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  18.         <tr>
  19.           <th colspan="3" align="center">3.2.5.┬áSelect By Color Tool</th>
  20.         </tr>
  21.         <tr>
  22.           <td width="20%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="ch03s03s02s04.html">Prev</a>┬á</td>
  23.           <th width="60%" align="center">3.2.┬áSelection Tools</th>
  24.           <td width="20%" align="right">┬á<a accesskey="n" href="ch03s03s02s06.html">Next</a></td>
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  33.             <h4 class="title"><a id="gimp-tool-by-color-select"></a>3.2.5.┬áSelect By Color Tool</h4>
  34.           </div>
  35.         </div>
  36.         <div></div>
  37.       </div>
  38.       <a id="id2948446" class="indexterm"></a>
  39.       <div class="mediaobject">
  40.         <img src="../images/toolbox/toolbox-selbycolor.png" />
  41.       </div>
  42.       <p>
  43.     The Select By Color tool is designed to select areas of the current layer
  44.     or image based on color.
  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="id2948479"></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 Select By Color 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">B</span>y Color
  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/selbycolor.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="id2948542"></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.         There is no shortcut key for this tool.
  95.           </p>
  96.             </dd>
  97.           </dl>
  98.         </div>
  99.       </div>
  100.       <div class="simplesect" lang="en" xml:lang="en">
  101.         <div class="titlepage">
  102.           <div></div>
  103.           <div></div>
  104.         </div>
  105.         <div class="variablelist">
  106.           <p class="title">
  107.             <b>Options</b>
  108.           </p>
  109.           <dl>
  110.             <dt>
  111.               <span class="term">Overview</span>
  112.             </dt>
  113.             <dd>
  114.               <p>
  115.           The available tool options for Select By Color can be accessed by
  116.           double clicking the Select By Color tool icon.<span class="guiicon"><img src="../images/toolbox/selbycolor.png" />
  117.           </span>
  118.         </p>
  119.             </dd>
  120.             <dt>
  121.               <span class="term">Mode</span>
  122.             </dt>
  123.             <dd>
  124.               <p>
  125.           </p>
  126.               <div class="mediaobject">
  127.                 <img src="../images/tool-options/rectsel-mode-replace.png" />
  128.               </div>
  129.               <p>
  130.           Replace mode will cause any existing selection to be destroyed or
  131.           replaced when the new selection is created.
  132.         </p>
  133.               <p>
  134.           </p>
  135.               <div class="mediaobject">
  136.                 <img src="../images/tool-options/rectsel-mode-add.png" />
  137.               </div>
  138.               <p>
  139.       Add mode will cause the new selection to be added to any existing
  140.       selection regions.
  141.         </p>
  142.               <p>
  143.           </p>
  144.               <div class="mediaobject">
  145.                 <img src="../images/tool-options/rectsel-mode-subtract.png" />
  146.               </div>
  147.               <p>
  148.           Subtract mode will remove the new selection area from any
  149.           existing selection regions.
  150.         </p>
  151.               <p>
  152.           </p>
  153.               <div class="mediaobject">
  154.                 <img src="../images/tool-options/rectsel-mode-intersect.png" />
  155.               </div>
  156.               <p>
  157.           Intersection mode will make a new selection from the area
  158.           where the existing selection region and the new selection region
  159.           overlap. 
  160.         </p>
  161.             </dd>
  162.             <dt>
  163.               <span class="term">Antialiasing</span>
  164.             </dt>
  165.             <dd>
  166.               <p>
  167.           This option performs no function for this tool and is present to
  168.           unify the user interface between the various selection types.
  169.         </p>
  170.             </dd>
  171.             <dt>
  172.               <span class="term">Feather Edges</span>
  173.             </dt>
  174.             <dd>
  175.               <p>
  176.       The <span class="guilabel">Radius</span> slider adjusts the amount of
  177.       feathering in pixels for the next selection that is created. For
  178.       further information regarding feathering, see the glossary entry
  179.       <a href="go01.html#glossary-feathering">Feathering</a>.
  180.         </p>
  181.             </dd>
  182.             <dt>
  183.               <span class="term">Finding Similar Colors</span>
  184.             </dt>
  185.             <dd>
  186.               <p>
  187.       <span class="guilabel">Select Transparent Regions</span>: Selects
  188.       transparent regions (which have no color to select by).
  189.     </p>
  190.               <p><span class="guilabel">Sample Merged</span>: The color 
  191.       used for the basis of the selection is the combination of 
  192.       the colors at that point in all visible layers.
  193.     </p>
  194.               <p>
  195.       <span class="guilabel">Threshold</span>: This slider gives control over
  196.       the range of color values that will be deemed "near" the
  197.       selection color.  A higher number selects a bigger area.
  198.     </p>
  199.             </dd>
  200.           </dl>
  201.         </div>
  202.       </div>
  203.       <div class="simplesect" lang="en" xml:lang="en">
  204.         <div class="titlepage">
  205.           <div>
  206.             <div>
  207.               <h5 class="title"><a id="id2948772"></a>Additional information</h5>
  208.             </div>
  209.           </div>
  210.           <div></div>
  211.         </div>
  212.         <div class="note" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;">
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  214.             <tr>
  215.               <td rowspan="2" align="center" valign="top" width="25">
  216.                 <img alt="[Note]" src="../images/note.png" />
  217.               </td>
  218.               <th align="left">Note</th>
  219.             </tr>
  220.             <tr>
  221.               <td colspan="2" align="left" valign="top">
  222.       Selections can exist on the visible canvas only. However, selection
  223.       movements and changes are kept in the undo buffer should
  224.       you need to repair an error.
  225.     </td>
  226.             </tr>
  227.           </table>
  228.         </div>
  229.       </div>
  230.     </div>
  231.     <div class="navfooter">
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  233.       <table width="100%" summary="Navigation footer">
  234.         <tr>
  235.           <td width="40%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="ch03s03s02s04.html">Prev</a>┬á</td>
  236.           <td width="20%" align="center">
  237.             <a accesskey="u" href="ch03s03s02.html">Up</a>
  238.           </td>
  239.           <td width="40%" align="right">┬á<a accesskey="n" href="ch03s03s02s06.html">Next</a></td>
  240.         </tr>
  241.         <tr>
  242.           <td width="40%" align="left" valign="top">3.2.4.┬áFuzzy Selection Tool┬á</td>
  243.           <td width="20%" align="center">
  244.             <a accesskey="h" href="index.html">Home</a>
  245.           </td>
  246.           <td width="40%" align="right" valign="top">┬á3.2.6.┬áScissors Tool</td>
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