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==== todo ====
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* rearrange actors in depth
* rearrange actors in depth
* delete actors, balloons
* delete stages
* delete stages
* rearrange stages
* rearrange stages
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==== features ====
==== features ====
* delete actors, balloons
* journal support
* journal support
* select background/ actor from library
* select background/ actor from library

Revision as of 14:30, 7 January 2008

see also Cartoon Builder

The Comic Maker activity is being developed by Avallain Basic Skills, with input from publisher Teshkeel.

summary

with comic maker you can build comic strips. stages can be created with a background. on the stages characters and speech balloons can be aranged.

there exists a javascript version which is not yet properly implemented as an activity. a python/pygame version is in development

pygame version

the pygame version is unfinished but you can already experiment with the most features.

todo

  • rearrange actors in depth
  • delete stages
  • rearrange stages
  • add think balloons
  • fix balloon drawing code
  • do proper layout of the interface
  • flip actors
  • performance improvements
  • add support for rotated view
  • full screen view
  • in balloon text editing
  • font color/size support for balloons
  • svg actors

features

  • delete actors, balloons
  • journal support
  • select background/ actor from library
  • add stages
  • select background per stage field
  • select actor/bubble per stage field
  • scale and move around actors
  • move around balloons
  • change size and angle of balloon arrows
  • edit text of arrows (Balloons toolbar)

javascript version

You can see the source here and run it on your XO.

  • Status: needs to be bundled more cleanly as an activity; currently a content bundle running in Javascript.
  • Source: zip and xol
    Preview: comicmaker online