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  19.           <th colspan="3" align="center">3.3.7.┬áInk Tool</th>
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  22.           <td width="20%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="ch03s03s03s06.html">Prev</a>┬á</td>
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  33.             <h4 class="title"><a id="gimp-tool-ink"></a>3.3.7.┬áInk Tool</h4>
  34.           </div>
  35.         </div>
  36.         <div></div>
  37.       </div>
  38.       <a id="id2952284" class="indexterm"></a>
  39.       <div class="mediaobject">
  40.         <img src="../images/toolbox/toolbox-pen.png" />
  41.       </div>
  42.       <p>
  43.     The Ink tool uses a simulation of an ink pen with a controllable nib to
  44.     paint solid brush strokes with an antialiased edge.  The
  45.     size, shape and angle of the nib can be set to determine how the
  46.     strokes will be rendered.
  47.   </p>
  48.       <div class="simplesect" lang="en" xml:lang="en">
  49.         <div class="titlepage">
  50.           <div>
  51.             <div>
  52.               <h5 class="title"><a id="id2952319"></a>Activate Tool</h5>
  53.             </div>
  54.           </div>
  55.           <div></div>
  56.         </div>
  57.         <div class="itemizedlist">
  58.           <ul type="disc">
  59.             <li>
  60.               <p>
  61.           The Ink Tool can be called in the following
  62.           order, from the image-menu:
  63.           <span class="guimenuitem"><span class="accel">T</span>ools</span>/
  64.           <span class="guimenuitem"><span class="accel">P</span>aint
  65.             Tools</span>/<span class="guimenuitem">In<span class="accel">k</span>
  66.             .</span> 
  67.         </p>
  68.             </li>
  69.             <li>
  70.               <p>
  71.           The Tool can also be called by clicking the tool icon:
  72.           <span class="guiicon">
  73.             <img src="../images/toolbox/pen.png" />
  74.           </span>
  75.         </p>
  76.             </li>
  77.           </ul>
  78.         </div>
  79.       </div>
  80.       <div class="simplesect" lang="en" xml:lang="en">
  81.         <div class="titlepage">
  82.           <div>
  83.             <div>
  84.               <h5 class="title"><a id="id2952382"></a>Key modifiers (Defaults)</h5>
  85.             </div>
  86.           </div>
  87.           <div></div>
  88.         </div>
  89.         <div class="variablelist">
  90.           <dl>
  91.             <dt>
  92.               <span class="term">Shortcut</span>
  93.             </dt>
  94.             <dd>
  95.               <p>
  96.               The <span><b class="keycap">k</b></span>
  97.               key will change the active tool to Ink Tool.
  98.             </p>
  99.             </dd>
  100.           </dl>
  101.         </div>
  102.       </div>
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  106.           <div></div>
  107.         </div>
  108.         <div class="variablelist">
  109.           <p class="title">
  110.             <b>Options</b>
  111.           </p>
  112.           <dl>
  113.             <dt>
  114.               <span class="term">Overview</span>
  115.             </dt>
  116.             <dd>
  117.               <p>
  118.           The available tool options can be accessed by double clicking the
  119.           ink tool icon.
  120.           <span class="guiicon">
  121.             <img src="../images/toolbox/pen.png" />
  122.           </span>
  123.         </p>
  124.             </dd>
  125.             <dt>
  126.               <span class="term">Opacity</span>
  127.             </dt>
  128.             <dd>
  129.               <p>
  130.           The Opacity slider sets the transparency level for the ink.  A
  131.           higher opacity setting results in a more opaque fill and a lower
  132.           setting results in a more transparent fill.
  133.         </p>
  134.             </dd>
  135.             <dt>
  136.               <span class="term">Mode</span>
  137.             </dt>
  138.             <dd>
  139.               <p>
  140.           The Mode dropdown list provides a selection of ink application
  141.           modes. A list of these modes can be found in the glossary. 
  142.         </p>
  143.             </dd>
  144.             <dt>
  145.               <span class="term">Adjustment</span>
  146.             </dt>
  147.             <dd>
  148.               <div class="variablelist">
  149.                 <dl>
  150.                   <dt>
  151.                     <span class="term">Size</span>
  152.                   </dt>
  153.                   <dd>
  154.                     <p>
  155.                 Controls the apparent width of the pen's nib.
  156.               </p>
  157.                   </dd>
  158.                   <dt>
  159.                     <span class="term">Angle</span>
  160.                   </dt>
  161.                   <dd>
  162.                     <p>
  163.                 This controls the apparent angle of the pen's nib
  164.                 relative to horizontal. 
  165.               </p>
  166.                   </dd>
  167.                 </dl>
  168.               </div>
  169.             </dd>
  170.             <dt>
  171.               <span class="term">Sensitivity</span>
  172.             </dt>
  173.             <dd>
  174.               <div class="variablelist">
  175.                 <dl>
  176.                   <dt>
  177.                     <span class="term">Size</span>
  178.                   </dt>
  179.                   <dd>
  180.                     <p>
  181.                 This controls the size of the nib, from minimum to
  182.                 maximum.  Note that a size of 0 does not result in a
  183.                 nib of size zero, but rather a nib of minimum size. 
  184.               </p>
  185.                   </dd>
  186.                   <dt>
  187.                     <span class="term">Tilt</span>
  188.                   </dt>
  189.                   <dd>
  190.                     <p>
  191.                 Controls the apparent tilt of the nib relative to
  192.                 horizontal.  This control and the Angle control
  193.                 described above are interrelated.  Experimentation is
  194.                 the best means of learning how to use them.
  195.               </p>
  196.                   </dd>
  197.                   <dt>
  198.                     <span class="term">Speed</span>
  199.                   </dt>
  200.                   <dd>
  201.                     <p>
  202.                 This controls the effective size of the nib as a
  203.                 function of drawing speed.  That is, as with a
  204.                 physical pen, the faster you draw, the narrower the
  205.                 line.
  206.               </p>
  207.                   </dd>
  208.                 </dl>
  209.               </div>
  210.             </dd>
  211.             <dt>
  212.               <span class="term">Type and Shape</span>
  213.             </dt>
  214.             <dd>
  215.               <div class="variablelist">
  216.                 <dl>
  217.                   <dt>
  218.                     <span class="term">Type</span>
  219.                   </dt>
  220.                   <dd>
  221.                     <p>
  222.                   There are three nib shapes to choose from: circle,
  223.                   diamond, and square.
  224.                 </p>
  225.                   </dd>
  226.                   <dt>
  227.                     <span class="term">Shape</span>
  228.                   </dt>
  229.                   <dd>
  230.                     <p>
  231.                   The geometry of the nib type can be adjusted by
  232.                   holding button 1 of the mouse on the small square at
  233.                   the center of the Shape icon and moving it around.
  234.                 </p>
  235.                     <p>
  236.                   <span class="inlinemediaobject"><img src="                 ../images/tool-options/ink-type-circle.png" /></span>
  237.                 </p>
  238.                   </dd>
  239.                 </dl>
  240.               </div>
  241.             </dd>
  242.           </dl>
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