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<!DOCTYPE gimp-tips SYSTEM "gimp-tips.dtd">
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<gimp-tips>
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<!-- This is a list of tips for the GIMP. Every time the GIMP is -->
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<!-- started, one tip will be selected from this file and will be -->
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<!-- displayed in the "Tip of the day" dialog. -->
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<!-- Tips in this file have been contributed by Zachary Beane, Mo Oishi, -->
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<!-- Raphael Quinet, Sven Neumann, Carey Bunks and other people on the -->
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<!-- gimp mailing lists and newsgroup (comp.graphics.apps.gimp). -->
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<!-- The tips parser supports a very basic markup language. You may use -->
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<!-- the tag b to specify bold text, big to increase the font size and -->
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<!-- tt to switch to a monospace font. -->
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<!-- The first tip should be a welcome message, because this is the -->
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<!-- first thing that a new user will see. -->
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<tip level="start">
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<_welcome>
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<big>Welcome to The GIMP !</big>
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</_welcome>
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<_thetip>
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Nearly all image operations are performed by right-clicking
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on the image. And don't worry, you can undo most mistakes...
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</_thetip>
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</tip>
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<!-- Tips for beginners start here -->
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<!-- (for people who are not familiar yet with layers and image formats) -->
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<tip level="beginner">
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<_thetip>
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You can get context-sensitive help for most of the GIMP's features by
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pressing the F1 key at any time. This also works inside the menus.
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</_thetip>
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</tip>
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<tip level="beginner">
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<_thetip>
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The GIMP uses layers to let you organize your image. Think of them
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as a stack of slides or filters, such that looking through them you
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see a composite of their contents.
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</_thetip>
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</tip>
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<tip level="beginner">
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<_thetip>
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You can perform many layer operations by right-clicking on the text
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label of a layer in the Layers dialog.
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</_thetip>
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</tip>
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<tip level="beginner">
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<_thetip>
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When you save an image to work on it again later, try using XCF,
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the GIMP's native file format (use the file extension <tt>.xcf</tt>).
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This preserves the layers and every aspect of your work-in-progress.
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Once a project is completed, you can save it as JPEG, PNG, GIF, ...
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</_thetip>
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</tip>
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<tip level="beginner">
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<_thetip>
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The layer named "Background" is special because it lacks
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transparency. This prevents you from adding a layer mask or moving
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the layer up in the stack. You may add transparency to it by
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right-clicking in the Layers dialog and selecting
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"Add Alpha Channel".
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</_thetip>
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</tip>
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<tip level="beginner">
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<_thetip>
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Most plug-ins work on the current layer of the current image. In
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some cases, you will have to merge all layers (Image->Flatten Image)
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if you want the plug-in to work on the whole image.
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</_thetip>
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</tip>
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<tip level="beginner">
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<_thetip>
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Not all effects can be applied to all kinds of images. This is
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indicated by a grayed-out menu-entry. You may need to change
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the image mode to RGB (Image->Mode->RGB), add an alpha-channel
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(Layers->Transparency->Add Alpha Channel) or flatten it
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(Image->Flatten Image).
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</_thetip>
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</tip>
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<!-- Tips for intermediate users start here -->
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<tip level="intermediate">
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<_thetip>
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You can drag and drop many things in the GIMP. For example, dragging
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a color from the toolbox or from a color palette and dropping it into
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an image will fill the current image or selection with that color.
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</_thetip>
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</tip>
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<tip level="intermediate">
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<_thetip>
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When using a drawing tool (Paintbrush, Airbrush, or Pencil),
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<tt>Shift</tt>-click will draw a straight line from your last drawing
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point to your current cursor position. If you also press <tt>Ctrl</tt>,
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the line will be constrained to 15 degree angles.
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</_thetip>
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</tip>
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<tip level="intermediate">
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<_thetip>
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The file selection dialog box has command-line completion with
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<tt>Tab</tt>, just like the shell. Type part of a filename, hit
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<tt>Tab</tt>, and voila, it's completed.
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</_thetip>
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</tip>
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<tip level="intermediate">
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<_thetip>
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You can use the middle mouse button to pan around the image, if it's
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larger than its display window.
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</_thetip>
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</tip>
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<tip level="intermediate">
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<_thetip>
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Click and drag on a ruler to place a Guide on an image. All
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dragged selections will snap to the guides. You can remove
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guides by dragging them off the image with the Move tool.
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</_thetip>
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</tip>
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<tip level="intermediate">
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<_thetip>
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You can drag a layer from the Layers dialog and drop it onto the
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toolbox. This will create a new image containing only that layer.
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</_thetip>
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</tip>
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<tip level="intermediate">
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<_thetip>
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A Floating Selection must be anchored to a new layer or to the last
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active layer before doing other operations on the image. Click on the
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"New Layer" or "Anchor Layer buttons" in the Layers
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dialog, or use the menus to do the same.
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</_thetip>
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</tip>
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<tip level="intermediate">
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<_thetip>
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The GIMP supports gzip compression on the fly. Just add <tt>.gz</tt>
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(or <tt>.bz2</tt>, if you have bzip2 installed) to the filename and
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your image will be saved compressed. Of course loading compressed
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images works too.
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</_thetip>
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</tip>
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<tip level="intermediate">
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<_thetip>
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Pressing and holding the <tt>Shift</tt> key before making a selection
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allows you to add to the current selection instead of replacing it.
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Using <tt>Ctrl</tt> before making a selection subtracts from the
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current one.
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</_thetip>
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</tip>
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<tip level="intermediate">
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<_thetip>
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You can press or release the <tt>Shift</tt> and <tt>Ctrl</tt> keys
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while you are making a selection in order to constrain it to a perfect
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square or circle, or to have it centered on its starting point.
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</_thetip>
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</tip>
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<tip level="intermediate">
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<_thetip>
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You can adjust and re-place a selection by using <tt>Alt</tt>-drag.
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If this makes the window move, your window manager uses the
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<tt>Alt</tt> key already. Try pressing <tt>Shift</tt> at the same
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time.
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</_thetip>
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</tip>
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<tip level="intermediate">
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<_thetip>
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You can draw simple squares or circles using Edit->Stroke Selection.
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It strokes the edge of your current selection. More complex shapes
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can be drawn using the Path tool or with Filters->Render->Gfig.
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</_thetip>
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</tip>
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<tip level="intermediate">
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<_thetip>
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If you stroke a path (Edit->Stroke Selection), the paint tools can
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be used with their current settings. You can use the Paintbrush in
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gradient mode or even the Eraser or the Smudge tool.
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</_thetip>
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</tip>
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<tip level="intermediate">
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<_thetip>
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You can create and edit complex selections using the Path tool.
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The Paths dialog allows you to work on multiple paths and to convert
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them to selections.
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</_thetip>
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</tip>
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<tip level="intermediate">
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<_thetip>
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You can use the paint tools to change the selection. Click on the
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"Quick Mask" button at the bottom left of an image window.
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Change your selection by painting in the image and click on the button
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again to convert it back to a normal selection.
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</_thetip>
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</tip>
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<tip level="intermediate">
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<_thetip>
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You can save a selection to a channel (Select->Save to Channel) and
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then modify this channel with any paint tools. Using the buttons in
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the Channels dialog, you can toggle the visibility of this new channel
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or convert it to a selection.
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</_thetip>
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</tip>
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<!-- (this is mostly for learning shortcut keys) -->
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<tip level="advanced">
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<_thetip>
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After you enabled "Dynamic Keyboard Shortcuts" in the
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Preferences dialog, you can reassign shortcut keys. Do so by bringing
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up the menu, selecting a menu item, and pressing the desired key
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combination. If "Save Keyboard Shortcuts" is enabled, the
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key bindings are saved when you exit GIMP.
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</_thetip>
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</tip>
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<tip level="advanced">
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<_thetip>
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If your screen is too cluttered, you can press <tt>Tab</tt> multiple
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times in an image window to hide or show the toolbox and other dialogs.
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</_thetip>
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</tip>
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<tip level="advanced">
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<_thetip>
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You can adjust the selection range for fuzzy select
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by clicking and dragging left and right.
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</_thetip>
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</tip>
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<tip level="advanced">
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<_thetip>
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<tt>Shift</tt>-click on the eye icon in the Layers dialog to hide all
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layers but that one. <tt>Shift</tt>-click again to show all layers.
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</_thetip>
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</tip>
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<tip level="advanced">
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<_thetip>
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<tt>Ctrl</tt>-click on the layer mask's preview in the Layers dialog
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toggles the effect of the layer mask.
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</_thetip>
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</tip>
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<tip level="advanced">
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<_thetip>
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<tt>Alt</tt>-click on the layer mask's preview in the Layers dialog
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toggles viewing the mask directly.
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</_thetip>
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</tip>
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<tip level="advanced">
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<_thetip>
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You can use <tt>Alt</tt>-<tt>Tab</tt> to cycle through all layers in
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an image (if your window manager doesn't trap those keys...).
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</_thetip>
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</tip>
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<tip level="advanced">
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<_thetip>
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<tt>Ctrl</tt>-click with the Bucket Fill tool to have it use
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the background color instead of the foreground color.
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</_thetip>
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</tip>
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<tip level="advanced">
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<_thetip>
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<tt>Ctrl</tt>-drag with the Rotate tool will constrain the
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rotation to 15 degree angles.
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</_thetip>
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</tip>
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<tip level="advanced">
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<_thetip>
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To create a perfect circle, hold <tt>Shift</tt> while doing an
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ellipse select. To place a circle precisely, drag horizontal and
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vertical guides tangent to the circle you want to select, place
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your cursor at the intersection of the guides, and the resulting
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selection will just touch the guides.
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</_thetip>
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</tip>
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<tip level="advanced">
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<_thetip>
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If some of your scanned photos do not look colorful enough, you can
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easily improve their tonal range with the "Auto" button in the
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Levels tool (Layer->Colors->Levels). If there are any color casts,
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you can correct them with the Curves tool (Layer->Colors->Curves).
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</_thetip>
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</tip>
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</gimp-tips>
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