Modifying a Library

You can modify a library by renaming items, deleting items, and deleting entire libraries.

Renaming Items

You can rename items in libraries to suit your preference.

To change the name of an item

1. Open the Mover for the item you want to modify.
2. Do one of the following:

• Double-click the icon of the item.
• Choose the item and click Change Name.

3. In the Change Name dialog box, type the new name in the Change To box.

Deleting Items from Libraries

If you want to delete a resource from a library, you can-but be careful. Once you remove one of the default brushes (even if it's by mistake), the only way to retrieve it is to reinstall Corel Painter. If you must reinstall Corel Painter, you'll lose any of the custom resources you've created and saved into the default libraries.

To delete an item from a library

1. Open the Mover for the item you want to delete.
2. Choose the item you want delete.
3. Click the Delete button in the Mover dialog box.

To avoid deleting items from libraries when reinstalling

• Move saved items to a location other than the default libraries.

Deleting a Library

To delete an entire library, delete the file from the Corel Painter directory.

Be careful not to delete the Corel Painter default libraries. Corel Painter needs them to start properly.

To delete a library on the Mac OS

1. Use the Finder™ to open the folder.
2. Drag the library file to the Trash.

To delete a library on Windows

1. Use the Windows Explorer to open the folder.
2. Select the file.
3. Press Delete, or drag the file to the Recycle Bin.

Using Brush Libraries

In Corel Painter, users work with brush libraries in the Brushes folder. The Brushes folder is the default library that loads when you open Corel Painter.

Each folder within the Brushes folder is a brush category. Each folder has a JPEG graphic, which is the icon seen on the Brush selector bar.

In each category folder are XML files, which are the brush variants available for that brush category.

Creating and Importing Brush Libraries

You may want to create a library of your favorite brush variants to have them all in one category. You can also import brush libraries to use on the Brush selector bar.

To create a brush library

1. In the Brushes folder, create and name a new folder.
2. In the new folder, create and name a new Brush Category folder.
3. In the new Brush Category folder, copy XML files from other existing folders.
4. In Corel Painter, click the selector menu arrow on the Brush selector bar, and choose Load Library.
5. In the Brush Libraries dialog box, choose the new Brush Category folder you created, and click Import.

• This procedure works only for brushes created in version 7 and later of Corel Painter.
• If you want an icon to appear on the Brush selector bar, you must create a JPEG and save it with the same name as the library. Save it at the same level as the library folder.

To import a brush library

1. On the Brush selector bar, click the selector menu arrow and choose Import Brush Library.
2. In the Select Brush Library dialog box, choose a library and click Open.

The Brush library is imported to the Brush selector bar.

• Brushes libraries created in version 6 or earlier of Corel Painter are imported as .BRS files.

Deleting a Brush Library

To delete a Brush library, delete the folder from the Corel Painter Brushes directory.

Be careful not to delete the Corel Painter default libraries. Corel Painter needs them to start properly.

To delete a library on Mac OS

1. Use the Finder to find the folder.
2. Drag the library folder to the Trash.

To delete a library on Windows

1. Use the Windows Explorer to find the folder.
2. Select the folder.
3. Press Delete, or drag the folder to the Recycle Bin.