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kapa9102/paxx- — explained in plain English

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In one sentence

A small, early stage paint program written in C using the raylib graphics library, with basic drawing and dragging controls.

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  root((Paxx))
    What it does
      Draw with mouse
      Drag canvas
      Toolbar items
    Tech stack
      C
      raylib
    Use cases
      Learn raylib basics
      Simple drawing tool
    Audience
      Hobbyist developers
      Students
    Notes
      Early work in progress
      No undo yet

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What do people build with it?

USE CASE 1

Try out a minimal example of building a paint style app with raylib in C.

USE CASE 2

Draw simple sketches using left click and drag around the canvas with right click.

USE CASE 3

Use it as a starting point to learn how raylib handles input and drawing.

What is it built with?

Craylib

How does it compare?

kapa9102/paxx-ac000/find-flvacc4github/kdenlive-omnifade
Stars00
LanguageCCC
Last pushed2013-04-05
MaintenanceDormant
Setup difficultyeasymoderatemoderate
Complexity1/52/52/5
Audiencedeveloperdevelopergeneral

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How do you get it running?

Difficulty · easy Time to first run · 5min

Only needs raylib installed and a C compiler to build from source.

No license information was found in the README.

So what is it?

Paxx is a small paint program written in C, built using raylib, a simple graphics library often used for games and quick visual tools rather than full applications. Based on what the README describes, it is an early, minimal project rather than a polished drawing app. The controls are basic: clicking the left mouse button lets you draw or click items in a toolbar, holding the right mouse button lets you drag the canvas around, and pressing the escape key quits the program. To use it, the only thing you need installed is raylib itself, since that library handles opening the window and drawing to the screen. Building the project is done from the command line by compiling a file called build.c into a small builder program, then running that builder to produce and launch the main app. There is no separate installer or packaged download described in the README, so a person would need to compile it themselves. The README is quite sparse beyond this, and it lists a couple of unfinished todo items directly: adding some kind of undo feature, and fixing a bug where the program draws on the canvas even while the user is clicking on toolbar buttons in the graphical interface. This suggests the project is still an early work in progress rather than a finished tool.

Copy-paste prompts

Prompt 1
Explain how to build and run Paxx from its build.c file using gcc.
Prompt 2
Walk me through what raylib is and how Paxx uses it to draw on screen.
Prompt 3
What would it take to add an undo feature to this raylib paint app?
Prompt 4
How is mouse input handled in a simple raylib project like this one?

Frequently asked questions

What is paxx-?

A small, early stage paint program written in C using the raylib graphics library, with basic drawing and dragging controls.

What language is paxx- written in?

Mainly C. The stack also includes C, raylib.

What license does paxx- use?

No license information was found in the README.

How hard is paxx- to set up?

Setup difficulty is rated easy, with roughly 5min to a first successful run.

Who is paxx- for?

Mainly developer.

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