WMPAINT

WMPAINT is a fictional Windows-based bitmap painting application used in computer graphics and software development tutorials to illustrate the design of simple raster editors. It is not a commercial product but a generic example that appears in instructional materials and sample code. In these contexts, WMPAINT demonstrates how a user interface can expose basic painting tools, manage a bitmap canvas, and handle user input.

Typical features described for WMPAINT include a small toolbar with tools such as pencil, brush, eraser, line, and fill; a color picker or palette; adjustable brush sizes; an undo/redo stack; support for creating and saving images in common formats (PNG, BMP); and options for canvas resize and basic image transformations. The program is usually presented as having a single drawing layer, with optional layering concepts discussed in extended tutorials. The user experience is kept minimal to focus on core concepts rather than feature completeness.

In terms of architecture, WMPAINT is described as a Windows desktop application that uses a raster canvas stored in memory and rendered to screen via a painting API such as GDI+ or Direct2D. Input events from the mouse or tablet are translated into drawing commands that modify the in-memory bitmap, which is then repainted to the window. The example emphasizes event handling, bitmap management, and redrawing performance in a constrained environment.

Because WMPAINT appears primarily in educational material, it does not have a formal release history or commercial reviews. It serves as a stepping stone for learning how real-world painting software is structured.