Add link to optipng in textures.md and fix some formatting

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SmokeyDope 2023-03-25 19:55:00 +00:00 committed by Gitea
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## Zoom In ## Zoom In
Next, you'll want to zoom in as the canvas is very small at the default zoom level. To do this either use CTRL + mousewheel, +/-, or navigate to the View menu > zoom > zoom in Next, you'll want to zoom in as the canvas is very small at the default zoom level. To do this either use CTRL + mousewheel, +/-, or navigate to the View menu > zoom > zoom in
##Grid ## Configure Grid
Now, we'll want to turn on the grid. Open the edit menu and enable the 'show grid' option. Now, we'll want to turn on the grid. Open the edit menu and enable the 'show grid' option.
The default grid size is 10 pixels, we want to change it to a 1 pixel grid. Go to the Image menu and choose 'configure grid. The default grid size is 10 pixels, we want to change it to a 1 pixel grid. Go to the Image menu and choose 'configure grid.
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After clicking 'Export', a menu will appear with a bunch of options checked. Make sure to uncheck all of these options!!! This will drastically reduce the file size from multiple kilobytes to a couple of hundred bytes. Finally click 'Export' one more time. After clicking 'Export', a menu will appear with a bunch of options checked. Make sure to uncheck all of these options!!! This will drastically reduce the file size from multiple kilobytes to a couple of hundred bytes. Finally click 'Export' one more time.
###Further optimization ###Further optimization with OptiPNG
For those running a GNU/linux distribution, you most likely have the 'optipng command available to you. For those running a GNU/linux distribution, you most likely have the 'optipng' command available to you. If it does not come with your system by default, the software homepage can be found [here](https://optipng.sourceforge.net/) where you can download and install from source.
Open up the terminal in the directory where your exported texture is located, and run this command First, Open up the terminal in the directory where your exported texture is located (or navigate to the directory with the 'cd your/directory/path/to/textures'), then run this command
``` ```
optipng -o7 *.png optipng -o7 *.png
``` ```