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3.4 KiB
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82 lines
3.4 KiB
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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
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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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<!-- 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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<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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<!-- -->
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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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<!-- -->
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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, Channels and Paths" 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" it 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, Channels and Paths" dialog
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and selecting "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 (Layers->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->Add Alpha Channel) or flatten it (Layers->Flatten Image).
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</_thetip>
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</tip>
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<!-- (end of tips) -->
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</gimp-tips>
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