# This is a list of tips for the GIMP.  Every time the GIMP is
# started, one tip will be selected from this file and will be
# displayed in the "Tip of the day" dialog.
#
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#   you have to avoid excessively long lines in this file.
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#
# Tips in this file have been contributed by Zachary Beane, Mo Oishi,
# Raphael Quinet, Sven Neumann and other people on the gimp mailing 
# lists.
# --------------------------------------------------------------------

# The first tip should be a welcome message, because this is the
# first thing that a new user will see.
#

# FIXME: re-write this welcome message:

##                            Welcome to the GIMP !
##      
##Nearly all image operations are performed by right-clicking
##on the image.  And don't worry, you can undo most mistakes...    
	       GIMP!

        
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# Tips for beginners start here
#

#The GIMP uses layers to let you organize your image.  Think of them 
#as a stack of slides or filters, such that looking through them you 
#see a composite of their contents.
GIMP      . 
    ,   ,  
   .

#You can perform many layer operations by right-clicking on the text
#label of a layer in the Layers dialog (Dialogs->Layers & Channels).
         
      "  ".

#When trying to save files as GIF, XPM, or any other indexed 
#color format, you need to convert the image to indexed using 
#the Image menu.
      GIF, XPM    
   ,     
    ""

#You can get the Tool Options menu to open by double-clicking 
#any button in the toolbar.
    " "   
     

#You can change the name of a layer by double-clicking 
#on its name in the Layers dialog box.
       
     ""

#The layer named "Background" is special.  You can't add 
#transparency or a layer mask to it.  To add transparency, you 
#must first "add alpha" to the layer by right-clicking in the 
#layers dialog and selecting "Add Alpha Channel". 
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   .   ,  
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  ""   " -"

#When using a drawing tool (Paintbrush, Airbrush, or Pencil), 
#Shift-click will draw a straight line from your last drawing 
#point to your current cursor position.
    (,   ),
    Shift     
     .

#Most plug-ins work on the current layer of the current image.  In 
#some cases, you will have to merge all layers (Layers->Flatten Image) 
#if you want the plug-in to work on the whole image.
        .
  ,    `  
(-> )      
  .

#Most file-formats can't handle layers and for that reason only 
#the active layer is saved.  Use XCF, the GIMP's native file format 
#to keep layers, channels and guides when saving.
        
  .  XCF -   GIMP  
ϣ,   .

#Not all effects can be applied to all kinds of images.  This 
#is indicated by a grayed-out menu-entry.  You may need to 
#change the image to RGB, add an alpha-channel or flatten it.
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  RGB,  -   .

## Tips for intermediate users start here
##

#The file selection dialog box has command-line completion with 
#Tab, just like the shell.  Type part of a filename, hit tab, and voila!
#It's completed.
        Tab,
    .    ,  Tab,
 voila!  .

#You can reassign shortcut keys on any menu by bringing up the menu,
#selecting a menu item, and pressing the new shortcut key combination.
#This is dynamic and is saved when you exit GIMP.
       ,  
 ,        .
         GIMP.

#All the old channel operations have been replaced with the more
#powerful and flexible Layer and Layer Mode operations.  They may 
#take getting used to, but they are simply a better way to operate.
           
     .

#You can use the middle mouse button to pan around 
#the image, if it's larger than its display window.
     
  ,    
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#Click and drag on a ruler to place a Guide on an image.  All 
#dragged selections will snap to the guides.  You can remove 
#guides by dragging them off the image with the Move tool.
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 .    ,    
  "".

#The GIMP supports gzip compression on the fly.  Just add 
#'.gz' (or '.bz2', if you have bzip2 installed) to the filename 
#and your image will be saved compressed.  Of course loading 
#compressed images works too.
GIMP  gzip- " ".   '.gz'
( '.bz2',     bzip2)      
  .      
  .

#Pressing and holding the Shift key before making a selection allows
#you to add to the current selection instead of replacing it.  Using
#Ctrl before making a selection subtracts from the current one.
        Shift,  
      ,    .
  Ctrl   .

#You can press or release the Shift and Ctrl keys while you are
#making a selection in order to constrain it to a perfect square 
#or circle, or to have it centered on its starting point.
    Shift  Ctrl    
  ,       ,
       .

# Tips for advanced users start here
#

#You can adjust the selection range for fuzzy select 
#by clicking and dragging left and right.
      "  ",
         .

#Shift-click on the eye icon in the Layers dialog to hide all 
#layers but that one.  Shift-click again to show all layers.
    ""     ""
  Shift,      .  
   .

#Ctrl-click on the layer mask's preview in the Layers dialog 
#toggles the effect of the layer mask.
       ""    Ctrl
   .

#Alt-click on the layer mask's preview in the Layers dialog 
#toggles viewing the mask directly.
       ""    Alt
    .

#You can use Alt-Tab to cycle through all layers in an image 
#(if your window manager doesn't trap those keys...).
   Alt-Tab      
  (        ...)

#Shift-click with the Bucket Fill tool to have it use 
#the background color instead of the foreground color.
   ""     Shift, 
    ,    .

#Control-drag with the Transform tool in rotation mode 
#will constrain the rotation to 15 degree angles.
    Ctrl    ""
    15  .

#You can adjust and re-place a selection by using Alt-drag.
     Alt,    
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#If your fonts turn out blocky, that's because they're not scalable
#fonts.  Most X servers support scalable Type 1 Postscript fonts.
#Download and install them.
    ,  ,    .
 X-    Type 1 Postscript.
   .

#Using Edit->Stroke allows you to draw simple squares or circles by
#painting the edge of your current selection with the active brush.
#More complex shapes can be drawn with Filters->Render->Gfig.
  "->",     
       .
       "->->Gfig".

#To create a perfect circle, hold Shift while doing an ellipse select. To 
#place a circle precisely, drag horizontal and vertical guides tangent to 
#the circle you want to select, place your cursor at the intersection
#of the guides, and the resulting selection will just touch the guides.
   ,   Shift,    .
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# (end of tips)