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- The Smudge tool uses the current brush to smudge colors on the active
- layer or a selection. It takes color in passing and uses it to mix it to
- the next colors it meets, on a distance you can set.
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- The Smudge Tool can be called in the following
- order, from the image-menu:
- <span class="guimenuitem"><span class="accel">T</span>ools</span>/
- <span class="guimenuitem"><span class="accel">P</span>aint
- Tools</span>/<span class="guimenuitem"><span class="accel">S</span>mudge
- .</span>
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- The Tool can also be called by clicking the tool icon:
- <span class="guiicon">
- <span class="inlinemediaobject"><img src="../images/toolbox/smudge.png" /></span>
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- <span class="term">Shortcut</span>
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- The
- <span><b class="keycap">Shift</b></span>-<span><b class="keycap">s</b></span>
- key combination will change the active tool to Smudge.
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- <b class="keycap">Shift</b>
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- The <span><b class="keycap">Shift</b></span> key places the smudge tool into
- straight line mode. Holding Shift while clicking
- <span class="mousebutton">Button1</span> will smudge in a straight
- line. Consecutive clicks will continue smudging in straight
- lines that originate from the end of the last line.
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- many or all brush tools.
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- <span class="term">Overview</span>
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- The available tool options for the Smudge Tool can be accessed
- by double clicking the Smudge Tool icon.
- <span class="guiicon">
- <span class="inlinemediaobject"><img src="../images/toolbox/smudge.png" /></span>
- </span>
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- <span class="term">Opacity</span>
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- The Opacity slider sets the transparency level for the paint. A
- higher opacity setting results in a more opaque fill and a lower
- setting results in a more transparent fill.
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- <span class="term">Brush</span>
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- <dd>
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- Indicates the active brush. Clicking on the brush icon
- opens the brush selection dialog.
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- </dd>
- <dt>
- <span class="term">Hard Edge</span>
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- <dd>
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- By default the smudge tool softens the edges of and area smudged.
- The <span class="guilabel">Hard Edge</span> toggle changes this behavior.
- Any area smudged while this option is active will be smudged with
- no softening of the edge of the brush used.
- </p>
- </dd>
- <dt>
- <span class="term">Pressure Sensitivity</span>
- </dt>
- <dd>
- <p>
- The Pressure Sensitivity section sets the sensitivity levels for
- input devices that support this option.
- </p>
- </dd>
- <dt>
- <span class="term">Fade Out</span>
- </dt>
- <dd>
- <p>
- This option sets the stroke to fade out after the specified
- distance. The stroke will fade to transparency at the completion
- of the set distance.
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- </dd>
- <dt>
- <span class="term">Rate</span>
- </dt>
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- The rate slider sets the strength of the smudge effect.
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