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Q: Why Chibipaint? A: Mainly it's because the documents are understandable (written in English) and the licence allows me to make changes to the applet without getting into trouble. On top of that, it has features that I haven't found in other drawing applet such as rotate canvas (your painting will not be saved rotated, it's just to make it easier for you to paint), and grid overlay. More information on Chibipaint can be found here. The applet supports tablet pressure sensitivity via JTablet.

Q: What is a CHI file?

A: When you click on Send Pic, it will always ask you if you wish to save the image with a layer file. That layer file is typically saved with the .chi extension (as recommended by the author of the applet). On your server, they are always saved in the /src/ folder within the current upload folder (usually /wp-content/uploads/YYYY/MM).

Q: Why PNG?
A: Personally, the lossless compression it utilizes is better than JPEG. Of course, there's a time and place for JPEG. However, it is the limitation set by the applet. It can only load and save in PNG format.

Q: Why can't I do ?

A: Two possible reasons:

1. I have thought of it but implementing it isn't of the highest priority. I wrote this plugin so I can draw sketches and save them directly to the server.
2. I haven't actually thought of it yet. Whatever the reason is, if you want to see a feature in the plugin, feel free to reply to this page.