![]() ![]() Despite its simplicity, incredible works of art can be made in this software.ĭue to being aimed at kids, there are a number of controls available for parents and teachers. Filters and special effects can be applied to a drawing, such as blurring, fading, or a chalk-like appearance. Alongside this are multiple levels of the undo and redo function that prevents permanent mistakes.Īdvanced drawing tools are also available in Tux Paint. Basic drawing tools including paint brushes, polygons, lines, and text. Students who completed the vacation course at the Free Learning Institute, Palarivattom, handled topics they learnt during the (function() ) There are a number of features included in Tux Paint that are standard in most software of this type. Another highlight of the programme was that some of the topics covered were handled by students themselves. The contribution (stamps) of the students is expected to be included in the next official release of Tux Paint,” he said. The changes were mailed to Bill Kendrick, founder and lead developer of Tux Paint in the US, who suggested localising Tux Paint by giving it a Malayalam interface. ![]() The five-day workshop which began on Monday had discussions and seminars where the free software community engaged in different knowledge-sharing programmes. The Sangamam, organised by the Vocational Higher Secondary School, Irimpanam, in association with the Indian Libre Users Group (ILUG) Kochi - the third edition of the meet - brings together the free software community which includes teachers and students. KOCHI: Learn programming through simple and easy steps while playing a video game or enjoying an online game at Swathanthra Software Sangamam 2010. When a user selects a stamp tool in Tux Paint and clicks on the image of a flower he can and see it or listen to its name displayed in Malayalam. Around 10 to 15 students and five teachers of the school will now become official contributors in the next release of Tux Paint, which will have the latest Indian flowers as stamps for users as mentioned in the email sent by Bill Kendrick. The students have captured the beauty of the landscape by photographing native flowers and developing stamps in the 2D drawing application, Tux Paint. The objectives of the five-day programme were to teach the basics of computing, understand the functioning of a machine through the command line interface, explain various concepts of programming and enable students to contribute to the free software application Tux Paint. Students who completed the vacation course at the Free Learning Institute, Palarivattom, handled topics they learnt during the course. ![]() “The students decided to undertake the translation as their previous attempts at making stamps of Indian flowers and fruits, and integrating them into the application (images, text and voice) were a success. He said the workshop focussed on localisation of Tux Paint. “The training was from 10 am to 4 pm,” said Sanalkumar M R, programme coordinator of the Sangamam. The students of the VHSS were on a mission - to translate the interface of popular free software drawing programme, Tux Paint, a 2D drawing application, into Malayalam. ![]()
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