UAPaint

	UA Paint
	File:Uapaint13ds.png
General
Author(s)	BassAceGold
Type	Painting
Version	1.3c
Licence	Mixed
Links
	[Media:UAPaint130cds.rar Download]
	Website

Features

Saving and Loading of 24 bit bitmap images 256X192 or less
zooming & grid when fully zoomed
Multiple draw sizes
colors
fill tool
line tool
rectangle tool
circle tool
copy and paste with color transparency supported
eraser
Supports D-Pad Mode for plotting pixels (When fully zoomed)
10 pallets ready for customization
15 levels of undo!
color editor: Supports all colors the hardware can support!
Custom pallet save support (press Enter on the keyboard to save pictures and pallets)
Guitar Hero On Tour controller support as tool shortcut buttons : Enable in Options
typewriter mode for writing text
stamp tool
Color Alpha
MP3 Playback (check readme.txt for more info)

Installation

DLDI patch NDS file
Copy NDS file to SD card
Copy UAPaint Folder to anywhere on the card

It auto creates the folder for pictures when you save. If it doesn't work for some odd reason make a folder called "pics" on the root of your card.

Usser guide

Color Editor

To enter this, switch to the top screen and tap the two pallet icon at the top right.

Using the Settings you defined in options (L & R swap or not) you can switch screens and use the stylus to pick a color or use the slider bars, once you have your color picked, you can add it to a custom pallet set by tap the desired sqaure on the slider screen. Once you go back, you will find your colors in the pallet bar to the bottom left. You can tap the color you want from there.

Copy and Paste Tool

Select the tool at the top right of the top screen.Then, while holding the stylus, drag a box around what you want to copy. Two buttons popup, you can select copy to copy the object or cancel to exit the menu.

Once you select Copy, tap the screen and your object should appear, you can drag it around on screen. Once its in position, press the "Set" button and it should be pasted! To paste again, tap the screen and select paste, or press cancel to go back to copying.

Stamps

!!!G6 Real users!!! Stamp Menu may load very slow due to very slow read/write speeds of internal memory.

If you choose to make stamps for UA Paint, the transparent color is 31,0,31 on the DS or 255,0,255 on PC and all stamps must be placed in X/UAPaint/stamps

Music

Mp3's must be placed in ../UAPaint/music/ (can change folders in options) and must be 128 kb/s @44100 in mono or less, for stereo, 64kb/s @22050 might work. You can always experiment to find the best quality you can get working

Controls

Can can be swapped in options:

L - Swap pallet

R - Switch Screens

Can't be changed:

Select - toggle grid, only when fully zoomed

Y -undo

A - plot pixel in D-pad mode

X - Switch between D-pad and Stylus mode

Start - Options menu

Dpad - Scrolls background when in Stylus mode & zoomed in, Moves pixel cursor in D-pad mode

B - Short Cut to color editor

Guitar Hero Buttons:

Blue - pen

Yellow - bucket

Red - color picker

Green - line tool

Controller must be toggled in options menu.

Compatibility

Tested on: M3 Real flashcart with firmware 4.2e

Flashcart TTDS (Top Toy Ds) with firmware 1.15

Ez-Flash V Flashcart with unknown firmware

Original R4 Flashcart with firmware 1.18

Ds Flashcart Linker with 2.55 firmware

Cyclo Ds Evolution Flashcart with unknown firmware

Flashcard TTDSi with firmware v1.17

Flashcard Acekard 2i with AKAIO firmware 1.5

Changelog

Version 1.30c

re-ordered tool bar for eye dropper tool
added shortcut to eye dropper tool on B: tap once to switch to it, tap it again to switch back to previous used tool. You can still get to the color editor by tapping the double pallet icon on the top screen.
fixed bug with spray can spray size slider
stabalized saving a bit more

version 1.30b

fixed last saved file name bug when saving more than once
fixed last saved file name bug when browsing images
added filled circle tool

Version 1.30

Fixed eraser
added mapped color menu to B button
added opacity slider
can rotate selected objects now
fixed some keyboard issues in the music folder settings
redone interface(loads of changes/additions here)
remembers last filename saved/loaded in keyboard menu
added X centering to circle tool

version 1.21

fixed zoom glitch
fixed/tweaked d-pad controls on top screen
can now specify folder for mp3's
added one more zoom level with grid and d-pad support
zoombar graphical changes (blue square where d-pad mode is supported)
fixed various media player bugs
fixed turning grid off when auto grid is on

Version 1.20 - Complete Rewrite

added no fill rectangle tool
fixed image saving of all sizes
fixed tool switching while using copy and paste selecter
fixed a file display glitch in loading menu
updated load pallet menu code
added top screen view of image while zoomed all the way
added more grids for zoom levels; levels with grids are marked on the zoom slider
now has box zoom location on top screen view
added Stylus X and Stylus Y position to the top screen
fixed pen jumping when drawing off canvas limits
mp3 support added
removed the Stats tool and replaced it with MP3 controls

Version 1.16

fixed grid dissapearing on returning from full screen view in zoom
fixed typewriter text dissapearing bug when moving it on screen
fixed stamp and pasted image dissapearing bug when moving it in some areas of the screen
fixed GH controller support
more code cleanup

Version 1.15

changed handling of directories (shouldn't freeze when saving on some cards now)
fixed screen shake with the circle tool
code clean up

Version 1.14

optimised picture loading

Version 1.11

fixed the character limit on the typewriter menu
fixed saving bug
fixed saved picture display glitching in load menu
redid text scrolling in load menu
disabled use of forbidden characters for file saving- prevents freezing if character was used

Version 1.10

added GH controller to options menu to prevent problems
fixed many menu related bugs
slightly more optimised
fixed large saving bug
added transparency to copy and paste functions - define transparency color in the color creator default is white
remembers draw sizes now when switching tools
cursor on small color strip now updates according to color picked in the color editor
added typewriter mode
added spray can tool
fixed D-pad plotting mode
added title and loading screen
fixed a color range bug on the color screen: now allows to make the full range of colors 0-31
added number displays for color values in the color screen
started stamp/tile placing tool -this isn't finished so more features will be added later to this
can start and save stamps in app
can now fine tune tool sizes by tapping + or - buttons
G6/M3 real support

Version 1.02

Added Guitar Hero Buttons as tool shortcuts - Blue= Pen, Yellow=bucket, Red=color picker, Green=Line tool
Fixed another grid bug

Version 1.01

Fixed pallet saving bug
Fixed Grid problems
prevents user from opening unsupported file sizes

Version 1.00

Changable canvas sizes!
Now scans card for UAPaint Directory (directory can be placed anywhere)
Fixed black BG bug when exited pallet menu
zoom now zooms to the last place moved too.
streamlined copy and paste & fixed copying bugs
added new option to options menu
added X flip and Y flip in copy and paste options
fixed zoom bar position
releasing the B button when zoomed now returns to correct zoom level

Version .99e

fixed one or two small bugs
added saving menu with keyboard
can save and load pallets now (press Enter on the keyboard to save pictures and pallets)
added copy and paste tool
added unzoomed veiw to B if held
added scrolling to loading menus.. kind of, its not the greatest but it works i guess.

Version .99d

fixed load menu cursor bug (no longer uses stylus, and still no menu scrolling)
added options menu (press start)
grid can be toggled with select button
New Stats tool, keeps track of X and Y position (color counter not completed yet)
add color editor (touch the double pallet indicator in the top right of top screen)
Removed Color history and replaced with custom pallets (added pallet via color editor by touching one of the ten pallet slots with selected color)
improved D-pad mode controls (hold down to continuously move)
fixed major saving bug

Version .99c

D-pad mode works while on top screen
can now switch from D-pad mode to stylus mode with X button along with select
Undo
Massive speed up of some draw functions

Version .99b

Press L to swap pallets
Added fine color picking, Use A,B,X,Y to adjust color on the picker (when on top screen)
Added D-pad Pixel Plotting Mode when fully zoomed, press Select to activate/deactivate and press A to plot pixel
added color history list

Version .99

Initial Release

Credits

Salz` for the title animation

Sarra, Hitmanthe3rd, Bio_Hazard, Sho, C_H_R_I_S and others on IRC for collecting/creating stamps

interactiveTM for graphics