (pen, eraser, or
+ highlighter), the default is to "dynamically link" its settings to those
+ of the primary tool, which means that each drawing tool has common
+ settings (color, thickness, etc.) for all buttons.
+ Dynamic linking of brush settings
+ can be disabled by selecting the "Copy of current brush" option in the
+ "Button mapping" submenu. The settings of the tool for button 2 or 3 are
+ copied from the button 1 settings at the time when you select the option,
+ and afterwards they are no longer updated when the button 1 settings are
+ modified, thus making it possible to assign pens of different colors or
+ thicknesses to different buttons.
+</p>
+<p>
+ Another option that affects button mappings is the "Eraser tip" option.
+ If this option is turned on and the XInput extensions are enabled, then
+ the eraser tip of your tablet's stylus will automatically be remapped to
+ the eraser tool. This behavior, which overrides all other button mappings,
+ is most useful if your X server is configured to map the eraser tip of
+ your tablet's stylus to button 1.
+</p>
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<a name="pages-layers"></a>
<h2 class="subtitle">Pages, layers, and backgrounds</h2>
<li> print settings are not saved from one print command to the next.</li>
<li> printing to PDF and/or printing page backgrounds generates large files.</li>
<li> preferences are not saved on disk.</li>
- <li> selection cannot be dragged across page boundaries.</li>
</ul>
If you find a sequence of operations which crashes Xournal in a reproducible
manner, please send detailed instructions on how to reproduce the crash.
A core file may also be helpful.
</p>
+<p>
+Bug reports and suggestions can also be submitted on Xournal's
+<a href="http://www.sourceforge.net/projects/xournal/">SourceForge page.</a>
+</p>
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<a name="changelog"></a>
<h2 class="subtitle">Version history</h2>
<p>
-Version 0.2.1 (Jun 3, 2006):
+Version 0.2.2 (June 5, 2006):
+<ul>
+ <li>mapping of tools to stylus buttons (the options menu has new entries
+ to allow the mapping of buttons 2 and 3 to arbitrary tools; the tools
+ menu and toolbar affect the settings for button 1)
+ (see <a href="manual.html#mappings">here</a>)</li>
+ <li>moving selection by drag-and-drop works across page boundaries</li>
+ <li>vertical space tool can move items to next page (only when the entire
+ block being moved has crossed the page boundary; items on the new page
+ are not moved)</li>
+ <li>"apply to all pages" is now a toggle button affecting the behavior of
+ paper size, color, and style commands</li>
+ <li>change in the behavior of the selection upon switching between tools</li>
+</ul>
+</p>
+<p>
+Version 0.2.1 (June 3, 2006):
<ul>
<li>recently used files listed in file menu</li>
<li>can change color or thickness of pen strokes in selection</li>
Features yet to be implemented:
<ul>
<li>freeform selection tool</li>
- <li>preferences file; persistent printer settings; recent files list</li>
+ <li>preferences file; persistent printer settings</li>
<li>native PDF print feature</li>
- <li>various functionalities (flatten layers, drag-and-drop across pages, ...)</li>
+ <li>various functionalities (flatten layers, ...)</li>
</ul>
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