Using Path
A Help Page by Mary
This IS NOT a tutorial. I am trying to learn to use path/draw and this is merely a transcription of my notes. Any similarity to any other tutorial is purely coincidental.
Thanks to BeeDiana for her help and encouragement. I also used this tutorial as a guide---http://www.wtv-zone.com/TeXasSleeper/SHARE/Path.html. This is a very simple frame but at least it's a start at learning "path". :-)
This is the image I worked on. For printers' convenience, this is the url--http://www.wtv-zone.com/Kitkat3l/Help_Pages_2/cmas_sledding.jpg.
The first thing I did was take the image to the color grabber and chose #a65923 for the red.
The dimensions of this image are 390x323. I clicked on decorate and put 50x50 in the slot and chose border. That made the dimensions 490x423. To make figuring easier, I resized it to 490x430!.
I used point and click to determine how far in I wanted the frame to be. That gave me the number 18.
Click Draw at the top and select Path. All the numbers will go in the slot at once. Stroke color is #A65923 and width is 5.
Here are the numbers and letters I used.
M0 18 h490
M18 0 v430
M0 412 h490
M472 0 v430
I will try to explain each line.
1st line.
M is the command that starts the path .
M0 18 means 0 pixels from the left and 18 pixels from the top.
A small "h" (horizontal) is the exact measurement of the line which is 490.
2nd line.
M again commands the path. 18 pixels from the left and 0 pixels from the top.
A small "v" (vertical) commands the line to go down. The line goes down 430 pixels.
3rd line.
M again commands the path. 0 pixels from the left and 412 pixels from the top. A small "h" (horizontal) means the exact length of the line which is 490.
4th line.
M for the command. 472 means 472 pixels from the left side and 0 pixels from the top. A small "v" (vertical) makes the line go down. 430 pixels from the top.
After I drew the lines, I made a 9x9 red border on the image and resized it to x360.
Here's my finished picture.
Written this 4th day of September, 2006.
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