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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?> <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"> <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" /> <title>3.10. Buffers</title> <link rel="stylesheet" href="gimp-help-plain.css" type="text/css" /> <link rel="stylesheet" href="gimp-help-screen.css" type="text/css" /> <meta name="generator" content="DocBook XSL Stylesheets V1.66.1" /> <link rel="start" href="index.html" title="GIMP User Manual" /> <link rel="up" href="ch05s03.html" title="3. Edit" /> <link rel="prev" href="ch05s03s09.html" title="3.9. Paste as New" /> <link rel="next" href="ch05s03s11.html" title="3.11. Clear" /> </head> <body> <div xmlns="" class="navheader"> <table width="100%" summary="Navigation header"> <tr> <th colspan="3" align="center" id="chaptername">3. Edit</th> </tr> <tr> <td width="20%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="ch05s03s09.html">Prev</a> </td> <th width="60%" align="center" id="sectionname">3.10. Buffers</th> <td width="20%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="ch05s03s11.html">Next</a></td> </tr> </table> <hr /> </div> <div class="sect2" lang="en" xml:lang="en"> <div class="titlepage"> <div> <div> <h3 class="title"><a id="id3463016"></a>3.10. Buffers</h3> </div> </div> </div> <div class="informalfigure"> <div class="mediaobject"> <img src="../images/menus/menus-edit-buffer.png" /> <div class="caption"> <p> The Buffer submenu of the Edit menu </p> </div> </div> </div> <p> The commands in this submenu operate on <span class="emphasis"><em>named buffers</em></span>. You can use the <a href="ch04s15.html" title="15. Buffers dialog">Buffers dialog</a> to view and manage any named buffers you have created. </p> <div class="simplesect" lang="en" xml:lang="en"> <div class="titlepage"> <div> <div> <h4 class="title"><a id="gimp-buffer-cut"></a>Cut named</h4> </div> </div> </div> <p> This command cuts out the contents of the selection from the active layer in the usual way, but instead of storing the contents in the global clipboard, it stores them in a special buffer that you name using a dialog that pops up. </p> </div> <div class="simplesect" lang="en" xml:lang="en"> <div class="titlepage"> <div> <div> <h4 class="title"><a id="gimp-buffer-copy"></a>Copy Named</h4> </div> </div> </div> <p> This command copies the contents of the selection from the active layer in the usual way, but instead of storing the contents in the global clipboard, it stores them in a special buffer that you name using a dialog that pops up. </p> </div> <div class="simplesect" lang="en" xml:lang="en"> <div class="titlepage"> <div> <div> <h4 class="title"><a id="id3463109"></a>Paste Named</h4> </div> </div> </div> <p> This command actually just brings up the <a href="ch04s15.html" title="15. Buffers dialog">Buffers dialog</a>. By selecting one of the listed buffers, and pressing one of the buttons at the bottom, you can either <a href="ch04s15.html#gimp-buffer-paste">Paste Buffer</a>, <a href="ch04s15.html#gimp-buffer-paste-into">Paste Buffer Into</a>, or <a href="ch04s15.html#gimp-buffer-paste-as-new">Paste Buffer as New</a>. </p> </div> </div> <div class="navfooter"> <hr /> <table width="100%" summary="Navigation footer"> <tr> <td width="40%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="ch05s03s09.html">Prev</a> </td> <td width="20%" align="center"> <a accesskey="u" href="ch05s03.html">Up</a> </td> <td width="40%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="ch05s03s11.html">Next</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="40%" align="left" valign="top">3.9. Paste as New </td> <td width="20%" align="center"> <a accesskey="h" href="index.html">Home</a> </td> <td width="40%" align="right" valign="top"> 3.11. Clear</td> </tr> </table> </div> </body> </html>