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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
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><HEAD
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><TITLE
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>Using Layers</TITLE
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><META
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NAME="GENERATOR"
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CONTENT="Modular DocBook HTML Stylesheet Version 1.49"><LINK
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REL="HOME"
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TITLE="GIMP User Manual"
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HREF="../contents.html"><LINK
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REL="UP"
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TITLE="Layers"
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HREF="../layers/index.html"><LINK
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REL="PREVIOUS"
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TITLE="Layers"
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HREF="../layers/index.html"><LINK
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REL="NEXT"
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TITLE="Layers Dialog"
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HREF="../dialogs/layers/layers.html"></HEAD
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><BODY
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CLASS="SECT1"
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BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF"
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TEXT="#000000"
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><DIV
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CLASS="NAVHEADER"
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><TABLE
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WIDTH="100%"
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BORDER="0"
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CELLPADDING="0"
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CELLSPACING="0"
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><TR
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><TH
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COLSPAN="3"
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ALIGN="center"
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>GIMP User Manual</TH
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></TR
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><TR
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><TD
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WIDTH="10%"
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ALIGN="left"
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VALIGN="bottom"
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><A
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HREF="../layers/index.html"
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>Prev</A
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></TD
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><TD
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WIDTH="80%"
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ALIGN="center"
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VALIGN="bottom"
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>Chapter 5. Layers</TD
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><TD
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WIDTH="10%"
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ALIGN="right"
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VALIGN="bottom"
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><A
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HREF="../dialogs/layers/layers.html"
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>Next</A
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></TD
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></TR
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></TABLE
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><HR
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ALIGN="LEFT"
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WIDTH="100%"></DIV
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><DIV
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CLASS="SECT1"
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><H1
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CLASS="SECT1"
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><A
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NAME="LAYERS-USING-LAYERS"
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>Using Layers</A
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></H1
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><P
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> Layer-related functions in <SPAN
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CLASS="APPLICATION"
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>GIMP</SPAN
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> are
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performed in the <SPAN
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CLASS="INTERFACE"
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>Layers Dialog</SPAN
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> which can be
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accessed from <SPAN
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CLASS="GUIMENU"
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><SPAN
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CLASS="ACCEL"
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>F</SPAN
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>ile</SPAN
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> ->
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<SPAN
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CLASS="GUISUBMENU"
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>Dialogs</SPAN
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> -> <SPAN
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CLASS="GUIMENUITEM"
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>Layers, Channels
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& Paths...</SPAN
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> or by pressing <B
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CLASS="KEYCAP"
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>Ctrl</B
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>+<B
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CLASS="KEYCAP"
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>L</B
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>
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</P
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><DIV
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CLASS="FIGURE"
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><A
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NAME="LAYERS-DIALOG-PNG"
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></A
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><P
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><B
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>Figure 5-3. The Layers Dialog</B
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></P
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><DIV
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CLASS="MEDIAOBJECT"
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><P
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><IMG
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SRC="../images/layers_dialog.png"
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></IMG
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></P
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></DIV
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></DIV
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><P
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> At the top of the dialog is a combo-box which defines what image
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the <SPAN
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CLASS="INTERFACE"
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>layers dialog</SPAN
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> is displaying. If
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<SPAN
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CLASS="GUIBUTTON"
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>"Auto"</SPAN
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> is selected, the currently
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focused image will be the default. Alternativly, you can change
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the image by clicking on the box and selecting a different image
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from the menu. A small preview of the image is given next to its
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name.
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</P
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><P
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> The most useful part of the dialog is the area with the off-white
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background in <A
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HREF="../layers/using_layers.html#LAYERS-DIALOG-PNG"
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>Figure 5-3</A
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>. This shows all
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the layers in the image. The topmost layer is at the top of the
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dialog. Each layer has a name, such as "Background", "Wilber" and
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"Text - GIMP" in the example above. Every layer must have a unique
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name. Next to the layers name, a small preview of the contents of
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that layer is displayed. You should also give layers
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a suitable name which describes their contents so that you can
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find them later.
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</P
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><P
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> Next to the layer preview is up to two icons. You can see in
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<A
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HREF="../layers/using_layers.html#LAYERS-DIALOG-PNG"
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>Figure 5-3</A
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> that the layer
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<SPAN
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CLASS="QUOTE"
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>"Horizontal Line"</SPAN
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> has both an <SPAN
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CLASS="QUOTE"
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>"eye"</SPAN
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>
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icon and a <SPAN
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CLASS="QUOTE"
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>"four-way arrow"</SPAN
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> icon. The
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<SPAN
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CLASS="GUIICON"
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>eye</SPAN
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> means that
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the image is visible. Clicking the <SPAN
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CLASS="GUIICON"
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>eye</SPAN
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> will
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make that layer
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invisible in the image window, although it still exists.
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Clicking again makes the layer visible again. The
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<SPAN
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CLASS="GUIICON"
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>four-way arrow</SPAN
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>
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means that that layer is linked to all other layers which are
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also showing the <SPAN
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CLASS="GUIICON"
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>four-way arrow</SPAN
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>. In this
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circumstance, when you move an
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one layer, the linked layers will also move.
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</P
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><P
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> The "Opacity" function above the layers list defines as a
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percentage how transparent (see-through) a layer is. 100.0 makes
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the layer opaque, and 0.0 makes it completely transparent.. The
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"Mode" function defines how the layer interacts with the layers
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beneath it.
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</P
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><P
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> The <SPAN
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CLASS="GUIMENU"
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>layers menu</SPAN
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> also contains a menu to
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perform functions. It is
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accessible by right-clicking on the layers list area.
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</P
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><DIV
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CLASS="FIGURE"
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><P
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><B
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>Figure 5-4. <SPAN
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CLASS="GUIMENU"
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>The Layers Menu</SPAN
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></B
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></P
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><DIV
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CLASS="MEDIAOBJECT"
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><P
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><IMG
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SRC="../images/layers_menu.png"
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></IMG
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></P
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></DIV
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></DIV
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></DIV
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WIDTH="33%"
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ALIGN="left"
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VALIGN="top"
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><A
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HREF="../layers/index.html"
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>Prev</A
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></TD
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WIDTH="34%"
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ALIGN="center"
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VALIGN="top"
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><A
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HREF="../contents.html"
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>Home</A
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>Next</A
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>Layers</TD
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WIDTH="34%"
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VALIGN="top"
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><A
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>Up</A
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