<s>
Tux	B-Language
Paint	I-Language
is	O
a	O
free	B-License
and	I-License
open	I-License
source	I-License
raster	B-Application
graphics	I-Application
editor	I-Application
(	O
a	O
program	O
for	O
creating	O
and	O
processing	O
raster	B-Algorithm
graphics	I-Algorithm
)	O
geared	O
towards	O
young	O
children	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
project	O
was	O
started	O
in	O
2002	O
by	O
Bill	B-Language
Kendrick	I-Language
who	O
continues	O
to	O
maintain	O
and	O
improve	O
it	O
,	O
with	O
help	O
from	O
numerous	O
volunteers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tux	B-Language
Paint	I-Language
is	O
seen	O
by	O
many	O
as	O
a	O
free	O
software	O
alternative	O
to	O
Kid	B-Application
Pix	I-Application
,	O
a	O
similar	O
proprietary	B-Application
educational	B-Application
software	I-Application
product	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tux	B-Language
Paint	I-Language
was	O
initially	O
created	O
for	O
the	O
Linux	B-Application
operating	I-Application
system	I-Application
,	O
as	O
there	O
was	O
no	O
suitable	O
drawing	O
program	O
for	O
young	O
children	O
available	O
for	O
Linux	B-Operating_System
at	O
that	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
written	O
in	O
the	O
C	B-Language
programming	I-Language
language	I-Language
and	O
uses	O
various	O
free	B-License
and	I-License
open	I-License
source	I-License
helper	B-Library
libraries	I-Library
,	O
including	O
the	O
Simple	B-Operating_System
DirectMedia	I-Operating_System
Layer	I-Operating_System
(	O
SDL	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
has	O
since	O
been	O
made	O
available	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
Apple	B-Application
macOS	I-Application
,	O
Android	B-Application
,	O
Haiku	B-Language
,	O
and	O
other	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
0.9.14	O
(	O
October	O
12	O
,	O
2004	O
)	O
-	O
Tux	B-Language
Paint	I-Language
Config	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tux	B-Language
Paint	I-Language
stands	O
apart	O
from	O
typical	O
graphics	O
editing	O
software	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
GIMP	B-Application
or	O
Photoshop	B-Operating_System
)	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
designed	O
to	O
be	O
usable	O
by	O
children	O
as	O
young	O
as	O
3	O
years	O
of	O
age	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
user	B-Application
interface	I-Application
is	O
meant	O
to	O
be	O
intuitive	O
,	O
and	O
utilizes	O
icons	O
,	O
audible	O
feedback	O
and	O
textual	O
hints	O
to	O
help	O
explain	O
how	O
the	O
software	O
works	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
brightly	O
colored	O
interface	O
,	O
sound	O
effects	O
and	O
cartoon	O
mascot	O
(	O
Tux	B-Application
,	O
the	O
mascot	O
of	O
the	O
Linux	B-Operating_System
kernel	I-Operating_System
)	O
are	O
meant	O
to	O
engage	O
children	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tux	B-Language
Paint	I-Language
's	O
normal	O
interface	O
is	O
split	O
into	O
five	O
sections	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
simple	O
slideshow	O
feature	O
allows	O
previously	O
saved	O
images	B-Algorithm
to	O
be	O
displayed	O
as	O
a	O
basic	O
flip-book	O
animation	O
or	O
as	O
a	O
slide	O
presentation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
most	O
popular	O
graphics	O
editing	O
and	O
composition	O
tools	O
,	O
Tux	B-Language
Paint	I-Language
includes	O
a	O
paintbrush	O
,	O
an	O
eraser	O
,	O
and	O
tools	O
to	O
draw	O
lines	O
,	O
polygonal	B-General_Concept
shapes	I-General_Concept
and	O
text	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tux	B-Language
Paint	I-Language
provides	O
multiple	O
levels	O
of	O
undo	B-Application
and	O
redo	B-Application
,	O
allowing	O
accidental	O
or	O
unwanted	O
changes	O
to	O
be	O
removed	O
while	O
editing	O
a	O
picture	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tux	B-Language
Paint	I-Language
was	O
designed	O
in	O
such	O
a	O
way	O
that	O
the	O
user	O
does	O
not	O
need	O
to	O
understand	O
the	O
underlying	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
or	O
how	O
to	O
deal	B-Application
with	I-Application
files	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
"	O
Save	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Open	O
"	O
commands	O
were	O
designed	O
to	O
mimic	O
those	O
of	O
software	O
for	O
personal	B-Application
digital	I-Application
assistant	I-Application
devices	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Palm	B-Device
handheld	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
one	O
saves	O
a	O
picture	O
in	O
Tux	B-Language
Paint	I-Language
,	O
they	O
do	O
not	O
need	O
to	O
provide	O
a	O
file	B-Operating_System
name	O
or	O
browse	B-Application
for	O
where	O
to	O
place	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
one	O
goes	O
to	O
open	O
a	O
previously	O
saved	O
picture	O
,	O
a	O
collection	O
of	O
thumbnails	O
of	O
saved	O
images	B-Algorithm
is	O
shown	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Beginning	O
with	O
version	O
0.9.25	O
,	O
Tux	B-Language
Paint	I-Language
offers	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
export	O
individual	O
drawings	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
slideshow	O
animations	O
in	O
animated	O
GIF	O
format	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tux	B-Language
Paint	I-Language
includes	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
'	O
filters	O
 '	O
and	O
'	O
special	O
effects	O
 '	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
applied	O
to	O
a	O
drawing	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
blurring	B-Error_Name
,	O
fading	O
,	O
and	O
making	O
the	O
picture	O
look	O
as	O
though	O
it	O
was	O
drawn	O
in	O
chalk	O
on	O
pavement	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
are	O
available	O
through	O
the	O
'	O
Magic	O
 '	O
tool	O
in	O
Tux	B-Language
Paint	I-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starting	O
with	O
version	O
0.9.18	O
,	O
Tux	B-Language
Paint	I-Language
's	O
'	O
Magic	O
 '	O
tools	O
are	O
built	O
as	O
plugins	B-Application
that	O
are	O
loaded	O
at	O
runtime	O
and	O
use	O
a	O
C	B-Language
API	B-Application
specifically	O
for	O
creating	O
such	O
tools	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
large	O
collection	O
of	O
artwork	O
and	O
photographic	O
imagery	O
are	O
also	O
available	O
(	O
under	O
a	O
license	O
allowing	O
free	O
redistribution	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
may	O
be	O
placed	O
inside	O
drawings	O
using	O
Tux	B-Language
Paint	I-Language
's	O
"	O
Rubber	O
Stamp	O
"	O
tool	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Stamps	O
can	O
be	O
in	O
either	O
raster	O
(	O
bitmap	O
)	O
format	O
(	O
in	O
PNG	O
format	O
,	O
supporting	O
24bpp	O
and	O
full	O
alpha	B-Algorithm
transparency	I-Algorithm
)	O
,	O
or	O
as	O
vector	O
graphics	O
(	O
in	O
SVG	B-Application
format	I-Application
)	O
on	O
many	O
platforms	O
Tux	B-Language
Paint	I-Language
supports	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
features	O
are	O
added	O
to	O
Tux	B-Language
Paint	I-Language
,	O
configuration	B-General_Concept
options	O
have	O
been	O
added	O
that	O
allow	O
parents	O
and	O
teachers	O
to	O
disable	O
features	O
and	O
alter	O
the	O
behavior	O
to	O
better	O
suit	O
their	O
children	O
's	O
or	O
students	O
 '	O
needs	O
,	O
or	O
to	O
better	O
integrate	O
the	O
software	O
in	O
their	O
home	O
or	O
school	O
computing	O
environment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
also	O
options	O
that	O
help	O
make	O
Tux	B-Language
Paint	I-Language
suitable	O
for	O
younger	O
or	O
disabled	O
children	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
displaying	O
text	O
using	O
only	O
uppercase	O
letters	O
or	O
ignoring	O
the	O
distinction	O
between	O
buttons	O
on	O
the	O
mouse	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tux	B-Language
Paint	I-Language
has	O
been	O
translated	O
into	O
numerous	O
languages	O
,	O
and	O
has	O
support	O
for	O
the	O
display	O
of	O
text	O
in	O
languages	O
that	O
use	O
non-Latin	O
character	O
sets	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Japanese	O
,	O
Greek	O
,	O
or	O
Telugu	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Correct	O
support	O
for	O
complex	O
languages	O
requires	O
Pango	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tux	B-Language
Paint	I-Language
includes	O
its	O
own	O
form	O
of	O
input	B-General_Concept
method	I-General_Concept
support	O
,	O
allowing	O
entry	O
of	O
non-Latin	O
characters	O
using	O
the	O
'	O
Text	O
 '	O
tool	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Japanese	O
(	O
Romanized	O
Hiragana	O
and	O
Romanized	O
Katakana	O
)	O
,	O
Korean	O
(	O
Hangul	B-Operating_System
2-bul	I-Operating_System
)	O
and	O
Traditional	O
Chinese	O
are	O
currently	O
supported	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tux	B-Language
Paint	I-Language
offers	O
built-in	O
accessibility	O
features	O
,	O
including	O
an	O
on-screen	B-Device
keyboard	I-Device
for	O
use	O
with	O
the	O
text	O
entry	O
tools	O
,	O
keyboard	O
and	O
joystick/gamepad	O
control	O
of	O
the	O
pointer	O
,	O
options	O
to	O
increase	O
the	O
size	O
of	O
UI	O
elements	O
(	O
useful	O
for	O
coarse	O
assistive	O
technology	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
eye	B-General_Concept
gaze	I-General_Concept
trackers	I-General_Concept
)	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
option	O
to	O
play	O
sounds	O
monaurally	O
.	O
</s>
