Added a few more tips.

Updated the URL to the GIMP Bugs page.


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Sun Apr 12 22:51:31 MEST 1998 Sven Neumann <sven@gimp.org>
* gimp_tips.txt: added a few more tips
* plugins/webbrowser/webbrowser.scm: updated the URL to the
GIMP Bugs page
Sun Apr 12 15:49:25 MEST 1998 Sven Neumann <sven@gimp.org>
* app/palette.c: fixed a typo in the menu

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# - Tips should be concise: 3 lines or less.
#
# Tips in this file have been contributed by Zachary Beane, Mo Oishi,
# Raphael Quinet, and other people on the gimp mailing lists.
# Raphael Quinet, Sven Neumann and other people on the gimp mailing lists.
# --------------------------------------------------------------------
# The first tip should be a welcome message, because this is the
@ -29,7 +29,9 @@
# Tips for beginners start here
#
# FIXME: should explain layers first, maybe by re-writing the next tip:
The GIMP uses layers to let you organize your image. Think of them
as a stack of slides or filters, such that looking through them you
see a composite of their contents.
You can perform many layer operations by right-clicking on the text
label of a layer in the Layers dialog box (Dialogs->Layers & Channels).
@ -45,8 +47,8 @@ the Layers dialog box.
The layer named "Background" is special. You can't add transparency
or a layer mask to it. To add transparency, you must first
"Add alpha" to the layer by right-clicking in the layers dialog
and selecting "Add alpha to layer".
"add alpha" to the layer by right-clicking in the layers dialog
and selecting "Add Alpha Channel".
When using a drawing tool (Paintbrush, Airbrush, or Pencil), Shift-click
will draw a straight line from your last drawing point to your current
@ -56,6 +58,10 @@ Most plug-ins work on the current layer of the current image. In some
cases, you will have to merge all layers (Layers->Flatten Image) if
you want the plug-in to work on the whole image.
Most file-formats can't handle layers and for that reason only the active
layer is saved. Use XCF, the GIMP's native file format to keep layers,
channels and guides when saving.
# Tips for intermediate users start here
#
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powerful and flexible Layer and Layer Mode operations. They may take
getting used to, but they are simply a better way to operate.
You can use the middle mouse button to pan around the image, if it's
larger than its display window.
@ -95,7 +100,7 @@ Alt-click on the layer mask's preview in the Layers dialog toggles
viewing the mask directly.
You can use Alt-Tab to cycle through all layers in an image (if your
window manager doesn't trap those keys...)
window manager doesn't trap those keys...).
Shift-click with the Bucket Fill tool to have it use the background
color instead of the foreground color.
@ -119,3 +124,8 @@ To place a circle precisely, drag horizontal and vertical guides
tangent to the circle you want to select, place your cursor at the
interesection of the guides, and the resulting selection will just
touch the guides.

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"Link to http://abattoir.cc.ndsu.nodak.edu/~nem/gimp/tuts/")
(define (script-fu-bookmark-16)
(script-fu-bookmark "http://www.ecn.ou.edu/~sjburges/bugs.html"))
(script-fu-bookmark "http://www.wilberworks.com/bugs.html"))
(bookmark-register "script-fu-bookmark-16"
"<Toolbox>/Xtns/Web Browser/GIMP Bugs"
"Link to http://www.ecn.ou.edu/~sjburges/bugs.html")
"Link to http://www.wilberworks.com/bugs.html")