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Michael Natterer 5bb20a62c6 Pre 1.2 Version 4 with some fixes for the path documentation from Andy
2000-12-24  Michael Natterer  <mitch@gimp.org>

	* Pre 1.2 Version 4 with some fixes for the path documentation
	from Andy Thomas.
2000-12-24 16:14:17 +00:00

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> Will create a new layer. You can set the new layers attributes in
the <SPAN
CLASS="GUILABEL"
>Layer Name</SPAN
> field please see <A
HREF="../../dialogs/layers/edit_layer_attributes.html"
>Edit Layer
Attributes</A
> for an explanation of layer attributes. Just as
in <A
HREF="../../dialogs/file_new.html"
>New Image</A
> can you also
set the "Fill Type" to either the Foreground or Background color
of the <A
HREF="../../toolbox/toolbox.html"
>ToolBox</A
>, White or
totally Transparent.
</P
><P
> The size of the layer can be set in a number of different ways and
units. Default is to measure the new layer in pixels which is the
best if you are dealing with web graphics, but if you going to
print your image then real world units such as inches is probably
the preferred.
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