General Preferences¶

Don't show the "New Artwork" dialog at application startup - Check this option if you don't want the New Artwork dialog to open every time you launch the application.
Don't show announcements at application startup - Check this option if you don't wish to be informed about marketing announcements from Escape Motions.

Theme - Choose a Dark or Light theme for the user interface.
Set the scale to resize the interface (50-200%). The default scale is 100%.
Allow to dock panels on top and bottom (Tools, Properties, Brushes and Navigator) - Check this option if you wish to dock these panels on top or bottom of the user interface. By default, these panels can be docked only to the left or right side of the interface.
Open floating panels on the display with Rebelle's main window - Check this option to always keep the floating panels on the display where Rebelle's main window is opened.

Zoom at cursor - Select this option if you want to zoom at the cursor, not at the canvas center.
Rotate at cursor - Select this option if you want to rotate the canvas around the cursor.
Flip at cursor - Select this option if you want to flip the canvas around the cursor.

Set the quality of the jpeg file (0-100). The lower the setting the poorer the quality of the saved .jpeg file.

Disable PSD compression - Disable the compression of the PSD files saved from Rebelle in order to open them correctly in some third-party software.

Set the sensitivity of spinbox editing for Mouse or Tablet (1-100) - Set a higher value to make the edit boxes in Rebelle more sensitive to pen/mouse drag.

Get information about total and available memory.
Never show low memory warning - Select this option if you do not wish to be notified by a warning message about the limited number of undo steps due to low memory.

Select the user interface language. Choose whether the languages should update automatically or not.

Enable the autosave function that will automatically save the current work from Rebelle. Set the time (in minutes) you'd like Rebelle to autosave. You can find your autosaved works from the menu Help > Show Library Folder > AutoSave.

Show tooltips - Deselect this option if you do not wish the tooltips to show on the mouse or pen hover over tools.

Don't warn me after closing all panels - When you close the last visible panel in Rebelle you will see a warning informing you that all panels are hidden. Check this option if you don't want this warning to show after closing all panels.
Add the "Clear Layer" button to the Layers panel - Check this option to bring the "Clear Layer" button to the user interface - to the bottom of the Layers panel.
Add the "Merge Layers" button to the Layers panel - Check this option to bring the "Merge Layers" button to the user interface - to the bottom of the Layers panel.
Add the "Export to Photoshop" button to the Layers panel - Check this option to bring the "Export to Photoshop" button to the user interface - to the bottom of the Layers panel.
After the creation of the "New Layer" edit the new layer name - Check this option to make a new layer's name editable right after you create it.

Set up how the desktop and tablet modes should work.

When the interface is in Tablet mode, show panels:
- Under the cursor - The panel will open under the cursor
- In the last position - The panel will open in the last position you used
- In the center of the screen - The panel will open in the center of your screen
Show only one panel at once when in Tablet mode - Check this option to see only one panel at once. The previously opened panel will automatically close when you open another panel.
Always undock the panel instead of hiding when Tablet mode is off - Check this option to undock the panel from the user interface when you close it with a shortcut.

Pause simulation while using other applications - Check this option to pause the simulation in Rebelle while using other software or browsers, which will help relieve the CPU load.

Enable Vertical Sync - This option is disabled by default and may speed up NanoPixel rendering.