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Offline Gadget

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Microsoft Paint going to go to another world!
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Re: Microsoft Paint going to go to another world!
« Reply #1 on: Tuesday 25 July 17 11:12 BST (UK) »
I use MS Paint all the time - in fact my avatar was originally drawn in Paint.

There is a groundswell of opinion that Microsoft should release it into the public domain so that the code can be improved upon and it could be a stand alone programme. I hope so.

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Re: Microsoft Paint going to go to another world!
« Reply #2 on: Tuesday 25 July 17 11:15 BST (UK) »
Oops, they've changed their minds  :o :o

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Re: Microsoft Paint going to go to another world!
« Reply #3 on: Tuesday 25 July 17 11:50 BST (UK) »
Quote from: BumbleB on Tuesday 25 July 17 11:15 BST (UK)
Oops, they've changed their minds  :o :o

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-40714395

Good. And good to see a multinational conglomerate can react in a positive manner in a timely fashion.

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Re: Microsoft Paint going to go to another world!
« Reply #4 on: Tuesday 25 July 17 13:27 BST (UK) »
Oh my, such a fright and than relief in the space of three posts.
I'd be lost without Paint.

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Re: Microsoft Paint going to go to another world!
« Reply #5 on: Tuesday 25 July 17 21:43 BST (UK) »
Quote from: Sinann on Tuesday 25 July 17 13:27 BST (UK)
Oh my, such a fright and than relief in the space of three posts.
I'd be lost without Paint.

 ;D ;D ;D ; my reaction too but like Gadget, I have used it only on the rare occasion.

I guess the thought behind the demise of the inclusion of Paint with the next generation of MS is that there are many very good free apps available through the App Store.
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Re: Microsoft Paint going to go to another world!
« Reply #6 on: Wednesday 26 July 17 01:28 BST (UK) »
Quote from: Sinann on Tuesday 25 July 17 13:27 BST (UK)
Oh my, such a fright and than relief in the space of three posts.
I'd be lost without Paint.

Me too.

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Re: Microsoft Paint going to go to another world!
« Reply #7 on: Wednesday 26 July 17 15:20 BST (UK) »
I use Paint frequently.  But I alternate between it and Photo Editor, which allows me to crop images and adjust the brightness and contrast.  Also to rotate them by angles other than a multiple of 90°, though the results are often less than satisfactory.

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Re: Microsoft Paint going to go to another world!
« Reply #8 on: Wednesday 26 July 17 16:43 BST (UK) »
Paint is to be removed from the main code of Windows in future updates but it will then become available as a free download and standalone App from the MS store. (Their current project - Paint 3D - will remain part of Windows)
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