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Re: PSA: ImageToolbox is supposedly the best FOSS Android image editor

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Maria Sophia wrote:
> Q: Do you know how to add anchored text in that FOSS Android image editor?
> A: ???

I figured it out. <https://i.postimg.cc/W3KTTMDQ/draw-path-text.jpg>
a. You have enter the ImageToolbox "Draw" menu
b. You have to set the "Draw Mode" to "A" (text) and type the desired text
c. Just clicking won't place it - you have to actually sweep out a path!

The three things a screenshot editor needs to do are:
1. Add text in desired locations 
2. Add a box around desired locations
3. Add curved arrows (which should not cross fields)

Now to add a box, it's the same sequence.
a. You have enter the ImageToolbox "Draw" menu
b. Set the "Draw Path Mode" to a rectangle or circle
c. Just clicking won't place the box/circle - you have to sweep out a path

To connect the text to the box, it's still the same sequence.
a. You have enter the ImageToolbox "Draw" menu
b. Set the "Draw Path Mode" to a curved arrow (double or single headed)
c. Just clicking won't place the arrow - you have to sweep out a path

Voila! <https://i.postimg.cc/xCW8trPQ/image-annotation.jpg>

The main things needed to annotate screenshots to show flows is there.
A. Merge screenshots (vertically or horizontally, scaling as needed)
B. Annotate with boxes, text and curved arrows 

A lot of people might not intuitively grasp why a curved arrow is critical,
but if it crosses over something they care about, they'll figure it out
right away that the arrow should stay always in neutral space.
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PSA: ImageToolbox is supposedly the best FOSS Android image editor Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com> - 2026-08-08 11:17 -0800
  Re: PSA: ImageToolbox is supposedly the best FOSS Android image editor Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com> - 2026-08-10 00:29 -0800
  Re: PSA: ImageToolbox is supposedly the best FOSS Android image editor Eli the Bearded <*@eli.users.panix.com> - 2026-08-10 19:25 +0000
    Re: PSA: ImageToolbox is supposedly the best FOSS Android image editor Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com> - 2026-08-10 12:17 -0800
    Re: PSA: ImageToolbox is supposedly the best FOSS Android image editor Geoff <geoff@nospamgeoffwood.org> - 2026-08-11 16:41 +1200
      Re: PSA: ImageToolbox is supposedly the best FOSS Android image editor Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com> - 2026-08-10 22:27 -0800
        Re: PSA: ImageToolbox is supposedly the best FOSS Android image editor Geoff <geoff@nospamgeoffwood.org> - 2026-08-12 12:00 +1200

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