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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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