[gimp-help-2] Consistent use of GIMP as an acronym. Spell check already reviewed pages. Review Image Window page.
- From: Roman Joost <romanofski src gnome org>
- To: svn-commits-list gnome org
- Subject: [gimp-help-2] Consistent use of GIMP as an acronym. Spell check already reviewed pages. Review Image Window page.
- Date: Thu, 2 Jul 2009 04:06:33 +0000 (UTC)
commit e76387d8cc3b11f33b2c45baa862f6e8c1729905
Author: Andrew Pitonyak <andrew pitonyak org>
Date: Wed Jul 1 21:49:18 2009 -0400
Consistent use of GIMP as an acronym. Spell check already reviewed pages. Review Image Window page.
src/concepts/basic-setup.xml | 57 +++++++-----
src/concepts/brushes.xml | 32 ++++---
src/concepts/color-management.xml | 22 +++--
src/concepts/concepts.xml | 20 +++--
src/concepts/docks.xml | 9 +-
src/concepts/fonts-and-text.xml | 9 +-
src/concepts/gradients.xml | 36 ++++---
src/concepts/grid-and-guides.xml | 10 +-
src/concepts/image-types.xml | 18 +++-
src/concepts/imagewindow.xml | 196 ++++++++++++++++++++-----------------
src/concepts/intro.xml | 54 ++++++----
src/concepts/layers.xml | 14 ++-
src/concepts/palettes.xml | 46 ++++++---
src/concepts/plugins.xml | 14 ++-
src/concepts/qmask.xml | 12 ++-
src/concepts/script-fu.xml | 26 +++--
src/concepts/selection.xml | 10 +-
src/concepts/setup.xml | 10 +-
src/concepts/toolbox.xml | 14 ++-
src/concepts/undo.xml | 41 +++++---
20 files changed, 387 insertions(+), 263 deletions(-)
---
diff --git a/src/concepts/basic-setup.xml b/src/concepts/basic-setup.xml
index 8a40c5b..ef10f03 100644
--- a/src/concepts/basic-setup.xml
+++ b/src/concepts/basic-setup.xml
@@ -34,8 +34,8 @@
</figure>
<orderedlist>
<para>
- The screenshot above shows the most basic arrangement of GIMP windows
- that can be used effectively.
+ The screenshot above shows the most basic arrangement of
+ <acronym>GIMP</acronym> windows that can be used effectively.
</para>
<listitem>
<para>
@@ -63,12 +63,14 @@
<listitem>
<para>
<emphasis>An image window:</emphasis>
- Each image open in GIMP is displayed in a separate window. Many
+ Each image open in <acronym>GIMP</acronym> is displayed in a separate
+ window. Many
images can be open at the same time, limited by only the system
- resources. Before you can do anything useful in GIMP, you need to
+ resources. Before you can do anything useful in
+ <acronym>GIMP</acronym>, you need to
have at least one image window open. The image window holds the
- Menu of the main commands of GIMP (File, Edit, Select...), which you
- can also get by right-clicking on the window.
+ Menu of the main commands of <acronym>GIMP</acronym> (File, Edit,
+ Select...), which you can also get by right-clicking on the window.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
@@ -79,7 +81,8 @@
This dialog window shows the layer structure of the currently active
image, and allows it to be manipulated in a variety of ways. It is
possible to do a few very basic things without using the Layers
- dialog, but even moderately sophisticated GIMP users find it
+ dialog, but even moderately sophisticated <acronym>GIMP</acronym>
+ users find it
indispensable to have the Layers dialog available at all times.
</para>
</listitem>
@@ -93,25 +96,28 @@
</orderedlist>
<para>
This is a minimal setup. There are over a dozen other types of dialogs
- used by GIMP for various purposes, but users typically open them when
- they need them and close them when they are done. Knowledgeable users
- generally keep the Toolbox (with Tool Options) and Layers dialog open at
- all times. The Toolbox is essential to many GIMP operations; in fact, if
- you close it, GIMP will exit after confirming that that is actually what
- you want to do. The Tool Options section is actually a separate dialog, shown
+ used by <acronym>GIMP</acronym> for various purposes, but users typically
+ open them when they need them and close them when they are done.
+ Knowledgeable users generally keep the Toolbox (with Tool Options) and
+ Layers dialog open at all times. The Toolbox is essential to many
+ <acronym>GIMP</acronym> operations; in fact, if
+ you close it, <acronym>GIMP</acronym> will exit after confirming that that
+ is actually what you want to do. The Tool Options section is actually
+ a separate dialog, shown
docked to the Main Toolbox in the screenshot. Knowledgeable users almost
always have it set up this way: it is very difficult to use tools
effectively without being able to see how their options are set. The
Layers dialog comes into play when you work with an image with
multiple layers: after you advance beyond the most basic stages of
- GIMP expertise, this means <emphasis>almost always</emphasis>.
+ <acronym>GIMP</acronym> expertise, this means
+ <emphasis>almost always</emphasis>.
And of course it helps to display the images you're editing on the screen;
- if you close the image window before saving your work, GIMP will ask you
- whether you want to close the file.
+ if you close the image window before saving your work,
+ <acronym>GIMP</acronym> will ask you whether you want to close the file.
</para>
<note>
<para>
- If your GIMP layout is lost, your arrangement
+ If your <acronym>GIMP</acronym> layout is lost, your arrangement
is easy to recover using
<menuchoice>
<guimenu>Windows</guimenu>
@@ -132,17 +138,21 @@
</para>
</note>
<para>
- GIMP does not support placing all controls and images into a single
- comprehensive window. The consensus in the GIMP community, is that
+ <acronym>GIMP</acronym> does not support placing all controls and images
+ into a single comprehensive window. The consensus in the
+ <acronym>GIMP</acronym> community, is that
multiple windows offers a better user experience—and a
single window is difficult to do in a way that works correctly
- across all of the operating systems on which GIMP runs.
+ across all of the operating systems on which
+ <acronym>GIMP</acronym> runs.
</para>
<para>
- Earlier versions of GIMP (up to GIMP 1.2.5) used many dialogs:
+ Earlier versions of <acronym>GIMP</acronym> (up to
+ <acronym>GIMP</acronym> 1.2.5) used many dialogs:
advanced users often had half a dozen or more dialogs open at
once, scattered all over the screen and very difficult to track.
- GIMP 2.0 is much better in this respect, because it allows dialogs to be
+ <acronym>GIMP</acronym> 2.0 is much better in this respect, because it
+ allows dialogs to be
docked together in a flexible way. (The Layers dialog in the screenshot
actually contains four dialogs, represented by tabs: Layers, Channels,
Paths, and Undo.) The system takes a little while to learn, but once you
@@ -152,7 +162,8 @@
The following sections walk you through the components of each of the
windows shown in the screenshot, explaining what they are and how they
work. Once you have read them, plus the section describing the basic
- structure of GIMP images, you should have learned enough to use GIMP for a
+ structure of <acronym>GIMP</acronym> images, you should have learned
+ enough to use <acronym>GIMP</acronym> for a
wide variety of basic image manipulations. You can then look through the
rest of the manual at your leisure (or just experiment) to learn the
almost limitless number of more subtle and specialized things that are
diff --git a/src/concepts/brushes.xml b/src/concepts/brushes.xml
index 5f2eb5e..24158e8 100644
--- a/src/concepts/brushes.xml
+++ b/src/concepts/brushes.xml
@@ -28,15 +28,16 @@
<caption>
<para>
A number of examples of brushstrokes painted using different brushes
- from the set supplied with GIMP. All were painted using the
- Paintbrush tool.
+ from the set supplied with <acronym>GIMP</acronym>. All were
+ painted using the Paintbrush tool.
</para>
</caption>
</mediaobject>
</figure>
<para>
A <emphasis>brush</emphasis>
- is a pixmap or set of pixmaps used for painting. GIMP includes a set of
+ is a pixmap or set of pixmaps used for painting. <acronym>GIMP</acronym>
+ includes a set of
10 <quote>paint tools</quote>, which not only perform operations that you
would normally think of as painting, but also operations such as erasing,
copying, smudging, lightening or darkening, etc. All of the paint tools,
@@ -49,20 +50,22 @@
</para>
<para>
Brushes can be selected by clicking on an icon in the
- <link linkend="gimp-brush-dialog">Brushes dialog</link>. GIMP's
+ <link linkend="gimp-brush-dialog">Brushes dialog</link>.
+ <acronym>GIMP</acronym>'s
<emphasis>current brush</emphasis> is shown in the
Brush/Pattern/Gradient area of the Toolbox. Clicking on the brush
symbol there is one way of activating the Brushes dialog.
</para>
<para>
- When you install GIMP, it comes with a number of basic
+ When you install <acronym>GIMP</acronym>, it comes with a number of basic
brushes, plus a few bizarre ones that serve mainly to give you examples of
what is possible (i. e., the "green pepper" brush in the illustration).
You can also create new brushes, or download them and install them so that
- GIMP will recognize them.
+ <acronym>GIMP</acronym> will recognize them.
</para>
<para>
- GIMP can use several different types of brushes. All of them, however, are
+ <acronym>GIMP</acronym> can use several different types of brushes. All of
+ them, however, are
used in the same way, and for most purposes you don't need to worry about
the differences when you paint with them. Here are the available types of
brushes:
@@ -76,7 +79,8 @@
<secondary>Ordinary</secondary>
</indexterm>
<para>
- Most of the brushes supplied with GIMP fall into this category. They
+ Most of the brushes supplied with <acronym>GIMP</acronym> fall into
+ this category. They
are represented in the Brushes dialog by grayscale pixmaps. When you
paint using them, the current foreground color (as shown in the
Color Area of the Toolbox) is substituted for black, and the pixmap
@@ -87,7 +91,7 @@
To create such a brush: Create a small image in gray levels using
zoom. Save it with the .gbr extension. Click on Refresh button in
the Brush Dialog to get it in preview without it being necessary to
- restart GIMP.
+ restart <acronym>GIMP</acronym>.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
@@ -111,7 +115,7 @@
Draw your image and and firs save it as a .xcf file to keep its
properties. Then save it in <emphasis>.gbr</emphasis> format. Click
on the <emphasis>Refresh</emphasis> button in Brush Dialog to get
- your brush without it being necessary to restart GIMP.
+ your brush without it being necessary to restart <acronym>GIMP</acronym>.
</para>
<tip>
<para>
@@ -153,8 +157,9 @@
a brushstroke. In principle, image hose brushes can be very
sophisticated, especially if you use a tablet, changing shape as a
function of pressure, angle, etc. These possibilities have never
- really been exploited, however; and the ones supplied with GIMP are
- relatively simple (but still quite useful).
+ really been exploited, however; and the ones supplied with
+ <acronym>GIMP</acronym> are relatively simple (but still
+ quite useful).
</para>
<para>
You will find an example on how to create such brushes in
@@ -197,7 +202,8 @@
development for GIMP.
--> </para>
<para>
- In addition to the brush pixmap, each GIMP brush has one other important
+ In addition to the brush pixmap, each <acronym>GIMP</acronym> brush has
+ one other important
property: the brush <emphasis>Spacing</emphasis>.
This represents the distance between consecutive brush-marks when a
continuous brushstroke is painted. Each brush has an assigned default
diff --git a/src/concepts/color-management.xml b/src/concepts/color-management.xml
index 8c8bdc0..a148ea9 100644
--- a/src/concepts/color-management.xml
+++ b/src/concepts/color-management.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@
photo cameras, scanners, displays, printers etc., have their own color
reproduction characteristics. If those are not taken into account during
opening, editing and saving, harmful adjustments can be done to images.
- With GIMP you can have reliable output for both Web and print.
+ With <acronym>GIMP</acronym> you can have reliable output for both Web
+ and print.
</para>
<figure>
<title>Image Processing Workflow</title>
@@ -93,7 +94,7 @@
<tip>
<para>
Most of the parameters and profiles described here can be set in the
- GIMP preferences. Please see
+ <acronym>GIMP</acronym> preferences. Please see
<xref linkend="gimp-prefs-color-management"/> for details.
</para>
</tip>
@@ -114,7 +115,8 @@
</mediaobject>
</figure>
<para>
- When opening an image with an embedded color profile, GIMP offers to
+ When opening an image with an embedded color profile,
+ <acronym>GIMP</acronym> offers to
convert the file to the RGB working color space. This is sRGB by
default and it is recommended that all work is done in that color
space. Should you however decide to keep the embedded color profile,
@@ -132,12 +134,12 @@
<para>
For the best results, you need a color profile for your monitor. If a
monitor profile is configured, either system-wide or in the Color
- Management section of the GIMP Preferences dialog, the image colors
- will be displayed most accurately.
+ Management section of the <acronym>GIMP</acronym> Preferences dialog,
+ the image colors will be displayed most accurately.
</para>
<para>
- One of the most important GIMP commands to work with color
- management is described in
+ One of the most important <acronym>GIMP</acronym> commands to work
+ with color management is described in
<xref linkend="gimp-display-filter-dialog"/>.
</para>
<para>
@@ -176,7 +178,8 @@
only use xgamma to load a gamma value.)
</para>
<para>
- The second step, profiling, derives a set of rules which allow GIMP
+ The second step, profiling, derives a set of rules which allow
+ <acronym>GIMP</acronym>
to translate RGB values in the image file into appropriate colors on
the screen. This is also stored in the monitor profile. It doesn't
change the RGB values in the image, but it does change which values
@@ -188,7 +191,8 @@
<sect3>
<title>Print Simulation</title>
<para>
- Using GIMP, you can easily get a preview of what your image will look
+ Using <acronym>GIMP</acronym>, you can easily get a preview of what
+ your image will look
like on paper. Given a color profile for your printer, the display can
be switched into Soft Proof mode. In such a simulated printout, colors
that cannot be reproduced will optionally be marked with neutral gray
diff --git a/src/concepts/concepts.xml b/src/concepts/concepts.xml
index 8373a0b..d604928 100644
--- a/src/concepts/concepts.xml
+++ b/src/concepts/concepts.xml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
<caption>
<para>
The Wilber_Construction_Kit (in src/images/) allows you to give the
- mascot a different appearence. It is the work of Tuomas Kuosmanen
+ mascot a different appearance. It is the work of Tuomas Kuosmanen
(tigertATgimp.org).
</para>
</caption>
@@ -36,7 +36,8 @@
</figure>
<para>
This section provides a brief introduction to the basic concepts and
- terminology used in GIMP. The concepts presented here are explained in
+ terminology used in <acronym>GIMP</acronym>. The concepts presented here
+ are explained in
much greater depth elsewhere. With a few exceptions, we have avoided
cluttering this section with a lot of links and cross-references:
everything mentioned here is so high-level that you can easily
@@ -194,14 +195,19 @@
<listitem>
<para>
In addition to plug-ins, which are programs written in the C
- language, GIMP can also make use of scripts. The largest number of
+ language, <acronym>GIMP</acronym> can also make use of scripts. The
+ largest number of
existing scripts are written in a language called Script-Fu, which
- is unique to GIMP (for those who care, it is a dialect of the
- Lisp-like language called Scheme). It is also possible to write GIMP
+ is unique to <acronym>GIMP</acronym> (for those who care, it is a
+ dialect of the
+ Lisp-like language called Scheme). It is also possible to write
+ <acronym>GIMP</acronym>
scripts in Python or Perl. These languages are more flexible and
powerful than Script-Fu; their disadvantage is that they depend on
- software that does not automatically come packaged with GIMP, so
- they are not guaranteed to work correctly in every GIMP
+ software that does not automatically come packaged with
+ <acronym>GIMP</acronym>, so
+ they are not guaranteed to work correctly in every
+ <acronym>GIMP</acronym>
installation.
</para>
</listitem>
diff --git a/src/concepts/docks.xml b/src/concepts/docks.xml
index f6797bb..849ec9e 100644
--- a/src/concepts/docks.xml
+++ b/src/concepts/docks.xml
@@ -32,7 +32,8 @@
</indexterm>
<para>
- GIMP offers a lot of flexibility about the arrangement
+ <acronym>GIMP</acronym> offers a lot of flexibility about the
+arrangement
of dialog windows on your screen. Instead of placing each dialog in its
own window, you can group them together using docks. A "dock" is a
container window that can hold a collection of persistent dialogs, such
@@ -211,12 +212,14 @@
</indexterm>
<para>
Some docks contain an <emphasis>Image Menu</emphasis>:
- a menu listing all of the images open in GIMP, and displaying the name
+ a menu listing all of the images open in <acronym>GIMP</acronym>, and
+ displaying the name
of the image whose information is shown in the dock. You can use the
Image Menu to select a different image (don't confuse this menu for the
Image Menu that is the Menu of the active image on your screen). If the
<guilabel>Auto</guilabel> button is depressed, then the menu always
- shows the name of GIMP's currently active image, that is, the image
+ shows the name of <acronym>GIMP</acronym>'s currently active image, that
+ is, the image
you are currently working on.
</para>
<figure>
diff --git a/src/concepts/fonts-and-text.xml b/src/concepts/fonts-and-text.xml
index 07fd3bc..a46d407 100644
--- a/src/concepts/fonts-and-text.xml
+++ b/src/concepts/fonts-and-text.xml
@@ -38,15 +38,18 @@
</figure>
<para>
The Text tool is progressively improved.
- One of the greatest improvements of GIMP 2.0 over GIMP 1.2 is in the
- handling of text. In GIMP 2.0 and 2.2, each text item goes in a separate
+ One of the greatest improvements of <acronym>GIMP</acronym> 2.0 over
+ <acronym>GIMP</acronym> 1.2 is in the
+ handling of text. In <acronym>GIMP</acronym> 2.0 and 2.2, each text item
+ goes in a separate
Text layer, and you can come back later to the layer and edit the text in
it. You can also move the text around in the image, or change the font, or
the font size. You can use any font available on your system. You can
control justification, indentation, and line spacing.
</para>
<para>
- With GIMP-2.6, you can draw a bounding box (a rectangular frame) for the
+ With <acronym>GIMP</acronym>-2.6, you can draw a bounding box (a
+ rectangular frame) for the
text on your image and you can adjust this rectangle in the same way as a
rectangular selection. The text goes on being edited in the Text Editor,
but it is automatically wrapped within this box.
diff --git a/src/concepts/gradients.xml b/src/concepts/gradients.xml
index 3d4c0e7..be980fa 100644
--- a/src/concepts/gradients.xml
+++ b/src/concepts/gradients.xml
@@ -50,7 +50,8 @@
<term>Painting with a gradient</term>
<listitem>
<para>
- Each of GIMP's basic painting tools allows you the option of using
+ Each of <acronym>GIMP</acronym>'s basic painting tools allows you
+ the option of using
colors from a gradient. This enables you to create brushstrokes that
change color from one end to the other.
</para>
@@ -73,7 +74,8 @@
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
<para>
- When you install GIMP, it comes presupplied with a large number of
+ When you install <acronym>GIMP</acronym>, it comes presupplied with a
+ large number of
interesting gradients, and you can add new ones that you create or
download from other sources. You can access the full set of available
gradients using the
@@ -166,7 +168,8 @@
</figure>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
- <para>A few useful things to know about GIMP's gradients:</para>
+ <para>A few useful things to know about <acronym>GIMP</acronym>'s
+ gradients:</para>
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>
@@ -199,29 +202,32 @@
You can create new <emphasis>custom</emphasis> gradients,
using the <link linkend="gimp-gradient-editor-dialog">Gradient
Editor</link>. You cannot modify the gradients that are
- supplied with GIMP, but you can duplicate them or create new
- ones, and then edit those.
+ supplied with <acronym>GIMP</acronym>, but you can duplicate them or
+ create new ones, and then edit those.
</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
<para>
- The gradients that are supplied with GIMP are stored in a system
- <filename>gradients</filename> folder. By default, gradients that
- you create are stored in a folder called
- <filename>gradients</filename> in your personal GIMP directory.
- Any gradient files (ending with the extension
+ The gradients that are supplied with <acronym>GIMP</acronym> are stored in
+ a system <filename>gradients</filename> folder. By default, gradients
+ that you create are stored in a folder called
+ <filename>gradients</filename> in your personal <acronym>GIMP</acronym>
+ directory. Any gradient files (ending with the extension
<filename>.ggr</filename>) found in one of these folders, will
- automatically be loaded when you start GIMP. You can add more
+ automatically be loaded when you start <acronym>GIMP</acronym>. You can
+ add more
directories to the gradient search path, if you want to, in the
Gradients tab of the <link linkend="gimp-prefs-folders-data">Data
Folders</link> pages of the Preferences dialog.
</para>
<para>
- New in GIMP 2.2 is the ability to load gradient files in SVG format, used
- by many vector graphics programs. To make GIMP load an SVG gradient file,
+ New in <acronym>GIMP</acronym> 2.2 is the ability to load gradient files
+ in SVG format, used
+ by many vector graphics programs. To make <acronym>GIMP</acronym> load an
+ SVG gradient file,
all you need to do is place it in the <filename>gradients</filename>
- folder of your personal GIMP directory, or any other folder in your
- gradient search path.
+ folder of your personal <acronym>GIMP</acronym> directory, or any other
+ folder in your gradient search path.
</para>
<tip>
<para>
diff --git a/src/concepts/grid-and-guides.xml b/src/concepts/grid-and-guides.xml
index a905515..73ac4ce 100644
--- a/src/concepts/grid-and-guides.xml
+++ b/src/concepts/grid-and-guides.xml
@@ -34,8 +34,8 @@
using a mouse. Often you can get better results by using the arrow keys on
the keyboard (which move the affected object one pixel at a time, or 25
pixels if you hold down the <keycap>Shift</keycap>
- key), but GIMP also provides you with two other aids to make positioning
- easier: grids and guides.
+ key), but <acronym>GIMP</acronym> also provides you with two other aids to
+ make positioning easier: grids and guides.
</para>
<figure>
<title>
@@ -78,7 +78,8 @@
for Normal Mode and Fullscreen Mode.)
</para>
<para>
- The default grid appearance, set up when you install GIMP, consists of
+ The default grid appearance, set up when you install
+ <acronym>GIMP</acronym>, consists of
plus-shaped black crosshairs at the grid line intersections, with grid
lines spaced every 10 pixels both vertically and horizontally. You can
customize the default grid using the
@@ -136,7 +137,8 @@
</mediaobject>
</figure>
<para>
- In addition to the image grid, GIMP also gives you a more flexible
+ In addition to the image grid, <acronym>GIMP</acronym> also gives you a
+ more flexible
type of positioning aid: <emphasis>guides</emphasis>. These are
horizontal or vertical lines that you create by clicking on one of
the rulers and dragging into the image. You can create as many
diff --git a/src/concepts/image-types.xml b/src/concepts/image-types.xml
index 0df29f6..bb947a8 100644
--- a/src/concepts/image-types.xml
+++ b/src/concepts/image-types.xml
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@
It is tempting to think of an <emphasis>image</emphasis> as
something that corresponds with a single display window, or to a
single file such as a <link linkend="file-jpeg-load">JPEG</link>
- file, but really a GIMP image is a rather complicated structure,
+ file, but really a <acronym>GIMP</acronym> image is a rather complicated
+ structure,
containing a stack of layers plus several other types of objects:
a selection mask, a set of channels, a set of paths, an "undo"
history, etc. In this section we are going to take a detailed
@@ -122,10 +123,12 @@
</mediaobject>
</figure>
<para>
- In GIMP, every color channel, including the alpha channel, has a range
+ In <acronym>GIMP</acronym>, every color channel, including the alpha
+ channel, has a range
of possible values from 0 to 255; in computing terminology, a depth of 8
bits. Some digital cameras can produce image files with a depth of 16
- bits per color channel. GIMP cannot load such a file without losing
+ bits per color channel. <acronym>GIMP</acronym> cannot load such a file
+ without losing
resolution. In most cases the effects are too subtle to be detected by
the human eye, but in some cases, mainly where there are large areas
with slowly varying color gradients, the difference may be perceptible.
@@ -189,7 +192,8 @@
way which consumes relatively little memory, and back in the dark ages
(say, ten years ago), they were very commonly used. As time goes on, they
are used less and less, but they are still important enough to be worth
- supporting in GIMP. (Also, there are a few important kinds of image
+ supporting in <acronym>GIMP</acronym>. (Also, there are a few important
+ kinds of image
manipulation that are easier to implement with indexed images than with
continuous-color RGB images.)
</para>
@@ -197,7 +201,8 @@
Some very commonly used types of files (including
<link linkend="file-gif-load">GIF</link> and
<link linkend="file-png-load">PNG</link>) produce
- indexed images when they are opened in GIMP. Many of GIMP's
+ indexed images when they are opened in <acronym>GIMP</acronym>. Many of
+ <acronym>GIMP</acronym>'s
tools don't work very well on indexed imagesâ??and many filters
don't work at allâ??because of the limited number of colors
available. Because of this, it is usually best to convert an
@@ -205,7 +210,8 @@
convert it back to indexed mode when you are ready to save it
</para>
<para>
- GIMP makes it easy to convert from one image type to another,
+ <acronym>GIMP</acronym> makes it easy to convert from one image type to
+ another,
using the <link linkend="gimp-image-mode">Mode</link> command in
the Image menu. Some types of conversions, of course (RGB to
grayscale or indexed, for example) lose information that cannot
diff --git a/src/concepts/imagewindow.xml b/src/concepts/imagewindow.xml
index aa1e853..cba622e 100644
--- a/src/concepts/imagewindow.xml
+++ b/src/concepts/imagewindow.xml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
<figure>
<title>
- A screenshot of the image window illustrating the important components
+ A screenshot of the image window illustrating the important components.
</title>
<mediaobject>
<imageobject>
@@ -47,40 +47,42 @@
<orderedlist>
<para>
- <acronym>GIMP</acronym> starts opening an empty window which is named
- <quote>GNU Image Manipulating Program</quote>. As soon as you open an
- image, it is displayed in the window and its specifications are
- displayed in the title bar according to the settings you defined in
- <link linkend="gimp-prefs-dialog">Preference Dialog</link>.
- Each image that you have open is displayed in its own separate
- window. (In some cases, multiple windows may all display the same image,
- but this is unusual.) We will begin with a brief description of the
- components that are present by default in an ordinary image window. Some
- of them can be removed by using commands in the
+ An image window exists, even if no image is open.
+ The Title Bar in an image window without an image reads
+ <quote>GNU Image Manipulating Program</quote>.
+ An image window with an image displays the image name
+ and its specifications in the title bar according to the settings
+ in <link linkend="gimp-prefs-dialog">Preference Dialog</link>.
+ Each window displays exactly one image, or no image if no image is
+ open. Each image is displayed in one or more image windows;
+ it is unusual to display the same image in more than one window.
+ We will begin with a brief description of the
+ components that are present by default in an ordinary image window.
+ Some of the components can be removed by using commands in the
<link linkend="gimp-imagewindow-menus-view">View</link>
- menu; but probably you don't want to do that.
+ menu.
</para>
<listitem>
<!--1-->
<para>
<emphasis>Title Bar:</emphasis>
- At the top of the image window you will probably see a emphasis bar,
- showing the name of the image and some basic information about it. The
- emphasis bar is actually provided by the windowing system, not by GIMP
- itself, so its appearance may vary with different operating systems,
- window managers, and/or themes. In the
+ The top of the image window typically displays a Title Bar with
+ the name of the image and some basic information about the image. The
+ Title Bar is provided by the operating system, not by
+ <acronym>GIMP</acronym>, so its appearance is likely to vary with
+ the operating system, window manager, and/or theme. Use the
<link linkend="gimp-prefs-dialog">Preferences dialog</link>
- you can customize the information that appears here, if you want to.
+ to customize the information that appears in the Title Bar.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<!--2-->
<para>
<emphasis>Image Menu:</emphasis>
- Directly below the emphasis bar appears the Image Menu (unless it has
- been suppressed). This menu gives you access to nearly every operation
- you can perform on an image.You can also get the Image Menu by
- right-clicking inside the image
+ Directly below the Title Bar appears the Image Menu (unless it has
+ been suppressed). The Image Menu provides access to nearly every
+ operation you can perform on an image. You can also right-click
+ on an image to display a pop-up image menu.
<footnote><para>
Users with an Apple Macintosh and a one button mouse can use
<keycombo>
@@ -89,12 +91,11 @@
</keycombo> instead.
</para></footnote>,
or by left-clicking on the little <quote>arrow</quote> symbol in
- the upper left corner, if for some reason you find one of these more
- convenient.
- More: most menu operations can also be activated from the keyboard,
- using Alt plus an <quote>accelerator</quote> key underlined in the
- menu emphasis.
- More: you can define your own custom shortcuts for menu actions, if
+ the upper left corner, called the <emphasis>Menu Button:</emphasis>,
+ if for some reason you find one of these more
+ convenient. Many menu commands are also associated with keyboard
+ <emphasis>shortcuts</emphasis> as shown in the menu.
+ You can define your own custom shortcuts for menu actions, if
you enable <link linkend="gimp-prefs-interface"> Use Dynamic Keyboard
Shortcuts</link> in the Preferences dialog.
</para>
@@ -104,11 +105,10 @@
<anchor id="gimp-image-window-origin"/>
<para>
<emphasis>Menu Button:</emphasis>
- Clicking on this little button gives you the Image Menu, except in a
- column instead of a row. Mnemonics users who don't want the menu bar
- visible can access to this menu by pressing the
+ Click the Menu Button to display the Image Menu in a column.
+ If you like to use keyboard shortcuts, use
<keycombo><keycap>Shift</keycap><keycap>F10</keycap></keycombo>
- key.
+ to open the menu.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
@@ -117,18 +117,20 @@
<para>
<emphasis>Ruler:</emphasis>
In the default layout, rulers are shown above and to the left of the
- image, indicating coordinates within the image. You can control what
- type of coordinates are shown if you want to. By default, pixels are
- used, but you can change to other units, using the Units setting
- described below.
+ image. Use the rulers to determine coordinates within the image.
+ The default unit for rulers is pixels; use the settings
+ described below to use a unit other than pixels.
</para>
<para>
One of the most important uses of rulers is to create
<emphasis>guides</emphasis>.
- If you click on a ruler and drag into the image display, a guideline
- will be created, which you can use to help you position things
- accurately. Guides can be moved by clicking on them and dragging, or
- deleted by dragging them out of the image display.
+ Click and drag a ruler into the image to create a guide.
+ A guide is a line that helps you accurately position
+ things—or verify that another line is truly horizontal
+ or vertical.
+ Click and drag a guide to move it. Drag a guide out of the
+ image to delete it; you can always drag another guide into the
+ image. You can even use multiple guides at the same time.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
@@ -136,29 +138,30 @@
<anchor id="quick-mask-toggle"/>
<para>
<emphasis>QuickMask Toggle:</emphasis>
- At the lower left corner of the image display is a small button that
- toggles on or off the Quick Mask, which is an alternate, and often
- extremely useful, way of viewing the selected area within the image.
- For more details see <link linkend="gimp-qmask">QuickMask</link>.
+ The small button in the lower left corner of the image toggles the
+ Quick Mask on and off.When the Quick Mask is on, the button is
+ outlined in red. See <link linkend="gimp-qmask">QuickMask</link>
+ for more details on this highly useful tool.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<!--6-->
<para>
<emphasis>Pointer Coordinates:</emphasis>
- In the lower left corner of the window is a rectangular area used to
- show the current pointer coordinates (that is, the mouse location, if
- you are using a mouse), whenever the pointer is within the image
- boundaries. The units are the same as for the rulers.
+ When the pointer (mouse cursor, if you are using a mouse) is
+ within the image boundaries, the rectangular area in the lower
+ left corner of the window displays the current pointer
+ coordinates. The units are the same as for the rulers.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<!--7-->
<para>
- <emphasis>Units menu:</emphasis>
- By default, the units used for the rulers and several other purposes
- are pixels. You can change to inches, cm, or several other
- possibilities using this menu. (If you do, note that the setting of
+ <emphasis>Units Menu:</emphasis>
+ Use the Units Menu to change the units used for rulers and several
+ other purposes. The default unit is pixels, but you can quickly
+ change to inches, cm, or several other possibilities using this menu.
+ Note that the setting of
<quote>Dot for dot</quote> in the View menu affects how the display is
scaled: see <link linkend="gimp-view-dot-for-dot">Dot for Dot</link>
for more information.
@@ -168,10 +171,10 @@
<!--8-->
<anchor id="gimp-image-window-zoom"/>
<para>
- <emphasis>Zoom button:</emphasis>
- There are a number of ways to zoom the image in or out, but this menu
- is perhaps the simplest. With GIMP-2.6 it is now possible to enter
- the zoom level you want in the text box.
+ <emphasis>Zoom Button:</emphasis>
+ There are a number of ways to zoom the image in or out, but the Zoom
+ Button is perhaps the simplest. With GIMP-2.6, you can directly enter
+ a zoom level in the text box for very fine control.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
@@ -179,22 +182,29 @@
<anchor id="gimp-image-window-status-bar"/>
<para>
<emphasis>Status Area:</emphasis>
- The Status Area appears below the image display. Most of the time, by
- default, it shows which part of the image is currently active, and the
- amount of system memory that the image is consuming. You can customize
- the information that appears here, by changing your Preferences. When
- you perform time-consuming operations, the status area changes
- temporarily to show what operation is being performed, and its state
- of progress.
+ The Status Area is at the bottom of the image window.
+ By default, the Status Area displays the active part of the image,
+ and the amount of system memory used by the image.Use
+ <menuchoice>
+ <guimenu>Edit</guimenu>
+ <guisubmenu>Preferences</guisubmenu>
+ <guimenuitem>Image Windows</guimenuitem>
+ <guimenuitem>Title & Status</guimenuitem>
+ </menuchoice>
+ to customize the information displayed in the Status Area.
+ During time-consuming operations, the status area temporarily
+ shows the running operation and how complete the operation is.
</para>
<note>
<para>
- Note that the amount of memory consumed by the image is quite
- different from the image file size. For instance, a 69.7Kb .PNG
- image will occupy 246Kb in memory when displayed. Two reasons for
- that. First, image is reconstituted from the compressed .PNG file.
- Then, GIMP keeps a copy of the image in memory to be used by the
- Undo command.
+ Note that the memory used by the image is very
+ different from the image file size. For instance, a 70Kb .PNG
+ image may occupy 246Kb in memory when displayed.
+ There are two primary reasons the difference in memory usage.
+ First, a .PNG file is compressed format, and the image is
+ reconstituted in memory in uncompressed form.
+ Second, <acronym>GIMP</acronym> uses extra memory, and copies
+ of the image, for use by the Undo command.
</para>
</note>
</listitem>
@@ -202,16 +212,14 @@
<!--10-->
<para>
<emphasis>Cancel Button:</emphasis>
- At the lower right corner of the window the Cancel button appears
- temporarily. If you start a complex, time-consuming operation (most
- commonly a plug-in), and then decide, while it is being computed,
- that you didn't really want to do it after all, this button, which
- appears then, will cancel it immediately.
+ During complex time-consuming operations, usually a plug-in,
+ a Cancel button temporarily appears in the lower right corner
+ of the window. Use the Cancel button to stop the operation.
</para>
<note>
<para>
- There are a few plug-ins that respond badly to being canceled,
- possibly leaving corrupted pieces of images behind.
+ A few plug-ins respond badly to being canceled, sometimes
+ leaving corrupted pieces of images behind.
</para>
</note>
</listitem>
@@ -223,31 +231,33 @@
<secondary>Navigation button</secondary>
</indexterm>
<para>
- <emphasis>Navigation control:</emphasis>
+ <emphasis>Navigation Control:</emphasis>
This is a small cross-shaped button at the lower right corner of the
- image display. Clicking on it, and holding the left mouse button down,
- brings up a window showing a miniature view of the image (Navigation
- Preview), with the
- displayed area outlined. You can pan to a different part of the image
- by moving the mouse while keeping the button depressed. For large
- images of which only a small part is displayed, the navigation window
- is often the most convenient way of getting to the part of the image
- you are looking for. (See
+ image display. Click and hold (do not release the mouse button)
+ on the navigation control to display the Navigation Preview.
+ The Navigation Preview has a miniature view of the image
+ with the displayed area outlined. Use the Navigation Preview
+ To quickly pan to a different part of the
+ image—move the mouse while keeping the button depressed.
+ The Navigation Window is often the most convenient way to
+ quickly navigate around a large image with only a small portion
+ displayed. (See
<link linkend="gimp-navigation-dialog">Navigation Dialog</link>
for other ways to access the Navigation Window). (If your mouse has a
- middle-button, click-drag with it to span across the image).
+ middle-button, click-drag with it to pan across the image).
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
+ <!--12-->
<para>
<emphasis>Inactive Padding Area:</emphasis>
This padding area separates the active image display and the inactive
padding area, so you're able to distinguish between them. You cannot
- apply any Filters or Operations in general on the inactive area.
+ apply any Filters or Operations in general to the inactive area.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
- <!--12-->
+ <!--13-->
<anchor id="imagewindow-display"/>
<para>
<emphasis>Image Display:</emphasis>
@@ -260,12 +270,16 @@
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
- <!--13-->
+ <!--14-->
<anchor id="gimp-image-window-zoom-follow-button"/>
<para>
<emphasis>Image Window Resize Toggle:</emphasis>
- If this button is pressed, the image itself will be resized if the
- image window is resized.
+ Without enabling this feature, if you change the size of the image
+ window, the image size and zoom does not change. If you make the
+ window larger, for example, then you will see more of the image.
+ If this button is pressed, however, the image resizes when the window
+ resizes so that (mostly) the same portion of the image is displayed
+ before and after the window is resized.
</para>
</listitem>
</orderedlist>
diff --git a/src/concepts/intro.xml b/src/concepts/intro.xml
index d8a109a..acbaeb6 100644
--- a/src/concepts/intro.xml
+++ b/src/concepts/intro.xml
@@ -16,21 +16,25 @@
<primary>Running GIMP</primary>
</indexterm>
<para>
- Most often, you start GIMP either by clicking on an icon (if your system
+ Most often, you start <acronym>GIMP</acronym> either by clicking on an
+ icon (if your system
is set up to provide you with one), or by typing <command>gimp</command>
- on a command line. If you have multiple versions of GIMP installed,
+ on a command line. If you have multiple versions of
+ <acronym>GIMP</acronym> installed,
you may need to type <command>gimp-2.6</command>
to get the latest version. You can, if you want, give a list of image
files on the command line after the program name, and they will
- automatically be opened by GIMP as it starts. It is also possible, though,
- to open files from within GIMP once it is running.
+ automatically be opened by <acronym>GIMP</acronym> as it starts. It is
+ also possible, though, to open files from within
+ <acronym>GIMP</acronym> once it is running.
</para>
<para>
Most operating systems support file associations, which associates a
class of files (as determined by their filename extension, such as .jpg)
- with a corresponding application (such as GIMP). When image
- files are properly <quote>associated</quote> to GIMP, you can double
- click on an image to open it in GIMP.
+ with a corresponding application (such as <acronym>GIMP</acronym>).
+ When image files are properly <quote>associated</quote> to
+ <acronym>GIMP</acronym>, you can double click on an image to open it
+ in <acronym>GIMP</acronym>.
</para>
<sect2 id="introduction-platforms">
@@ -56,7 +60,7 @@
<para>
The <acronym>GIMP</acronym> is easily ported to other
operating systems because of its source code availability. For further
- information visit the GIMP developers homepage.
+ information visit the <acronym>GIMP</acronym> developers homepage.
<xref linkend="bibliography-online-gimp-dev"/>.
</para>
</sect2>
@@ -67,7 +71,8 @@
<primary>Languages</primary>
</indexterm>
<para>
- GIMP automatically detects and uses the system language. In the
+ <acronym>GIMP</acronym> automatically detects and uses the system
+ language. In the
unlikely event that language detection fails, or if you just want to
use a different language, you may do so:
</para>
@@ -143,7 +148,8 @@ start gimp-2.6.exe</userinput></literallayout>
For example, use <userinput>gimp-2.6</userinput> to start GIMP
in the default system language, and
<userinput>LANGUAGE=en gimp-2.6 -n</userinput> to start another
- instance of GIMP in English; this is very useful for translators.
+ instance of <acronym>GIMP</acronym> in English; this is very
+ useful for translators.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
@@ -156,13 +162,14 @@ start gimp-2.6.exe</userinput></literallayout>
<primary>Command line Arguments</primary>
</indexterm>
<para>
- Although arguments are not required when starting GIMP, the most
+ Although arguments are not required when starting
+ <acronym>GIMP</acronym>, the most
common arguments are shown below. On a Unix system, you can use
<userinput>man gimp</userinput>for a complete list.
</para>
<para>
Command line arguments must be in the command line that you use
- to start GIMP as
+ to start <acronym>GIMP</acronym> as
<command>gimp-2.6 [OPTION...] [FILE|URI...]</command>.
</para>
<variablelist>
@@ -188,7 +195,7 @@ start gimp-2.6.exe</userinput></literallayout>
<term>-v, --version</term>
<listitem>
<para>
- Print the GIMP version and exit.
+ Print the <acronym>GIMP</acronym> version and exit.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
@@ -207,7 +214,7 @@ start gimp-2.6.exe</userinput></literallayout>
<varlistentry>
<term>-n, --new-instance</term>
<listitem>
- <para>Start a new GIMP instance.</para>
+ <para>Start a new <acronym>GIMP</acronym> instance.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
@@ -235,9 +242,11 @@ start gimp-2.6.exe</userinput></literallayout>
<varlistentry>
<term>-f, --no-fonts</term>
<listitem>
- <para>Do not load any fonts. This is useful to load GIMP
+ <para>Do not load any fonts. This is useful to load
+ <acronym>GIMP</acronym>
faster for scripts that do not use fonts, or to find problems
- related to malformed fonts that hang GIMP.</para>
+ related to malformed fonts that hang <acronym>GIMP</acronym>.
+ </para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
@@ -249,7 +258,7 @@ start gimp-2.6.exe</userinput></literallayout>
<varlistentry>
<term>--no-shm</term>
<listitem>
- <para>Do not use shared memory between GIMP and
+ <para>Do not use shared memory between <acronym>GIMP</acronym> and
plugins. <!-- maybe useful if you do not trust a plugin code? --></para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
@@ -265,7 +274,8 @@ start gimp-2.6.exe</userinput></literallayout>
<term>--session=<replaceable>name</replaceable></term>
<listitem>
<para>
- Use a different <filename>sessionrc</filename> for this GIMP
+ Use a different <filename>sessionrc</filename> for this
+ <acronym>GIMP</acronym>
session. The given session name is appended to the default
<filename>sessionrc</filename> filename.
</para>
@@ -296,9 +306,9 @@ start gimp-2.6.exe</userinput></literallayout>
<para>
Execute the set of commands non-interactively. The set of commands
is typically in the form of a script that can be executed by one
- of the GIMP scripting extensions. When the command is
- <userinput>-</userinput>, commands are read from standard
- input.
+ of the <acronym>GIMP</acronym> scripting extensions.
+ When the command is <userinput>-</userinput>, commands
+ are read from standard input.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
@@ -334,7 +344,7 @@ start gimp-2.6.exe</userinput></literallayout>
<term>--debug-handlers</term>
<listitem>
<para>Enable non-fatal debugging signal
- handlers. Useful for GIMP debugging.</para>
+ handlers. Useful for <acronym>GIMP</acronym> debugging.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
diff --git a/src/concepts/layers.xml b/src/concepts/layers.xml
index d7af0a6..b44347a 100644
--- a/src/concepts/layers.xml
+++ b/src/concepts/layers.xml
@@ -22,8 +22,9 @@
</indexterm>
<para>
- A good way to visualize a GIMP image is as a stack of transparencies: in
- GIMP terminology, each individual transparency is called a
+ A good way to visualize a <acronym>GIMP</acronym> image is as a stack of
+ transparencies: in <acronym>GIMP</acronym> terminology, each
+ individual transparency is called a
<emphasis>layer</emphasis>. There is no limit, in principle, to the number
of layers an image can have: only the amount of memory available on the
system. It is not uncommon for advanced users to work with images
@@ -31,7 +32,8 @@
</para>
<para>
The organization of layers in an image is shown by the Layers dialog,
- which is the second most important type of dialog window in GIMP, after
+ which is the second most important type of dialog window in
+ <acronym>GIMP</acronym>, after
the Main Toolbox. The appearance of the Layers dialog is shown in the
adjoining illustration. How it works is described in detail in the
<link linkend="gimp-layer-dialog">Layers Dialog</link>
@@ -42,7 +44,8 @@
<indexterm><primary>Drawable</primary></indexterm>
Each open image has at any time a single
<emphasis>active drawable</emphasis>. A <quote>drawable</quote>
- is a GIMP concept that includes layers, but also several other types of
+ is a <acronym>GIMP</acronym> concept that includes layers, but also
+ several other types of
things, such as channels, layer masks, and the selection mask. (Basically,
a <quote>drawable</quote>
is anything that can be drawn on with painting tools). If a layer is
@@ -349,7 +352,8 @@
<secondary>Boundaries</secondary>
</indexterm>
<para>
- In GIMP, the boundaries of a layer do not necessarily match the
+ In <acronym>GIMP</acronym>, the boundaries of a layer do not
+ necessarily match the
boundaries of the image that contains it. When you create text,
for example, each text item goes into its own separate layer, and
the layer is precisely sized to contain the text and nothing more.
diff --git a/src/concepts/palettes.xml b/src/concepts/palettes.xml
index 4ef675a..298fdae 100644
--- a/src/concepts/palettes.xml
+++ b/src/concepts/palettes.xml
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@
</indexterm>
<para>
- A <emphasis>palette</emphasis> is a set of discrete colors. In GIMP,
- palettes are used mainly for two purposes:
+ A <emphasis>palette</emphasis> is a set of discrete colors. In
+ <acronym>GIMP</acronym>, palettes are used mainly for two purposes:
</para>
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
@@ -42,14 +42,16 @@
<para>
They form the colormaps of indexed images. An indexed image can use a
maximum of 256 different colors, but these can be any colors. The
- colormap of an indexed image is called an "indexed palette" in GIMP.
+ colormap of an indexed image is called an "indexed palette" in
+ <acronym>GIMP</acronym>.
</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
<para>
Actually neither of these functions fall very much into the mainstream of
- GIMP usage: it is possible to do rather sophisticated things in GIMP
+ <acronym>GIMP</acronym> usage: it is possible to do rather sophisticated
+ things in <acronym>GIMP</acronym>
without ever dealing with palettes. Still, they are something that an
advanced user should understand, and even a less advanced user may need to
think about them in some situations, as for example when working with GIF
@@ -67,7 +69,8 @@
</mediaobject>
</figure>
<para>
- When you install GIMP, it comes supplied with several dozen predefined
+ When you install <acronym>GIMP</acronym>, it comes supplied with several
+ dozen predefined
palettes, and you can also create new ones. Some of the predefined
palettes are commonly useful, such as the <quote>Web</quote> palette,
which contains the set of colors considered <quote>web safe</quote>;
@@ -91,34 +94,43 @@
Double-clicking on a palette in the Palettes dialog brings up the
<link linkend="gimp-palette-editor-dialog">Palette Editor</link>,
showing the colors from the palette you clicked on. You can use this to
- paint with the palette: clicking on a color sets GIMP's foreground to that
+ paint with the palette: clicking on a color sets <acronym>GIMP</acronym>'s
+ foreground to that
color, as shown in the Color Area of the Toolbox. Holding down the
- <keycap>Ctrl</keycap> key while clicking, on the other hand, sets GIMP's
+ <keycap>Ctrl</keycap> key while clicking, on the other hand, sets
+ <acronym>GIMP</acronym>'s
background color to the color you click on.
</para>
<para>
You can also, as the name implies, use the Palette Editor to change the
colors in a palette, so long as it is a palette that you have created
- yourself. You cannot edit the palettes that are supplied with GIMP;
+ yourself. You cannot edit the palettes that are supplied with
+ <acronym>GIMP</acronym>;
however you can duplicate them and then edit the copies.
</para>
<para>
When you create palettes using the Palette Editor, they are automatically
- saved as soon as you exit GIMP, in the <filename>palettes</filename>
- folder of your personal GIMP directory. Any palette files in this
+ saved as soon as you exit <acronym>GIMP</acronym>, in the
+ <filename>palettes</filename>
+ folder of your personal <acronym>GIMP</acronym> directory. Any palette
+ files in this
directory, or in the system <filename>palettes</filename>
- directory created when GIMP is installed, are automatically loaded and
- shown in the Palettes dialog the next time you start GIMP. You can also
+ directory created when <acronym>GIMP</acronym> is installed, are
+ automatically loaded and
+ shown in the Palettes dialog the next time you start
+ <acronym>GIMP</acronym>. You can also
add other folders to the palette search path using the
<link linkend="gimp-prefs-folders-data">Palette Folders</link>
page of the Preferences dialog.
</para>
<para>
- GIMP palettes are stored using a special file format, in files with the
+ <acronym>GIMP</acronym> palettes are stored using a special file format,
+ in files with the
extension <filename>.gpl</filename>.
It is a very simple format, and they are ASCII files, so if you happen
to obtain palettes from another source, and would like to use them in
- GIMP, it probably won't be very hard to convert them: just take a look at
+ <acronym>GIMP</acronym>, it probably won't be very hard to convert them:
+ just take a look at
any <filename>.gpl</filename> and you will see what to do.
</para>
@@ -127,7 +139,8 @@
<phrase>Colormap</phrase>
</title>
<para>
- Confusingly, GIMP makes use of two types of palettes. The more
+ Confusingly, <acronym>GIMP</acronym> makes use of two types of palettes.
+ The more
noticeable are the type shown in the Palettes dialog: palettes that
exist independently of any image. The second type,
<emphasis>indexed palettes</emphasis>,
@@ -162,7 +175,8 @@
choose <guimenuitem>Import Palette</guimenuitem>
from the right-click popup menu in the Palettes dialog: this pops up a
dialog that gives you several options, including the option to import
- the palette from an image. (You can also import any of GIMP's gradients
+ the palette from an image. (You can also import any of
+ <acronym>GIMP</acronym>'s gradients
as a palette.) This possibility becomes important if you want to create
a set of indexed images that all use the same set of colors.
</para>
diff --git a/src/concepts/plugins.xml b/src/concepts/plugins.xml
index c6bf9a1..3d2ad12 100644
--- a/src/concepts/plugins.xml
+++ b/src/concepts/plugins.xml
@@ -43,8 +43,9 @@
you this.
</para>
<para>
- In addition to the plugins included with GIMP , many more are available
- on the net. A large number can be found at the GIMP Plugin Registry
+ In addition to the plugins included with <acronym>GIMP</acronym> , many
+ more are available on the net. A large number can be found at the
+ <acronym>GIMP</acronym> Plugin Registry
<xref linkend="bibliography-online-gimp-plugin-registry"/>,
a web site whose purpose is to provide a central repository for
plugins. Creators of plugins can upload them there; users in search of
@@ -266,7 +267,8 @@
</title>
<para>
How you install plugins on OS X mostly depends on how you installed
- GIMP itself. If you were one of the brave and installed GIMP
+ <acronym>GIMP</acronym> itself. If you were one of the brave and
+ installed <acronym>GIMP</acronym>
through one of the package managers like fink
<xref linkend="bibliography-online-darwinports"/> or darwinports,
<xref linkend="bibliography-online-fink"/> the
@@ -277,11 +279,13 @@
</para>
<para>
If you on the other hand are one of the Users that preferred to grab a
- prebuild GIMP package like GIMP.app, you most probably want to stick
+ prebuild <acronym>GIMP</acronym> package like GIMP.app, you most
+ probably want to stick
to that prebuild stuff. So you can try to get a prebuild version of
the plugin of you dreams from the author of the plugin, but I'd not
want to bet on this. Building your own binaries unfortunately involves
- installing GIMP through one of the package managers mentioned above.
+ installing <acronym>GIMP</acronym> through one of the package managers
+ mentioned above.
</para>
</sect3>
</sect2>
diff --git a/src/concepts/qmask.xml b/src/concepts/qmask.xml
index 509942b..49ec2c6 100644
--- a/src/concepts/qmask.xml
+++ b/src/concepts/qmask.xml
@@ -39,9 +39,11 @@
<phrase>Overview</phrase>
</title>
<para>
- Normally when you create a selection in GIMP, you see it represented by
+ Normally when you create a selection in <acronym>GIMP</acronym>, you see
+ it represented by
the "marching ants" that trace along its outline. But really there may
- be a lot more to a selection than the marching ants show you: in GIMP a
+ be a lot more to a selection than the marching ants show you: in
+ <acronym>GIMP</acronym> a
selection is actually a full-fledged grayscale channel, covering the
image, with pixel values ranging from 0 (unselected) to 255 (fully
selected). The marching ants are drawn along a contour of half-selected
@@ -49,7 +51,8 @@
outside the boundary is really just a slice through a continuum.
</para>
<para>
- The QuickMask is GIMP's way of showing you the full structure of the
+ The QuickMask is <acronym>GIMP</acronym>'s way of showing you the full
+ structure of the
selection. Activating it also gives you the ability to interact with the
selection in new, and substantially more powerful, ways. To activate the
QuickMask, click on the small red-outlined button at the lower left of
@@ -74,7 +77,8 @@
particular, paint tools. Painting with white causes the painted
pixels to be selected; painting with black causes them to be
unselected. You can use any of the paint tools, as well as the bucket
- fill and gradient fill tools, in this way. Advanced users of GIMP
+ fill and gradient fill tools, in this way. Advanced users of
+<acronym>GIMP</acronym>
learn that <quote>painting the selection</quote> is the easiest and
most effective way to delicately manipulate it.
</para>
diff --git a/src/concepts/script-fu.xml b/src/concepts/script-fu.xml
index 55689d3..423abe0 100644
--- a/src/concepts/script-fu.xml
+++ b/src/concepts/script-fu.xml
@@ -24,9 +24,11 @@
<para>
Script-Fu is what the Windows world would call "macros" But Script-Fu is
more powerful than that. Script-Fu is based on an interpreting language
- called Scheme, and works by using querying functions to the GIMP
+ called Scheme, and works by using querying functions to the
+ <acronym>GIMP</acronym>
database. You can do all kinds of things with Script-Fu, but an ordinary
- GIMP user will probably use it for automating things that:
+ <acronym>GIMP</acronym> user will probably use it for automating things
+ that:
</para>
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
@@ -38,7 +40,8 @@
</itemizedlist>
<para>
Remember that you can do a whole lot with Script-Fu. The scripts that
- come with GIMP can be quite useful, but they can also serve as models
+ come with <acronym>GIMP</acronym> can be quite useful, but they can also
+ serve as models
for learning Script-Fu, or at least as a framework and source of
modification when you make your own script. Read the Script-Fu Tutorial
in the next section if you want to learn more about how to make scripts.
@@ -51,9 +54,11 @@
</para>
<para>
Script-Fu (a dialect of Scheme) isn't the only scripting language
- available for GIMP. But Script-Fu is the only scripting language that is
+ available for <acronym>GIMP</acronym>. But Script-Fu is the only
+ scripting language that is
installed by default. Other available scripting extensions are Perl and
- Tcl. You can download and install both extensions at the GIMP Plugin
+ Tcl. You can download and install both extensions at the
+ <acronym>GIMP</acronym> Plugin
Registry <xref linkend="bibliography-online-gimp-plugin-registry"/>.
</para>
</sect2>
@@ -66,8 +71,9 @@
</indexterm>
<para>
One of the great things about Script-Fu is that you can share your
- script with all your GIMP friends. There are many scripts that come with
- GIMP by default, but there are also vast quantities of scripts that are
+ script with all your <acronym>GIMP</acronym> friends. There are many
+ scripts that come with <acronym>GIMP</acronym> by default, but
+ there are also vast quantities of scripts that are
available for download all around the Internet.
</para>
<procedure>
@@ -235,7 +241,8 @@
every logo, text or button by hand.
</para>
<para>
- You will find the GIMP.org theme under the Web page theme submenu.
+ You will find the <acronym>GIMP</acronym>.org theme under the Web
+ page theme submenu.
If you want to create your own theme, this script will serve as an
excellent template that you can modify to create a theme for your
web site.
@@ -296,7 +303,8 @@
<para>
Here you will find all kinds of logo-generating scripts. This is
nice, but use it with care, as people might recognize your logo as
- being made by a known GIMP script. You should rather regard it as
+ being made by a known <acronym>GIMP</acronym> script. You should
+ rather regard it as
a base that you can modify to fit your needs. The dialog for
making a logo is more or less the same for all such scripts:
</para>
diff --git a/src/concepts/selection.xml b/src/concepts/selection.xml
index e0eb37f..ca38127 100644
--- a/src/concepts/selection.xml
+++ b/src/concepts/selection.xml
@@ -24,10 +24,11 @@
<para>
Often when you operate on an image, you only want part of it to be
- affected. In GIMP, you make this happen by <emphasis>selecting</emphasis>
+ affected. In <acronym>GIMP</acronym>, you make this happen by
+ <emphasis>selecting</emphasis>
that part. Each image has a <emphasis>selection</emphasis>
- associated with it. Most, but not all, GIMP operations act only on the
- selected portions of the image.
+ associated with it. Most, but not all, <acronym>GIMP</acronym> operations
+ act only on the selected portions of the image.
</para>
<figure>
<title>How would you isolate the tree?</title>
@@ -100,7 +101,8 @@
</para>
<para>
QuickMask mode, and its uses, are described in detail below. Meanwhile, if
- you are following this discussion by trying things out in GIMP, you should
+ you are following this discussion by trying things out in
+ <acronym>GIMP</acronym>, you should
know that many operations work differently in QuickMask mode, so go ahead
and toggle it off again for now (by clicking the QuickMask button once
more).
diff --git a/src/concepts/setup.xml b/src/concepts/setup.xml
index 9a2f134..1ec1dad 100644
--- a/src/concepts/setup.xml
+++ b/src/concepts/setup.xml
@@ -18,13 +18,14 @@
</indexterm>
<para>
- When first run, GIMP performs a series of steps to configure
+ When first run, <acronym>GIMP</acronym> performs a series of steps to
+ configure
options and directories. The configuration process creates a
subdirectory in your home directory called
<filename class="directory">.gimp-2.6</filename>. All of the
configuration information is stored in this directory. If you remove
- or rename the directory, GIMP will repeat the initial configuration
- process, creating a new
+ or rename the directory, <acronym>GIMP</acronym> will repeat the initial
+ configuration process, creating a new
<filename class="directory">.gimp-2.6</filename>
directory. Use this capability to explore different configuration
options without destroying your existing installation, or to recover if
@@ -47,7 +48,8 @@
The tips provide information that is considered useful, but not easy to
learn by experimenting; so they are worth reading. Please read the tips
when you have the time.
- Second, if at some point you are trying to do something, and GIMP
+ Second, if at some point you are trying to do something, and
+ <acronym>GIMP</acronym>
seems to have suddenly stopped functioning, the section
<link linkend="gimp-using-getting-unstuck">Getting Unstuck</link>
may help you out. Happy Gimping!
diff --git a/src/concepts/toolbox.xml b/src/concepts/toolbox.xml
index 570fd1c..2195cef 100644
--- a/src/concepts/toolbox.xml
+++ b/src/concepts/toolbox.xml
@@ -29,12 +29,14 @@
</mediaobject>
</figure>
<para>
- The Main Toolbox is the heart of GIMP. If you close it, you quit GIMP.
+ The Main Toolbox is the heart of <acronym>GIMP</acronym>. If you close it,
+ you quit <acronym>GIMP</acronym>.
Here is a quick tour of what you will find there.
</para>
<tip>
<para>
- In the Toolbox, as in most parts of GIMP, moving the mouse over
+ In the Toolbox, as in most parts of <acronym>GIMP</acronym>, moving the
+ mouse over
something and letting it rest for a moment, usually displays
a <quote>tooltip</quote> that describes the thing. Short cut keys
are also frequently shown in the tooltip.
@@ -58,7 +60,8 @@
<listitem>
<para>
<emphasis>Foreground/Background colors:</emphasis>
- The color areas here show you GIMP's current foreground and background
+ The color areas here show you <acronym>GIMP</acronym>'s current
+ foreground and background
colors, which come into play in many operations. Clicking on either
one of them brings up a color selector dialog that allows you to
change to a different color. Clicking on the double-headed arrow swaps
@@ -100,8 +103,9 @@
</orderedlist>
<note>
<para>
- At every start, GIMP selects a tool (the brush), a color, a brush and
- a pattern by default, always the same. If you want GIMP to select the
+ At every start, <acronym>GIMP</acronym> selects a tool (the brush), a
+ color, a brush and a pattern by default, always the same. If you
+ want <acronym>GIMP</acronym> to select the
last tool, color, brush and pattern you used when quitting your
previous session, check the
<guilabel>Save input device settings on exit</guilabel> in
diff --git a/src/concepts/undo.xml b/src/concepts/undo.xml
index ec1b47e..09e447b 100644
--- a/src/concepts/undo.xml
+++ b/src/concepts/undo.xml
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@
</indexterm>
<para>
- Almost anything you do to an image in GIMP can be undone. You can
- undo the most recent action by choosing
+ Almost anything you do to an image in <acronym>GIMP</acronym> can be
+ undone. You can undo the most recent action by choosing
<menuchoice>
<guimenu>Edit</guimenu>
<guimenuitem>Undo</guimenuitem>
@@ -60,26 +60,31 @@
</para>
<para>
Undo is performed on an image-specific basis: the "Undo History" is one of
- the components of an image. GIMP allocates a certain amount of memory to
+ the components of an image. <acronym>GIMP</acronym> allocates a certain
+ amount of memory to
each image for this purpose. You can customize your Preferences to
increase or decrease the amount, using the
<link linkend="gimp-prefs-environment">Environment</link>
page of the Preferences dialog. There are two important variables: the
<emphasis>minimal number of undo levels</emphasis>,
- which GIMP will maintain regardless of how much memory they consume, and
- the <emphasis>maximum undo memory</emphasis>, beyond which GIMP will
+ which <acronym>GIMP</acronym> will maintain regardless of how much memory
+ they consume, and
+ the <emphasis>maximum undo memory</emphasis>, beyond which
+ <acronym>GIMP</acronym> will
begin to delete the oldest items from the Undo History.
</para>
<note>
<para>
Even though the Undo History is a component of an image, it is not saved
- when you save the image using GIMP's native XCF format, which preserves
+ when you save the image using <acronym>GIMP</acronym>'s native XCF
+ format, which preserves
every other image property. When the image is reopened, it will have an
empty Undo History.
</para>
</note>
<para>
- The implementation of Undo by GIMP is rather sophisticated. Many
+ The implementation of Undo by <acronym>GIMP</acronym> is rather
+ sophisticated. Many
operations require very little Undo memory (e.g., changing visibility of a
layer), so you can perform long sequences of them before they drop out of
the Undo History. Some operations (changing layer visibility is again an
@@ -87,7 +92,8 @@
so that doing them several times in a row produces only a single point
in the Undo History. However, there are other operations that may consume
a lot of undo memory. Most filters are examples of this: because they are
- implemented by plug-ins, the GIMP core has no really efficient way of
+ implemented by plug-ins, the <acronym>GIMP</acronym> core has no really
+ efficient way of
knowing what they have changed, so it has no way to implement Undo except
by memorizing the entire contents of the affected layer before and after
the operation. You might only be able to perform a few such operations
@@ -119,7 +125,8 @@
The Undo History is a component of the image, so when the image is
closed and all of its resources are freed, the Undo History goes
along. Because of this, unless the image has not been modified
- since the last time it was saved, GIMP always asks you to confirm
+ since the last time it was saved, <acronym>GIMP</acronym> always
+ asks you to confirm
that you really want to close it. (You can disable this in the
<link linkend="gimp-prefs-environment">Environment</link>
page of the Preferences dialog; if you do, you are assuming
@@ -131,11 +138,12 @@
<term>Reverting the image</term>
<listitem>
<para><quote>Reverting</quote>
- means reloading the image from file. GIMP actually implements this
+ means reloading the image from file. <acronym>GIMP</acronym>
+ actually implements this
by closing the image and creating a new image, so the Undo History
is lost as a consequence. Because of this, if the image is
- unclean, GIMP always asks you to confirm that you really want to
- revert the image.
+ unclean, <acronym>GIMP</acronym> always asks you to confirm that
+ you really want to revert the image.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
@@ -160,11 +168,14 @@
</variablelist>
<para>
Filters, and other actions performed by plugins or scripts, can be
- undone just like actions implemented by the GIMP core, but this requires
- them to make correct use of GIMP's Undo functions. If the code is not
+ undone just like actions implemented by the <acronym>GIMP</acronym>
+ core, but this requires
+ them to make correct use of <acronym>GIMP</acronym>'s Undo functions. If
+ the code is not
correct, a plugin can potentially corrupt the Undo History, so that not
only the plugin but also previous actions can no longer properly be
- undone. The plugins and scripts distributed with GIMP are all believed
+ undone. The plugins and scripts distributed with <acronym>GIMP</acronym>
+ are all believed
to be set up correctly, but obviously no guarantees can be given for
plugins you obtain from other sources. Also, even if the code is
correct, canceling a plugin while it is running can sometimes leave the
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