1 TBO is an easy and fun program to draw comic and make your
7 When you run TBO you are in "page view", and here you can:
10 * Open an existing .tbo file
11 * Save the current comic in a .tbo file
12 * Export the current comic as png, pdf or svg
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17 * Select/move/resize current page frames with select tool
18 * You can remove a frame selecting it and pressing "del" key
19 * You can clone a frame pressing ctrl+d
20 * Create new page frames
22 When you have a frame you can go to "frame view" by double clicking in
23 the frame with "selector" tool. In frame view you can draw:
25 * You can add some doodle with doodle-tool, selecting what you want
26 from tool-area and drag&drop it into drawing area.
27 * You can add text to doodle with text-tool
28 * You can select/Move/resize/rotate objects in frame with select-tool
29 * You can resize an object using "<" and ">" keys.
30 * With arrows keys you can move the selected object
31 * To flip the current object use "v" key and "h" key
32 * You can remove a frame object selecting it and pressing "del" key
33 * You can clone an object pressing "ctrl+d"
34 * To return to "page view" press "esc" key
36 You can control the zoom with "+" and "-" keys or with zoom tools. You
37 can set the 1:1 zoom with "1" key or fit to window with "2" key.
42 A .tbo file is a simple xml with the state of a TBO comic. You can
43 create .tbo files to save you unfinished projects or to save projects
44 in a modifiable format.
46 A .tbo file looks like that:
49 <tbo width="800" height="450">
51 <frame x="63" y="37" width="237" height="202" border="1" r="1,000000" g="1,000000" b="1,000000">
52 <svgimage x="99" y="42" width="114" height="197" angle="0,000000" flipv="0" fliph="0" path="bar/body/left-hand.svg">
54 <text x="16" y="22" width="100" height="46" angle="-0,410127" flipv="0" fliph="0" font="Sans 12" r="0,000000" g="0,000000" b="0,000000">
61 Read HACKING for information about how you can collaborate.