Brick Atelier 0.94
Copyright 2004-2026 Paul K. Pekkarinen
8. July 2026

== Legal information ==

Brick Atelier is a freeware program which means it doesn't cost anything. It's free to use
and the art you create with it is your property. However this program is not open source
and it remains as intellectual property of the developer. You can not sell this program or
include it in anything that would generate money. The author is not responsible for any
damage this program may cause. Downloading this software from any other place than the
official homepage may endanger your computer's security. 


== Tips ==

- Select menu Help -> Commands to see explanation of commands.
- Press shift+K to see keyboard shortcuts.
- Press F1 while pointing at an icon to learn more about that command.
- Alt+t (test) does nothing in the release version. It's a debug command.
- Some commands will reset undo history, like adding and deleting a tile.


== Saved data ==

Brick Atelier saves files in the 'data' folder:

options.dlg - Options you can change in File -> Options.
brushpad.dat - Brushes you save in the brush pad with Edit -> Move to pad.
palette.dat - If you change a color in one of the palettes or add/remove palettes.
keybinds.dat - Keyboard shortcuts in File -> Keybinds.

You can delete these files manually to reset default values. Note that some of these files
can change in new versions and can't be copied from the old version directly. In case
of brush pad you can manually copy brushes to a tileset and then to new brush pad.


== Static data ==

These files in the 'data' folder can't be deleted:

defpals.dat - Default palette data.
pool.png - Graphics data.


== SDL information ==

The Simple DirectMedia Layer (SDL for short) is a cross-platfrom library designed
to make it easy to write multi-media software, such as games and emulators.

The Simple DirectMedia Layer library is available from:
https://www.libsdl.org/

SDL3 library is distributed under the zlib license. This license allows you to
use SDL freely in any software.


== MinGW note ==

The dynamic library files libgcc_s_seh-1.dll, libstdc++-6.dll and libwinthread-1.dll
are part of the MinGW runtime environment for Windows. Since these files are seldom
installed on path in Windows they are distributed with the program. For more information
visit the mingw-w64 homepage:
https://www.mingw-w64.org/


== Homepage and feedback ==

Brick Atelier's homepage features information, .wst file format, changelog etc.
https://www.kriceland.fi/brick

Send feedback to feedback@kriceland.fi but note that this e-mail doesn't send
notifications to me so replies could take some time.

