configure.in Updated Gimp-Help. See help/ChangeLog for details.
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* configure.in
* help/*: Updated Gimp-Help. See help/ChangeLog for details.
* app/channels_dialog.c
* app/gdisplay.c
* app/gradient.c
* app/layers_dialog.c
* app/menus.c
* app/paths_dialog.c
* app/preferences_dialog.c
* app/resize.c: fixed menu paths.
* plug-ins/helpbrowser/helpbrowser.c: load a special
"undocumented_filter.html" page if a filter was not found.
Adapted to the new help structure.
2000-12-15 Michael Natterer <mitch@gimp.org>
* makedummyhelpfile.sh
* makeindex.sh: removed.
* images/*: added some images.
* help/*: Updated to the latest version of the gimp-help CVS module.
This Version instoduces a bunch of new toplevel HTML files for
general topics, an autogenerated index, TOC, glossary,
an "image" directory on the "C" level, peace, love, and stuff...
Thanks to all help writers: Prof, Bex, Piers, ...
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configure.in Updated Gimp-Help. See help/ChangeLog for details.
2000-12-15 Michael Natterer <mitch@gimp.org>
* configure.in
* help/*: Updated Gimp-Help. See help/ChangeLog for details.
* app/channels_dialog.c
* app/gdisplay.c
* app/gradient.c
* app/layers_dialog.c
* app/menus.c
* app/paths_dialog.c
* app/preferences_dialog.c
* app/resize.c: fixed menu paths.
* plug-ins/helpbrowser/helpbrowser.c: load a special
"undocumented_filter.html" page if a filter was not found.
Adapted to the new help structure.
2000-12-15 Michael Natterer <mitch@gimp.org>
* makedummyhelpfile.sh
* makeindex.sh: removed.
* images/*: added some images.
* help/*: Updated to the latest version of the gimp-help CVS module.
This Version instoduces a bunch of new toplevel HTML files for
general topics, an autogenerated index, TOC, glossary,
an "image" directory on the "C" level, peace, love, and stuff...
Thanks to all help writers: Prof, Bex, Piers, ...
2000-12-15 11:47:24 +08:00
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> Will add a layer mask to the currently active layer. A layer mask
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is a one to control the transparency of the current layer . The
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mask itself is a grayscale "image" where black pixels will make
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the layer totally transparent and white pixels will make it
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opaque.
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configure.in Updated Gimp-Help. See help/ChangeLog for details.
2000-12-15 Michael Natterer <mitch@gimp.org>
* configure.in
* help/*: Updated Gimp-Help. See help/ChangeLog for details.
* app/channels_dialog.c
* app/gdisplay.c
* app/gradient.c
* app/layers_dialog.c
* app/menus.c
* app/paths_dialog.c
* app/preferences_dialog.c
* app/resize.c: fixed menu paths.
* plug-ins/helpbrowser/helpbrowser.c: load a special
"undocumented_filter.html" page if a filter was not found.
Adapted to the new help structure.
2000-12-15 Michael Natterer <mitch@gimp.org>
* makedummyhelpfile.sh
* makeindex.sh: removed.
* images/*: added some images.
* help/*: Updated to the latest version of the gimp-help CVS module.
This Version instoduces a bunch of new toplevel HTML files for
general topics, an autogenerated index, TOC, glossary,
an "image" directory on the "C" level, peace, love, and stuff...
Thanks to all help writers: Prof, Bex, Piers, ...
2000-12-15 11:47:24 +08:00
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> Adding a mask to a layer has the same effect like if you could
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add a second <A
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configure.in Updated Gimp-Help. See help/ChangeLog for details.
2000-12-15 Michael Natterer <mitch@gimp.org>
* configure.in
* help/*: Updated Gimp-Help. See help/ChangeLog for details.
* app/channels_dialog.c
* app/gdisplay.c
* app/gradient.c
* app/layers_dialog.c
* app/menus.c
* app/paths_dialog.c
* app/preferences_dialog.c
* app/resize.c: fixed menu paths.
* plug-ins/helpbrowser/helpbrowser.c: load a special
"undocumented_filter.html" page if a filter was not found.
Adapted to the new help structure.
2000-12-15 Michael Natterer <mitch@gimp.org>
* makedummyhelpfile.sh
* makeindex.sh: removed.
* images/*: added some images.
* help/*: Updated to the latest version of the gimp-help CVS module.
This Version instoduces a bunch of new toplevel HTML files for
general topics, an autogenerated index, TOC, glossary,
an "image" directory on the "C" level, peace, love, and stuff...
Thanks to all help writers: Prof, Bex, Piers, ...
2000-12-15 11:47:24 +08:00
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> The <SPAN
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> frame enables you to choose the initial
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fill of the layer mask. Black which will make the layer totally
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transparent, White which will make the layer totally opace or the
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alpha channel of the layer. When you choose the alpha channel the
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layer this can be a very good option (e.g. maybe you have softly
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the transparency).
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configure.in Updated Gimp-Help. See help/ChangeLog for details.
2000-12-15 Michael Natterer <mitch@gimp.org>
* configure.in
* help/*: Updated Gimp-Help. See help/ChangeLog for details.
* app/channels_dialog.c
* app/gdisplay.c
* app/gradient.c
* app/layers_dialog.c
* app/menus.c
* app/paths_dialog.c
* app/preferences_dialog.c
* app/resize.c: fixed menu paths.
* plug-ins/helpbrowser/helpbrowser.c: load a special
"undocumented_filter.html" page if a filter was not found.
Adapted to the new help structure.
2000-12-15 Michael Natterer <mitch@gimp.org>
* makedummyhelpfile.sh
* makeindex.sh: removed.
* images/*: added some images.
* help/*: Updated to the latest version of the gimp-help CVS module.
This Version instoduces a bunch of new toplevel HTML files for
general topics, an autogenerated index, TOC, glossary,
an "image" directory on the "C" level, peace, love, and stuff...
Thanks to all help writers: Prof, Bex, Piers, ...
2000-12-15 11:47:24 +08:00
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> To paint on the layer mask you have to activate it, you do that by
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configure.in Updated Gimp-Help. See help/ChangeLog for details.
2000-12-15 Michael Natterer <mitch@gimp.org>
* configure.in
* help/*: Updated Gimp-Help. See help/ChangeLog for details.
* app/channels_dialog.c
* app/gdisplay.c
* app/gradient.c
* app/layers_dialog.c
* app/menus.c
* app/paths_dialog.c
* app/preferences_dialog.c
* app/resize.c: fixed menu paths.
* plug-ins/helpbrowser/helpbrowser.c: load a special
"undocumented_filter.html" page if a filter was not found.
Adapted to the new help structure.
2000-12-15 Michael Natterer <mitch@gimp.org>
* makedummyhelpfile.sh
* makeindex.sh: removed.
* images/*: added some images.
* help/*: Updated to the latest version of the gimp-help CVS module.
This Version instoduces a bunch of new toplevel HTML files for
general topics, an autogenerated index, TOC, glossary,
an "image" directory on the "C" level, peace, love, and stuff...
Thanks to all help writers: Prof, Bex, Piers, ...
2000-12-15 11:47:24 +08:00
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clicking on the thumbnail image of the mask. However you will not
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see the mask, you will just see the result of your mask applied to
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configure.in Updated Gimp-Help. See help/ChangeLog for details.
2000-12-15 Michael Natterer <mitch@gimp.org>
* configure.in
* help/*: Updated Gimp-Help. See help/ChangeLog for details.
* app/channels_dialog.c
* app/gdisplay.c
* app/gradient.c
* app/layers_dialog.c
* app/menus.c
* app/paths_dialog.c
* app/preferences_dialog.c
* app/resize.c: fixed menu paths.
* plug-ins/helpbrowser/helpbrowser.c: load a special
"undocumented_filter.html" page if a filter was not found.
Adapted to the new help structure.
2000-12-15 Michael Natterer <mitch@gimp.org>
* makedummyhelpfile.sh
* makeindex.sh: removed.
* images/*: added some images.
* help/*: Updated to the latest version of the gimp-help CVS module.
This Version instoduces a bunch of new toplevel HTML files for
general topics, an autogenerated index, TOC, glossary,
an "image" directory on the "C" level, peace, love, and stuff...
Thanks to all help writers: Prof, Bex, Piers, ...
2000-12-15 11:47:24 +08:00
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