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  6.     <title>6.6.┬áMeasure Tool</title>
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  19.           <th colspan="3" align="center" id="chaptername">6.┬áOther</th>
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  22.           <td width="20%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="ch03s06s05.html">Prev</a>┬á</td>
  23.           <th width="60%" align="center" id="sectionname">6.6.┬áMeasure Tool</th>
  24.           <td width="20%" align="right">┬á<a accesskey="n" href="ch03s06s07.html">Next</a></td>
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  33.             <h3 class="title"><a id="gimp-tool-measure"></a>6.6.┬áMeasure Tool</h3>
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  39.         <img src="../images/toolbox/toolbox-measure.png" />
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  41.       <p>
  42.     The Measure Tool is used to gain knowledge about pixel distances in your
  43.     working image. By clicking and holding the mouse button, you can determine
  44.     the angle and number of pixels between the point of click and where the
  45.     mouse pointer is located. The information is displayed on the status
  46.     bar or can also be displayed in the Info Window.
  47.   </p>
  48.       <p>                   
  49.     When you pass the mouse pointer over the end point it turns to a move 
  50.     pointer. Then if you click you can resume the measure.
  51.   </p>
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  56.               <h4 class="title"><a id="id3446827"></a>Activate Tool</h4>
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  62.             <li>
  63.               <p>
  64.           The Measure Tool can be called in the following
  65.           order, from the image-menu:
  66.           <span class="guimenuitem"><span class="accel">T</span>ools</span>/
  67.           <span class="guimenuitem"><span class="accel">M</span>easure
  68.           </span>. 
  69.         </p>
  70.             </li>
  71.             <li>
  72.               <p>
  73.           The Tool can also be called by clicking the tool icon:
  74.           <span class="guiicon">
  75.         <span class="inlinemediaobject"><img src="../images/toolbox/measure.png" /></span>
  76.           </span>
  77.         </p>
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  84.           <div>
  85.             <div>
  86.               <h4 class="title"><a id="id3446882"></a>Key modifiers</h4>
  87.             </div>
  88.           </div>
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  92.             <dt>
  93.               <span class="term">Defaults</span>
  94.             </dt>
  95.             <dd>
  96.               <p>
  97.             <span><b class="keycap">Ctrl</b></span> key pressed while dragging the pointer 
  98.             performs a strict horizontal measure. 
  99.           </p>
  100.               <p>
  101.             <span><b class="keycap">Alt</b></span> key pressed while dragging the pointer 
  102.             performs a strict vertical measure. 
  103.           </p>
  104.               <p>
  105.             <span><b class="keycap">Ctrl</b></span> key pressed and click on the end point 
  106.             places a horizontal blue dotted guide.
  107.           </p>
  108.               <p>
  109.             <span><b class="keycap">Alt</b></span> pressed and click on the end point places 
  110.             a vertical blue dotted guide.
  111.           </p>
  112.               <p>
  113.             <span><b class="keycap">Ctr</b></span>-<span><b class="keycap">Alt</b></span>
  114.             key combination allows to move the measure.
  115.           </p>
  116.             </dd>
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  124.               <h4 class="title"><a id="id3446965"></a>Options</h4>
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  131.               <span class="term">Overview</span>
  132.             </dt>
  133.             <dd>
  134.               <p>
  135.            There is only one available option for the Measure Tool.
  136.          </p>
  137.             </dd>
  138.             <dt>
  139.               <span class="term">Use Info Window</span>
  140.             </dt>
  141.             <dd>
  142.               <p>
  143.           This option will display an Info Window dialog that details the
  144.           measure tool results. The results are still available on the status
  145.           bar.
  146.         </p>
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