This is particularly useful for large monitors, where the total canvas area might be larger than the center of your field of vision. This determines how much margin in pixels will be added when using Fit Page. Whether you want to see the on-canvas pop-up messages that tell you whether you are in tabbed mode, rotating the canvas, or mirroring it. This can be either tabbed like GIMP or Paint Tool SAI, or sub windows, like Photoshop. The settings are mostly identical except of the additional eraser tool icon. This allows you to configure all of the above, but then when the blending mode is set to erase, which is the default on eraser presets as well when toggling erase with E. When that happens, you can configure a more pleasant color here. This is mixed with the canvas image so that it will usually have a contrasting color, but sometimes this mixing does not work. This makes the cursor a little less noisy to use. New in version 4.1: This makes sure that the outline size will always be the maximum possible brush diameter, and not the current one as affected by sensors such as pressure. This option works only when Brush Outline is selected as the Cursor Shape. If unchecked the brush outline will not appear during stroke making, it will show up only after the brush stroke is finished. This option when selected will show the brush outline while a stroke is being made. Gives a circular outline with a tilt-indicator.

Gives an outline based on the actual shape of the brush. Gives a circular outline approximating the brush size. The available outline shape types are shown below. This cursor shape will optionally show in the middle of a painting stroke as well. Select an outline shape to use while the brush tools are used. Gives a small white triangle with a black border. Show no cursor, useful for tablet-monitors. Shows a small white dot with a black outline. Shows the currently selected tool icon, even for the freehand brush.

The available cursor types are shown below. It is usually set to a type exactly where your pen nib is at. This cursor will always be visible on the canvas. Select a cursor shape to use while the brush tools are used. Customize the drawing cursor here: Cursor Shape ¶

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