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4.2.15 Gradient manager

The gradient manager is used to manage, modify and create color gradients. These can theoretically consist of an unlimited number of color- and transparency-values.

The functions of the gradient manager as enumerated:

4.2.15.1 Selection of a gradient

Click once on a gradient to select it.

4.2.15.2 Navigation through the gradients

If there are more gradients in memory than can be previewed in one horizontal line within the window, you can navigate through them, here.

4.2.15.3 Create new gradient

This function creates a new gradient and selects it.

4.2.15.4 Delete gradient

This function deletes the currently selected gradient.

4.2.15.5 Load gradient(s)

This function allows you to load a gradient file, containing one or more gradients, and add them to your already existant gradients.

4.2.15.6 Save gradient

This function saves the currently selected gradientin an fxPAINT-specific gradient file. If you want to include two or more gradients in one file, e.g. to create groups of gradients, you can simply join them. E.g. to join two gradients into one file, use
join grad1.grd grad2.grd TO group.grd

4.2.15.7 Name of gradient

Here you can change the name of a gradient at any time.

4.2.15.8 Gradient definition

Here you define the composition of the currently active gradient. A gradient consists of transparency- and colorvalues, that are displayed in the form of small pens - thus they are also called transparency- and colorpens.

The transparencypens are arranged above the gradientpreview, in the so called transparencybar, pointing downwards. Similiarly the colorpens are arranged in the so called colorbar, below the gradientpreview, pointing upwards.

To add a pen, click into a free space in the respective bar and drag the new pen to the desired place.

Click on a pen in order to activate it.

To delete a pen, click on it with the left mousebutton, keep it pressed, move it out of the bar and release the button afterwards. Pictorally spoken you "throw away" the pen.

4.2.15.9 Set transparency

If you have activated a transparencypen, you can set its value here. A value of 0 stands for "use color of gradient", 255 for "use the original color below the gradient". All values between 0 and 255 stand for the respective shades inbetween.

4.2.15.10 Pen position

Independent of whether you have activated a transparency- or colorpen, you can exactly define its position here.

4.2.15.11 Use current color

If a color pen is active, this function attaches the current color in the color manager to it.


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