[gimp-help] Update Free selection tool. Add animated gif to Spyrogimp filter for better understanding what gears
- From: Julien Hardlin <jhardlin src gnome org>
- To: commits-list gnome org
- Cc:
- Subject: [gimp-help] Update Free selection tool. Add animated gif to Spyrogimp filter for better understanding what gears
- Date: Mon, 22 Apr 2019 13:53:09 +0000 (UTC)
commit 704b7a5d42d3a61a79c25beda6e478c46d55dcae
Author: Julien Hardelin <jhardlin orange fr>
Date: Mon Apr 22 15:52:24 2019 +0200
Update Free selection tool. Add animated gif to Spyrogimp filter for better understanding what gears and
holes are.
.../C/filters/examples/render/Spiograph_Animation.gif | Bin 0 -> 821872 bytes
src/filters/render/spyrogimp.xml | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
src/toolbox/selection/free.xml | 6 +++++-
3 files changed, 21 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
---
diff --git a/images/C/filters/examples/render/Spiograph_Animation.gif
b/images/C/filters/examples/render/Spiograph_Animation.gif
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c1a0af045
Binary files /dev/null and b/images/C/filters/examples/render/Spiograph_Animation.gif differ
diff --git a/src/filters/render/spyrogimp.xml b/src/filters/render/spyrogimp.xml
index b3d276ebd..83e0f80bc 100644
--- a/src/filters/render/spyrogimp.xml
+++ b/src/filters/render/spyrogimp.xml
@@ -33,9 +33,24 @@
Immediate feedback is provided, by drawing to a temporary
layer.
</para>
+ <para>
+ It reproduces curves drawn by Spirograph© toys. Here is an example
+ from Wikipedia showing what gears and holes are:
+ <mediaobject>
+ <imageobject>
+ <imagedata format="GIF"
+ fileref="images/filters/examples/render/Spiograph_Animation.gif" />
+ </imageobject>
+ <caption>
+ <para>
+ <emphasis>Moving gear</emphasis> is inside <emphasis>fixed
+ gear</emphasis> and only one <emphasis>hole</emphasis> is used.
+ </para>
+ </caption>
+ </mediaobject>
+ </para>
</sect3>
-
<sect3>
<title>Activating the filter</title>
<para>
diff --git a/src/toolbox/selection/free.xml b/src/toolbox/selection/free.xml
index da03d9448..aa4a2caf0 100644
--- a/src/toolbox/selection/free.xml
+++ b/src/toolbox/selection/free.xml
@@ -55,7 +55,11 @@
<para>
Or release the mouse button and drag to draw a polygonal selection.
When the <emphasis>end point</emphasis> comes superimposed on the
- starting point, click to <emphasis>close the selection</emphasis>.
+ starting point, click to <emphasis>close the selection</emphasis>.
+ Since GIMP-2.10, closing polygonal selection doesn't confirm the
+ selection automatically; you still can tweak positions of nodes.Then
+ press <keycap>Enter</keycap> or switch to another tool to confirm the
+ selection.
</para>
<para>
Press the <keycap>Ctrl</keycap> keyboard key and click on the end
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