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  19.           <th colspan="3" align="center">3.2.4.┬áFuzzy Selection Tool</th>
  20.         </tr>
  21.         <tr>
  22.           <td width="20%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="ch03s03s02s03.html">Prev</a>┬á</td>
  23.           <th width="60%" align="center">3.2.┬áSelection Tools</th>
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  33.             <h4 class="title"><a id="gimp-tool-fuzzy-select"></a>3.2.4.┬áFuzzy Selection Tool</h4>
  34.           </div>
  35.         </div>
  36.         <div></div>
  37.       </div>
  38.       <a id="id2947917" class="indexterm"></a>
  39.       <div class="mediaobject">
  40.         <img src="../images/toolbox/toolbox-wand.png" />
  41.       </div>
  42.       <p>
  43.     The Fuzzy Selection tool is designed to select areas of the current layer
  44.     or image based on color similarity.
  45.   </p>
  46.       <div class="simplesect" lang="en" xml:lang="en">
  47.         <div class="titlepage">
  48.           <div>
  49.             <div>
  50.               <h5 class="title"><a id="id2947950"></a>Activate Tool</h5>
  51.             </div>
  52.           </div>
  53.           <div></div>
  54.         </div>
  55.         <div class="itemizedlist">
  56.           <ul type="disc">
  57.             <li>
  58.               <p>
  59.           The Fuzzy Selection Tool can be called in the following
  60.           order, from the image-menu:
  61.           <span class="guimenuitem"><span class="accel">T</span>ools</span>/
  62.           <span class="guimenuitem"><span class="accel">S</span>election
  63.             Tools</span>/<span class="guimenuitem"><span class="accel">F</span>uzzy
  64.             Select.</span> 
  65.         </p>
  66.             </li>
  67.             <li>
  68.               <p>
  69.           The Tool can also be called by clicking the tool icon:
  70.           <span class="guiicon">
  71.             <img src="../images/toolbox/wand.png" />
  72.           </span>
  73.         </p>
  74.             </li>
  75.           </ul>
  76.         </div>
  77.       </div>
  78.       <div class="simplesect" lang="en" xml:lang="en">
  79.         <div class="titlepage">
  80.           <div>
  81.             <div>
  82.               <h5 class="title"><a id="id2948012"></a>Key modifiers (Defaults)</h5>
  83.             </div>
  84.           </div>
  85.           <div></div>
  86.         </div>
  87.         <div class="variablelist">
  88.           <dl>
  89.             <dt>
  90.               <span class="term">Shortcut</span>
  91.             </dt>
  92.             <dd>
  93.               <p>
  94.             The <span><b class="keycap">z</b></span> key will change the active tool to Fuzzy
  95.             Select.
  96.           </p>
  97.             </dd>
  98.             <dt>
  99.               <span class="term">
  100.                 <span>
  101.                   <b class="keycap">Ctrl</b>
  102.                 </span>
  103.               </span>
  104.             </dt>
  105.             <dd>
  106.               <p>
  107.             Holding <span><b class="keycap">Ctrl</b></span> while creating a free selection will
  108.             place the selection into subtraction mode (see above).
  109.           </p>
  110.             </dd>
  111.             <dt>
  112.               <span class="term">
  113.                 <span>
  114.                   <b class="keycap">Alt</b>
  115.                 </span>
  116.               </span>
  117.             </dt>
  118.             <dd>
  119.               <p>
  120.             Holding <span><b class="keycap">Alt</b></span> will allow movement of the current
  121.             selection (only its frame, not its content). If the whole image 
  122.             is moved instead of the selection only, try 
  123.             <span><b class="keycap">Shift+Alt</b></span>
  124.           </p>
  125.             </dd>
  126.             <dt>
  127.               <span class="term">
  128.                 <span>
  129.                   <b class="keycap">Shift</b>
  130.                 </span>
  131.               </span>
  132.             </dt>
  133.             <dd>
  134.               <p>
  135.             Holding <span><b class="keycap">Shift</b></span> while creating a free selection will
  136.             ensure that the selection mode is changed to addition (see above).
  137.           </p>
  138.             </dd>
  139.             <dt>
  140.               <span class="term"><span><b class="keycap">Ctrl</b></span>+<span><b class="keycap">Shift</b></span></span>
  141.             </dt>
  142.             <dd>
  143.               <p>
  144.             Using
  145.             <span><b class="keycap">Ctrl</b></span>-<span><b class="keycap">Shift</b></span>
  146.             will change the selection mode to intersection (or union).
  147.           </p>
  148.             </dd>
  149.           </dl>
  150.         </div>
  151.       </div>
  152.       <div class="simplesect" lang="en" xml:lang="en">
  153.         <div class="titlepage">
  154.           <div></div>
  155.           <div></div>
  156.         </div>
  157.         <div class="variablelist">
  158.           <p class="title">
  159.             <b>Options</b>
  160.           </p>
  161.           <dl>
  162.             <dt>
  163.               <span class="term">Overview</span>
  164.             </dt>
  165.             <dd>
  166.               <p>
  167.           The available tool options for Fuzzy Select can be accessed by
  168.           double clicking the Fuzzy Select tool icon.<span class="guiicon">
  169.             <img src="../images/toolbox/wand.png" /></span>
  170.         </p>
  171.             </dd>
  172.             <dt>
  173.               <span class="term">Mode</span>
  174.             </dt>
  175.             <dd>
  176.               <p>
  177.           </p>
  178.               <div class="mediaobject">
  179.                 <img src="../images/tool-options/rectsel-mode-replace.png" />
  180.               </div>
  181.               <p>
  182.           Replace mode will cause any existing selection to be destroyed or
  183.           replaced when the new selection is created.
  184.         </p>
  185.               <p>
  186.           </p>
  187.               <div class="mediaobject">
  188.                 <img src="../images/tool-options/rectsel-mode-add.png" />
  189.               </div>
  190.               <p>
  191.           Add mode will cause the new selection to be added to any existing
  192.           selection regions.
  193.         </p>
  194.               <p>
  195.           </p>
  196.               <div class="mediaobject">
  197.                 <img src="../images/tool-options/rectsel-mode-subtract.png" />
  198.               </div>
  199.               <p>
  200.           Subtract mode will remove the new selection area from any
  201.           existing selection regions.
  202.         </p>
  203.               <p>
  204.           </p>
  205.               <div class="mediaobject">
  206.                 <img src="../images/tool-options/rectsel-mode-intersect.png" />
  207.               </div>
  208.               <p>
  209.           Intersection mode will make a new selection from the area
  210.           where the existing selection region and the new selection region
  211.           overlap. 
  212.         </p>
  213.             </dd>
  214.             <dt>
  215.               <span class="term">Antialiasing</span>
  216.             </dt>
  217.             <dd>
  218.               <p>
  219.           This option will make your selection appear more correct by 
  220.           antialiasing the edge of the selection with the neighbouring pixels.
  221.           Antialiasing is discussed in further detail under the glossary entry
  222.           <a href="go01.html#glossary-antialiasing">Antialiasing</a>.
  223.         </p>
  224.             </dd>
  225.             <dt>
  226.               <span class="term">Feather Edges</span>
  227.             </dt>
  228.             <dd>
  229.               <p>
  230.           The <span class="guilabel">Radius</span> slider adjusts the amount of
  231.           feathering in pixels for the next selection that is created. For
  232.           further information regarding feathering, see the glossary entry
  233.           <a href="go01.html#glossary-feathering">Feathering</a>.
  234.         </p>
  235.             </dd>
  236.             <dt>
  237.               <span class="term">Finding Similar Colors</span>
  238.             </dt>
  239.             <dd>
  240.               <p>
  241.           <span class="guilabel">Select Transparent Areas</span> gives the Fuzzy
  242.           Select Tool the ability to select areas which are transparent. If
  243.           this checkbox is not selected, transparent areas are completely
  244.           immune to being selected.
  245.         </p>
  246.               <p>
  247.           <span class="guilabel">Sample Merged</span> will change the way the Fuzzy
  248.           Select Tool determines where to start and end selections. When
  249.           <span class="guilabel">Sample Merged</span> is enabled, limits are set using
  250.           color and pixel information from all layers. For further information
  251.           regarding Sample Merge, see the glossary entry
  252.           <a href="go01.html#glossary-samplemerge">Sample Merge</a>.
  253.         </p>
  254.               <p>
  255.           <span class="guilabel">Threshold</span> is a slider that determines how
  256.           aggressively the Fuzzy Select finds areas to include in the
  257.           selection region. If you hold the <span class="mousebutton">mouse
  258.             button</span> while making the selection on the canvas,
  259.           you can adjust the <span class="guilabel">Threshold</span> slider by
  260.           moving the mouse up or down.
  261.         </p>
  262.             </dd>
  263.           </dl>
  264.         </div>
  265.       </div>
  266.       <div class="simplesect" lang="en" xml:lang="en">
  267.         <div class="titlepage">
  268.           <div>
  269.             <div>
  270.               <h5 class="title"><a id="id2948418"></a>Additional information</h5>
  271.             </div>
  272.           </div>
  273.           <div></div>
  274.         </div>
  275.         <div class="note" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;">
  276.           <table border="0" summary="Note">
  277.             <tr>
  278.               <td rowspan="2" align="center" valign="top" width="25">
  279.                 <img alt="[Note]" src="../images/note.png" />
  280.               </td>
  281.               <th align="left">Note</th>
  282.             </tr>
  283.             <tr>
  284.               <td colspan="2" align="left" valign="top">
  285.       Selections can exist on the visible canvas only. Selection
  286.       movements and changes are, however, kept in the undo buffer should
  287.       you need to repair an error.
  288.     </td>
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