Infinite Canvas
Documentation

Introduction

Adding Panels To The Canvas

Working With Trails

Adding A Convenient Navigation

Publish Your Comic

 

The User Interface

The program window consists of two main components. The canvas occupies the largest part of the screen. This is where you will add and manipulate Panels, create Trails and add navigation objects. Next to the canvas is the main tab-view. The "Info" tab displays the attributes of the current selected object(s). If there is no object selected, the tab shows the attributes of the canvas.

The Info-Canvas Tab
  • Color: the color of the canvas.
  • Grid - Show Grid: toggle Grid on/off.
  • Grid - Snap to Grid: toggle "Snap to Grid" on/off.
  • Grid - Grid Size: You can use the text-field or the slider to select a grid size.

The second tab, labeled "Panels" is used for importing and adding Panels to the canvas. You can find more information about this tab and about Panels in Adding Panels To The Canvas.



The Display-Mode-Button

In the lower-left corner of the screen you can find the display-mode-button. There are three modes:

  • Canvas: In this mode you can edit Panels and Trails.
  • Navigation: This mode is used to add Navigation Frames and Navigation Trails.
  • Preview: In Preview-Mode you can preview and test-drive your Comic using the Java Applet.


The Tools-Button

With the tool-button you can select four different tools (from left to right):

  • Select-Tool: This tool is used to select and manipulate objects. If you hold the Command-Key (the one with the Apple-logo) you can select more than one object.
  • Trail-Tool: With this tool you can create Trails (Canvas-Mode) or Navigation Trails (Navigation-Mode). This tool will snap back to the Select-Tool automatically. If you want to create more than one Trail, double-click when selecting the tool. You can find more information about the usage in Working With Trails or Adding A Convenient Navigation.
  • Frame-Tool: The Frame-Tool is only available in Navigation-Mode. It allows the creation of Navigation Frames. As with the Trail-Tool, this tool will snap back to the Select-Tool automatically. If you want to create more than one frame, you have to double-click when selecting the tool. You can find more information about the usage in Adding A Convenient Navigation.
  • Hand-Tool: This tool let you move the canvas.