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  19.           <th colspan="3" align="center" id="chaptername">3.┬áEdit</th>
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  33.             <h3 class="title"><a id="gimp-edit-stroke-selection"></a>3.16.┬áStroke Selection</h3>
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  42.     This command is found at
  43.     <span class="guimenu">Edit</span>-><span class="guimenuitem">Stroke Path...</span>.
  44.   </p>
  45.       <p>
  46.     You have two operating methods to stroke a selection, using or without 
  47.     using a paint tool:
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  51.           <div>
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  53.               <h4 class="title"><a id="id3463588"></a>Options</h4>
  54.             </div>
  55.           </div>
  56.         </div>
  57.         <div class="variablelist">
  58.           <p class="title">
  59.             <b>Stroke</b>
  60.           </p>
  61.           <p>
  62.           You don't use any paint tool, but many many parameters are 
  63.           available:
  64.         </p>
  65.           <dl>
  66.             <dt>
  67.               <span class="term">Stroke Width</span>
  68.             </dt>
  69.             <dd>
  70.               <p>
  71.               You can set the path width using the slider or the text box. 
  72.               Default is pixels, but you can choose another unit by the 
  73.               arrow button. 
  74.             </p>
  75.             </dd>
  76.             <dt>
  77.               <span class="term">Cap Style</span>
  78.             </dt>
  79.             <dd>
  80.               <p>
  81.               This option is not useful for selections that are always 
  82.               closed.
  83.             </p>
  84.             </dd>
  85.             <dt>
  86.               <span class="term">Join Style</span>
  87.             </dt>
  88.             <dd>
  89.               <p>
  90.               You can choose the shape the selection corners will have by 
  91.               clicking on <span class="emphasis"><em>Miter</em></span>, <span class="emphasis"><em>Round</em></span> 
  92.               or <span class="emphasis"><em>Bevel</em></span>.
  93.             </p>
  94.             </dd>
  95.             <dt>
  96.               <span class="term">Miter limit</span>
  97.             </dt>
  98.             <dd>
  99.               <p>
  100.               This option has not, with selections, the interest it has with 
  101.               paths.
  102.             </p>
  103.             </dd>
  104.             <dt>
  105.               <span class="term">Dash Pattern</span>
  106.             </dt>
  107.             <dd>
  108.               <p>
  109.               Dash is shown at a pixel level in a small box. You can modify 
  110.               it as you want. An area with thin vertical lines inside the 
  111.               box shows the limits of the pixels. If you click on it you add 
  112.               a pixel to the dash. If you click outside, you remove a pixel. 
  113.             </p>
  114.             </dd>
  115.             <dt>
  116.               <span class="term">Dash Preset</span>
  117.             </dt>
  118.             <dd>
  119.               <p>
  120.              You can select a dash pattern in the drop-down combination box.
  121.             </p>
  122.             </dd>
  123.             <dt>
  124.               <span class="term">Anti-aliasing</span>
  125.             </dt>
  126.             <dd>
  127.               <p>
  128.               Oblique or rounded strokes may have stepped borders. This 
  129.               option smoothes them.
  130.             </p>
  131.             </dd>
  132.             <dt>
  133.               <span class="term">Style</span>
  134.             </dt>
  135.             <dd>
  136.               <p>
  137.               You can choose either the <span class="emphasis"><em>Solid</em></span> or the 
  138.               <span class="emphasis"><em>Pattern</em></span> style. Pattern is that selected 
  139.               in the Toolbox.
  140.             </p>
  141.             </dd>
  142.           </dl>
  143.         </div>
  144.         <div class="variablelist">
  145.           <p class="title">
  146.             <b>Stroke using a Paint Tool</b>
  147.           </p>
  148.           <dl>
  149.             <dt>
  150.               <span class="term">Paint Tool</span>
  151.             </dt>
  152.             <dd>
  153.               <p>
  154.               You can select a paint tool in the drop-down box to enjoy all 
  155.               its options in order to stroke the path.
  156.             </p>
  157.             </dd>
  158.           </dl>
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