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2000-08-04 Daniel Egger <egger@suse.de>
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* newhelp: Created new directory which will contain the base
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of our new SGML help system. Rebecca, Piers and I are
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currently migrating our old HTML help into SGML.
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If you like to help with creating appropriate Makefiles
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or scripts, please step forward, there's enough to do.
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* newhelp/ChangeLog
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* nehelp/*: New files for a new help system. :)
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2000-08-03 Michael Natterer <mitch@gimp.org>
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Sven Neumann <sven@gimp.org>
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<!doctype sect1 public "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook V3.1//EN"[]>
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<sect1 id="aboutdialog">
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<title> About Dialog </title>
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<para>
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The About dialog shows which Gimp version that you are using and
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also, in random order, the people who have contributed to the
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Gimp project. To clear the dialog, click anywhere on it.
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</para>
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<para>
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<ulink url="index.html" type="http"> Index </ulink>
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</para>
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</sect1>
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<!doctype sect1 public "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook V3.1//EN"[]>
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<sect1 id="borderselection">
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<title> Border </title>
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<para>
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Border creates a new selection surrounding the outline of the old
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one. The new selection is a hollow border area or frame that
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covers an area both outside and inside the original selection edge
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in the specified width.
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</para>
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<para>
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<ulink url="index.html"> Index </ulink>
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</para>
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</sect1>
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<!doctype sect1 public "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook V3.1//EN"[]>
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<sect1 id="brusheditor">
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<title> Brush Editor </title>
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<para>
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The Brush Editor dialog allows you to make alterations to brushes.
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At the top of the dialog, you can see the name of the brush (a new
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brush will be called "Untitled"). This name can be edited to
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change the brush name. If you choose a name which is the same as
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another brush, Gimp will suffix "#<emphasis>x</emphasis>".
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<footnote> <para> where <emphasis>x</emphasis> is a number.
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</para> </footnote>
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</para>
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<para>
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Below the title, you can see a preview of how the final brush will
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look. If you resize the brush to a size larger than the preview
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area, the preveiw will be scaled, and the scale factor shown below
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it as a ratio, such as 2:1 for 50% zoomed out.
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</para>
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<sect2 id="settings">
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<title> Settings </title>
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<para>
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The remainder of the dialog controls how the brush will look.
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The Radius controls the distance from the center of the brush to
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the furthest edge in pixels. The maximum radius of a brush is
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100 pixels.
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</para>
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<para>
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The Hardness slider controls how much the brush fades towards
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it's edges. A value closer to 1 will give a sharp edge and
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closer to 0 will give a fuzzy, blurred effect.
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</para>
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<para>
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The Aspect Ratio defines the vertical diameter as a ratio
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against the horizontal diameter. A value of 1.0 will give a
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round brush since this means that the horizontal diameter is 1x
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the vertical. The maximum value is 20, where the horizontal
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diameter is 20x the vertical, which gives a very squashed
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elliptical brush.
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</para>
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<para>
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The final setting is Angle which is used when the aspect ratio
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is more than 1.0. The angle can be between 0 and 180 degrees,
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measured counterclockwise.
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</para>
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<para>
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<ulink url="index.html" type="http"> Index </ulink>
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</para>
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</sect2>
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</sect1>
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<!DOCTYPE sect1 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook V3.1//EN"[]>
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<sect1 id="brushselectiondialog">
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<title> The Brush Selection Dialog </title>
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<para>
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It's in this dialog you choose what brush you want to use, and the
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settings you want to apply to the brush. The dialog displays all
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the available brushes. You may also notice some of <application>
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<acronym> GIMP </acronym> </application>s special features, like
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colored brushes (pixmap brushes), brushes with a red triangle in
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the right corner a so called "Image Hose" brush, brushes with
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artistic text, little flourishes or do odles, etc.
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</para>
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<para>
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All of those brushes are relatively easy to create in Gimp and
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save them in the appropriate format. Gimp also provides you with a
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<ulink url="brush_editor.html" type="http"> brush editor </ulink>
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where you can create and edit brushes. <footnote> <para> you can
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only edit brushes that are created in the brush editor </para>
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</footnote>
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</para>
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<sect2 id="Preview">
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<title> Preview and Brush Information </title>
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<para>
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You will see that some of the brushes in the dialog has a little
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+ sign. The + sign is indicating that the brush preview is
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scaled to fit, i.e. the brush is larger in reality. To view the
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real size of the brush, click and hold on the brush square and
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the real size brush will appear (and disappear when you release
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the mouse).
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</para>
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<para>
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When you choose a brush the name and the size of the brush will
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appear in the brush dialog. The brush size is measured in
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pixels.
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</para>
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</sect2>
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<sect2 id="Settings">
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<title> Settings </title>
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<para>
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Spacing is the distance between your brush marks. If you set the
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spacing to 100, the brushmarks will be like a bed of pearls. If
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you set the spacing to zero, the brushmarks will create a solid,
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brush-shaped line. If the spacing is higher than 100 the
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brushmarks will form a dotted line. <note> <para> It is mostly
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not useful to set the spacing to zero since the brush (most
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notably fuzzy ones) will look unnatural. </para> </note>
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</para>
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</sect2>
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<sect2 id="pixmapbrushes">
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<title> Pixmap Brushes </title>
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<para>
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Pixmap brushes are small images that can be used as a brush.
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Since the brush is a image you can't alter it's color, i.e the
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color setting in the toolbox will not apply to this image.
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<note> <para> If you use color as a pressure sensitivity when
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you paint you will be able to change the color of the pixmap
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brush. For information how to create and save a Pixmap Brush
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please see the <ulink url="../save/filters/gpb.html"
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type="http"> Gimp Pixmap Brush </ulink> page. </para> </note>
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</para>
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</sect2>
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<!doctype sect1 public "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook V3.1//EN"[]>
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<sect1 id="converttoindexed">
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<title> Indexed Mode </title>
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<para>
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This mode enables you to convert RGB or Grayscale Images to
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Indexed images. An Indexed image is an image which only has the
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colors specified in its color palette which is present in the
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image file. The maximum number of colors in an Indexed image is
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256. If you want to make transparent GIF images then you can only
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have a maximum of 255 colors since the last color (i.e color
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number 256) will be used to determine if the pixel is opaque or
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transparent.
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</para>
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<sect2 id="paletteoptions">
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<title> Palette Options </title>
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<variablelist>
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<varlistentry>
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<term> <guilabel> Generate optimal palette </guilabel> </term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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This is most of the time the best options to create a
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indexed image with. Gimp will evaluate your colors and
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create a color palette suitable for the image. You can
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specify the amount of colors that you want to have in your
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index image but remember that you can't have more than 255
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colors if are about to create an indexed image with
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transparency.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term> <guilabel> Use custom palette </guilabel> </term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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If you want to use a predefined palette you have to use
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this option. You then choose your palette from the drop
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down menu. By default it's Web palette. The Web palette is
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the palette used by web browsers such as Netscape. This
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will help you create web safe indexed images images.
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<note>
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<para>
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There is some debate if you should index against the
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Web palette or not.
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</para>
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</note>
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term> <guilabel> Custom Palette Options </guilabel> </term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Remove unused colors from final palette: If the palette
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contains colors that aren't used in the Index image, you
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can remove those colors and make the image file size
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smaller. This is a good option so keep it enabled.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term> <guilabel> Use black/white (1-bit) palette
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</guilabel> </term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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This option will create a "monochrome" image only built up
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of either black or white pixels.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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</variablelist>
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</sect2>
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<sect2 id="dithering">
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<title> Dithering </title>
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<para>
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An Indexed image can only be built up of a maximum of 256
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colors. Most of the time this is quite limited and you will not
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be able to have all the colors in your image represented in this
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limited color space. The image will look like it is built up of
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"bands" or "color areas". To make Indexed images look better you
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can dither them. This means that two or more colors are mixed to
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mimic the missing color. The disadvantage is that the image can
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look like it's built up of "dots".
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</para>
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<para>
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<variablelist>
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<varlistentry>
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<term> <guilabel> No color dithering </guilabel> </term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Will disable dithering totally.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term> <guilabel> Positioned color dithering </guilabel> </term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Use this option when you are dealing with animations
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such as gif animations. The problem with dithering in
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animations is that the dithering will not be constant.
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If you choose positioned dithering instead, the
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dithering in constant areas will remain constant across
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your frames. It is not as good as Floyd Steinberg
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dithering, but is better than no dithering at all.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term> <guilabel> Floyd Steinberg dithering color dithering
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(reduced color bleeding) </guilabel> </term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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With normal Floyd Steinberg dithering, you may
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experience too much color bleeding. This is very visible
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when you index gradients, causing an unnatural look. If
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you encounter this effect, it is advisable to use this
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option (i.e Floyd Steinberg dithering reduced colour
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bleeding).
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term> <guilabel> Floyd Steinberg dithering (normal)
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</guilabel> </term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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This is the best option to use when you are indexing
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images. It's only in special cases that you will use the
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other dithering methods available.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term> <guilabel> Enable dithering of transparency
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</guilabel> </term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Indexed images only have one transparency mode either it
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is off (the pixel is totally solid) or on (the pixel is
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totally transparent). This makes it very difficult to
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index images with smooth transitions from opaque to
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transparent. When you enable dithering of transparency,
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Gimp will try to mimic the smooth transition by
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dithering pixels on and off.
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<note>
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<para>
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Note: A good alternative to transparency dithering
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is the <ulink url="../filters/semiflatten.html"
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type="html"> <mousebutton> Right </mousebutton>
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Click -> <guimenu> Filters </guimenu> ->
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<guisubmenu> Colors </guisubmenu> ->
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<guimenuitem> Semi-Flatten </guimenuitem> </ulink>
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function.
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</para>
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</note>
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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</variablelist>
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</para>
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<para>
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<ulink url="index.html" type="html"> Index </ulink>
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</para>
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<!doctype sect1 public "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook V3.1//EN"[]>
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<sect1 id="copynamed">
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<title> Copy Named </title>
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<para>
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Lets you copy the current selection of the image to a named
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buffer. You can copy several parts to different buffers by
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giving them different names. Later on you are able to paste an
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selected buffer by invoking <ulink url="paste_named.html"
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type="http"> <mousebutton> Right </mousebutton> Click ->
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<guimenu> Edit </guimenu> -> <guisubmenu> Buffer
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</guisubmenu> -> <guimenuitem> Paste Named </guimenuitem>
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</ulink>. If you don't specify a selection, the whole of the
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current layer will by copied.
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</para>
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<para>
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<ulink url="index.html" type="http"> Index </ulink>
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</para>
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<!doctype html public "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd">
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<HTML>
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<HEAD>
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<META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1">
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<TITLE>Cut Named</TITLE>
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</HEAD>
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<BODY text="#000000" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" link="#0000FF" vlink="#FF0000" alink="#000088">
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<H1>Cut Named</H1>
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<P>
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Lets you cut the current selection to a named buffer. You can cut several parts
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to different buffers by giving them different names. Later on you are able
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to paste a selected buffer by invoking
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<A HREF="paste_named.html"><STRONG>Right-Click|Edit|Buffer|Paste
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Named</STRONG></A>. If you don't specify a selection, the whole of
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the current layer is cut.</P>
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<P>
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<A href="index.html">Index</A></P>
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<sect1 id="devicestatus">
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<title>The Device Status Dialog</title>
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<para>
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The Device dialog will show you the status of your input devices.
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This is (only) useful if you have a drawing tablet. If you do have
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then you will be able to see and adjust what tool, color, brush,
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pattern and gradient you have assigned to your different pens (i.e
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input devices).
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</para>
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<para>
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To alter the context each device has, you simply drag and drop
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brushes, tools etc. with the <mousebutton> middle </mousebutton>
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mouse button from the respective dialog (e.g you drag and drop
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tools from the tool box).
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</para>
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<para>
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It can be very wise to set up a standard context for all your
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tools and save it (and disable saving of device status on exit in
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the preference dialog). By doing so you will always have the same
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settings of the tools each time you start <application> GIMP
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</application>.
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</para>
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<para>
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<ulink url="index.html" type="http"> Index </ulink>
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</para>
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<!doctype sect1 public "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook V3.1//EN"[]>
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<sect1 id="documentindexdialog">
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<title> The Document Index Dialog </title>
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<para>
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The document index dialog will enable you to see all previously
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opened images in <application> GIMP </application>.
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</para>
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<para>
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You can open a image by double clicking on the entry for it or
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by marking it and clicking open. You are also able to sort the
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index by either moving the position of a entry or removing it.
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</para>
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<para>
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<ulink url="index.html" type="http"> Index </ulink>
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</para>
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<!doctype sect1 public "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook V3.1//EN"[]>
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<sect1 id="foobar">
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<title> Edit Qmask Attributes </title>
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<para>
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Allows you to alter the name, color and fill opacity of the quick
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mask channel.
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</para>
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<para>
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The fill opacity is used to set how much of the underlying image
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is visible when you work with quick mask that you later on will
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turn into a selection. If you set it too high you will not be able
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to see the image underneath. Use a color that allows a good
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visibility of the underlying image (i.e. not red if it is a red
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image).
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</para>
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<para>
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<ulink url="index.html" type="http"> Index </ulink>
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</para>
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<!doctype sect1 public "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook V3.1//EN"[]>
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<sect1 id="errorconsole">
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<title> The Error Console Dialog </title>
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<para>
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The error console will show internal <application> GIMP
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</application> error messages. An example of such error is when
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<application> GIMP </application> fails to save or load a image.
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</para>
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<para>
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If you encounter a bug in <application> GIMP </application> it can
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be wise to open the error console and try to reproduce the bug. If
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<application> GIMP </application> then produces any error messages
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you can email <email>bugs@gimp.org</email> that along with a bug
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description to the <application> GIMP </application> developers at
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<email>gimp-developer@scam.xcf.berkeley.edu</email>.
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</para>
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<para>
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<ulink url="index.html" type="http"> Index </ulink>
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</para>
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</sect1>
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<!doctype sect1 public "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook V3.1//EN"[]>
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<sect1 id="featherselection">
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<title> Feather Selection </title>
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<para>
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In the Feather dialog you select by how much you want to feather
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the selection.
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</para>
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<para>
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Feather produces a selection with fuzzy edges. In other words, a
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feathered selection becomes more and more transparent until it
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reaches the edges of the selection. Feather allows you to blend a
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color or image softly into the background.
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</para>
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<sect2>
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<title> Additional Information </title>
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|
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<para>
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Default Keyboard Shortcut: Ctrl+Shift+F
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</para>
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<para>
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<ulink url="index.html" type="http"> Index </ulink>
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</para>
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</sect2>
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</sect1>
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<!doctype sect1 public "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook V3.1//EN"[]>
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<sect1 id="filenew">
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<title> New Image </title>
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<para>
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File New will create a new <application> GIMP </application> image
|
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in either <acronym> RGB </acronym> (color) or Grayscale mode. You
|
||||
can't create an Indexed image since <application> GIMP
|
||||
</application> will not know which colors your palette should
|
||||
have. Working in Indexed mode is usually not a good choice.
|
||||
Instead work in <acronym> RGB </acronym> and convert to Indexed
|
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just before saving the image.
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</para>
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<para>
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How to create a new image:
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|
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<variablelist>
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<varlistentry>
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<term> Set the resolution </term>
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<listitem>
|
||||
<para>
|
||||
The resolution is how many pixels per length unit you want
|
||||
for your image. The default 72ppi (72 pixels/inch) is good
|
||||
if you want to create web graphics (you can alter the
|
||||
default value in the preferences dialog). However if you
|
||||
going to print your image you will probably need a lot
|
||||
more than 72ppi. You have several choices about how you
|
||||
want to measure the resolution pixels per inch, mm, points
|
||||
or picas (there is also an option which will bring up a
|
||||
dialog with even more choices). We suggest that you stick
|
||||
to ppi since that the most common format when you are
|
||||
dealing with images. You can have different X and Y
|
||||
resolutions by unlinking the chain but that is not
|
||||
recommended.
|
||||
</para>
|
||||
</listitem>
|
||||
</varlistentry>
|
||||
|
||||
<varlistentry>
|
||||
<term> Set the size </term>
|
||||
<listitem>
|
||||
<para>
|
||||
You have two options. Either you can set it directly in
|
||||
pixels in the top frame or in a real world unit in the
|
||||
middle frame. If you are working with web graphics we
|
||||
suggest that you deal with pixels directly. If you going
|
||||
to print your image then setting in a real world unit is
|
||||
the preferred.
|
||||
</para>
|
||||
</listitem>
|
||||
</varlistentry>
|
||||
|
||||
<varlistentry>
|
||||
<term> Set the mode/type of image </term>
|
||||
<listitem>
|
||||
<para>
|
||||
Set the mode to either <acronym> RGB </acronym> or Grayscale
|
||||
</para>
|
||||
</listitem>
|
||||
</varlistentry>
|
||||
|
||||
<varlistentry>
|
||||
<term> Set fill type </term>
|
||||
<listitem>
|
||||
<para>
|
||||
Foreground takes the currently active foreground color
|
||||
from the toolbox Background take the currently active
|
||||
background color from the toolbox White sets the fill
|
||||
color to white no matter what the toolbox colors are
|
||||
Transparent prevents the image from filling. Instead you
|
||||
will get a totally "empty" image to start with.
|
||||
</para>
|
||||
</listitem>
|
||||
</varlistentry>
|
||||
</variablelist>
|
||||
</para>
|
||||
|
||||
<para>
|
||||
The <guibutton> Reset button </guibutton> resets all values to
|
||||
their default values. <guibutton> OK </guibutton> creates a new image.
|
||||
</para>
|
||||
|
||||
<para>
|
||||
<ulink url="index.html" type="http"> Index </ulink>
|
||||
</para>
|
||||
</sect1>
|
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<!doctype sect1 public "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook V3.1//EN"[]>
|
||||
|
||||
<sect1 id="fileopen">
|
||||
<title> Open File </title>
|
||||
|
||||
<para>
|
||||
Open dialog is where you can load images into the <application>
|
||||
GIMP </application> for viewing or editing. The left hand window
|
||||
shows the directories and the right hand window shows the files in
|
||||
the selected directory. To open a file, select it in the files
|
||||
listing, then choose what file type it is unless the file has an
|
||||
extension which defines it's filetype (such as .xcf) in which case
|
||||
you can select <guibutton> Automatic </guibutton> and
|
||||
<application> GIMP </application> will open the file in that
|
||||
format. Alternatively, you can force <application> GIMP
|
||||
</application> to open the file as a specific format by choosing
|
||||
one of the other options in the drop down list.
|
||||
</para>
|
||||
|
||||
<para>
|
||||
Some images have a preview associated with them so you can see
|
||||
what the image is before opening it. This is particularly useful
|
||||
for larger images where opening the full image will take a while.
|
||||
If an image doesn't have a preview, you can click <guibutton>
|
||||
Generate Preview </guibutton> to create one. This preview image is
|
||||
stored in a sub-directory of the current one called <filename>
|
||||
.xvpics </filename>. This preview image will be used in future
|
||||
when using the open dialog. Clicking <guibutton> OK </guibutton>
|
||||
opens the image with the selected settings, <guibutton> Cancel
|
||||
</guibutton> aborts.
|
||||
</para>
|
||||
|
||||
<para>
|
||||
A useful feature of the Load Image dialog is autocompletion of
|
||||
filenames. Type the first few letters of the filename and press
|
||||
the Tab key. <application> GIMP </application> will complete as
|
||||
much of the filename as is uniquely defined by what has already
|
||||
been typed. The right side of the dialog will display all files
|
||||
that match the letters in the selection box. You can then type
|
||||
more letters and press Tab again to update the window.
|
||||
</para>
|
||||
|
||||
<para>
|
||||
You can load multiple images by pressing Shift key and clicking on
|
||||
each file you want to open.
|
||||
</para>
|
||||
|
||||
<para>
|
||||
<ulink url="index.html" type="http"> Index </ulink>
|
||||
</para>
|
||||
</sect1>
|
|
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|
|||
<!doctype sect1 public "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook V3.1//EN"[]>
|
||||
|
||||
<sect1 id="filesave">
|
||||
<title> File Save or Save As </title>
|
||||
|
||||
<para>
|
||||
File Save lets you save your file either by its extension e.g.
|
||||
save a file.xcf as an <acronym> XCF </acronym> image. The
|
||||
<acronym> XCF </acronym> file format is <application> GIMP
|
||||
</application>'s native file format and is the preferred format to
|
||||
save all your images in.
|
||||
|
||||
<note>
|
||||
<para>
|
||||
You can of course save as <acronym> TIFF </acronym> ,
|
||||
<acronym> JPEG </acronym> , or one of the other available
|
||||
formats, but all the specific <application> GIMP
|
||||
</application> image information will be lost (i.e the
|
||||
information about layers, channels, parasites, etc).
|
||||
</para>
|
||||
</note>
|
||||
</para>
|
||||
|
||||
<para>
|
||||
When you save an image in a non-<application> GIMP </application>
|
||||
format (i.e not as a XCF or XJT image) you might get the
|
||||
opportunity to export it. By exporting it you will be sure of
|
||||
getting all the visual image information saved in the non-native
|
||||
format. (Exporting will, for example, flatten an image to be
|
||||
saved as .jpg) Ignoring the suggestion to export runs the risk of
|
||||
losing valuable image information such as nonactive layers.
|
||||
</para>
|
||||
|
||||
<para>
|
||||
The save dialog works like any other file dialog, but you also
|
||||
have two means of fast navigation. Tab completion, e.g if you have
|
||||
a directory <filename> /gimp </filename> and the save dialog is
|
||||
currently with in the <filename> /home/gimp </filename> directly.
|
||||
Then you only have to type <userinput> /gi </userinput> and hit
|
||||
TAB and the name will be completed (It works just like TAB
|
||||
completion in <application> bash </application> or <application>
|
||||
tch </application> shells in UNIX or if you have turned it on as
|
||||
TAB completion in the <application> cms </application> in
|
||||
<application> NT </application>). You also have a drop down
|
||||
directory menu which will enable you to quickly move up in the
|
||||
directory hierarchy.
|
||||
</para>
|
||||
|
||||
<para>
|
||||
You can also create directories and delete or rename files in the
|
||||
save dialog. Creating directories is very handy since often end up
|
||||
doing a new image for a new project before you made a directory to
|
||||
contain images for the project. Sometimes it is necessary to step
|
||||
up and down once in the directory hierarchy before <application>
|
||||
GIMP </application> will be able to see the new directory.
|
||||
</para>
|
||||
|
||||
<para>
|
||||
<ulink url="index.html" type="http"> Index </ulink>
|
||||
</para>
|
||||
</sect1>
|
|
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|
|||
<!doctype sect1 public "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook V3.1//EN"[]>
|
||||
|
||||
<sect1 id="foobar">
|
||||
<title> The Gradient Selection Dialog </title>
|
||||
|
||||
<para>
|
||||
Lets you select the currently active gradient. You are also able
|
||||
to edit the gradient by pressing the edit button. This will bring
|
||||
up the <ulink url="gradient_editor/gradienteditor.html"
|
||||
type="http"> Gradient editor </ulink>.
|
||||
</para>
|
||||
|
||||
<sect2>
|
||||
<title> Additional Information </title>
|
||||
|
||||
<para>
|
||||
Default Keyboard Shortcut: Ctrl+G
|
||||
</para>
|
||||
|
||||
<para>
|
||||
<ulink url="index.html" type="http"> Index </ulink>
|
||||
</para>
|
||||
</sect2>
|
||||
</sect1>
|
|
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|
|||
<!doctype sect1 public "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook V3.1//EN"[]>
|
||||
|
||||
<sect1 id="help">
|
||||
<title> Help Page for Help </title>
|
||||
<para>
|
||||
Well what about a help page for a help. In the Help Dialog, if you
|
||||
are using the <application> GIMP </application> <application>
|
||||
helpbrowser </application>, you will see three tabs -- <guilabel>
|
||||
Index </guilabel>, <guilabel> Contents </guilabel>, and the
|
||||
current help page (this is the tab where you are reading this
|
||||
text).
|
||||
</para>
|
||||
|
||||
<para>
|
||||
In the <guilabel> Index </guilabel> tab you will find links to
|
||||
most of the subjects in the <application> GIMP </application> help
|
||||
system. In the <guilabel> Contents </guilabel> tab you will find
|
||||
links built up of a hierarchy. This will enable you to find all
|
||||
help pages about a special area of <application> GIMP
|
||||
</application> (e.g all help pages about selections).
|
||||
</para>
|
||||
|
||||
<para>
|
||||
You can invoke the help system either by pressing F1 in a
|
||||
<application> GIMP </application> dialog or window or by pressing
|
||||
F1 when a menu item is active i.e. go into a menu and hover over a
|
||||
menuentry e.g <guilabel> Grow </guilabel>, now press F1 and the
|
||||
help page for Grow will be loaded into the <application>
|
||||
helpbrowser </application>.
|
||||
</para>
|
||||
|
||||
<para>
|
||||
If you press Shift-F1 then you will get a <guiicon> ? </guiicon>
|
||||
sign which you can point and click on buttons and other items in
|
||||
<application> GIMP </application>. If the item has help available,
|
||||
the help document is loaded into the <application> helpbrowser
|
||||
</application>.
|
||||
</para>
|
||||
|
||||
<para>
|
||||
<ulink url="index.html" type="http"> Index </ulink>
|
||||
</para>
|
||||
</sect1>
|
|
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|
|||
<!doctype sect1 public "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook V3.1//EN"[]>
|
||||
|
||||
<sect1 id="indexedpalette">
|
||||
<title> Indexed Palette </title>
|
||||
|
||||
<para>
|
||||
Allows you to edit and alter the palette present in an indexed
|
||||
image. Remember that you can only paint with the colors present
|
||||
in your indexed palette. This is why it's very handy to be able
|
||||
to add or alter colors in the palette.
|
||||
</para>
|
||||
|
||||
<para>
|
||||
<variablelist>
|
||||
<varlistentry>
|
||||
<term> Altering a color </term>
|
||||
<listitem>
|
||||
<para>
|
||||
Choose the color that you want to alter by clicking on it.
|
||||
Choose <guibutton> edit </guibutton> from the <guimenu>
|
||||
Operation </guimenu> menu, this will bring up the
|
||||
<application> GIMP </application> color selector which
|
||||
enables you to pick a replacement color.
|
||||
</para>
|
||||
</listitem>
|
||||
</varlistentry>
|
||||
|
||||
<varlistentry>
|
||||
<term> Adding a color </term>
|
||||
<listitem>
|
||||
<para>
|
||||
If your indexed image contains less that 256 colors then
|
||||
you can add a color to your indexed image. Choose
|
||||
<guibutton> Add </guibutton> from the <guimenu> Operation
|
||||
</guimenu> menu, a new color will appear as the last
|
||||
color in the palette. The new palette color is a copy the
|
||||
previously last entry in the palette. You are now free to
|
||||
alter the color which you now can paint with in your
|
||||
indexed image.
|
||||
</para>
|
||||
</listitem>
|
||||
</varlistentry>
|
||||
</variablelist>
|
||||
|
||||
<ulink url="index.html" type="http"> Index </ulink>
|
||||
</para>
|
||||
</sect1>
|
|
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|
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2000-08-04 Daniel Egger <egger@suse.de>
|
||||
|
||||
* C/dialogs/*: First bunch of new SGML files proofed by
|
||||
Rebecca, converted by me.
|
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