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  19.           <th colspan="3" align="center">3.2.3.┬áFree Selection Tool</th>
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  33.             <h4 class="title"><a id="gimp-tool-free-select"></a>3.2.3.┬áFree Selection Tool</h4>
  34.           </div>
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  36.         <div></div>
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  38.       <a id="id2947506" class="indexterm"></a>
  39.       <div class="mediaobject">
  40.         <img src="../images/toolbox/toolbox-lasso.png" />
  41.       </div>
  42.       <p>
  43.     The Free Selection tool is designed to select freehand regions from
  44.     images or layers so you can work on a specific area of an image or
  45.     layer.
  46.   </p>
  47.       <div class="simplesect" lang="en" xml:lang="en">
  48.         <div class="titlepage">
  49.           <div>
  50.             <div>
  51.               <h5 class="title"><a id="id2947534"></a>Activate Tool</h5>
  52.             </div>
  53.           </div>
  54.           <div></div>
  55.         </div>
  56.         <div class="itemizedlist">
  57.           <ul type="disc">
  58.             <li>
  59.               <p>
  60.           The Free Selection Tool can be called in the following
  61.           order, from the image-menu:
  62.           <span class="guimenuitem"><span class="accel">T</span>ools</span>/
  63.           <span class="guimenuitem"><span class="accel">S</span>election
  64.             Tools</span>/<span class="guimenuitem"><span class="accel">F</span>ree
  65.             Select.</span> 
  66.         </p>
  67.             </li>
  68.             <li>
  69.               <p>
  70.           The Tool can also be called by clicking the tool icon:
  71.           <span class="guiicon">
  72.             <img src="../images/toolbox/lasso.png" />
  73.           </span>
  74.         </p>
  75.             </li>
  76.           </ul>
  77.         </div>
  78.       </div>
  79.       <div class="simplesect" lang="en" xml:lang="en">
  80.         <div class="titlepage">
  81.           <div>
  82.             <div>
  83.               <h5 class="title"><a id="id2947583"></a>Key modifiers (Defaults)</h5>
  84.             </div>
  85.           </div>
  86.           <div></div>
  87.         </div>
  88.         <div class="variablelist">
  89.           <dl>
  90.             <dt>
  91.               <span class="term">Shortcut</span>
  92.             </dt>
  93.             <dd>
  94.               <p>
  95.             The <span><b class="keycap">f</b></span> key will change the active tool to Free
  96.             Select.
  97.           </p>
  98.             </dd>
  99.             <dt>
  100.               <span class="term">
  101.                 <span>
  102.                   <b class="keycap">Ctrl</b>
  103.                 </span>
  104.               </span>
  105.             </dt>
  106.             <dd>
  107.               <p>
  108.             Holding <span><b class="keycap">Ctrl</b></span> while creating a free selection will
  109.             place the selection into subtraction mode (see above).
  110.           </p>
  111.             </dd>
  112.             <dt>
  113.               <span class="term">
  114.                 <span>
  115.                   <b class="keycap">Alt</b>
  116.                 </span>
  117.               </span>
  118.             </dt>
  119.             <dd>
  120.               <p>
  121.             Holding <span><b class="keycap">Alt</b></span> will allow movement of the current
  122.             selection (only its frame, not its content). If the whole image 
  123.             is moved instead of the selection only, try 
  124.             <span><b class="keycap">Shift+Alt</b></span>
  125.           </p>
  126.             </dd>
  127.             <dt>
  128.               <span class="term">
  129.                 <span>
  130.                   <b class="keycap">Shift</b>
  131.                 </span>
  132.               </span>
  133.             </dt>
  134.             <dd>
  135.               <p>
  136.         Holding <span><b class="keycap">Shift</b></span> while creating a free selection
  137.         will ensure that the selection mode is changed to addition (see
  138.         above).
  139.           </p>
  140.             </dd>
  141.             <dt>
  142.               <span class="term"><span><b class="keycap">Ctrl</b></span>+<span><b class="keycap">Shift</b></span></span>
  143.             </dt>
  144.             <dd>
  145.               <p>
  146.             Using
  147.             <span><b class="keycap">Ctrl</b></span>-<span><b class="keycap">Shift</b></span>
  148.             will change the selection mode to intersection (or union).
  149.           </p>
  150.             </dd>
  151.           </dl>
  152.         </div>
  153.       </div>
  154.       <div class="simplesect" lang="en" xml:lang="en">
  155.         <div class="titlepage">
  156.           <div></div>
  157.           <div></div>
  158.         </div>
  159.         <div class="variablelist">
  160.           <p class="title">
  161.             <b>Options</b>
  162.           </p>
  163.           <dl>
  164.             <dt>
  165.               <span class="term">Overview</span>
  166.             </dt>
  167.             <dd>
  168.               <p>
  169.           The available tool options for Free Select can be accessed by
  170.           double clicking the Free Select tool icon <span class="guiicon"><img src="../images/toolbox/lasso.png" />
  171.           </span>
  172.         </p>
  173.             </dd>
  174.             <dt>
  175.               <span class="term">Mode</span>
  176.             </dt>
  177.             <dd>
  178.               <p>
  179.           </p>
  180.               <div class="mediaobject">
  181.                 <img src="../images/tool-options/rectsel-mode-replace.png" />
  182.               </div>
  183.               <p>
  184.           Replace mode will cause any existing selection to be destroyed or
  185.           replaced when the new selection is created.
  186.         </p>
  187.               <p>
  188.           </p>
  189.               <div class="mediaobject">
  190.                 <img src="../images/tool-options/rectsel-mode-add.png" />
  191.               </div>
  192.               <p>
  193.           Add mode will cause the new selection to be added to any existing
  194.           selection regions.
  195.         </p>
  196.               <p>
  197.           </p>
  198.               <div class="mediaobject">
  199.                 <img src="../images/tool-options/rectsel-mode-subtract.png" />
  200.               </div>
  201.               <p>
  202.           Subtract mode will remove the new selection area from any
  203.           existing selection regions.
  204.         </p>
  205.               <p>
  206.           </p>
  207.               <div class="mediaobject">
  208.                 <img src="../images/tool-options/rectsel-mode-intersect.png" />
  209.               </div>
  210.               <p>
  211.       Intersection mode will make a new selection from the area where
  212.       the existing selection region and the new selection region
  213.       overlap. 
  214.         </p>
  215.             </dd>
  216.             <dt>
  217.               <span class="term">Antialiasing</span>
  218.             </dt>
  219.             <dd>
  220.               <p>
  221.           This option will make your selection appear more correct by 
  222.           antialiasing the edge of the selection with the neighbouring pixels.
  223.             Antialiasing is discussed in further detail under the glossary
  224.             entry <a href="go01.html#glossary-antialiasing">Antialiasing</a>.
  225.         </p>
  226.             </dd>
  227.             <dt>
  228.               <span class="term">Feather Edges</span>
  229.             </dt>
  230.             <dd>
  231.               <p>
  232.           The <span class="guilabel">Radius</span> slider adjusts the amount of
  233.           feathering in pixels for the next selection that is created. For
  234.           further information regarding feathering, see the glossary entry
  235.           <a href="go01.html#glossary-feathering">Feathering</a>.
  236.         </p>
  237.             </dd>
  238.           </dl>
  239.         </div>
  240.       </div>
  241.       <div class="simplesect" lang="en" xml:lang="en">
  242.         <div class="titlepage">
  243.           <div>
  244.             <div>
  245.               <h5 class="title"><a id="id2947887"></a>Additional information</h5>
  246.             </div>
  247.           </div>
  248.           <div></div>
  249.         </div>
  250.         <div class="note" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;">
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  253.               <td rowspan="2" align="center" valign="top" width="25">
  254.                 <img alt="[Note]" src="../images/note.png" />
  255.               </td>
  256.               <th align="left">Note</th>
  257.             </tr>
  258.             <tr>
  259.               <td colspan="2" align="left" valign="top">
  260.       When moving a selection beyond the boundaries of the image canvas,
  261.       the selection will be cropped to the image area. Selections can
  262.       exist on the visible canvas only. Selection movements and changes
  263.       are, however, kept in the undo buffer should you have the need of
  264.       repairing an error.
  265.     </td>
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