JDraw is a graphics editor suited for web design with a focus on small to medium-sized images. It is designed with a pixel-oriented approach.
This tool was developed by the creator due to the lack of efficient tools for simple tasks like color correction, pixel manipulation, etc. JDraw's emphasis on simple pixel handling, as opposed to other programs with hundreds of filters, makes it a desirable software.
JDraw is written entirely in Java, originally developed for JDK 1.4. However, it now supports JDK 1.3 as well. It is currently available on Windows XP and SuSe Linux 8.1.
JDraw offers numerous features such as gradient-filled shapes, text placement, cropping, image scaling, color swapping, palette operations, and image reduction. Furthermore, this software enables the user to save files in a variety of formats, including JPEGs of configurable quality.
In the latest release, JDraw includes several new features such as "Last files" to enable faster file browsing, "Settings" to customize fill tolerance and "Look&Feel" to ensure user preferences. Additionally, a Plastic3D Look&Feel option has been added by default, which can be overridden with the "lf" command line option.
To use JDraw, you need to have Java 1.4.2 or later installed. Overall, JDraw is an easy-to-use, efficient, and reliable tool that can be used for various graphic design purposes.
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