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><P
> The <SPAN
CLASS="INTERFACE"
>Layers Dialog</SPAN
> is the main interface to
interact with <A
HREF="../../layers/index.html"
>Layers</A
>
present in a <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>GIMP</SPAN
> image. You can think
of layers as a stack of slides or clothes on your body.
<SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>GIMP</SPAN
> gives you several methods of
combining layers with help of modes. The mode of a layer will
determine how it will interact with other layers present in the
image.
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><P
> Before you can do anything with a layer the layer must be
activated. <A
NAME="AEN1599"
HREF="#FTN.AEN1599"
>[1]</A
> You do so by clicking on the
layer name, if you double click on the name you will be able to
<A
HREF="../../dialogs/layers/edit_layer_attributes.html"
>set the
layer attributes</A
> of that layer.
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> If you right click on the layer name you will be able to access
the layer menu, with in the layer menu you have access to several
other layer commands, see <A
HREF="../../layers/index.html"
>Chapter 5</A
>.
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><P
> With the <SPAN
CLASS="GUILABEL"
>Opacity</SPAN
> slider will you control the
over general transparency of the currently active layer. The
<SPAN
CLASS="GUILABEL"
>Keep Trans</SPAN
> check button controls wether or
not you can paint on the transparent areas of you layer. If it is
checked then you can't paint on transparent areas of the layer
(i.e. you can only paint on opaque areas).
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> In the button row you have six layer command buttons,
<A
HREF="../../dialogs/layers/new_layer.html"
>New Layer</A
>,
<A
HREF="../../layers/stack/stack.html"
>Raise Layer</A
>,
<A
HREF="../../layers/stack/stack.html"
>Lower Layer</A
>,
<A
HREF="../../layers/duplicate_layer.html"
>Duplicate Layer</A
>,
<A
HREF="../../layers/anchor_layer.html"
>Anchor Layer</A
> and
<A
HREF="../../layers/delete_layer.html"
>Delete Layer</A
>.
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> <SPAN
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>GIMP</SPAN
>'s <SPAN
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>Layer
Dialog</SPAN
> is by default in <SPAN
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>Auto</SPAN
>
mode &mdash; it will always show the image that you are working
with. You can however switch this off and choose another image to
work with in the drop down menu.
<SPAN
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>GIMP</SPAN
>'s Layers dialog is by default Auto
switched, it will always show the image that you are working with.
You can however switch this off and choose another image to work
with in the drop down menu.
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>if you only have one layer that layer
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