gimp r25267 - in trunk: . app/dialogs data/tips
- From: neo svn gnome org
- To: svn-commits-list gnome org
- Subject: gimp r25267 - in trunk: . app/dialogs data/tips
- Date: Thu, 27 Mar 2008 21:02:15 +0000 (GMT)
Author: neo
Date: Thu Mar 27 21:02:15 2008
New Revision: 25267
URL: http://svn.gnome.org/viewvc/gimp?rev=25267&view=rev
Log:
2008-03-27 Sven Neumann <sven gimp org>
* data/tips/gimp-tips.dtd
* data/tips/gimp-tips.xml.in: simplified the gimp-tips XML
format
as we do not any longer need a special welcome tip.
* app/dialogs/tips-dialog.c
* app/dialogs/tips-parser.[ch]: changed accordingly.
Modified:
trunk/ChangeLog
trunk/app/dialogs/tips-dialog.c
trunk/app/dialogs/tips-parser.c
trunk/app/dialogs/tips-parser.h
trunk/data/tips/gimp-tips.dtd
trunk/data/tips/gimp-tips.xml.in
Modified: trunk/app/dialogs/tips-dialog.c
==============================================================================
--- trunk/app/dialogs/tips-dialog.c (original)
+++ trunk/app/dialogs/tips-dialog.c Thu Mar 27 21:02:15 2008
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
RESPONSE_NEXT = 2
};
-static void tips_set_labels (GimpTip *tip);
+static void tips_dialog_set_tip (GimpTip *tip);
static void tips_dialog_response (GtkWidget *dialog,
gint response);
static void tips_dialog_destroy (GtkWidget *widget,
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@
static GtkWidget *tips_dialog = NULL;
-static GtkWidget *welcome_label = NULL;
static GtkWidget *thetip_label = NULL;
static GList *tips = NULL;
static GList *current_tip = NULL;
@@ -84,19 +83,23 @@
{
GimpTip *tip;
- if (error->code == G_FILE_ERROR_NOENT)
+ if (! error)
{
- tip = gimp_tip_new ("<b>%s</b>",
- _("Your GIMP tips file appears to be missing!"));
- gimp_tip_set (tip,
- _("There should be a file called '%s'. "
- "Please check your installation."), filename);
+ tip = gimp_tip_new (_("<b>The GIMP tips file is empty!</b>"));
+ }
+ else if (error->code == G_FILE_ERROR_NOENT)
+ {
+ tip = gimp_tip_new (_("<b>The GIMP tips file appears to be "
+ "missing!</b>\n\n"
+ "There should be a file called '%s'. "
+ "Please check your installation."),
+ gimp_filename_to_utf8 (filename));
}
else
{
- tip = gimp_tip_new ("<b>%s</b>",
- _("The GIMP tips file could not be parsed!"));
- gimp_tip_set (tip, "%s", error->message);
+ tip = gimp_tip_new (_("<b>The GIMP tips file could not be "
+ "parsed:</b>\n\n%s"),
+ error->message);
}
tips = g_list_prepend (tips, tip);
@@ -168,12 +171,6 @@
gtk_box_pack_start (GTK_BOX (hbox), vbox2, TRUE, TRUE, 0);
gtk_widget_show (vbox2);
- welcome_label = gtk_label_new (NULL);
- gtk_label_set_justify (GTK_LABEL (welcome_label), GTK_JUSTIFY_LEFT);
- gtk_label_set_line_wrap (GTK_LABEL (welcome_label), TRUE);
- gtk_misc_set_alignment (GTK_MISC (welcome_label), 0.5, 0.5);
- gtk_box_pack_start (GTK_BOX (vbox2), welcome_label, FALSE, FALSE, 0);
-
thetip_label = gtk_label_new (NULL);
gtk_label_set_selectable (GTK_LABEL (thetip_label), TRUE);
gtk_label_set_justify (GTK_LABEL (thetip_label), GTK_JUSTIFY_LEFT);
@@ -192,7 +189,7 @@
gtk_box_pack_start (GTK_BOX (vbox2), image, TRUE, FALSE, 0);
gtk_widget_show (image);
- tips_set_labels (current_tip->data);
+ tips_dialog_set_tip (current_tip->data);
return tips_dialog;
}
@@ -221,12 +218,12 @@
{
case RESPONSE_PREVIOUS:
current_tip = current_tip->prev ? current_tip->prev : g_list_last (tips);
- tips_set_labels (current_tip->data);
+ tips_dialog_set_tip (current_tip->data);
break;
case RESPONSE_NEXT:
current_tip = current_tip->next ? current_tip->next : tips;
- tips_set_labels (current_tip->data);
+ tips_dialog_set_tip (current_tip->data);
break;
default:
@@ -236,15 +233,9 @@
}
static void
-tips_set_labels (GimpTip *tip)
+tips_dialog_set_tip (GimpTip *tip)
{
g_return_if_fail (tip != NULL);
- if (tip->welcome)
- gtk_widget_show (welcome_label);
- else
- gtk_widget_hide (welcome_label);
-
- gtk_label_set_markup (GTK_LABEL (welcome_label), tip->welcome);
gtk_label_set_markup (GTK_LABEL (thetip_label), tip->thetip);
}
Modified: trunk/app/dialogs/tips-parser.c
==============================================================================
--- trunk/app/dialogs/tips-parser.c (original)
+++ trunk/app/dialogs/tips-parser.c Thu Mar 27 21:02:15 2008
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
* Copyright (C) 1995 Spencer Kimball and Peter Mattis
*
* tips-parser.c -- Parse the gimp-tips.xml file.
- * Copyright (C) 2002 Sven Neumann <sven gimp org>
+ * Copyright (C) 2002, 2008 Sven Neumann <sven gimp org>
*
* This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
* it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
@@ -38,59 +38,50 @@
TIPS_START,
TIPS_IN_TIPS,
TIPS_IN_TIP,
- TIPS_IN_WELCOME,
- TIPS_IN_THETIP,
TIPS_IN_UNKNOWN
} TipsParserState;
-typedef enum
-{
- TIPS_LOCALE_NONE,
- TIPS_LOCALE_MATCH,
- TIPS_LOCALE_MISMATCH
-} TipsParserLocaleState;
-
typedef struct
{
- TipsParserState state;
- TipsParserState last_known_state;
- const gchar *locale;
- TipsParserLocaleState locale_state;
- gint markup_depth;
- gint unknown_depth;
- GString *value;
- GimpTip *current_tip;
- GList *tips;
+ TipsParserState state;
+ TipsParserState last_known_state;
+ const gchar *locale;
+ gboolean locale_match;
+ gint markup_depth;
+ gint unknown_depth;
+ GString *value;
+ GimpTip *current_tip;
+ GList *tips;
} TipsParser;
-static void tips_parser_start_element (GMarkupParseContext *context,
- const gchar *element_name,
- const gchar **attribute_names,
- const gchar **attribute_values,
- gpointer user_data,
- GError **error);
-static void tips_parser_end_element (GMarkupParseContext *context,
- const gchar *element_name,
- gpointer user_data,
- GError **error);
-static void tips_parser_characters (GMarkupParseContext *context,
- const gchar *text,
- gsize text_len,
- gpointer user_data,
- GError **error);
-
-static void tips_parser_start_markup (TipsParser *parser,
- const gchar *markup_name);
-static void tips_parser_end_markup (TipsParser *parser,
- const gchar *markup_name);
-static void tips_parser_start_unknown (TipsParser *parser);
-static void tips_parser_end_unknown (TipsParser *parser);
-static void tips_parser_parse_locale (TipsParser *parser,
- const gchar **names,
- const gchar **values);
-static void tips_parser_set_by_locale (TipsParser *parser,
- gchar **dest);
+static void tips_parser_start_element (GMarkupParseContext *context,
+ const gchar *element_name,
+ const gchar **attribute_names,
+ const gchar **attribute_values,
+ gpointer user_data,
+ GError **error);
+static void tips_parser_end_element (GMarkupParseContext *context,
+ const gchar *element_name,
+ gpointer user_data,
+ GError **error);
+static void tips_parser_characters (GMarkupParseContext *context,
+ const gchar *text,
+ gsize text_len,
+ gpointer user_data,
+ GError **error);
+
+static void tips_parser_start_markup (TipsParser *parser,
+ const gchar *markup_name);
+static void tips_parser_end_markup (TipsParser *parser,
+ const gchar *markup_name);
+static void tips_parser_start_unknown (TipsParser *parser);
+static void tips_parser_end_unknown (TipsParser *parser);
+static void tips_parser_parse_locale (TipsParser *parser,
+ const gchar **names,
+ const gchar **values);
+static gboolean tips_parser_set_by_locale (TipsParser *parser,
+ gchar **dest);
static const GMarkupParser markup_parser =
@@ -104,8 +95,8 @@
GimpTip *
-gimp_tip_new (const gchar *format,
- ...)
+gimp_tip_new (const gchar *format,
+ ...)
{
GimpTip *tip;
va_list args;
@@ -115,41 +106,19 @@
tip = g_slice_new0 (GimpTip);
va_start (args, format);
-
- tip->welcome = g_strdup_vprintf (format, args);
-
+ tip->thetip = g_strdup_vprintf (format, args);
va_end (args);
return tip;
}
void
-gimp_tip_set (GimpTip *tip,
- const gchar *format,
- ...)
-{
- va_list args;
-
- g_return_if_fail (tip != NULL);
- g_return_if_fail (format != NULL);
-
- va_start (args, format);
-
- g_free (tip->thetip);
- tip->thetip = g_strdup_vprintf (format, args);
-
- va_end (args);
-}
-
-void
gimp_tip_free (GimpTip *tip)
{
if (! tip)
return;
- g_free (tip->welcome);
g_free (tip->thetip);
-
g_slice_free (GimpTip, tip);
}
@@ -239,9 +208,13 @@
{
case TIPS_START:
if (strcmp (element_name, "gimp-tips") == 0)
- parser->state = TIPS_IN_TIPS;
+ {
+ parser->state = TIPS_IN_TIPS;
+ }
else
- tips_parser_start_unknown (parser);
+ {
+ tips_parser_start_unknown (parser);
+ }
break;
case TIPS_IN_TIPS:
@@ -249,35 +222,26 @@
{
parser->state = TIPS_IN_TIP;
parser->current_tip = g_slice_new0 (GimpTip);
- }
- else
- tips_parser_start_unknown (parser);
- break;
- case TIPS_IN_TIP:
- if (strcmp (element_name, "welcome") == 0)
- {
- parser->state = TIPS_IN_WELCOME;
tips_parser_parse_locale (parser, attribute_names, attribute_values);
}
- else if (strcmp (element_name, "thetip") == 0)
+ else
{
- parser->state = TIPS_IN_THETIP;
- tips_parser_parse_locale (parser, attribute_names, attribute_values);
+ tips_parser_start_unknown (parser);
}
- else
- tips_parser_start_unknown (parser);
break;
- case TIPS_IN_WELCOME:
- case TIPS_IN_THETIP:
+ case TIPS_IN_TIP:
if (strcmp (element_name, "b" ) == 0 ||
strcmp (element_name, "big") == 0 ||
strcmp (element_name, "tt" ) == 0)
- tips_parser_start_markup (parser, element_name);
+ {
+ tips_parser_start_markup (parser, element_name);
+ }
else
- tips_parser_start_unknown (parser);
- break;
+ {
+ tips_parser_start_unknown (parser);
+ }
case TIPS_IN_UNKNOWN:
tips_parser_start_unknown (parser);
@@ -304,31 +268,21 @@
break;
case TIPS_IN_TIP:
- parser->tips = g_list_prepend (parser->tips, parser->current_tip);
- parser->current_tip = NULL;
- parser->state = TIPS_IN_TIPS;
- break;
-
- case TIPS_IN_WELCOME:
if (parser->markup_depth == 0)
{
- tips_parser_set_by_locale (parser, &parser->current_tip->welcome);
+ if (tips_parser_set_by_locale (parser, &parser->current_tip->thetip))
+ {
+ parser->tips = g_list_prepend (parser->tips, parser->current_tip);
+ parser->current_tip = NULL;
+ }
g_string_truncate (parser->value, 0);
- parser->state = TIPS_IN_TIP;
+
+ parser->state = TIPS_IN_TIPS;
}
else
- tips_parser_end_markup (parser, element_name);
- break;
-
- case TIPS_IN_THETIP:
- if (parser->markup_depth == 0)
{
- tips_parser_set_by_locale (parser, &parser->current_tip->thetip);
- g_string_truncate (parser->value, 0);
- parser->state = TIPS_IN_TIP;
+ tips_parser_end_markup (parser, element_name);
}
- else
- tips_parser_end_markup (parser, element_name);
break;
case TIPS_IN_UNKNOWN:
@@ -348,9 +302,8 @@
switch (parser->state)
{
- case TIPS_IN_WELCOME:
- case TIPS_IN_THETIP:
- if (parser->locale_state != TIPS_LOCALE_MISMATCH)
+ case TIPS_IN_TIP:
+ if (parser->locale_match)
{
gint i;
@@ -370,6 +323,7 @@
}
}
break;
+
default:
break;
}
@@ -419,15 +373,16 @@
const gchar **names,
const gchar **values)
{
- parser->locale_state = TIPS_LOCALE_NONE;
+ parser->locale_match = (parser->locale == NULL);
while (*names && *values)
{
if (strcmp (*names, "xml:lang") == 0 && **values)
{
- parser->locale_state = (parser->locale &&
- strcmp (*values, parser->locale) == 0 ?
- TIPS_LOCALE_MATCH : TIPS_LOCALE_MISMATCH);
+ if (parser->locale)
+ parser->locale_match = (strcmp (*values, parser->locale) == 0);
+ else
+ parser->locale_match = FALSE;
}
names++;
@@ -435,30 +390,16 @@
}
}
-static void
+static gboolean
tips_parser_set_by_locale (TipsParser *parser,
gchar **dest)
{
- switch (parser->locale_state)
+ if (parser->locale_match)
{
- case TIPS_LOCALE_NONE:
- if (!parser->locale)
- {
- g_free (*dest);
- *dest = g_strdup (parser->value->str);
- }
- else if (*dest == NULL)
- {
- *dest = g_strdup (parser->value->str);
- }
- break;
-
- case TIPS_LOCALE_MATCH:
g_free (*dest);
*dest = g_strdup (parser->value->str);
- break;
-
- case TIPS_LOCALE_MISMATCH:
- break;
+ return TRUE;
}
+
+ return FALSE;
}
Modified: trunk/app/dialogs/tips-parser.h
==============================================================================
--- trunk/app/dialogs/tips-parser.h (original)
+++ trunk/app/dialogs/tips-parser.h Thu Mar 27 21:02:15 2008
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
* Copyright (C) 1995 Spencer Kimball and Peter Mattis
*
* tips-parser.h -- Parse the gimp-tips.xml file.
- * Copyright (C) 2002 Sven Neumann <sven gimp org>
+ * Copyright (C) 2002, 2008 Sven Neumann <sven gimp org>
*
* This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
* it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@
struct _GimpTip
{
- gchar *welcome;
gchar *thetip;
};
Modified: trunk/data/tips/gimp-tips.dtd
==============================================================================
--- trunk/data/tips/gimp-tips.dtd (original)
+++ trunk/data/tips/gimp-tips.dtd Thu Mar 27 21:02:15 2008
@@ -1,18 +1,13 @@
<!-- Simple DTD for GIMP tips -->
-<!ELEMENT gimp-tips (tip+)>
+<!ENTITY % markup "(#PCDATA|b|big|tt)*" >
-<!ELEMENT tip (welcome*, thetip+)>
-<!ATTLIST tip level (start|beginner|intermediate|advanced) #REQUIRED>
+<!ELEMENT gimp-tips (tip+) >
-<!ENTITY % markup "(#PCDATA|b|big|tt)*">
+<!ELEMENT tip %markup; >
+<!ATTLIST tip level (start|beginner|intermediate|advanced) #REQUIRED
+ xml:lang CDATA #IMPLIED >
-<!ELEMENT b %markup;>
-<!ELEMENT big %markup;>
-<!ELEMENT tt %markup;>
-
-<!ELEMENT welcome %markup;>
-<!ATTLIST welcome xml:lang CDATA #IMPLIED>
-
-<!ELEMENT thetip %markup;>
-<!ATTLIST thetip xml:lang CDATA #IMPLIED>
+<!ELEMENT b %markup; >
+<!ELEMENT big %markup; >
+<!ELEMENT tt %markup; >
Modified: trunk/data/tips/gimp-tips.xml.in
==============================================================================
--- trunk/data/tips/gimp-tips.xml.in (original)
+++ trunk/data/tips/gimp-tips.xml.in Thu Mar 27 21:02:15 2008
@@ -3,264 +3,186 @@
<gimp-tips>
-<!-- This is a list of tips for GIMP. Every time GIMP is -->
-<!-- started, one tip will be selected from this file and will be -->
-<!-- displayed in the "Tip of the day" dialog. -->
-<!-- -->
-<!-- Tips in this file have been contributed by Zachary Beane, Mo Oishi, -->
-<!-- Raphael Quinet, Sven Neumann, Carey Bunks and other people on the -->
-<!-- gimp mailing lists and newsgroup (comp.graphics.apps.gimp). -->
+<!-- This is a list of tips for GIMP. -->
<!-- -->
<!-- The tips parser supports a very basic markup language. You may use -->
<!-- the tag b to specify bold text, big to increase the font size and -->
<!-- tt to switch to a monospace font. -->
-<!-- -->
-<!-- The first tip should be a welcome message, because this is the -->
-<!-- first thing that a new user will see. -->
-<!-- -->
-
- <tip level="start">
- <_welcome>
- <big>Welcome to the GNU Image Manipulation Program!</big>
- </_welcome>
- <_thetip>
- GIMP allows you to undo most changes to the image, so feel free
- to experiment.
- </_thetip>
- </tip>
<!-- -->
<!-- Tips for beginners start here -->
<!-- (for people who are not familiar yet with layers and image formats) -->
<!-- -->
- <tip level="beginner">
- <_thetip>
- You can get context-sensitive help for most of GIMP's features by
- pressing the F1 key at any time. This also works inside the menus.
- </_thetip>
- </tip>
- <tip level="beginner">
- <_thetip>
- 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.
- </_thetip>
- </tip>
- <tip level="beginner">
- <_thetip>
- You can perform many layer operations by right-clicking on the text
- label of a layer in the Layers dialog.
- </_thetip>
- </tip>
- <tip level="beginner">
- <_thetip>
- When you save an image to work on it again later, try using XCF,
- GIMP's native file format (use the file extension <tt>.xcf</tt>).
- This preserves the layers and every aspect of your work-in-progress.
- Once a project is completed, you can save it as JPEG, PNG, GIF, ...
- </_thetip>
- </tip>
- <tip level="beginner">
- <_thetip>
- Most plug-ins work on the current layer of the current image. In
- some cases, you will have to merge all layers (ImageâFlatten Image)
- if you want the plug-in to work on the whole image.
- </_thetip>
- </tip>
- <tip level="beginner">
- <_thetip>
- If a layer's name in the Layers dialog is displayed in <b>bold</b>,
- this layer doesn't have an alpha-channel. You can add an alpha-channel
- using LayerâTransparencyâAdd Alpha Channel.
- </_thetip>
- </tip>
- <tip level="beginner">
- <_thetip>
- 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 mode to RGB (ImageâModeâRGB), add an alpha-channel
- (LayerâTransparencyâAdd Alpha Channel) or flatten it
- (ImageâFlatten Image).
- </_thetip>
- </tip>
- <tip level="beginner">
- <_thetip>
- You can adjust or move a selection by using <tt>Alt</tt>-drag.
- If this makes the window move, your window manager uses the
- <tt>Alt</tt> key already. Most window managers can be
- configured to ignore the <tt>Alt</tt> key or to use
- the <tt>Super</tt> key (or "Windows logo") instead.
- </_thetip>
- </tip>
+ <_tip level="beginner">
+ You can get context-sensitive help for most of GIMP's features by
+ pressing the F1 key at any time. This also works inside the menus.
+ </_tip>
+ <_tip level="beginner">
+ 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.
+ </_tip>
+ <_tip level="beginner">
+ You can perform many layer operations by right-clicking on the text
+ label of a layer in the Layers dialog.
+ </_tip>
+ <_tip level="beginner">
+ When you save an image to work on it again later, try using XCF,
+ GIMP's native file format (use the file extension <tt>.xcf</tt>).
+ This preserves the layers and every aspect of your work-in-progress.
+ Once a project is completed, you can save it as JPEG, PNG, GIF, ...
+ </_tip>
+ <_tip level="beginner">
+ Most plug-ins work on the current layer of the current image. In
+ some cases, you will have to merge all layers (ImageâFlatten Image)
+ if you want the plug-in to work on the whole image.
+ </_tip>
+ <_tip level="beginner">
+ If a layer's name in the Layers dialog is displayed in <b>bold</b>,
+ this layer doesn't have an alpha-channel. You can add an alpha-channel
+ using LayerâTransparencyâAdd Alpha Channel.
+ </_tip>
+ <_tip level="beginner">
+ 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 mode to RGB (ImageâModeâRGB), add an alpha-channel
+ (LayerâTransparencyâAdd Alpha Channel) or flatten it
+ (ImageâFlatten Image).
+ </_tip>
+ <_tip level="beginner">
+ You can adjust or move a selection by using <tt>Alt</tt>-drag.
+ If this makes the window move, your window manager uses the
+ <tt>Alt</tt> key already. Most window managers can be
+ configured to ignore the <tt>Alt</tt> key or to use
+ the <tt>Super</tt> key (or "Windows logo") instead.
+ </_tip>
<!-- -->
<!-- Tips for intermediate users start here -->
<!-- -->
- <tip level="intermediate">
- <_thetip>
- You can drag and drop many things in GIMP. For example, dragging
- a color from the toolbox or from a color palette and dropping it into
- an image will fill the current selection with that color.
- </_thetip>
- </tip>
- <tip level="intermediate">
- <_thetip>
- You can use the middle mouse button to pan around the image
- (or optionally hold <tt>Spacebar</tt> while you move the mouse).
- </_thetip>
- </tip>
- <tip level="intermediate">
- <_thetip>
- 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.
- </_thetip>
- </tip>
- <tip level="intermediate">
- <_thetip>
- You can drag a layer from the Layers dialog and drop it onto the
- toolbox. This will create a new image containing only that layer.
- </_thetip>
- </tip>
- <tip level="intermediate">
- <_thetip>
- A floating selection must be anchored to a new layer or to the last
- active layer before doing other operations on the image. Click on the
- "New Layer" or the "Anchor Layer" button in the
- Layers dialog, or use the menus to do the same.
- </_thetip>
- </tip>
- <tip level="intermediate">
- <_thetip>
- GIMP supports gzip compression on the fly. Just add <tt>.gz</tt>
- (or <tt>.bz2</tt>, if you have bzip2 installed) to the filename and
- your image will be saved compressed. Of course loading compressed
- images works too.
- </_thetip>
- </tip>
- <tip level="intermediate">
- <_thetip>
- Pressing and holding the <tt>Shift</tt> key before making a selection
- allows you to add to the current selection instead of replacing it.
- Using <tt>Ctrl</tt> before making a selection subtracts from the
- current one.
- </_thetip>
- </tip>
- <tip level="intermediate">
- <_thetip>
- You can draw simple squares or circles using EditâStroke Selection.
- It strokes the edge of your current selection. More complex shapes
- can be drawn using the Path tool or with FiltersâRenderâGfig.
- </_thetip>
- </tip>
- <tip level="intermediate">
- <_thetip>
- If you stroke a path (EditâStroke Path), the paint tools can
- be used with their current settings. You can use the Paintbrush in
- gradient mode or even the Eraser or the Smudge tool.
- </_thetip>
- </tip>
- <tip level="intermediate">
- <_thetip>
- You can create and edit complex selections using the Path tool.
- The Paths dialog allows you to work on multiple paths and to convert
- them to selections.
- </_thetip>
- </tip>
- <tip level="intermediate">
- <_thetip>
- You can use the paint tools to change the selection. Click on the
- "Quick Mask" button at the bottom left of an image window.
- Change your selection by painting in the image and click on the button
- again to convert it back to a normal selection.
- </_thetip>
- </tip>
- <tip level="intermediate">
- <_thetip>
- You can save a selection to a channel (SelectâSave to Channel) and
- then modify this channel with any paint tools. Using the buttons in
- the Channels dialog, you can toggle the visibility of this new channel
- or convert it to a selection.
- </_thetip>
- </tip>
+ <_tip level="intermediate">
+ You can drag and drop many things in GIMP. For example, dragging
+ a color from the toolbox or from a color palette and dropping it into
+ an image will fill the current selection with that color.
+ </_tip>
+ <_tip level="intermediate">
+ You can use the middle mouse button to pan around the image
+ (or optionally hold <tt>Spacebar</tt> while you move the mouse).
+ </_tip>
+ <_tip level="intermediate">
+ 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.
+ </_tip>
+ <_tip level="intermediate">
+ You can drag a layer from the Layers dialog and drop it onto the
+ toolbox. This will create a new image containing only that layer.
+ </_tip>
+ <_tip level="intermediate">
+ A floating selection must be anchored to a new layer or to the last
+ active layer before doing other operations on the image. Click on the
+ "New Layer" or the "Anchor Layer" button in the
+ Layers dialog, or use the menus to do the same.
+ </_tip>
+ <_tip level="intermediate">
+ GIMP supports gzip compression on the fly. Just add <tt>.gz</tt>
+ (or <tt>.bz2</tt>, if you have bzip2 installed) to the filename and
+ your image will be saved compressed. Of course loading compressed
+ images works too.
+ </_tip>
+ <_tip level="intermediate">
+ Pressing and holding the <tt>Shift</tt> key before making a selection
+ allows you to add to the current selection instead of replacing it.
+ Using <tt>Ctrl</tt> before making a selection subtracts from the
+ current one.
+ </_tip>
+ <_tip level="intermediate">
+ You can draw simple squares or circles using EditâStroke Selection.
+ It strokes the edge of your current selection. More complex shapes
+ can be drawn using the Path tool or with FiltersâRenderâGfig.
+ </_tip>
+ <_tip level="intermediate">
+ If you stroke a path (EditâStroke Path), the paint tools can
+ be used with their current settings. You can use the Paintbrush in
+ gradient mode or even the Eraser or the Smudge tool.
+ </_tip>
+ <_tip level="intermediate">
+ You can create and edit complex selections using the Path tool.
+ The Paths dialog allows you to work on multiple paths and to convert
+ them to selections.
+ </_tip>
+ <_tip level="intermediate">
+ You can use the paint tools to change the selection. Click on the
+ "Quick Mask" button at the bottom left of an image window.
+ Change your selection by painting in the image and click on the button
+ again to convert it back to a normal selection.
+ </_tip>
+ <_tip level="intermediate">
+ You can save a selection to a channel (SelectâSave to Channel) and
+ then modify this channel with any paint tools. Using the buttons in
+ the Channels dialog, you can toggle the visibility of this new channel
+ or convert it to a selection.
+ </_tip>
<!-- -->
<!-- Tips for advanced users start here -->
<!-- (this is mostly for learning shortcut keys) -->
<!-- -->
- <tip level="advanced">
- <_thetip>
- After you enabled "Dynamic Keyboard Shortcuts" in the
- Preferences dialog, you can reassign shortcut keys. Do so by bringing
- up the menu, selecting a menu item, and pressing the desired key
- combination. If "Save Keyboard Shortcuts" is enabled, the
- key bindings are saved when you exit GIMP.
- You should probably disable "Dynamic Keyboard Shortcuts"
- afterwards, to prevent accidentally assigning/reassigning shortcuts.
- </_thetip>
- </tip>
- <tip level="advanced">
- <_thetip>
- If your screen is too cluttered, you can press <tt>Tab</tt>
- in an image window to toggle the visibility of the toolbox
- and other dialogs.
- </_thetip>
- </tip>
- <tip level="advanced">
- <_thetip>
- <tt>Shift</tt>-click on the eye icon in the Layers dialog to hide all
- layers but that one. <tt>Shift</tt>-click again to show all layers.
- </_thetip>
- </tip>
- <tip level="advanced">
- <_thetip>
- <tt>Ctrl</tt>-clicking on the layer mask's preview in the Layers dialog
- toggles the effect of the layer mask. <tt>Alt</tt>-clicking on the layer
- mask's preview in the Layers dialog toggles viewing the mask directly.
- </_thetip>
- </tip>
- <tip level="advanced">
- <_thetip>
- You can use <tt>Ctrl</tt>-<tt>Tab</tt> to cycle through all layers in
- an image (if your window manager doesn't trap those keys...).
- </_thetip>
- </tip>
- <tip level="advanced">
- <_thetip>
- <tt>Ctrl</tt>-click with the Bucket Fill tool to have it use
- the background color instead of the foreground color.
- Similarly, <tt>Ctrl</tt>-clicking with the eyedropper tool
- sets the background color instead of the foreground color.
- </_thetip>
- </tip>
- <tip level="advanced">
- <_thetip>
- <tt>Ctrl</tt>-drag with the Rotate tool will constrain the
- rotation to 15 degree angles.
- </_thetip>
- </tip>
- <tip level="advanced">
- <_thetip>
- To create a circle-shaped selection, hold <tt>Shift</tt> 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.
- </_thetip>
- </tip>
- <tip level="advanced">
- <_thetip>
- If some of your scanned photos do not look colorful enough, you
- can easily improve their tonal range with the "Auto"
- button in the Levels tool (ColorsâLevels). If there are any
- color casts, you can correct them with the Curves tool
- (ColorsâCurves).
- </_thetip>
- </tip>
+ <_tip level="advanced">
+ After you enabled "Dynamic Keyboard Shortcuts" in the
+ Preferences dialog, you can reassign shortcut keys. Do so by bringing
+ up the menu, selecting a menu item, and pressing the desired key
+ combination. If "Save Keyboard Shortcuts" is enabled, the
+ key bindings are saved when you exit GIMP.
+ You should probably disable "Dynamic Keyboard Shortcuts"
+ afterwards, to prevent accidentally assigning/reassigning shortcuts.
+ </_tip>
+ <_tip level="advanced">
+ If your screen is too cluttered, you can press <tt>Tab</tt>
+ in an image window to toggle the visibility of the toolbox
+ and other dialogs.
+ </_tip>
+ <_tip level="advanced">
+ <tt>Shift</tt>-click on the eye icon in the Layers dialog to hide all
+ layers but that one. <tt>Shift</tt>-click again to show all layers.
+ </_tip>
+ <_tip level="advanced">
+ <tt>Ctrl</tt>-clicking on the layer mask's preview in the Layers dialog
+ toggles the effect of the layer mask. <tt>Alt</tt>-clicking on the layer
+ mask's preview in the Layers dialog toggles viewing the mask directly.
+ </_tip>
+ <_tip level="advanced">
+ You can use <tt>Ctrl</tt>-<tt>Tab</tt> to cycle through all layers in
+ an image (if your window manager doesn't trap those keys...).
+ </_tip>
+ <_tip level="advanced">
+ <tt>Ctrl</tt>-click with the Bucket Fill tool to have it use
+ the background color instead of the foreground color.
+ Similarly, <tt>Ctrl</tt>-clicking with the eyedropper tool
+ sets the background color instead of the foreground color.
+ </_tip>
+ <_tip level="advanced">
+ <tt>Ctrl</tt>-drag with the Rotate tool will constrain the
+ rotation to 15 degree angles.
+ </_tip>
+ <_tip level="advanced">
+ To create a circle-shaped selection, hold <tt>Shift</tt> 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.
+ </_tip>
+ <_tip level="advanced">
+ If some of your scanned photos do not look colorful enough, you
+ can easily improve their tonal range with the "Auto"
+ button in the Levels tool (ColorsâLevels). If there are any
+ color casts, you can correct them with the Curves tool
+ (ColorsâCurves).
+ </_tip>
<!-- -->
<!-- (end of tips) -->
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