SmallPaint

A simple pixel editor for GNUstep, similar to Windows Paint, Wine Paint, or ReactOS Paint.

Features

• Canvas: Draw on a bitmap canvas (default 640×480); scrollable for larger images.
• Tools: Pencil (draw with foreground color), Eraser (draw with background color).
• Color: Foreground color via color panel (Color… button). Background is white for eraser.
• File: New (new image), Open (PNG, BMP, TIFF, JPEG), Save, Save As (PNG).
• Edit: Clear (fill canvas with background color).

Dependencies

• GNUstep (gnustep-gui, gnustep-base)
• SmallStepLib (this project): ../SmallStepLib in the same repository. Used for:
  • App lifecycle (SSHostApplication, SSAppDelegate)
  • Main menu (SSMainMenu)
  • Window style (SSWindowStyle)
  • File open/save dialogs (SSFileDialog)
  • Canvas (CanvasView) for the drawing surface and pencil/eraser

No other external libraries; uses only license-compatible GNUstep/AppKit and SmallStepLib.

Build

1. Build and install SmallStepLib:

   cd ../SmallStepLib
   make
   make install

2. Build SmallPaint:

   cd ../SmallPaint
   make

3. Run:

   openapp ./SmallPaint.app

   Or from the GNUstep shell: SmallPaint.

License

See LICENSE. SmallStepLib and GNUstep have their own licenses; use only license-compatible combinations.