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  33.             <h3 class="title"><a id="gimp-tool-scale"></a>4.4.┬áScale Tool</h3>
  34.           </div>
  35.         </div>
  36.       </div>
  37.       <a id="id3441456" class="indexterm"></a>
  38.       <div class="mediaobject">
  39.         <img src="../images/toolbox/toolbox-scale.png" />
  40.       </div>
  41.       <p>             
  42.     The Scale Tool is used to scale images, selections or layers (the 
  43.     object).
  44.   </p>
  45.       <p>
  46.     When you click on image with the tool the Scaling Information dialog 
  47.     box is opened, allowing to change separately <span class="guilabel">Width</span>
  48.     and <span class="guilabel">Height</span>. At the same time a grid covers the 
  49.     object and handles appear on corners that you can click and drag to 
  50.     change these dimensions. A small circle appears at center of the 
  51.     object allowing to move this object.
  52.   </p>
  53.       <div class="simplesect" lang="en" xml:lang="en">
  54.         <div class="titlepage">
  55.           <div>
  56.             <div>
  57.               <h4 class="title"><a id="id3441516"></a>Activate Tool</h4>
  58.             </div>
  59.           </div>
  60.         </div>
  61.         <div class="itemizedlist">
  62.           <ul type="disc">
  63.             <li>
  64.               <p>
  65.           The Scale Tool can be called in the following
  66.           order, from the image-menu:
  67.           <span class="guimenuitem"><span class="accel">T</span>ools</span>/
  68.           <span class="guimenuitem"><span class="accel">T</span>ransform
  69.             Tools</span>/<span class="guimenuitem"><span class="accel">S</span>cale
  70.             </span>. 
  71.         </p>
  72.             </li>
  73.             <li>
  74.               <p>
  75.           The Tool can also be called by clicking the tool icon:
  76.           <span class="guiicon">
  77.         <span class="inlinemediaobject"><img src="../images/toolbox/scale.png" /></span>
  78.           </span>
  79.         </p>
  80.             </li>
  81.           </ul>
  82.         </div>
  83.       </div>
  84.       <div class="simplesect" lang="en" xml:lang="en">
  85.         <div class="titlepage">
  86.           <div>
  87.             <div>
  88.               <h4 class="title"><a id="id3441581"></a>Key modifiers (Defaults)</h4>
  89.             </div>
  90.           </div>
  91.         </div>
  92.         <div class="variablelist">
  93.           <dl>
  94.             <dt>
  95.               <span class="term">Shortcut</span>
  96.             </dt>
  97.             <dd>
  98.               <p>
  99.             The
  100.             <span><b class="keycap">Shift</b></span>-<span><b class="keycap">t</b></span>
  101.             key combination will change the active tool to Scale.
  102.           </p>
  103.             </dd>
  104.             <dt>
  105.               <span class="term">
  106.           <span><b class="keycap">Ctrl</b></span>
  107.           
  108.           
  109.         </span>
  110.             </dt>
  111.             <dd>
  112.               <p>
  113.             Holding <span><b class="keycap">Ctrl</b></span> will constrain the scale
  114.             height.
  115.           </p>
  116.             </dd>
  117.             <dt>
  118.               <span class="term">
  119.           <span><b class="keycap">Alt</b></span>
  120.         </span>
  121.             </dt>
  122.             <dd>
  123.               <p>          
  124.             Holding <span><b class="keycap">Alt</b></span> will constrain the scalewidth.
  125.             If Alt doesn't work, try <span><b class="keycap">Shift+Alt</b></span>.
  126.           </p>
  127.             </dd>
  128.           </dl>
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  133.           <div>
  134.             <div>
  135.               <h4 class="title"><a id="id3441682"></a>Options</h4>
  136.             </div>
  137.           </div>
  138.         </div>
  139.         <div class="variablelist">
  140.           <dl>
  141.             <dt>
  142.               <span class="term">Overview</span>
  143.             </dt>
  144.             <dd>
  145.               <p>
  146.           The available tool options for the Scale Tool can be accessed
  147.           by
  148.           double clicking the Scale Tool icon. 
  149.           <span class="guiicon">
  150.         <span class="inlinemediaobject"><img src="../images/toolbox/scale.png" /></span>
  151.           </span>
  152.         </p>
  153.             </dd>
  154.             <dt>
  155.               <span class="term">Affect</span>
  156.             </dt>
  157.             <dd>
  158.               <p>
  159.           The scale can affect the Layer, the Selection, and the Path
  160.           differently.  These three buttons associate the remainder of
  161.           the options to one of those three elements.
  162.         </p>
  163.             </dd>
  164.             <dt>
  165.               <span class="term">Transform Direction</span>
  166.             </dt>
  167.             <dd>
  168.               <p>       
  169.           <span class="guilabel">Forward (Traditional)</span>:
  170.           The Traditional mode will scale the layer as one might expect. If 
  171.           a layer is scaled to the right, then the layer will be rendered as 
  172.           such: with an enlarged grid, layer will be rendered enlarged.
  173.         </p>
  174.               <p>
  175.           <span class="guilabel">Backward (Corrective)</span>: Performs transformation 
  176.           in the reverse direction. If a layer is scaled to the right 
  177.           (enlarged), then the layer will be rendered to the left (reduced). 
  178.         </p>
  179.             </dd>
  180.             <dt>
  181.               <span class="term">Interpolation</span>
  182.             </dt>
  183.             <dd>
  184.               <p>
  185.           The <span class="guilabel">Interpolation</span> drop-down list allows you 
  186.           to choose the quality of the transformation. For more information 
  187.           about the different methods that can be employed, see the glossary
  188.           entry <a href="go01.html#glossary-interpolation">Interpolation</a>.
  189.         </p>
  190.             </dd>
  191.             <dt>
  192.               <span class="term">Supersampling</span>
  193.             </dt>
  194.             <dd>
  195.               <p>
  196.           See glossary at <a href="go01.html#glossary-supersampling">
  197.           Supersampling</a>.
  198.         </p>
  199.             </dd>
  200.             <dt>
  201.               <span class="term">Clip Result</span>
  202.             </dt>
  203.             <dd>
  204.               <p>
  205.           This option will clip the rotated layer to the original layer
  206.           size.
  207.         </p>
  208.             </dd>
  209.             <dt>
  210.               <span class="term">Grid Options</span>
  211.             </dt>
  212.             <dd>
  213.               <p>
  214.           The three available grid options are used to change thevisual
  215.           display of the rotation grid.
  216.         </p>
  217.               <p>
  218.           <span class="guilabel">Don't Show Grid</span> will display only the
  219.           outline of
  220.           the rotation rectangle.
  221.         </p>
  222.               <p>
  223.           <span class="guilabel">Number of Grid Lines</span> will allow control
  224.           over the total number of displayed grid lines. Use the
  225.           <span class="guilabel">Density</span> slider to set the number of grid 
  226.           lines.
  227.         </p>
  228.               <p>
  229.           <span class="guilabel">Grid Line Spacing</span> allows control overthe
  230.           distance between the grid lines. Use the <span class="guilabel">Density</span>
  231.           slider to set the distance.
  232.         </p>
  233.             </dd>
  234.             <dt>
  235.               <span class="term">Constraints</span>
  236.             </dt>
  237.             <dd>
  238.               <p>
  239.           <span class="guilabel">Keep Height</span> will constrain the scale
  240.           such that
  241.           the height of the layer will remain constant.
  242.         </p>
  243.               <p>
  244.           <span class="guilabel">Keep Width</span> will constrain the scale such
  245.           that
  246.           the width of the layer will remain constant.
  247.         </p>
  248.             </dd>
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