The Gradients dialog is used to select a gradient -- a set of
colors arranged in a linear scale -- for use with the <a href="ch03s06s03.html" title="6.3. Gradient Tool">Blend tool</a> and numerous other
operations. It also gives you access to several functions for
manipulating gradients. You can select a gradient by clicking on
it in the list: it will then be shown in the
Brush/Pattern/Gradient area of the Toolbox. A few dozen nice
gradients come pre-installed with GIMP. You can create more using
the <a href="ch04s12s03.html" title="12.3. Gradient Editor">Gradient Editor</a>.
General information about gradients and how they are used in GIMP
can be found in the <a href="ch02s04s09.html" title="4.9. Gradients">Gradients</a>
section.
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The Gradients dialog is a dockable dialog; see the section on <a href="ch02s03s04.html" title="3.4. Dialogs and Docking">Dialogs and Docking</a> for help on
manipulating it. It can be activated in several ways:
<span class="guimenu">File</span>-><span class="guisubmenu">Dialogs</span>-><span class="guisubmenu">Create New Dock</span>-><span class="guimenuitem">Brushes, Patterns, and Gradients</span>.
This gives you a dock containing three dialogs, with the
Gradients dialog one of them.
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From the Toolbox, by clicking on the current gradient in the
