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  19.           <th colspan="3" align="center">Chapter┬á1.┬áIntroduction</th>
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  33.             <h2 class="title"><a id="introduction"></a>Chapter┬á1.┬áIntroduction</h2>
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  40.           <b>Table of Contents</b>
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  43.           <dt>
  44.             <span class="sect1">
  45.               <a href="ch01.html#introduction-gimp">1. Welcome to The GIMP</a>
  46.             </span>
  47.           </dt>
  48.           <dd>
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  50.               <dt>
  51.                 <span class="sect2">
  52.                   <a href="ch01.html#introduction-platforms">1.1. Known platforms</a>
  53.                 </span>
  54.               </dt>
  55.               <dt>
  56.                 <span class="sect2">
  57.                   <a href="ch01.html#introduction-help">1.2. The GIMP-Help system</a>
  58.                 </span>
  59.               </dt>
  60.               <dt>
  61.                 <span class="sect2">
  62.                   <a href="ch01.html#id2945790">1.3. Language</a>
  63.                 </span>
  64.               </dt>
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  69.       <div class="sect1" lang="en" xml:lang="en">
  70.         <div class="titlepage">
  71.           <div>
  72.             <div>
  73.               <h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a id="introduction-gimp"></a>1.┬áWelcome to The GIMP</h2>
  74.             </div>
  75.           </div>
  76.           <div></div>
  77.         </div>
  78.         <a id="id2945531" class="indexterm"></a>
  79.         <p>
  80.     The <span class="acronym">GIMP</span> is a multiplatform photo manipulation tool.
  81.     <span class="acronym">GIMP</span> is an acronym for <span class="acronym">GNU</span> or
  82.     General Image Manipulation Program. The <span class="acronym">GIMP</span> is
  83.     suitable for a variety of image manipulation tasks, including photo
  84.     retouching, image composition, and image construction.
  85.   </p>
  86.         <p>
  87.     One of The <span class="acronym">GIMP</span>'s strengths is its free availability
  88.     from many sources for many operating systems. Most
  89.     <span class="acronym">GNU</span>/<span class="application">Linux</span> distributions
  90.     include The <span class="acronym">GIMP</span> as a standard application. The
  91.     <span class="acronym">GIMP</span> is also available for other operating systems
  92.     such as <span class="productname">Microsoft Windows</span>Γäó or Apple's
  93.     <span class="productname">Mac OS X</span>Γäó (<span class="application">Darwin</span>).
  94.     The <span class="acronym">GIMP</span> is not freeware. It is an
  95.     Open Source Software application covered by the
  96.     General Public License (<a href="http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl/" target="_top"><span class="acronym">GPL</span> license</a>). The
  97.     <span class="acronym">GPL</span> provides users with the freedom to access and
  98.     alter the source code that makes up computer programs.
  99.   </p>
  100.         <div class="sect2" lang="en" xml:lang="en">
  101.           <div class="titlepage">
  102.             <div>
  103.               <div>
  104.                 <h3 class="title"><a id="introduction-platforms"></a>1.1.┬áKnown platforms</h3>
  105.               </div>
  106.             </div>
  107.             <div></div>
  108.           </div>
  109.           <p>
  110.       The <span class="acronym">GIMP</span> is the most widely supported image
  111.       manipulation available today. The platforms that The
  112.       <span class="acronym">GIMP</span> is known to work on include
  113.       <span class="productname"><span class="acronym">GNU</span>/Linux</span>Γäó,
  114.       <span class="productname">Apple Mac OS X (Darwin)</span>Γäó,
  115.       <span class="productname">Microsoft Windows 95, 98, NT4, and 2000</span>Γäó,
  116.       <span class="productname">OpenBSD</span>Γäó,
  117.       <span class="productname">NetBSD</span>Γäó,
  118.       <span class="productname">FreeBSD</span>Γäó,
  119.       <span class="productname">Solaris</span>Γäó,
  120.       <span class="productname">SunOS</span>Γäó,
  121.       <span class="productname">AIX</span>Γäó,
  122.       <span class="productname">HP-UX</span>Γäó,
  123.       <span class="productname">Tru64</span>Γäó,
  124.       <span class="productname">Digital UNIX</span>Γäó,
  125.       <span class="productname">OSF/1</span>Γäó,
  126.       <span class="productname">IRIX</span>Γäó,
  127.       <span class="productname">OS/2</span>Γäó, and
  128.       <span class="productname">BeOS</span>Γäó.
  129.     </p>
  130.           <p>
  131.       The <span class="acronym">GIMP</span> can easily be ported to other operating
  132.       systems because of its source code availability.
  133.     </p>
  134.         </div>
  135.         <div class="sect2" lang="en" xml:lang="en">
  136.           <div class="titlepage">
  137.             <div>
  138.               <div>
  139.                 <h3 class="title"><a id="introduction-help"></a>1.2.┬áThe GIMP-Help system</h3>
  140.               </div>
  141.             </div>
  142.             <div></div>
  143.           </div>
  144.           <p>
  145.       The <span class="acronym">GIMP</span>-Help system provides you with the
  146.       information necessary to understand how to use The
  147.       <span class="acronym">GIMP</span>. Read on to begin your GIMP journey.
  148.     </p>
  149.         </div>
  150.         <div class="sect2" lang="en" xml:lang="en">
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  152.             <div>
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  154.                 <h3 class="title"><a id="id2945790"></a>1.3.┬áLanguage</h3>
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  166.                 <dt></dt>
  167.                 <dd>
  168.                   <p>
  169.             All being well, GIMP detects the system language. This may fail 
  170.             on some machines and you may want use another language. It is 
  171.             possible to change the language:
  172.             </p>
  173.                   <div class="itemizedlist">
  174.                     <ul type="disc">
  175.                       <li>
  176.                         <p>
  177.                   <span class="emphasis"><em>Under LINUX</em></span>: in console mode, type
  178.                   "export LANGUAGE=en &&gimp" replacing en 
  179.                   by fr,de... according to the language you want.
  180.                 </p>
  181.                       </li>
  182.                       <li>
  183.                         <p>
  184.                   <span class="emphasis"><em>Under WINDOWS</em></span>: you have to create an 
  185.                   environment variable giving LANG for Name and fr or de... 
  186.                   for Value.
  187.                 </p>
  188.                       </li>
  189.                       <li>
  190.                         <p>
  191.                   <span class="emphasis"><em>Under Mac</em></span>: Go to System Preferences, 
  192.                   click on the International icon and in the Language tab, the 
  193.                   wanted language must be the first in the list.
  194.                 </p>
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