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  19.           <th colspan="3" align="center" id="chaptername">4.┬áPath dialog</th>
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  33.             <h3 class="title"><a id="gimp-paths-menu"></a>4.4.┬áPaths Menu</h3>
  34.           </div>
  35.         </div>
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  37.       <div class="informalfigure">
  38.         <div class="mediaobject">
  39.           <img src="../images/dialogs/dialogs-paths-menu.png" />
  40.           <div class="caption">
  41.             <p>
  42.         The Paths dialog menu
  43.       </p>
  44.           </div>
  45.         </div>
  46.       </div>
  47.       <p>
  48.       The Paths menu can be brought up by right-clicking on a path entry
  49.       in the list in the Paths dialog, or by choosing the top entry
  50.       ("Paths Menu") from the Paths dialog Tab menu.  This menu gives
  51.       you access to most of the operations that affect paths.
  52.     </p>
  53.       <div class="variablelist">
  54.         <dl>
  55.           <dt>
  56.             <span class="term">Path Tool</span>
  57.           </dt>
  58.           <dd>
  59.             <p>
  60.         <span class="guilabel">Path Tool</span> is an alternative way to
  61.         activate the <a href="ch03s06.html#gimp-tool-path" title="6.1.┬áPath Tool">Path tool</a>,
  62.         used for creating and manipulating paths.  It can also be
  63.         activated from the Toolbox, or by using the keyboard shortcut
  64.         <span><b class="keycap">B</b></span> (for <span class="emphasis"><em>Bezier</em></span>).
  65.       </p>
  66.           </dd>
  67.           <dt>
  68.             <span class="term">Edit Path Attributes</span>
  69.           </dt>
  70.           <dd>
  71.             <a id="gimp-path-edit"></a>
  72.             <p>
  73.             <span class="guilabel">Edit Path Attributes</span> brings up a small
  74.             dialog that allows you to change the name of the path.  You
  75.             can also do this by double-clicking on the name in the list in
  76.             the Paths dialog.
  77.           </p>
  78.           </dd>
  79.           <dt>
  80.             <span class="term">New Path</span>
  81.           </dt>
  82.           <dd>
  83.             <a id="gimp-path-new"></a>
  84.             <p>
  85.             <span class="guilabel">New Path</span>creates a new path, adds it to
  86.             the list in the Paths dialog, and makes it the active path
  87.             for the image.  It brings up a dialog that allows you to
  88.             give a name to the path.  The new path is created with no
  89.             anchor points, so you will need to use the Path tool to give
  90.             it some before you can use it for anything.
  91.           </p>
  92.           </dd>
  93.           <dt>
  94.             <span class="term">Raise Path</span>
  95.           </dt>
  96.           <dd>
  97.             <a id="gimp-path-raise"></a>
  98.             <p>
  99.             <span class="guilabel">Raise Path</span> moves the path one slot higher
  100.             in the list in the Paths dialog.  The position of a path in
  101.             the list has no functional significance, so this is simply a
  102.             convenience to help you keep things organized.
  103.           </p>
  104.           </dd>
  105.           <dt>
  106.             <span class="term">Lower Path</span>
  107.           </dt>
  108.           <dd>
  109.             <a id="gimp-path-lower"></a>
  110.             <p>
  111.             <span class="guilabel">Lower Path</span>moves the path one slot lower
  112.             in the list in the Paths dialog.  The position of a path in
  113.             the list has no functional significance, so this is simply a
  114.             convenience to help you keep things organized.
  115.           </p>
  116.           </dd>
  117.           <dt>
  118.             <span class="term">Duplicate Path</span>
  119.           </dt>
  120.           <dd>
  121.             <a id="gimp-path-duplicate"></a>
  122.             <p>
  123.             "Duplicate Path" creates a copy of the active path, assigns
  124.             it a unique name, adds it to the list in the Paths dialog,
  125.             and makes it the active path for the image.  The copy will
  126.             be visible only if the original path was visible.  
  127.           </p>
  128.             <div class="note" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;">
  129.               <table border="0" summary="Note">
  130.                 <tr>
  131.                   <td rowspan="2" align="center" valign="top" width="25">
  132.                     <img alt="[Note]" src="../images/note.png" />
  133.                   </td>
  134.                   <th align="left">Note</th>
  135.                 </tr>
  136.                 <tr>
  137.                   <td colspan="2" align="left" valign="top">
  138.                     <p>
  139.               Note that copying a visible path will make the path
  140.               "disappear" from the image display: this happens because
  141.               paths are drawn in XOR mode, which has the curious
  142.               property that drawing an item twice "undraws" it.  The
  143.               paths are still there even though you don't see anything:
  144.               if you move one of them, you will be able to see both.
  145.             </p>
  146.                   </td>
  147.                 </tr>
  148.               </table>
  149.             </div>
  150.           </dd>
  151.           <dt>
  152.             <span class="term">Delete Path</span>
  153.           </dt>
  154.           <dd>
  155.             <a id="gimp-path-delete"></a>
  156.             <p>
  157.             <span class="guilabel">Delete Path</span> deletes the current selected
  158.             path.
  159.           </p>
  160.           </dd>
  161.           <dt>
  162.             <span class="term">Merge Visible Paths</span>
  163.           </dt>
  164.           <dd>
  165.             <p>
  166.             <span class="guilabel">Merge Visible Paths</span> takes all the paths
  167.             in the image that are visible (that is, all that show "open
  168.             eye" symbols in the Paths dialog), and turns them into
  169.             components of a single path.  This may be convenient if you
  170.             want to stroke them all in the same way, etc.
  171.           </p>
  172.           </dd>
  173.           <dt>
  174.             <span class="term">Path to Selection; Add to Selection; Subtract from
  175.         Selection; Intersect with Selection</span>
  176.           </dt>
  177.           <dd>
  178.             <a id="gimp-path-selection-replace"></a>
  179.             <a id="gimp-path-selection-add"></a>
  180.             <a id="gimp-path-selection-subtract"></a>
  181.             <a id="gimp-path-selection-intersect"></a>
  182.             <p>
  183.             These commands all convert the active path into a selection,
  184.             and then combine it with the existing selection in the
  185.             specified ways.  ("Path to Selection" discards the existing
  186.             selection and replaces it with one formed from the path.)
  187.             If necessary, any unclosed components of the path are closed
  188.             by connecting the last anchor point to the first anchor
  189.             point with a straight line.  The "marching ants" for the
  190.             resulting selection should closely follow the path, but
  191.             don't expect the correspondence to be perfect.
  192.           </p>
  193.           </dd>
  194.           <dt>
  195.             <span class="term">Selection to Path</span>
  196.           </dt>
  197.           <dd>
  198.             <a id="gimp-selection-to-path"></a>
  199.             <p>
  200.             This operation can be accesssed in several ways:
  201.           </p>
  202.             <div class="itemizedlist">
  203.               <ul type="disc">
  204.                 <li>
  205.                   <p>
  206.           From an image menubar, as
  207.           <span class="guimenu">Select</span>-><span class="guimenuitem">To Path</span>
  208.               </p>
  209.                 </li>
  210.                 <li>
  211.                   <p>
  212.                 From the Paths dialog menu, as <span class="guimenuitem">Selection to 
  213.                 Path</span>.
  214.               </p>
  215.                 </li>
  216.                 <li>
  217.                   <p>
  218.                 From the <span class="guilabel">Selection to Path</span> button at
  219.                 the bottom of the Paths dialog.
  220.               </p>
  221.                 </li>
  222.                 <li>
  223.                   <p>
  224.                 From the "Selection to Path" button in the Tool Options
  225.                 for the Path tool.
  226.               </p>
  227.                 </li>
  228.               </ul>
  229.             </div>
  230.             <p>
  231.             <span class="guilabel">Selection to Path</span> creates a new path
  232.             from the image's selection. In most cases the resulting path
  233.             will closely follow the "marching ants" of the selection,
  234.             but the correspondence will not usually be perfect. 
  235.           </p>
  236.             <p>
  237.             Converting a two-dimensional selection mask into a
  238.             one-dimensional path involves some rather tricky algorithms:
  239.             you can alter the way it is done using the
  240.             <span class="guilabel">Advanced Options</span>, which are accessed by
  241.             holding down the <span><b class="keycap">Shift</b></span> key while pressing
  242.             the <span class="guilabel">Selection to Path</span> button at the
  243.             bottom of the Paths dialog.  This brings up the Advanced
  244.             Options dialog, which allows you to set 20 different options
  245.             and variables, all with cryptic names.  The Advanced Options
  246.             are really intended for developers only, and help with them
  247.             goes beyond the scope of this documentation.  Generally
  248.             speaking, <span class="guilabel">Selection to Path</span> will do
  249.             what you expect it to, and you don't need to worry about how
  250.             it is done (unless you want to).
  251.           </p>
  252.           </dd>
  253.           <dt>
  254.             <span class="term">Stroke Path</span>
  255.           </dt>
  256.           <dd>
  257.             <a id="gimp-path-stroke"></a>
  258.             <p>
  259.             This operation can be accesssed in several ways:
  260.           </p>
  261.             <div class="itemizedlist">
  262.               <ul type="disc">
  263.                 <li>
  264.                   <p>
  265.                 From an image menubar, as
  266.                 <span class="guimenu">Edit</span>-><span class="guimenuitem">Stroke Path</span>
  267.               </p>
  268.                 </li>
  269.                 <li>
  270.                   <p>
  271.                 From the Paths dialog menu, as <span class="guimenuitem">Stroke
  272.                 Path</span>.
  273.               </p>
  274.                 </li>
  275.                 <li>
  276.                   <p>
  277.                 From the <span class="guilabel">Stroke Path</span> button at the
  278.                 bottom of the Paths dialog.
  279.               </p>
  280.                 </li>
  281.                 <li>
  282.                   <p>
  283.                 From the <span class="guilabel">Stroke Path</span> button in the
  284.                 Tool Options for the Path tool.
  285.               </p>
  286.                 </li>
  287.               </ul>
  288.             </div>
  289.             <p>
  290.             "Stroke Path" renders the active path on the active layer of
  291.             the image, permitting a wide variety of line styles and
  292.             stroking options.  See the section on <a href="ch02s04s13.html" title="4.13.┬áStroking a Selection or Path">Stroking</a> for more information.
  293.           </p>
  294.           </dd>
  295.           <dt>
  296.             <span class="term">Copy Path</span>
  297.           </dt>
  298.           <dd>
  299.             <a id="gimp-path-copy"></a>
  300.             <p>
  301.             "Copy Path" copies the active path to the Paths Clipboard,
  302.             enabling you to paste it into a different image.  
  303.           </p>
  304.             <div class="tip" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;">
  305.               <table border="0" summary="Tip">
  306.                 <tr>
  307.                   <td rowspan="2" align="center" valign="top" width="25">
  308.                     <img alt="[Tip]" src="../images/tip.png" />
  309.                   </td>
  310.                   <th align="left">Tip</th>
  311.                 </tr>
  312.                 <tr>
  313.                   <td colspan="2" align="left" valign="top">
  314.                     <p>
  315.               You can also copy and paste a path by dragging its icon
  316.               from the Paths dialog into the target image's display.
  317.             </p>
  318.                   </td>
  319.                 </tr>
  320.               </table>
  321.             </div>
  322.           </dd>
  323.           <dt>
  324.             <span class="term">Paste Path</span>
  325.           </dt>
  326.           <dd>
  327.             <a id="gimp-path-paste"></a>
  328.             <p>
  329.             <span class="guilabel">Paste Path</span> creates a new path from the
  330.             contents of the Path Clipboard, adds it to the list in the
  331.             Paths dialog, and makes it the active path for the image.  If
  332.             no path has previously been copied into the clipboard, the
  333.             menu entry will be insensitive.
  334.           </p>
  335.           </dd>
  336.           <dt>
  337.             <span class="term">Import Path</span>
  338.           </dt>
  339.           <dd>
  340.             <a id="gimp-path-import"></a>
  341.             <p>
  342.             "Import Path" creates a new path from an SVG file:  it pops
  343.             up a file chooser dialog that allows you to navigate to the
  344.             file.  See the <a href="ch02s04s07.html" title="4.7.┬áPaths">Paths</a>
  345.             section for information on SVG files and how they relate to
  346.             GIMP paths.
  347.           </p>
  348.           </dd>
  349.           <dt>
  350.             <span class="term">Export Path</span>
  351.           </dt>
  352.           <dd>
  353.             <p>
  354.             <span class="guilabel">Export Path</span> allows you to save a path to
  355.             a file:  it pops up a file save dialog that allows you to
  356.             specify the file name and location.  You can later add this
  357.             path to any GIMP image using the <span class="guilabel">Import
  358.             Path</span> command.  The format used for saving paths is
  359.             SVG:  this means that vector-graphics programs such as
  360.             <span class="application">Sodipodi</span> or
  361.             <span class="application">Inkscape</span> will also be able to
  362.             import the paths you save.  See the <a href="ch02s04s07.html" title="4.7.┬áPaths">Paths</a> section for more information
  363.             on SVG files and how they relate to GIMP paths.
  364.           </p>
  365.           </dd>
  366.         </dl>
  367.       </div>
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  374.           <td width="20%" align="center">
  375.             <a accesskey="u" href="ch04s04.html">Up</a>
  376.           </td>
  377.           <td width="40%" align="right">┬á<a accesskey="n" href="ch04s05.html">Next</a></td>
  378.         </tr>
  379.         <tr>
  380.           <td width="40%" align="left" valign="top">4.3.┬áButtons┬á</td>
  381.           <td width="20%" align="center">
  382.             <a accesskey="h" href="index.html">Home</a>
  383.           </td>
  384.           <td width="40%" align="right" valign="top">┬á5.┬áIndexed Palette dialog</td>
  385.         </tr>
  386.       </table>
  387.     </div>
  388.   </body>
  389. </html>
  390.