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gimp/help/C/dialogs/layers/add_layer_mask.html
Michael Natterer 06e409e0f7 configure.in Updated Gimp-Help. See help/ChangeLog for details.
2000-12-15  Michael Natterer  <mitch@gimp.org>

	* configure.in
	* help/*: Updated Gimp-Help. See help/ChangeLog for details.

	* app/channels_dialog.c
	* app/gdisplay.c
	* app/gradient.c
	* app/layers_dialog.c
	* app/menus.c
	* app/paths_dialog.c
	* app/preferences_dialog.c
	* app/resize.c: fixed menu paths.

	* plug-ins/helpbrowser/helpbrowser.c: load a special
	"undocumented_filter.html" page if a filter was not found.
	Adapted to the new help structure.

2000-12-15  Michael Natterer  <mitch@gimp.org>

	* makedummyhelpfile.sh
	* makeindex.sh: removed.

	* images/*: added some images.

	* help/*: Updated to the latest version of the gimp-help CVS module.

	This Version instoduces a bunch of new toplevel HTML files for
	general topics, an autogenerated index, TOC, glossary,
	an "image" directory on the "C" level, peace, love, and stuff...

	Thanks to all help writers: Prof, Bex, Piers, ...
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<HTML
><HEAD
><TITLE
>Add Layer Mask</TITLE
><META
NAME="GENERATOR"
CONTENT="Modular DocBook HTML Stylesheet Version 1.49"><LINK
REL="HOME"
TITLE="GIMP User Manual"
HREF="../../contents.html"><LINK
REL="UP"
TITLE="Layers"
HREF="../../layers/index.html"><LINK
REL="PREVIOUS"
TITLE="Flatten Image"
HREF="../../layers/flatten_image.html"><LINK
REL="NEXT"
TITLE="Apply Layer Mask"
HREF="../../layers/apply_mask.html"></HEAD
><BODY
CLASS="SECT1"
BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF"
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><H1
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><A
NAME="DIALOGS-LAYERS-ADD-LAYER-MASK"
>Add Layer Mask</A
></H1
><A
NAME="AEN1406"
></A
><P
> Will add a layer mask to the currently active layer. A layer mask
is a way to control transparency of the current layer . The mask
it self is a grayscale "image" where black pixels will make the
layer totally transparent and white pixels will make it opaque.
</P
><P
> The fill dialog enables you to choose the initial fill of the
layer mask. Black which will make the layer totally transparent,
white which will make the layer totally opace or the alpha channel
of the layer. When you choose the alpha channel the transparency
of each pixels will be mapped to a grayscale value in the mask. If
you want to further manipulate the transparency in a layer this
can be a very good option (e.g maybe you have softly erased some
parts of the image and want to continue to manipulate the
transparency).
</P
><P
> To work with the layer mask you have to active it, you do that by
clicking on the thumbnail image of the mask. However you will not
see the mask you will just see the result of your mask
operations. To see the mask you have to &lt;ZZZZ&gt; click on the
thumbnail. If you want to see you layer without the mask you have
to &lt;ZZZZ&gt; click on the thumbnail. Remember to to click one
again with the same modification key to exit the current "preview"
state. Sorry, but the help page for "Add Layer Mask" is not
written yet.
</P
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><TD
WIDTH="33%"
ALIGN="left"
VALIGN="top"
><A
HREF="../../layers/flatten_image.html"
>Prev</A
></TD
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WIDTH="34%"
ALIGN="center"
VALIGN="top"
><A
HREF="../../contents.html"
>Home</A
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ALIGN="right"
VALIGN="top"
><A
HREF="../../layers/apply_mask.html"
>Next</A
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