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<a name="id2588786"></a><span class="refentrytitle">gimpselection</span>
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<p>gimpselection &#8212; Functions for manipulating selections.</p>
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<h2>Synopsis</h2>
<pre class="synopsis">
gboolean <a href="libgimp-gimpselection.html#gimp-selection-bounds">gimp_selection_bounds</a> (gint32 image_ID,
gboolean *non_empty,
gint *x1,
gint *y1,
gint *x2,
gint *y2);
gboolean <a href="libgimp-gimpselection.html#gimp-selection-all">gimp_selection_all</a> (gint32 image_ID);
gboolean <a href="libgimp-gimpselection.html#gimp-selection-none">gimp_selection_none</a> (gint32 image_ID);
gboolean <a href="libgimp-gimpselection.html#gimp-selection-clear">gimp_selection_clear</a> (gint32 image_ID);
gboolean <a href="libgimp-gimpselection.html#gimp-selection-is-empty">gimp_selection_is_empty</a> (gint32 image_ID);
gint32 <a href="libgimp-gimpselection.html#gimp-selection-float">gimp_selection_float</a> (gint32 image_ID,
gint32 drawable_ID,
gint offx,
gint offy);
gboolean <a href="libgimp-gimpselection.html#gimp-selection-load">gimp_selection_load</a> (gint32 channel_ID);
gint32 <a href="libgimp-gimpselection.html#gimp-selection-save">gimp_selection_save</a> (gint32 image_ID);
gint <a href="libgimp-gimpselection.html#gimp-selection-value">gimp_selection_value</a> (gint32 image_ID,
gint x,
gint y);
gboolean <a href="libgimp-gimpselection.html#gimp-selection-grow">gimp_selection_grow</a> (gint32 image_ID,
gint steps);
gboolean <a href="libgimp-gimpselection.html#gimp-selection-shrink">gimp_selection_shrink</a> (gint32 image_ID,
gint radius);
gboolean <a href="libgimp-gimpselection.html#gimp-selection-invert">gimp_selection_invert</a> (gint32 image_ID);
gboolean <a href="libgimp-gimpselection.html#gimp-selection-feather">gimp_selection_feather</a> (gint32 image_ID,
gdouble radius);
gboolean <a href="libgimp-gimpselection.html#gimp-selection-sharpen">gimp_selection_sharpen</a> (gint32 image_ID);
gboolean <a href="libgimp-gimpselection.html#gimp-selection-border">gimp_selection_border</a> (gint32 image_ID,
gint radius);
gboolean <a href="libgimp-gimpselection.html#gimp-selection-translate">gimp_selection_translate</a> (gint32 image_ID,
gint offx,
gint offy);
gboolean <a href="libgimp-gimpselection.html#gimp-selection-layer-alpha">gimp_selection_layer_alpha</a> (gint32 layer_ID);
gboolean <a href="libgimp-gimpselection.html#gimp-selection-combine">gimp_selection_combine</a> (gint32 channel_ID,
<a href="libgimp-gimpenums.html#GimpChannelOps">GimpChannelOps</a> operation);
</pre>
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<div class="refsect1" lang="en">
<a name="id2651280"></a><h2>Description</h2>
<p>
Functions for manipulating selections.
</p>
</div>
<div class="refsect1" lang="en">
<a name="id2651296"></a><h2>Details</h2>
<div class="refsect2" lang="en">
<a name="id2651306"></a><h3>
<a name="gimp-selection-bounds"></a>gimp_selection_bounds ()</h3>
<a class="indexterm" name="id2651318"></a><pre class="programlisting">gboolean gimp_selection_bounds (gint32 image_ID,
gboolean *non_empty,
gint *x1,
gint *y1,
gint *x2,
gint *y2);</pre>
<p>
Find the bounding box of the current selection.
</p>
<p>
This procedure returns whether there is a selection for the
specified image. If there is one, the upper left and lower right
corners of the bounding box are returned. These coordinates are
relative to the image. Please note that the pixel specified by the
lower righthand coordinate of the bounding box is not part of the
selection. The selection ends at the upper left corner of this
pixel. This means the width of the selection can be calculated as
(x2 - x1), its height as (y2 - y1).</p>
<p>
</p>
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<tbody>
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<td><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>image_ID</code></em>&#160;:</span></td>
<td> The image.
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>non_empty</code></em>&#160;:</span></td>
<td> True if there is a selection.
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>x1</code></em>&#160;:</span></td>
<td> x coordinate of upper left corner of selection bounds.
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>y1</code></em>&#160;:</span></td>
<td> y coordinate of upper left corner of selection bounds.
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>x2</code></em>&#160;:</span></td>
<td> x coordinate of lower right corner of selection bounds.
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>y2</code></em>&#160;:</span></td>
<td> y coordinate of lower right corner of selection bounds.
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><span class="term"><span class="emphasis"><em>Returns</em></span>&#160;:</span></td>
<td> TRUE on success.
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table></div>
</div>
<hr>
<div class="refsect2" lang="en">
<a name="id2640857"></a><h3>
<a name="gimp-selection-all"></a>gimp_selection_all ()</h3>
<a class="indexterm" name="id2640869"></a><pre class="programlisting">gboolean gimp_selection_all (gint32 image_ID);</pre>
<p>
Select all of the image.
</p>
<p>
This procedure sets the selection mask to completely encompass the
image. Every pixel in the selection channel is set to 255.</p>
<p>
</p>
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<tbody>
<tr>
<td><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>image_ID</code></em>&#160;:</span></td>
<td> The image.
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><span class="term"><span class="emphasis"><em>Returns</em></span>&#160;:</span></td>
<td> TRUE on success.
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table></div>
</div>
<hr>
<div class="refsect2" lang="en">
<a name="id2640934"></a><h3>
<a name="gimp-selection-none"></a>gimp_selection_none ()</h3>
<a class="indexterm" name="id2640947"></a><pre class="programlisting">gboolean gimp_selection_none (gint32 image_ID);</pre>
<p>
Deselect the entire image.
</p>
<p>
This procedure deselects the entire image. Every pixel in the
selection channel is set to 0.</p>
<p>
</p>
<div class="variablelist"><table border="0">
<col align="left" valign="top">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>image_ID</code></em>&#160;:</span></td>
<td> The image.
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><span class="term"><span class="emphasis"><em>Returns</em></span>&#160;:</span></td>
<td> TRUE on success.
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table></div>
</div>
<hr>
<div class="refsect2" lang="en">
<a name="id2641011"></a><h3>
<a name="gimp-selection-clear"></a>gimp_selection_clear ()</h3>
<a class="indexterm" name="id2641024"></a><pre class="programlisting">gboolean gimp_selection_clear (gint32 image_ID);</pre>
<div class="warning" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;">
<h3 class="title">Warning</h3>
<p><code class="literal">gimp_selection_clear</code> is deprecated and should not be used in newly-written code.</p>
</div>
<p>
This procedure is deprecated! Use <a href="libgimp-gimpselection.html#gimp-selection-none"><code class="function">gimp_selection_none()</code></a> instead.</p>
<p>
</p>
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<col align="left" valign="top">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>image_ID</code></em>&#160;:</span></td>
<td> The image.
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><span class="term"><span class="emphasis"><em>Returns</em></span>&#160;:</span></td>
<td> TRUE on success.
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table></div>
</div>
<hr>
<div class="refsect2" lang="en">
<a name="id2657082"></a><h3>
<a name="gimp-selection-is-empty"></a>gimp_selection_is_empty ()</h3>
<a class="indexterm" name="id2657092"></a><pre class="programlisting">gboolean gimp_selection_is_empty (gint32 image_ID);</pre>
<p>
Determine whether the selection is empty.
</p>
<p>
This procedure returns non-zero if the selection for the specified
image is not empty.</p>
<p>
</p>
<div class="variablelist"><table border="0">
<col align="left" valign="top">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>image_ID</code></em>&#160;:</span></td>
<td> The image.
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><span class="term"><span class="emphasis"><em>Returns</em></span>&#160;:</span></td>
<td> Is the selection empty?
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table></div>
</div>
<hr>
<div class="refsect2" lang="en">
<a name="id2657150"></a><h3>
<a name="gimp-selection-float"></a>gimp_selection_float ()</h3>
<a class="indexterm" name="id2657160"></a><pre class="programlisting">gint32 gimp_selection_float (gint32 image_ID,
gint32 drawable_ID,
gint offx,
gint offy);</pre>
<p>
Float the selection from the specified drawable with initial offsets
as specified.
</p>
<p>
This procedure determines the region of the specified drawable that
lies beneath the current selection. The region is then cut from the
drawable and the resulting data is made into a new layer which is
instantiated as a floating selection. The offsets allow initial
positioning of the new floating selection.</p>
<p>
</p>
<div class="variablelist"><table border="0">
<col align="left" valign="top">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>image_ID</code></em>&#160;:</span></td>
<td> ignored
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>drawable_ID</code></em>&#160;:</span></td>
<td> The drawable from which to float selection.
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>offx</code></em>&#160;:</span></td>
<td> x offset for translation.
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>offy</code></em>&#160;:</span></td>
<td> y offset for translation.
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><span class="term"><span class="emphasis"><em>Returns</em></span>&#160;:</span></td>
<td> The floated layer.
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table></div>
</div>
<hr>
<div class="refsect2" lang="en">
<a name="id2657287"></a><h3>
<a name="gimp-selection-load"></a>gimp_selection_load ()</h3>
<a class="indexterm" name="id2657299"></a><pre class="programlisting">gboolean gimp_selection_load (gint32 channel_ID);</pre>
<p>
Transfer the specified channel to the selection mask.
</p>
<p>
This procedure loads the specified channel into the selection mask.</p>
<p>
</p>
<div class="variablelist"><table border="0">
<col align="left" valign="top">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>channel_ID</code></em>&#160;:</span></td>
<td> The channel.
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><span class="term"><span class="emphasis"><em>Returns</em></span>&#160;:</span></td>
<td> TRUE on success.
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table></div>
</div>
<hr>
<div class="refsect2" lang="en">
<a name="id2657365"></a><h3>
<a name="gimp-selection-save"></a>gimp_selection_save ()</h3>
<a class="indexterm" name="id2657377"></a><pre class="programlisting">gint32 gimp_selection_save (gint32 image_ID);</pre>
<p>
Copy the selection mask to a new channel.
</p>
<p>
This procedure copies the selection mask and stores the content in a
new channel. The new channel is automatically inserted into the
image's list of channels.</p>
<p>
</p>
<div class="variablelist"><table border="0">
<col align="left" valign="top">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>image_ID</code></em>&#160;:</span></td>
<td> The image.
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><span class="term"><span class="emphasis"><em>Returns</em></span>&#160;:</span></td>
<td> The new channel.
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table></div>
</div>
<hr>
<div class="refsect2" lang="en">
<a name="id2657444"></a><h3>
<a name="gimp-selection-value"></a>gimp_selection_value ()</h3>
<a class="indexterm" name="id2657456"></a><pre class="programlisting">gint gimp_selection_value (gint32 image_ID,
gint x,
gint y);</pre>
<p>
Find the value of the selection at the specified coordinates.
</p>
<p>
This procedure returns the value of the selection at the specified
coordinates. If the coordinates lie out of bounds, 0 is returned.</p>
<p>
</p>
<div class="variablelist"><table border="0">
<col align="left" valign="top">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>image_ID</code></em>&#160;:</span></td>
<td> The image.
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>x</code></em>&#160;:</span></td>
<td> x coordinate of value.
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>y</code></em>&#160;:</span></td>
<td> y coordinate of value.
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><span class="term"><span class="emphasis"><em>Returns</em></span>&#160;:</span></td>
<td> Value of the selection.
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table></div>
</div>
<hr>
<div class="refsect2" lang="en">
<a name="id2657564"></a><h3>
<a name="gimp-selection-grow"></a>gimp_selection_grow ()</h3>
<a class="indexterm" name="id2657576"></a><pre class="programlisting">gboolean gimp_selection_grow (gint32 image_ID,
gint steps);</pre>
<p>
Grow the image's selection
</p>
<p>
This procedure grows the selection. Growing involves expanding the
boundary in all directions by the specified pixel amount.</p>
<p>
</p>
<div class="variablelist"><table border="0">
<col align="left" valign="top">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>image_ID</code></em>&#160;:</span></td>
<td> The image.
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>steps</code></em>&#160;:</span></td>
<td> Steps of grow (in pixels).
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><span class="term"><span class="emphasis"><em>Returns</em></span>&#160;:</span></td>
<td> TRUE on success.
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table></div>
</div>
<hr>
<div class="refsect2" lang="en">
<a name="id2657662"></a><h3>
<a name="gimp-selection-shrink"></a>gimp_selection_shrink ()</h3>
<a class="indexterm" name="id2657674"></a><pre class="programlisting">gboolean gimp_selection_shrink (gint32 image_ID,
gint radius);</pre>
<p>
Shrink the image's selection
</p>
<p>
This procedure shrinks the selection. Shrinking invovles trimming
the existing selection boundary on all sides by the specified number
of pixels.</p>
<p>
</p>
<div class="variablelist"><table border="0">
<col align="left" valign="top">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>image_ID</code></em>&#160;:</span></td>
<td> The image.
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>radius</code></em>&#160;:</span></td>
<td> Radius of shrink (in pixels).
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><span class="term"><span class="emphasis"><em>Returns</em></span>&#160;:</span></td>
<td> TRUE on success.
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table></div>
</div>
<hr>
<div class="refsect2" lang="en">
<a name="id2657760"></a><h3>
<a name="gimp-selection-invert"></a>gimp_selection_invert ()</h3>
<a class="indexterm" name="id2657771"></a><pre class="programlisting">gboolean gimp_selection_invert (gint32 image_ID);</pre>
<p>
Invert the selection mask.
</p>
<p>
This procedure inverts the selection mask. For every pixel in the
selection channel, its new value is calculated as (255 - old_value).</p>
<p>
</p>
<div class="variablelist"><table border="0">
<col align="left" valign="top">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>image_ID</code></em>&#160;:</span></td>
<td> The image.
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><span class="term"><span class="emphasis"><em>Returns</em></span>&#160;:</span></td>
<td> TRUE on success.
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table></div>
</div>
<hr>
<div class="refsect2" lang="en">
<a name="id2657837"></a><h3>
<a name="gimp-selection-feather"></a>gimp_selection_feather ()</h3>
<a class="indexterm" name="id2657848"></a><pre class="programlisting">gboolean gimp_selection_feather (gint32 image_ID,
gdouble radius);</pre>
<p>
Feather the image's selection
</p>
<p>
This procedure feathers the selection. Feathering is implemented
using a gaussian blur.</p>
<p>
</p>
<div class="variablelist"><table border="0">
<col align="left" valign="top">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>image_ID</code></em>&#160;:</span></td>
<td> The image.
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>radius</code></em>&#160;:</span></td>
<td> Radius of feather (in pixels).
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><span class="term"><span class="emphasis"><em>Returns</em></span>&#160;:</span></td>
<td> TRUE on success.
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table></div>
</div>
<hr>
<div class="refsect2" lang="en">
<a name="id2657934"></a><h3>
<a name="gimp-selection-sharpen"></a>gimp_selection_sharpen ()</h3>
<a class="indexterm" name="id2657945"></a><pre class="programlisting">gboolean gimp_selection_sharpen (gint32 image_ID);</pre>
<p>
Sharpen the selection mask.
</p>
<p>
This procedure sharpens the selection mask. For every pixel in the
selection channel, if the value is &gt; 0, the new pixel is assigned
a value of 255. This removes any \"anti-aliasing\" that might exist
in the selection mask's boundary.</p>
<p>
</p>
<div class="variablelist"><table border="0">
<col align="left" valign="top">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>image_ID</code></em>&#160;:</span></td>
<td> The image.
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><span class="term"><span class="emphasis"><em>Returns</em></span>&#160;:</span></td>
<td> TRUE on success.
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table></div>
</div>
<hr>
<div class="refsect2" lang="en">
<a name="id2658013"></a><h3>
<a name="gimp-selection-border"></a>gimp_selection_border ()</h3>
<a class="indexterm" name="id2658024"></a><pre class="programlisting">gboolean gimp_selection_border (gint32 image_ID,
gint radius);</pre>
<p>
Border the image's selection
</p>
<p>
This procedure borders the selection. Bordering creates a new
selection which is defined along the boundary of the previous
selection at every point within the specified radius.</p>
<p>
</p>
<div class="variablelist"><table border="0">
<col align="left" valign="top">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>image_ID</code></em>&#160;:</span></td>
<td> The image.
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>radius</code></em>&#160;:</span></td>
<td> Radius of border (in pixels).
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><span class="term"><span class="emphasis"><em>Returns</em></span>&#160;:</span></td>
<td> TRUE on success.
</td>
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<a name="id2658111"></a><h3>
<a name="gimp-selection-translate"></a>gimp_selection_translate ()</h3>
<a class="indexterm" name="id2658122"></a><pre class="programlisting">gboolean gimp_selection_translate (gint32 image_ID,
gint offx,
gint offy);</pre>
<p>
Translate the selection by the specified offsets.
</p>
<p>
This procedure actually translates the selection for the specified
image by the specified offsets. Regions that are translated from
beyond the bounds of the image are set to empty. Valid regions of
the selection which are translated beyond the bounds of the image
because of this call are lost.</p>
<p>
</p>
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<td><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>image_ID</code></em>&#160;:</span></td>
<td> The image.
</td>
</tr>
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<td><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>offx</code></em>&#160;:</span></td>
<td> x offset for translation.
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>offy</code></em>&#160;:</span></td>
<td> y offset for translation.
</td>
</tr>
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<td><span class="term"><span class="emphasis"><em>Returns</em></span>&#160;:</span></td>
<td> TRUE on success.
</td>
</tr>
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<a name="id2658233"></a><h3>
<a name="gimp-selection-layer-alpha"></a>gimp_selection_layer_alpha ()</h3>
<a class="indexterm" name="id2658244"></a><pre class="programlisting">gboolean gimp_selection_layer_alpha (gint32 layer_ID);</pre>
<p>
Transfer the specified layer's alpha channel to the selection mask.
</p>
<p>
This procedure requires a layer with an alpha channel. The alpha
channel information is used to create a selection mask such that for
any pixel in the image defined in the specified layer, that layer
pixel's alpha value is transferred to the selection mask. If the
layer is undefined at a particular image pixel, the associated
selection mask value is set to 0.</p>
<p>
</p>
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<td><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>layer_ID</code></em>&#160;:</span></td>
<td> Layer with alpha.
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><span class="term"><span class="emphasis"><em>Returns</em></span>&#160;:</span></td>
<td> TRUE on success.
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
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<a name="id2658315"></a><h3>
<a name="gimp-selection-combine"></a>gimp_selection_combine ()</h3>
<a class="indexterm" name="id2658326"></a><pre class="programlisting">gboolean gimp_selection_combine (gint32 channel_ID,
<a href="libgimp-gimpenums.html#GimpChannelOps">GimpChannelOps</a> operation);</pre>
<p>
Combines the specified channel with the selection mask.
</p>
<p>
This procedure combines the specified channel into the selection
mask.</p>
<p>
</p>
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<td><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>channel_ID</code></em>&#160;:</span></td>
<td> The channel.
</td>
</tr>
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<td><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>operation</code></em>&#160;:</span></td>
<td> The selection operation.
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><span class="term"><span class="emphasis"><em>Returns</em></span>&#160;:</span></td>
<td> TRUE on success.
</td>
</tr>
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