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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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#
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# - Lines starting with '#' are comments.
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# - Blank lines or comments separate two tips (they are not ignored).
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# Multiple blank lines are treated as one. If you want to have a
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# blank line in a tip, put a space or tab in it.
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# - Text will appear in the dialog as it is in this file. This is
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# done on purpose in order to have more freedom in the layout of the
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# tips than with automatic word-wrapping, but this also means that
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# you have to avoid excessively long lines in this file.
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# - Tips should be concise: 3 lines or less.
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#
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# Tips in this file have been contributed by Zachary Beane, Mo Oishi,
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# Raphael Quinet, and other people on the gimp mailing lists.
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# --------------------------------------------------------------------
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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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#
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# FIXME: re-write this welcome message:
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Welcome to the GIMP !
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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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# Tips for beginners start here
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# FIXME: should explain layers first, maybe by re-writing the next tip:
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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 box (Dialogs->Layers & Channels).
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When trying to save files as GIF, XPM, or any other indexed color
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format, you need to convert the image to indexed using the Image menu.
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You can get the Tool Options menu to open by double-clicking any
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button in the toolbar.
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You can change the name of a layer by double-clicking on its name in
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the Layers dialog box.
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The layer named "Background" is special. You can't add transparency
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or a layer mask to it. To add transparency, you must first
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"Add alpha" to the layer by right-clicking in the layers dialog
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and selecting "Add alpha to layer".
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When using a drawing tool (Paintbrush, Airbrush, or Pencil), Shift-click
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will draw a straight line from your last drawing point to your current
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cursor position.
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Most plug-ins work on the current layer of the current image. In some
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cases, you will have to merge all layers (Layers->Flatten Image) if
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you want the plug-in to work on the whole image.
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# Tips for intermediate users start here
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The file selection dialog box has command-line completion with Tab,
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just like the shell. Type part of a filename, hit tab, and voila!
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It's completed.
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You can reassign shortcut keys on any menu by bringing up the menu,
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selecting a menu item, and pressing the new shortcut key combination.
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This is dynamic and is saved when you exit GIMP.
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All the old channel operations have been replaced with the more
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powerful and flexible Layer and Layer Mode operations. They may take
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getting used to, but they are simply a better way to operate.
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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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Click and drag on a ruler to place a Guide on an image. All dragged
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selections will snap to the guides. You can remove guides by dragging
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them off the image with the Move tool.
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# Tips for advanced users start here
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#
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You can adjust the selection range for fuzzy select by clicking and
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dragging left and right.
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Shift-click on the eye icon in the Layers dialog to hide all layers
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but that one. Shift-click again to show all layers.
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Ctrl-click on the layer mask's preview in the Layers dialog toggles
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the effect of the layer mask.
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Alt-shift-click on the layer mask's preview in the Layers dialog
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toggles viewing the mask directly.
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You can use Alt-Tab to cycle through all layers in an image (if your
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window manager doesn't trap those keys...)
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Shift-click with the Bucket Fill tool to have it use the background
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color instead of the foreground color.
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Control-drag with the Transform tool in rotation mode will constrain
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the rotation to 15 degree angles.
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You can adjust and re-place a selection by using Alt-drag.
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Selections can be constrained using the Control and Shift keys.
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If your fonts turn out blocky, that's because they're not scalable
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fonts. Most X servers support scalable Type 1 Postscript fonts.
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Download them and install them.
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When installing a new version, be sure to delete your ~/.gimp
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directory first.
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To create a perfect circle, hold shift while doing an ellipse select.
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To place a circle precisely, drag horizontal and vertical guides
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tangent to the circle you want to select, place your cursor at the
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interesection of the guides, and the resulting selection will just
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touch the guides.
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