Main Window

In JDraw a picture can consist of any number of frames. A picture is associated with a global palette of colours. Frames can either use this global or their own local palette.
Multiple frames can only be saved as GIFs or ICOs. When saving as PNG, only the current frame is considered.

JDraw's Main Screen Sections

The picture above enumerates the main screen sections of JDraw.

1. The Toolbar consists of buttons, that are either shortcuts to menu elements or represent drawing tools. Its various buttons are explained in section 5.
2. The Preview window shows the currently edited frame in its original size.
3. The Drawing Pane displays the current frame in the current grid width. When scrolled to a different portion of the image, the preview is updated correspondingly. How to draw is the topic of section 5.2, which introduces the various drawing tools.
4. Each frame that is part of the current picture has its own Frame Tab. To edit a specific frame just click on its symbol at the bottom of the drawing panel.
5. Some tools support gradient colour fill. The Gradient Panel shows the selected filling form. (See section 3.2)
6. Each frame uses either a local or the picture's global Colour Palette. Colour selection and related topics are covered in section 3.