Notice the colorful channel decorations where the sliders move? You can add that capability to your own effects, just not in CodeLab. Here is a picture of the built-in Hue/Saturation adjustment from Paint.NET v4.0: Slider decorations are colors in the actual slider itself. Starting with Paint.NET v4.0, Indirect UI built effects can have slider decorations. OK, now that you're ready to go, let's jump right in. If you don't have a new one, you can always use one of the ones we've developed in previous lessons. In order to utilize the stuff taught in this lesson, you'll need a fully debugged CodeLab script. I am currently using Visual Studio 2010 Ultimate, so if you use Express your screenshots will not match exactly. I suggest Express 2013 for Windows Desktop. If you have not already done so, you can download a free copy of Visual Studio at: Just be sure to get the proper one for your platform. What this lesson will not cover is Canvas plugins or FileType plugins. In this lesson, I will show you how to take a CodeLab script and import it into Visual Studio as a project in order to make changes necessary to go beyond CodeLab's built-in capabilities and explain how to use more Indirect UI features. But, what if you need the default colors to be Black and White? And, there are other features of Indirect UI that CodeLab doesn't support.
In order to keep the scripts easy to use, I had to make some sacrifices when it came to the features I supported.įor example, when using color selectors, the first color wheel defaults to the primary color and the second defaults to the secondary color as currently selected in the UI. it doesn't support ALL features of the Paint.NET Indirect UI system. It supports many features of the Paint.NET effect system. It allows for easy prototyping and tinkering with code live as you type. Now that you've mastered those lessons, what if CodeLab just isn't up to the task?ĬodeLab is an awesome and powerful tool.
If you haven't already done so, please go back and review the following:īack? OK, good.
CodeLab Tutorial Part 5 - Beyond CodeLab How to use Visual Studio to make Paint.NET plugins!
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