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# Draw On Your Screen
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Start drawing with Super+Alt+D.
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Then save your beautiful work by taking a screenshot.
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## Features
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* Basic shapes (rectangle, circle, ellipse, line, curve, polygon, polyline, text, image, free)
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* Basic transformations (move, rotate, resize, stretch, mirror, inverse)
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* Smooth stroke
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* Draw over applications
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* Keep drawings on desktop background with persistence (notes, children's art ...)
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* Multi-monitor support
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* Export to SVG
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## Install
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1. Download and decompress or clone the repository
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2. Place the resulting directory in `~/.local/share/gnome-shell/extensions`
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3. **Change the directory name** to `draw-on-your-screen@som.codeberg.org`
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4. Xorg: type `alt + F2` and `r` to restart gnome-shell
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Wayland: restart or re-login
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5. Enable the extension with GNOME Extensions or GNOME Tweaks application
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6. `Super + Alt + D` to test
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7. [https://codeberg.org/som/DrawOnYourScreen/issues](https://codeberg.org/som/DrawOnYourScreen/issues) to say it doesn't work
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## Tips and tricks
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* Power is nothing without control:
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The `Ctrl` key provides an extra functionality for each tool.
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[Range of Ctrl key possibilities](https://codeberg.org/som/DrawOnYourScreen/src/branch/media/ctrl.webm)
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* Draw arrows:
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Intersect two lines and curve the second thanks to the `Ctrl` key.
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[How to draw an arrow](https://codeberg.org/som/DrawOnYourScreen/src/branch/media/arrow.webm)
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* Duplicate an element:
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Hold the `Shift` key while starting moving.
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[How to duplicate an element](https://codeberg.org/som/DrawOnYourScreen/src/branch/media/duplicate.webm)
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* Insertable images:
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You can insert images (jpeg, png, svg) in your drawings. By default images are sought in `~/.local/share/draw-on-your-screen/images/` but the location is configurable in the preferences. Another way is to copy-past the images from Nautilus or any clipboard source by using the usual `Ctrl + V` shortcut inside the drawing mode.
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[How to add images from Nautilus](https://codeberg.org/som/DrawOnYourScreen/src/branch/media/ctrl-plus-v.webm)
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* Eraser and SVG:
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There is no eraser in SVG so when you export elements made with the eraser to a SVG file, they are colored with the background color, transparent if it is disabled. See `“Add a drawing background”` or edit the SVG file afterwards.
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* Screenshot Tool extension:
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[Screenshot Tool](https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/1112/screenshot-tool/) is a convenient extension to “create, copy, store and upload screenshots”. In order to select a screenshoot area with your pointer while keeping the drawing in place, you need first to tell DrawOnYourScreen to ungrab the pointer (`Ctrl + Super + Alt + D`).
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* Color Picker extension:
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If the GNOME Shell built-in color picker is too basic for you, have a look at the [Color Picker extension](https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/3396/color-picker), which let's you select the pixel accurately, preview the color and adjust its values. Once installed and enabled, it will be transparently integrated into DrawOnYourScreen.
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