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2000-12-19 Michael Natterer <mitch@gimp.org> * yes-i-patched-them-all-again ... Pre 1.2 Version 4
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>Using Layers</TITLE
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TITLE="Layers"
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TITLE="Layers"
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>GIMP User Manual</TH
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>Chapter 5. Layers</TD
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NAME="LAYERS-USING-LAYERS"
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>Using Layers</A
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NAME="AEN1527"
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> Layer-related functions in <SPAN
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>GIMP</SPAN
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> are
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performed in the <A
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HREF="../dialogs/layers/layers.html"
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><SPAN
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CLASS="INTERFACE"
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>Layers
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Dialog</SPAN
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> which can be accessed from
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<SPAN
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CLASS="GUIMENU"
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><SPAN
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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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>Dialogs</SPAN
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> > <SPAN
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>Layers, Channels
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& Paths...</SPAN
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> or by pressing <B
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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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><IMG
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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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>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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> 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 <SPAN
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>"Background"</SPAN
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>,
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<SPAN
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>"Wilber"</SPAN
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> and <SPAN
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>"Text - GIMP"</SPAN
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> in the example
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above. Every layer must have a unique name. Next to the layers
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name, a small preview of the contents of that layer is displayed.
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You should also give layers a suitable name which describes their
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contents so that you can find them later.
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> Next to the layer preview is up to two icons. You can see 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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> that the layer <SPAN
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>"Horizontal
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Line"</SPAN
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> has both an <SPAN
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>"eye"</SPAN
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> icon and a
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<SPAN
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CLASS="QUOTE"
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>"four-way arrow"</SPAN
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> icon. The <SPAN
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CLASS="GUIICON"
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>eye</SPAN
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means that the image is visible. Clicking the
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<SPAN
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CLASS="GUIICON"
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>eye</SPAN
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> will make that layer invisible in the image
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window, although it still exists. Clicking again makes the layer
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visible again. The <SPAN
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CLASS="GUIICON"
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>four-way arrow</SPAN
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> means that
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that layer is linked to all other layers which are also showing
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the <SPAN
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CLASS="GUIICON"
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>four-way arrow</SPAN
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>. In this circumstance, when
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you move an one layer, the linked layers will also move.
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>
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The <SPAN
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CLASS="GUIBUTTON"
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>Opacity</SPAN
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> function above the layers list
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defines as a percentage how transparent (see-through) a layer is.
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>100.0</I
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> makes the layer opaque, and
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CLASS="PARAMETER"
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>0.0</I
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> makes it completely transparent. The
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<SPAN
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CLASS="GUIBUTTON"
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>Mode</SPAN
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> function defines how the layer
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interacts with the layers beneath it.
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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 perform
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functions. It is accessible by <SPAN
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CLASS="MOUSEBUTTON"
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>right</SPAN
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>
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clicking on the layers list area.
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>Figure 5-4. <SPAN
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>The Layers Menu</SPAN
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