General Preferences

The general preferences affect various aspects of Corel Painter. For example, you can specify preferences for saving documents, controlling brushes, and saving. The following tables categorize, list, and describe all general preferences.


Brush preference	Description
Align constrained brushstroke to canvas when rotated	Matches the brush rotation angle to the canvas rotation angle
Disable feature scaling when resizing brush	Disables the Scale Feature With Brush Size option in all areas of the application.
Use legacy brush resizing control	Reverts to the Corel Painter legacy dynamic onscreen brush sizing control
Brush size increment	Lets you set the brush size increment value in pixels. For more information, see Setting Basic Brush Attributes.
Align brush to path tolerance	Determines how close the brushstroke must be to the path or shape for automatic alignment to occur For more information, see Aligning Brushstrokes to Paths and Shapes.
Paint hidden shape	Aligns a brushstroke with a hidden shape or path
Layer preference	Description
Show commit dialog when converting to layer	Displays a dialog box every time you need to commit content to a layer Enable this check box if you previously enabled the Commit And Don’t Ask Again check box in the Commit dialog box. For more information, see Grouping Layers.
Saving preference	Description
Create backup on save	Creates a backup file every time you save a document. For more information, see Saving and Backing up Files.
Auto-record script	Enables the automatic saving of Corel Painter background scripts
Auto-save scripts for	Controls how long Corel Painter saves background scripts before deleting them. For more information, see Saving Background Scripts Automatically.
Sampling preference	Description
Display crosshairs to identify the Rubber Stamp sampling source	Displays cross hairs onscreen to identify the sampling source when you’re using the Rubber Stamp tool
Product update preference	Description
Notify me of available product updates	Notifies you automatically when a product update is available for Corel Painter 12.